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Gareth Cutter: Two Reviews
As much as I'd like to command enough interest to get people to review me personally (even though I'd probably not enjoy what they'd have to say), no, the two reviews mentioned above are pieces that I've written about two poetry books on Carcanet's roster; The Palace of Oblivion by Peter Davidson and Clarity or Death! by Jeffrey Wainwright.
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I Want to Go Somewhere I've Not Been Before
I came across this striking image on my internet travels and had to bring it back to my little corner of the internet so I could gaze at it in my own time.
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Then We Retire to Our Rooms to Enjoy Our Gifts
The day before the night before Christmas, several of your old clockwork toys previously left collecting dust in the attic come alive to the strains of Low and re-enact the birth of our Lord and Saviour. It's really quite moving stuff. Luckily someone decides to get it on camera:
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The Off-Stage Brass
I went to this concert at the Bridgewater Hall last night to mark the 21st World AIDS Day. Jackie Kay and the Halle Orchestra teamed up with an international collection of composers to perform 'Walking Along the Red Dust Road', a story suite of seven songs with libretto by Kay; following the premier was a performance of Faure's 'Requiem', a very ( Read more... ) -
Manchester Does Christmas in Style
The days are shrinking and unfit to wear.
Now, just as the sun hits the pillow hard
They turn on: luminous reindeer and stars -
Buzzing quietly, inert in the air.
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What Horrors
The gig on Friday night was my first for quite some time; almost a year ago I think, maybe even slightly longer. It was nerve-wracking to start off with. I finished work early, went straight home and tuned all the instruments up. Then I had the base layer of make-up applied (a DIY recipie of wet look hair-gel and tissue paper by Red), after which ( Read more... ) -
"This is a song about when y'r nackers glow green"
Los Zombinos hit the stage of The Cabaret Formerly Known as Bucket at the Green Room last night. They went down very well and didn't stink the place out with too many rotten jokes. An autopsy will follow - but for now, photos:
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