I've been trying to review more things, just because it's good for the old brain. There's plenty of words available on Bond at the moment, and this one wanders around a bit, but you might find it interesting. Spectre (2015) Perhaps you can review Daniel Craig’s Bond films simply by looking at the theme songs.... Continue Reading →
Frozen, Princess films, and the Disney Canon
A rather lengthy post because all my friends love Frozen and I have mixed feelings. Spoilers, probably. I'm a big fan of Disney films. I've seen a lot of them (though thanks to primarily those '40s compilation films, not all) and tend to have sussed out what I like and what I don't. There's been... Continue Reading →
2013 in Review
I occasionally run a little "Inspirations" section under a blogpost to share what stuff I'm interested in or enjoying, because sooner or later what goes in will show up in what comes out. Plus, any chance to send people towards good stuff is one that should be taken up. This is a massive version of... Continue Reading →
Blogging will be a thing again, and some reviews
Blogging has again become sporadic and erratic. Fear not Putting on a Show will return, as will #fridayflash, but travelling and other factors have caused some skip weeks. You're probably owed an explanation of what else I've been up to creatively apart from Nando's, but sadly the answer to that is not much. Rehearsing a musical somewhere... Continue Reading →
Input, output, poem
Hello again. My brief life update is that my collaboration Nando's and Nandon'ts recieved its second draft performance at the Y Theatre, Leicester, which was enormously helpful, and I look forward to working it up into a full piece with Will Breden. Also, DSMing Curve Young Company's The Tempest turns full-on on Monday, as tech/show... Continue Reading →
Review in The Ripple
A quick update – the work for The Ripple I mentioned a while back has basically culminated in this one album review. It’s only a hundred words in print, but longer here. I’m currently mulling over whether the investment was worth the result. At this moment, I’m not feeling it.
Lower Than Atlantis – Changing Tune
John Anderson
2012 has been set up to be Lower Than Atlantis’ year in the realm of small-to-medium sized UK rock bands. Their first ever headline tour sold out entirely via pre-sale. Radio One guru Zane Lowe had been a fervent advocate of the Watford quartet for a good twelve months. They signed a deal with Island Records making them labelmates with such eclectic and superstar artists as Tori Amos, Mariah Carey, Justin Bieber and Psy (yes, Gangnam Style). Promises are tricky fiends, however, despite all the hype their forthcoming album exuded.
LTA’s first two full-lengths are modern British rock gems. Far Q took the hardcore stylings of early work and melded it with a heavy Foo Fighters alternative influence – the British tend to do things with more grit than Americans. Rough around the edges, this latter style emerged fully-fledged from chrysalis on…
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The Wicked Years
I didn't necessarily intend to do book reviews on this blog, but I was midway through writing this on my Tumblr and realised it perhaps has a better home here. I've just finished Out of Oz, you see, the fourth and final volume in The Wicked Years by Gregory Maguire. It completed the sequence well, I... Continue Reading →
