Duncan Simpson

Heavy Tune - that vibraphone

How close are you standing?

Farewell old pal, it's been fun

After a bit of a gig drought, went to see Black Country New Road in Dundee. Hard to pigeon hole their music. Jazz-Folk? Impressed by the audience singing along, they've built an impressive following

Sparkling water from Loch Ness where the sparkle is created by the motion of the monster. In other words.... it's flat!

Great album. Always loved it.

It was the same thing with the ARW live album. The crowd noise was not from the crowd that were in the audience, watching the show. Once you became aware of that it spoiled the experience a bit. So I guess this video is from that same production.

Saw them in Edinburgh. Excellent gig and I agree about Awaken.

Yeah a likely excuse

You need to watch the movie 'Mandibles' by Quentin Dupieux

Saw Rush 3 times always in gigantic terrible venues (O2 Millennium Dome). Have seen this tribute band 4 times now. You're going to love them.

Enthusiasms

That your school photo?

I don't know where you're coming from, but Reading is often in the opposite direction to Norwich

If you have a problem with illegal migration, making legal migration more difficult and complicated isn't going to help. Surely it's going to push things the wrong way

What George Lucas got right about the original trilogy, but has never managed to replicate since, is that I was a little kid when those came out

And even then it's never quite the same as the previous one

There's always a counterpart. In the town where I currently live there's not only a Back Lebanon, but a Front Lebanon as well. Doesn't bear thinking about one without the other.

Used to live on Butt Lane, and before that, Up Admiral's Way

Interesting to consider what other books always fly out as soon as they come in. I guess Alice's Adventures in Wonderland might be another?

I'm just trying to remember what band they were in together

Absolutely. It's unfortunate that it was necessary to clarify the legal position of women, which should never have been a question. Time to turn our attention to the real inequalities facing women in medicine, employment and almost every sphere of life

Today I'm reminded of the old Nursery Rhyme

Oh the Grand Old Duke of York
He had 12 million quid
He gave it to someone he never met
For something he never did.

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Take Me Away is a contender for the best BOC song ever. (Not so keen on the rest of the album myself)

The ultimate in click bait

Wow. That toothbrush looks remarkably modern

Just realised I don't have tickets to see them this year. I was holding off in case Beat or Band Geeks came over to the UK, but there seems no chance of that at the moment.

You can pull your trousers back up now please