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Graham Parker Finally Ventures South Again

Posted on April 19, 2018

More crazy tour threads were woven today when I was checking up on Midge Ure and saw that he was playing solo acoustic at the Atlanta City Winery on June 1st.  I was not going to travel for that, but it’s … Continue reading →

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Professor Dolby Gets Some Summer Vacation

Posted on April 18, 2018

It’s funny how threads start. Last week it transpired that the long mooted Ron Kane memorial; get-together by his friends is finally set to come off this summer. If you’ve not seen the posts, I was set to visit my … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 58]

Posted on April 17, 2018

OMD – History Of Modern | 2010 – 3 [continued from last post] “Side Two” [as even the CD calls it] began with “The Future, The Past, And Forever After.” OMD fandom and critics in general largely consider this track … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 57]

Posted on April 16, 2018

OMD – History Of Modern | 2010 – 3 [continued from this post] It was September of 2010 that the long-awaited new OMD album finally got released. This was the first album with the OMD imprint in 15 years, but … Continue reading →

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OMD Rock Hot-Lanta In Sold Out Style [part 2]

Posted on April 13, 2018

[continued from last post] At 8:15 I went outside to meet Darlene, who was buying the two extra tickets I had for sale [as seen on this blogpost]. We made the swap and she and her companion got tickets to … Continue reading →

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OMD Rock Hot-Lanta In Sold Out Style [part 1]

Posted on April 12, 2018

Last Sunday my friends phoned me to tell me that they would not be making it to Atlanta for the long-planned OMD show. Well, this sort of thing happens. I posted the extra tickets to the blog on Sunday after … Continue reading →

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REDUX: The Blue Monday Ripoffs

Posted on April 11, 2018

March 3, 2014 It was almost 31 years prior to the day when  the seminal New Order single “Blue Monday” was initially released. The 12″ sporting a floppy disc inspired sleeve was issued by Factory on March 3, 1983 and … Continue reading →

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