It must have seemed like déjà vu for Morten Harket and Magne Furuholmen, two-thirds of rock band a-ha, as they sat on the GMTV breakfast time couch in London on Friday morning. The scene was set when presenter Emma Crosby – somewhat understandably given the universal reference point – started the interview with a “Take […]
Starring: Steve Austin, Vinnie Jones, Robert Mammone, Tory Mussett, Rick Hoffman Director: Scott Wiper Genre: Action Cert: 18 Released: 2007 Dropping ten death row inmates on an island and giving them thirty hours to slaughter each other sounds like it’s the last thing that network television would choose to cover. With that in mind the […]
Here are a list of my favourite songs written about bandstands. 1. The Bandstand – a-ha Actually that’s the only one I know.
Here are a list of my favourite videos set on bandstands. 1. Going Out – Supergrass Actually that’s the only one I know.
Tom Dunne – musician, broadcaster, journalist, humanitarian, impressionist. The former musician has carved a nice little niche for himself as the housewife’s favourite on Irish radio with latest listenership figures suggesting that about 69,000 people are tuning in from 9am to midday, Monday to Friday. Who is Tom Dunne? He forged a successful pop career […]
Band: a-ha Album title: Foot of the Mountain Year: 2009 Track Listing: 1. The Bandstand; 2. Riding the Crest; 3. What There Is; 4. Foot of the Mountain; 5. Real Meaning; 6. Shadowside; 7. Nothing is Keeping You Here; 8. Mother Nature Goes to Heaven; 9. Sunny Mystery; 10. Start the Simulator Running Time: 40m […]
When I declared in a hyperbolic manner a few days ago that Magne F fans were “horrified” with the new a-ha single I was quickly pulled up for my “exaggeration”. Which is fair enough – that’s what hyperbole is. So let me simply say that they many seem discontented. The focus of their ire? The […]
Greetings to you once again from Dr 9Tendo. Thank you for all the feedback and comments from the last few weeks. Regrettably I have been informed by my editor that the axe hangs menacingly over my column like a big sharp blade suspended by some elementary means (perhaps some pulleys and levers…or maybe just sticky […]
Leaving aside the pleasing aesthetics I quite like the idea of being married to Lacey Graham-Lacey.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Matthew Marsden, Graham McTavish, Paul Schulze Director: Sylvester Stallone Genre: Action Cert: 18 Released: 2007 I’m thankful that the Rambo franchise pretty much passed me by in the eighties. “First Blood” (1982), “Rambo: First Blood Part II” (1985) and “Rambo III” (1988) show a troubling trajectory on review sites […]
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