Some things and some not.

I have been watching, reading and listening to some stuff that I'm going to discuss here and now.

As far as watching goes, I was interested by comments on social media about the Netflix series of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. The general consensus of opinion seemed to be that it was crap. I loved the books but I wasn't a fan of the UK series so an American series seemed interesting, so I decided to watch it to see just how bad it was. Now, my personal opinion is that it has about as much to do with the novels as I have to do with being a fish. To be honest, apart from the title and name of the lead character, there is nothing that really connects them. Having said all that, I think it's brilliant. It's well written, well acted, we'll made and had me gripped from the first episode. If you forget about any connection to Douglas Adams and watch it purely as a bizarre, funny, action comedy, it is good and I hope they make another season.

I was lucky to be one of the few that braved to severe weather to go to The Underdog Gallery on Thursday and got to see, not only a couple of unique short films by Billy Chainsaw and Jason Atomic, but also the UK premiere of the fantastically crazy Frankenstein Created Bikers. This film is brilliant, it's mad in many ways, it's full of great gore and fighty stuff and also completely insane scenes and plot points, many of which make less than no sense. It is well worth a watch and should raise a smile or two on any face.

I'm happy to see No Offence back on TV, it's an excellent programme that straddles the fence between comedy and drama beautifully.

Looking forward to, what will probably be, my only visit to the main stream cinema this year when the final film in the Resident Evil series hits the UK. I am excited and hopeful that it won't be a disappointment.

I final read The Billy Fidget Letters and it is a good but strange book, worth a read but keep an open mind.

I have started reading the first of Danny Baker's autobiographys To Sea In A Sieve and, although not far into it, I can already see similarities in his and my youth, it will be interesting to see where it goes.

I've been listening to some new folky stuff a lot of which hasn't really done much for me, and some thrashy metally stuff which has been, to be honest, really not my thing. So on the whole most of the newish music I've heard has been less than interesting or exciting or worth it.

Well that's about it for this time, be back sometime.

Songs - A-Z List (part 12)

These are the ten tracks I've chosen for the letter K, the titles are links to videos.



1. Knife Edge - ELP.
Emerson Lake and Palmer were a band I got into when I was younger, they were one of the bands I remember one of my brothers playing quite a bit. I became a big fan of their first album, Trilogy, Tarkus and Pictures At An Exhibition. This is a track I remember really well and that I still like a lot.




2. Kevin Carter - Manic Street Preachers.
I have no idea why exactly but from the first time I ever heard this track I really liked it. I bought the album because, like many people, I really got into Design For Life but this is one of a few other tracks on the album that really grabbed me.


3. Kop Karma - ManBreak.
I first heard this track on a free CD that was on the cover of a magazine, can't remember which one now. It is another song that I can't really say exactly why I like it so much, I just know I do.


4. Kashmir - Led Zepplin.
A classic track from a classic band. It is difficult with some bands to list favourite songs but if I were to put together a list of favourite Zeppelin tracks this one would definitely be on it.




5. King Of The Road - Roger Miller.
I remember hearing this song when I was a kid. It was one of those songs that just seemed to be around a lot and which really stuck in my mind, I've heard a few covers of this but still think the original is the best.




6. King Rocker - Generation X.
Billy Idol when he was good, before he became a Hollywood rock star and became a cartoon punk. I was never a really big fan of Generation X but there are a few of their songs that I always liked. This is verging on Punkabilly, and in many ways is more Rockabilly than Punk, but whatever you want to class it as (me I just call it music), it is just a good song.




7. Knights Of Cydonia - Muse.
Muse are an odd band, they seem to be either really serious in their songwriting or sound almost like they're taking the piss, either out of themselves and/or their music. Personally I love that and I think this song, and the video for it are excellent.




8. Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan.
I find that Steely Dan are a band that, apart from possibly Reeling In The Years, people either really like or really dislike. I like them a lot, I like the mix of styles they seem to blend together to great effect, I like the lyrics and the imagery they use in them, I like the feel and atmosphere of their songs, and this is one of many of their songs I really like.




9. Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd.
At times, I don't think you can beat a good soul classic and this is one that I've always liked. It has been covered a number of times, some of which I really like, David Bowie's version is great, and some of which I don't, Aimee Stewart's discoy version is just plain annoying, but I still think this is a brilliant version and one well worth a listen.




10. Killer - Adamski.
I'm not an Adamski fan, but I like Seal's voice and I just think this is a good song that is well produced and well put together.





That's all for this post, more soon.....ish 😀

Out With The Old, In With The New

As you may, or may not, be aware I had an entertainment blog on another blog site that had basically the same name as this blog. I have had to abandon that blog because the site it is on is rubbish and I now cannot gain access to my blog at all. I hope to be able to import the posts that I put on that blog at some point as I am not going to repeat them on here unless there is no possible alternative. Anyway, I was part way through, for those of you that don't know, an A-Z listing of songs. The tracks, and things, that I list are not my favourites necessarily but are just songs, or whatever, that I know and that stand out for me either in a good or bad way. So I will be carrying that list on from the point I stopped on the other blog.



As a welcome to this, new....ish blog, (maybe I should have added a V0.2 to the end of the blog name😄) I am going to post some random links to some songs and music I like. So here goes and welcome to the new home of my entertainment blog.



Leornard Cohen - I'm Your Man



Beth Orton - I Wish I'd Never Seen The Sunshine



Cradle Of Filth - Dusk And Her Embrace



Spoiler - Electrifying



Gregory Issacs - Night Nurse


That's it for this introduction, more soon.


Any comments always welcome, thanks.