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Seventh Tardis - The Doctor Who thread
Love Paul McGann. So amazed to see this with no spoilers. How did they keep that one secret?

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'Performer As Curator' - Alison curating Manchester exhibition.
The red metallic apples are so Supernature. It's Anya Gallacio's Rêvons d' or and is solid bronze. Not my taste in sculpture but a massive symbol of nature, intrusion and temptation.

Comment by Sparky November 2013 permalink
'Performer As Curator' - Alison curating Manchester exhibition.
Clay definitely choked me up, and I saw people crying at the gig. Stranger, for some reason made me catch my breath when I saw it live. I think TOU is essentially a mourning album (for obvious reasons) with a lot of grief translated into stories and…

Comment by Sparky November 2013 permalink
'Performer As Curator' - Alison curating Manchester exhibition.
COOL!!!!!!!!!!!! Some of the displayed items are somewhat disturbing, but they're cool nevertheless! It's amazing how something as beautiful as Goldfrapp's music could be forged from such darkness and pain. I feel like I have a bett…

Comment by Sparky November 2013 permalink
'Performer As Curator' - Alison curating Manchester exhibition.
Some striking examples on this page, including a brown paper bag, which makes for a very nice hat... http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music/alison-goldfrapp-shines-light-dark-6205533

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'Performer As Curator' - Alison curating Manchester exhibition.
Okay Jeronimoo, I sneaked one picture out of the sight of the CCTV. I'll post it later.... >:)

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'Performer As Curator' - Alison curating Manchester exhibition.
http://www.thelowry.com/exhibitions/microsites/performer-as-curator-alison-goldfrapp/artists/ For completists and the curious, this is an interesting page with links to all the artists featured. I really recommend Marcel Dzama for his twisted illust…

Comment by Sparky November 2013 permalink
'Performer As Curator' - Alison curating Manchester exhibition.
You're very welcome A_is_A. I went armed with cameras but they said no pictures, otherwise I'd do a full colour review!

Comment by Sparky November 2013 permalink
'Performer As Curator' - Alison curating Manchester exhibition.
Well, it's quite an intimate experience, when you look at Alison's childhood books. She has a gothic sense of style, as we know, and this is prominent in the Grimm's Fairy Tales and their macabre illustrations which are a feature of t…

Comment by Sparky November 2013 permalink
'Performer As Curator' - Alison curating Manchester exhibition.
Went to the exhibition yesterday with a couple of Frapp Freaks. It's like going inside Alison's mind, and ties the whole catalogue of Goldfrapp into some kind of coherent map of childhood, taste in art and cinematic influences. While some …

Comment by Sparky November 2013 permalink
Seventh Tardis - The Doctor Who thread
Did that door just sigh? That door just sighed at me!

Comment by Sparky November 2013 permalink
TALES that would make a fine SONG of Tales of Us
I'm sure that one ended up as Thea....

Comment by Sparky November 2013 permalink
TALES that would make a fine SONG of Tales of Us
The City and the Pillar by Gore Vidal (original ending) would chime very nicely with Clay. One of the first mainstream gay novels from the 50s, which was controversial for depicting gay men as... normal. You just know things are not going to be easy…

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Seventh Tardis - The Doctor Who thread
In those days it came under 'work for hire' and the BBC often payed a flat fee for an idea, with no royalties. The guy who designed the Daleks only ever earnt £200 for his work.

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Seventh Tardis - The Doctor Who thread
Leaked!

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New Website Experience
Is the Experience down? I went there and nothing loaded. Then Safari crashed on my ipad.

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Post your picture
Sparky is just all around gorgeous! It's all down to lighting and a cheap lip liner...

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Happy halloween!

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What are you listening to now?
Lou Reed, RIP :-(

Comment by Sparky October 2013 permalink
Seventh Tardis - The Doctor Who thread
Yes, it's amazing how they've hidden 11 red herrings in there too... not sure how miniature Yetis and a Racnoss add up in the 50th. Have to wait and see.

Comment by Sparky October 2013 permalink
Seventh Tardis - The Doctor Who thread
Exciting! And very well crafted, considering it almost nearly doesn't tell us anything.

Comment by Sparky October 2013 permalink
The Gallery. Your art for our consumption.
Cheers, Anoukvdm! In the space of an hour I was treated to three very different views outside my window. A spectacular double rainbow, a pre-Raphaelite sunset and a Lon Chainey Moon...

Comment by Sparky October 2013 permalink
Seventh Tardis - The Doctor Who thread
Multi-fangasm bonus! Just read that Ben Wheatley (Down Terrace / Kill List / Sightseers / A Field In England) will be directing the first two episodes of series eight. So stupidly excited - that ticks so many boxes for me that my anticipation leve…

Comment by Sparky October 2013 permalink
Tales Of Us Instrumentals
Anybody watching Countryfile (Cuntryfile!) will have just heard one. Here was me reading this thread and realised what I was hearing too. Strange! I remember when the Seventh Tree instrumentals appeared on the same show. Come on. Who works in t…

Comment by Sparky October 2013 permalink
Tales Of Us Instrumentals
Anybody watching Countryfile (Cuntryfile!) will have just heard one. Here was me reading this thread and realised what I was hearing too. Strange! I remember when the Seventh Tree instrumentals appeared on the same show. Come on. Who works in t…

Comment by Sparky October 2013 permalink
goldfrapp versus bird and the bee LOVELY WITCH HEAD....
Charming and silly interstellar gig by Alison and the Aliens

Comment by Sparky October 2013 permalink
Tales Of Us Instrumentals
i'd really like to listen Laurel and Simone instumentals, recently i've also discovered the "reversed" version of the TOU songs, it's quite fascinating and strange. Reversed? Like backwards? Where did you find them?

Comment by Sparky October 2013 permalink
Tales Of The Lesbian Serial Killer
@Vesper I agree, I was a little surprised at the plots for the movies. They've pushed some boundaries, and added a whole new layer to the album. And of course they are beautiful. Alison has never looked so good. what's even more surprising…

Comment by Sparky October 2013 permalink
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Me and my late ginger tom Sparky. Via South Park.

Comment by Sparky October 2013 permalink
Tales Of The Lesbian Serial Killer
All the videos are available if you know where to look. I don't have links but there are people on facebook and twitter watching them.

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