Much Misc.

[zotz]

1. Late Junction on Radio 3 tonight (11:15-1am) has something on Diamanda Galas.

2. The government are looking for buyers for Northern Rock: Steve Bell reports3. According to Thee Ackurssed Witchipedia, My Bloody Valentine sold out the Manchester Apollo in 30 minutes, Glasgow Barrowland in 15 minutes and the London Roundhouse in 6 minutes. Not bad

Comments

[lovelybug]

I love Steve Bell :)

[zotz]

As do all right-thinking people, of course.

[lsur]

I suppose an advantage of digital photos is being able to put your old gig tickets online. What the advantage of that is I forget but you must have some which will make us wish we were there :-)

I would recommend Ed Reardon's Week - you can listen again to the first of the new series: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/edreardon.shtml

[zoo_music_girl]

11. About time too, I was surprised they hadn't published one.

Did you get an MBV ticket ok?

[zotz]

Yes, thanks. It hasn't arrived yet - probably hasn't been printed yet and won't be here for months - but I have a confirmation number.

Cheers. You going?

[zoo_music_girl]

Nah. I thought about it, but they passed me by a bit at the time, and there are enough gigs coming up as it is. I was tempted just because they are such legends, but I only really know "You Made Me Realise".

Marrakesh

[cabbage]

I think "Beneath this lonely junction..." is probably my favourite NMA lyric for reasons I can't quite put my finger on - To me it captures what I always associate with them - a verse that captures travel[1], the restlessness of youth and some degree of futility. Maybe that's too academic. I just like it :)

[1] It's always struck me that there is a sense of going places (rather than being in a place) through lots of their work - as opposed to songs about relationships or describing static scenes.

Re: Marrakesh

[zotz]

"Still this childhood romance will never die . . ."

That's one they did play.

Yes, although a sense of place is central to quite a few of their songs. And I don't know any songs by anyone apart from Marrakesh and Family that mention the M6, which is odd given how prominent it is.

As I think I've said before, I periodically have the urge to write "I'm sorry" under the M6.

Re: Marrakesh

[burkesworks]

And I don't know any songs by anyone apart from Marrakesh and Family that mention the M6

Surprised you didn't think of HMHB's M6-ster off "This Leaden Pall".

Re: Marrakesh

[zotz]

A good point, well put - I probably didn't think of it, in fact, because I've never had any idea what it's about.

[luckylove]

Set lists
They swapped War for No Mirror and the encore was 51st State, Master Race, (break), 225, Vagabonds.

The Sheffield tickets were rather pretty even if they were an album out of date.

Demander definitely sounded better the second time.