Sat 15 Jan, 2005 01:07 pm - A coincidence then that it was you who replied also to my thread on Amalia from Portugal! I live near Brecon. We like driving down to the coast by Llantwit Major quite often these days, in fact... (view)
Sat 15 Jan, 2005 11:12 am - Some possibles to choose from:
Tom Jones
Manic Street Preachers
The Stereophonics
Shirley Bassey
Super Furry Animals
Shakin Stevens
John Cale
Bryn Terfel (opera)
Catatonia... (view)
Fri 14 Jan, 2005 02:32 am - I sawa progarmme about this a year or so back on the BBC; very interesting and a reminder of how precarious our existence actually is. There's also the chance of a huge object from space... (view)
Thu 13 Jan, 2005 12:29 pm - O.k. Well let's just say i'm 43 and it's been a very very long time since any music had such an impact on me. My wife also thinks it's sublime. And even my dog, who's never... (view)
Thu 13 Jan, 2005 12:04 pm - That was quick! I know i've tried to go all poetic but i really thought the music deserved something special. In fact it's too wonderful for words; i doubt if Shakespeare himself could... (view)
Thu 13 Jan, 2005 11:51 am - I've just bought a cd The Art of Amalia, with the best of Amalia Rodrigues, the great fado singer. Fado are Portugal's hidden treasure, songs of love, sadness and longing. Amalia may take... (view)
Thu 3 Jun, 2004 09:02 am - i started the thread with 2 by women, now here are 2 by men
FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA: THE FAITHLESS WIFE
So I took her to the river
believing she was a maiden,
but she already had a husband.... (view)
Sat 20 Mar, 2004 02:31 am - Thanks for those examples. I think i'll give Pirandello (Six Characters for starters) a try. I must admit it's been a long time since i went to the theatre. Ionesco; brings back memories... (view)
Fri 19 Mar, 2004 04:50 am - PRO
-The tyrannical and oppressive Saddam Hussein, who invaded Iran and gassed Kurds with American support and weapons, then invaded Kuwait and gassed Kurds opposed by the US, has been... (view)
Fri 12 Mar, 2004 02:35 am - The theme of illusion/reality seems ideally suited to cinema, yet it's treated surprisingly rarely. Audiences and especially Hollywood seem to much prefer knowing where they stand. Brazil,... (view)
