Review: All The Fun Of The Fair, Regent Theatre, Hanley, 30/9/08

“Roll on up, see the main attraction, get your money ready, let’s take a ride.” (All The Fun Of The Fair)
Theatres are full of shows made up of songs from stars’ back catalogues – think Our House (Madness), We Will Rock You (Queen), Mamma Mia! (Abba) and even Can’t Smile Without You (Barry Manilow). What you [...]

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You’ve Got A Friend

Does blogging change when you know that people know it’s you? That would be a daft question for anyone whose real name is the name of their blog, but for people like me who hide behind a pseudonym it’s an interesting thought. After all, it’s sometimes much easier to bare your soul to the anonymous [...]

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Top of the Pops Part 2

As promised in my previous post, here are my top ten songs! Unlike the albums, this list probably wouldn’t change much if you asked me at a different time.
The rules: only one song per artist!
1. Who Knows Where The Time Goes? - Fairport Convention - well, this song is just bee-yoo-tiful. It almost always brings a tear [...]

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Review: David Essex, Victoria Hall, Hanley

David Essex, Victoria Hall, Hanley – May 15th, 2008
When support act Dean Johnson said he could smell the excitement among the ladies of a certain age who had thronged to see the ever twinkly-eyed David Essex, he wasn’t wrong.
It didn’t take long before hordes of women had dashed down to the front of the stage, [...]

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