Disney's vision of the classic Sondhiem musical adds a hint of Hollywood but not much else. Continue reading Into The Woods And Over The Hills And Far Away
Category: music
The Best Of 2014
Who does a best of the year show before the year’s up? Not us, hombre! We’ve made sure 2014 is good and dead before we drop our verdict.
Join Rob and Clive. with Speakeasy playmates Graham Williams, Keith Eyles, Chris Rogers, Simon Aitken, Neil Myers, Dominic Wade and Stuart Wright in our epic exploration of the art and events that made 2014 the fourteenth year of the 21st century.
Settle in. This is gonna be a long trip.
The August Soundtrack Special!
Eat My Crescendo!
This month on The Speakeasy, Rob and Clive are joined by actual honest-to-heck film composer Neil Myers. Along with adagio and strings from the mighty Keith Eyles, we highlight composers we think are unfairly overlooked, and pick out a soundtrack each that’s a bit of a hidden gem.
First movement and opening titles, everyone…
https://soundcloud.com/rob-clive-speakeasy/august-film-music-speakeasy
Here’s a Spotify playlist with a lot of what we’re talking about…
and a few that Spotify couldn’t help us out with.
Cobra by Sylvester Levay
The Haunting Of Julia by Colin Towns
Perfume by Johnny Klimek, Tom Twyker, Reinhold Hell
To find out more about our very special guest, check out http://www.neilmyers.com.
Soul Food
I have an old and slightly crummy barbecue, that I converted into a smoker yesterday. Continue reading Soul Food
Killing With Kindness: X&HT Saw Swans
In 2002, I was was swimming in Australia when I was caught in a riptide. Continue reading Killing With Kindness: X&HT Saw Swans
Loops And Tones: The Delian Mode
For a generation of British kids, the notion of something being scary was irrevocably tied up with the notion of the otherworldly sounds coming from the mind of sonic pioneer Delia Derbyshire. Continue reading Loops And Tones: The Delian Mode
Better Than TV: Neil Finn at Colston Hall, Bristol
There are some artists for which you just always have to make time.
Continue reading Better Than TV: Neil Finn at Colston Hall, Bristol
How We Used To Live
DocoDom and I took a trip to old London Town last week, for a look back into the city's past. Continue reading How We Used To Live
The April Speakeasy: Concept Album Special!
As is appropriate for a podcast about the concept album, BEHOLD our most epic Speakeasy yet. Over two hours of chat as Rob, Clive and special guest writer Stuart Wright discuss that most derided of formats and find a few gems… and yes, a couple of turkeys.
Also, our 50 Second SoundCloud Challenge covers Skweee, Moombahton and other genres you never knew existed!
Here’s the Spotify playlist of the albums we’re discussing:
and the one album not on Spotify: The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway!
and a link to Stu’s site…
Spin The Black Circle
Sometimes you forget how much you’ve missed something until you get it back. Continue reading Spin The Black Circle
EXCUSES AND HALF TRUTHS 