Recent content by Simon Basso

The Beta Band are great, but don't get too into them, they've just disbanded. Start with the "3 EP's" disc.

It was an edited version on the vinyl lp (vs the cd) of "Brothers In Arms", as were a couple of other tracks. I don't recall it being as short as 4.05 on vinyl though, so there may be yet another version floating about.

My Grandma's called Lil, can she help you at all? No teeth mind, is that a problem?

But this is hardly selling out since Mr Bolan has been dead for thirty years. I don't consider product endorsement to be selling out, but I wouldn't be able to respect the political views of any artist who sees fit to take corporate money, be it direct sponsorship or through the licensing of...

Nick Mason is plugging his autobiog this week, and in an interview with Channel 4 teletext today he says re future plans and the tour: "We're not working on any new material at the moment, but there is stuff already written that we will take a look at" "Our next project is to put together...

Kundun

Not unless the tv takes a PAL signal, or the dvd player converts it to ntsc. Someone will be along in a minute with more complicated technical details.

Don't like it. The songs are weak and a conscious effort seems to have been made to to make her more radio-friendly. Her unique voice isn't coming through like it did on The Soul Sessions, in places she sounds like Anastacia. A disappointment.

No reason to, Ms Mann's work is released through her own company.

Delivery to the UK's a bit steep @$8.99, can anyone suggest an alternative etailer?

If you're doing that to avoid customs, I think they're obliged to declare the price before discounts. I've read unconfirmed rumours that they are customs friendly again.

Haha, yes that was me, and the film I bought knowingly in the wrong AR? "La Dolce Vita" UK R2 release from a few years back, cropped to 1.85. How ironic. Sorry, yellow subs on a b&w film just isn't on, so Medusa for me, useless second disc or no.

A tentpole release is one that, if it doesn't sell, the company goes out of business. And yellow subs on a b&w film? What eejit thought of that? I've never said this before, because I'm generally not discriminating when it comes to films I love, (I couldn't care less about sound, anamorphic...

arf! Yes, I'd forgotten about that. Mind you, those protestors weren't armed with bottles of Tennant's Super-derived piss, which is only marginally less toxic than liquid Sarin. Old 50 Pence was lucky to leave with his eyes.

I'm afraid that this is traditional behaviour at UK festivals, and any act playing such a gig knows that it's likely to happen. I was surprised to learn Mr Cent did a runner though, given his double-hard bastard reputation. Curiously, when Daphne and Celeste played Reading a few years ago, it...