Monthly Archives: July 2018

Fairport Convention – What We Did on our Saturday

Posted on July 28, 2018 by WalkerWords

Swipe me, 50 years already? “Who knows where the time goes,” indeed. And with Fairport’s penchant for losing people somewhat permanently, who knows how many of them will be around to celebrate 60 years? So this was an anniversary to … Continue reading →

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Angélique Kidjo – Remain in Light

Posted on July 22, 2018 by WalkerWords

For Angélique Kidjo – probably Africa’s best-known female singer – to record a version of Talking Heads’ classic art-rock masterwork Remain in Light is both an obvious choice and a strange one.

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Moby – Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt

Posted on July 15, 2018 by WalkerWords

All things bleak and beautiful, a creature great and small. On this release, Moby bares all: the shame of his past, his helplessness and pain in the present and his fear of a dystopian future. But, being Moby, despite the … Continue reading →

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Early Man

Posted on July 8, 2018 by WalkerWords

(PG, Aardman) Released in a World Cup year, even those who avoid ‘the beautiful game’ can enjoy the punfest and ingenuity of another Aardman film. Early Man is a clash of civilisations, where football is the means of bringing them … Continue reading →

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The Old Dark House (Dual Format DVD/Blu Ray)

Posted on July 3, 2018 by WalkerWords

(Eureka) You may or may not be not grateful for this, but if it wasn’t for films like The Old Dark House, you’d never have got Scooby Doo. You can imagine the start: to quote another famous cartoon dog, “It … Continue reading →

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