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The Smudge: A deeper shade of blue - review of The Blue Bishops and Invisible Vegas at Ace Space
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About everything, and most definitely about nothing. Sunday, April 13, 2014. A deeper shade of blue - review of The Blue Bishops and Invisible Vegas at Ace Space. The Blue Bishops and Invisible Vegas, at ACE Space, Newbury on Friday, October 26, 2013. A BAND with true blue credentials (in the musical, not political sense) oozing out of their pores, The Blue Bishops cranked the sound up to 11, nearly “red lining” the sound system, and rocked to the rafters at ACE Space on Friday night. However, it was wit...
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The Smudge: Bishops sing the Blues - interview with Simon Burrett from The Blue Bishops
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About everything, and most definitely about nothing. Sunday, October 20, 2013. Bishops sing the Blues - interview with Simon Burrett from The Blue Bishops. CATRIONA REEVES: The Blue Bishops have got an impressive musical pedigree - tell me. And then there’s me! CR: Your last album Into The Red, which featured both Rod Argent and The Who’s keyboard wizard Rabbit, was very well received on the rock and blues scenes. Can we expect another album soon? CR: So, is a lot of The Blue Bishops’ work original?
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The Smudge: A wheely good time - feature on Beaulieu National Motor Museum, House and Garden
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About everything, and most definitely about nothing. Monday, August 26, 2013. A wheely good time - feature on Beaulieu National Motor Museum, House and Garden. Such tranquil surroundings may seen like a rather incongruous setting for a museum dedicated to cars and automobilia, but the founding of the National Motor Museum was no cynical tourist ploy; the current Lord Montagu started his collection in 1952 as a tribute to his father, a motoring pioneer as far back as the 1890s. We even got a bird’s ...
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The Smudge: From pavement to penthouse - interview with Glenn Gregory from Heaven 17
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About everything, and most definitely about nothing. Tuesday, August 20, 2013. From pavement to penthouse - interview with Glenn Gregory from Heaven 17. WITH albums called Penthouse and Pavement. And The Luxury Gap. Heaven 17 may seem intrinsic to the decedent ’80s, but dig a little deeper, and they had something serious to say about the decade of excess. GLENN GREGORY reminds CATRIONA REEVES of the message behind the music. All looked a bit gritty. Were you a band on a mission to escape that? Lyrically,...
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The Smudge: November 2013
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About everything, and most definitely about nothing. Monday, November 04, 2013. Why I am striking for the future of public protection - Napo Probation Strike, November 5-6 2013. HEY people, I thought I'd explain why I am joining the Napo national strike to save Probation tomorrow, in case you thought it was about pay or pensions. Who already do some such partnership work, btw). Maybe you think "well, maybe Probation are doing a rubbish job". But we're not. Each trust was graded between good and e...Minis...
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The Smudge: The art of the garden - feature on botanical artist Katharine Amies
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About everything, and most definitely about nothing. Sunday, April 13, 2014. The art of the garden - feature on botanical artist Katharine Amies. SOMEWHERE deep in the woods of Snelsmore Common is a haven of tranquility: a light and airy kitchen where hours pass like minutes and creations of breathtaking beauty can be inspired by from something as apparently mundane as a root vegetable. 8220;I loved it - I discovered that I like being told how to get a result rather than be told to ‘find it yoursel...
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The Smudge: Wicked game - interview with Jo Caulfield
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About everything, and most definitely about nothing. Thursday, October 31, 2013. Wicked game - interview with Jo Caulfield. FEISTY comedian JO CAULFIELD is on the road with her Better The Devil You Know. Tour, and coming to Arlington Arts on Friday, November 1. CATRIONA REEVES gets her to pull in at a service station in the West Country to talk about why she still loves a live audience. Described your show as “like a sociology textbook, but with jokes”. Were you chuffed with that? I wouldn’t say th...
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The Smudge: Stories through song - review of Case Hardin, Daisy Chapman and The Lullabirds at ACE Space
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About everything, and most definitely about nothing. Sunday, October 20, 2013. Stories through song - review of Case Hardin, Daisy Chapman and The Lullabirds at ACE Space. Case Hardin, Daisy Chapman and The Lullabirds at ACE Space, Newbury on Friday, September 20. Chapman’s version of the Titanic tragedy, Mrs Hart’s Premonition. Was heart-rending, ending with a cipher of Nearer My God To Me. Played by the ship’s band as it sank. Even more stunning was A Sinner Song. Have darker undertones in their lyrics...
