Monthly Archives: June 2012

John Cale, live in Dublin 1998 – Not Going Gentle Into That Good Night

“Never miss the opportunity to see John Cale live”. That’s the unambiguous advice from a review of Cale’s show at the Gluepot in Auckland in 1983. The review has been republished in a local newspaper as part of a series … Continue reading

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Destination Anywhere – Travels Through European Nights

I have no idea what language that is, or what country I’m in. All I know is that I have had nowhere near enough sleep, and ignoring the voice doesn’t seem to be working. I see a man in uniform … Continue reading

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David Bowie in Auckland, November 1987: Along Came A Spider…

1987…..the year of Fatal Attraction, Wall Street; and if you were female – Dirty Dancing. For many it was the Year of the Rabbit. But for David Bowie, 1987 was the Year of the Spider; not a spider from Mars … Continue reading

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