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Aug 2017 - p.9
Talking of which Mumford and Sons (that’s the
band not the hardware store in Cleobury
Mortimer) played to a packed crowd at Latitude
recently Apparently they curated the line up
and it just so happened that no other stages had
acts playing at the same time as their set!
Hmmm removing choice and competition may
have seemed like a good idea for a brief ill
advised moment but to actually go ahead with
it takes self obsessed delusion to a new level!
I wonder if their next step will be joining the list
of divas who insist on venue bars being closed
while they’re on stage?
Don’t take three guitars to a ten minute
open mic slot
Performing a cover of Mr Brightside should
never be done in private let alone in front of an
audience
If you nostalgically buy vinyl it needs
playing
Never tune a guitar under water whilst
wearing brogues with no socks
Never wear brogues with no socks
Don’t waste time trying to work out how
many fitness fanatics Shane MacGowan’s
outliving… Accept it as one of life’s more
enjoyable quirks
When going to watch professional football
extra care should be taken to ensure you don’t
arrive early enough to endure pre match
entertainment
Fifty odd
school
kids
performing a dance routine to “Mickey” by Toni
Basil should play no part in any sporting fixture
You may at some point in this diatribe have
formed the impression that I’m a bit of a misery
guts and to be honest you’d be half right!
However in the interest of balance I’m going
to leave you with a list of artists frommy patch
who have me positively beaming with pride and
joy:
Flying Ant Day Skewwhiff Teddy Matthews
Sleuth MeMe Detroit Ivory Wave The Stiff
Joints Jess Silk Harry & The Howlers Patched
Up Parachutes Raphaella Kornarskis Calm Like
A Riot Planet Loco Turning Black Like Lizards
Grande Valise DC Spectres – to name but a
mere
few
Look ‘em up if you’re in need of a new favourite
band and feel free to drop me a suggestion of
ones I should be listening to
Thanks for reading bring back NJT!
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IAN
PASSEY
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@CynicalThrills
@HumdrumExpress
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Ian Passey writes, records and performs as The Humdrum Express.
He also promotes gigs as Cynical Thrills in Worcestershire and
the West Midlands, and has never seen Game of Thrones.
