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As for me - ...I'm a couple of years into getting a pension.... I had a pacemaker fitted in April after I had a pretty close shave when my heart stopped for 7 seconds - luckily the good old National Health Service in the UK were amazing. But I'm good for another 20 years now, fit and well despite ...

IoTheHeretic wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 12, 2026 5:26 am

How is the new Paul Mc? I've enjoyed his last couple of records...

Its a pretty consistent collection of memorable pop songs. I prefer McCartney III but Dungeon Lane is deservedly picking up positive reviews.

I think I have every studio album that Tori has released but I've never been that big a fan to rush out and buy a new album on its release. I'm sure I'll get In Time Of Dragons eventually but at the moment,I'm currently playing back to back the new albums by Paul McCartney & Rosa Walton.

I just remember the hundreds of artists and bands who were releasing records in the 70's and 80's and who just quietly disappear, almost unnoticed. Maybe they've gone on to get proper jobs,like Stina?

Unless Stina's living in a convent,I just find it amazing that she can lead a normal life and presumably do a normal job, and nobody notices or cares.No news,no photos, no nothing. Mind you,Kate Bush has managed to pull it off as well,do a complete disappearing trick, so perhaps its not too ...

Thanks for the Common Miracle / Miracle explanation,I'm not even sure I ever knew about the Charlie Chaplin reference.

Its such a shame that we don't have any new work from Stina to chat about. I'm sure these boards would explode if there was. I'll always remain hopeful for another album but after ...

Just a little up date re: my activities with Jenny On Holiday. :shock: :mrgreen:

Since January I've seen two further JOH shows,in Norwich and London. And now the other half of LEG has a new album out, as Rosa Walton will be releasing her debut solo album,Tell Me Its A Dream, in early June,when I ...

Ugh,sorry Dave for the delay in replying only I rarely visit this site anymore. :(

Its funny,I often use the setlist site but never think to search for Stina's gigs,its usually always someone else. I wonder how long its been sitting there?

Anyway,interesting find,especially as it seems to have ...

....and here's a performance from the Barbican in London last Saturday. The song is 'The Snow It Melts The Soonest'. I was only about six rows back from the stage but more over to the left,basically level with Adrian McNally on piano.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTz1U9fvvYg&list=RDeTz1U9fvvYg ...

During the last year or so I've been getting into the music of the Unthanks and last Saturday I saw them live for the first time. The venue was the Barbican in London,where they were backed by the Royal Northern Sinfonia,the final show on a short four date tour.

One of my favourite tracks by the ...

Thanks Dave,the album has been picking up fairly positive reviews across the board. The Guardian review is behind a pay wall unless you want to be slaughtered by a cookie infestation,but I have seen parts of it elsewhere.

Jenny on Holiday (aka Jenny Hollingworth of Let's Eat Grandma) released her debut album,Quicksand Heart, on Friday 9th January. To promote the release Jenny with acoustic guitarist Jacob Berry spent a week visiting indie record shops in the south & east of England. Of the eight shows (in seven days ...

There are a couple of 12" vinyl singles currently available on eBay which have two of the remixes, but at £48 & £58 a throw, you'd need to be very keen. Personally I'd just stick with the original single/album cut as the remixes didn't add anything to the song. The original mix was perfect.

A few years ago I managed to track down a copy of this for a very reasonable price, was very nice to hear the remixes finally and was surprised how beautifully ambient they were. The CD is missing one of the mixes compared to the much scarcer UK promo CD, but the artwork (link below) is much nicer ...

Yes,I also obtained an imported copy (from France?) when it was released but I'm genuinely shocked that it was 12 years ago. Just as well I didn't wait for a UK release as I'd still be waiting. Well worth getting is a dvd of Escape Into Night,a 1972 British childrens tv series also based on Marianne ...