Almost one year after being blown away by the film Blinded by the Light, I’ve read Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock ‘n’ Roll (2007), which is the memoir that inspired the film. The title is, of course, a play on words based on the part of Luton, north of London where Manzoor … Continue reading Greetings from Bury Park
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The Live Series: Songs of Summer
Out now on streaming services and digital download is the seventh “chapter” of the Live Series, a joint product of the Legacy imprint of Springsteen’s Sony label and Nugs.net, which produces and distributes his monthly archival sets. This new playlist named Songs of Summer features a 15-track complication of “feel-good favourites”. https://twitter.com/springsteen/status/1261340566266081281?s=21 The collection is … Continue reading The Live Series: Songs of Summer
2019 Media Overload
As 2019 is coming to an end in this entry I’m going to reflect on the passed year and the media I’ve consumed, starting with a glance at my own blog. It has been almost two years since I published the very first post “Stray Bullet” (January 23, 2018). Since then I’ve written 117 blogposts … Continue reading 2019 Media Overload
Where the Bands Are (Way Out West 2019- Day 2)
Way Out West, 9 August, 2019 Day 2The lineup for the second day of WOW19 had some gems for me and it started with a visit to the cinema for a Nordic premiere. Blinded by the Light is a British comedy-drama film inspired by the life of journalist Sarfraz Manzoor's acclaimed memoir Greetings from Bury … Continue reading Where the Bands Are (Way Out West 2019- Day 2)
57 Channels (and nothin’ on): Blinded by the Light
In the highly unlikely event that anyone may have missed what the film Blinded by the Light is about: Blinded by the Light is a British comedy-drama film inspired by the life of journalist Sarfraz Manzoor's acclaimed memoir Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock N' Roll. Set in the town of Luton in … Continue reading 57 Channels (and nothin’ on): Blinded by the Light
Where the Bands Are (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, 6 March, 2019)
Last night's concert with Manfred Mann's Earth Band in Konserthuset in Gothenburg was a night of nostalgia and numerous guitar and synth solos. As every Bruce Springsteen fan knows, Manfred Mann's Earth Band setlist usually include the Springsteen covers: Blinded by the Light, For You and Spirit in the Night and last night's hit parade … Continue reading Where the Bands Are (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, 6 March, 2019)