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FeaturedPut The Needle On The Record…
Does anyone remember a show on Radio 1 (in the 247 Medium Wave era) called ‘My Top Twelve’? It was kind of like Desert Island Discs but for pop musicians. Saturday mornings, hosted by (I think) Paul Gambaccini. It was the first place I ever heard Van Morrison (courtesy of Leo Sayer, believe it or… Read more
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Christmas Monkee Business
In the spirit of Samuel Beckett’s ‘Mirlitonnades’ – literal and literate scraps he wrote on torn envelopes and ciggie packets (he smoked Gauloises) – I wrote the following piece in around 33 and a Third minutes for an ‘instant book’ an acquaintance was assembling on the subject of Christmas Music. It’s probably for sale somewhere… Read more
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A Dream Where The Contents Are Visible: Van Morrison’s ‘Poetic Champions Compose’ (1987)
If you have seen the current expensive looking advert for Cunard’s expensive looking cruises (‘I wonder, I wonder…’) you have heard the voice of British philosopher Alan Watts (1915-1973). This reminded me of a favourite Van Morrison song, ‘Alan Watts Blues’ from 1987, tucked away in the middle of side two of perhaps the smoothest… Read more
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