'With the return of 'Madchester' stalwarts the Stone Roses, and another sequel to American Pie, it seems the 90s are making a return,' so the Observer says. Nostalgia indeed..Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets...
In literature, though, Skagboys, the prequel to Trainspotting, is out in April! I wonder if another film will be made? Speaking of literature, I am currently reading, This Isn't The Sort Of Thing That Happens To Someone Like You by Jon McGregor, it's a book of short stories. And they are fab! :-) Apparently, Jon says it was Jarvis Cocker's lyrics that 'made me want to tell stories.' I don't really know much about Jarvis Cocker or his music (although I believe he lives in Paris, ca alors, say no more!) but with lyrics Jon quotes like, 'lemonade light filtering through the trees,' and 'puddles of rain that reflected your face in my eyes,' and the fact that, 'as the best art does, it changed the way I (Jon) watched the world and the vocabulary with which I thought about it;' I guess I will check Cocker's music out. And I'll check out Kate Bush concept-album Snow out too. (Thanks Dan) I saw the one, and so I'm told, the only, tour Kate Bush performed and it was spectacular! A YouTube find by David, Ortopilot is worth a view too; I hear he performs some Lennie Cohen's covers, likewise John Trailerpark Jackson. Cohen's latest album is not to be missed-he is an amazing poet!
Right, I think that's all for now folks, time to get writing again. Thanks for the emails I'm getting with your hot tips. Please, post them for others to share too. Bye for now...
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