Blog entries from Glyn James

Another bloggy day...NOTP 31st March

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:00:41 +0100

Hi there music lovers!

Well, I hope you were there on Monday to witness the Ukulele Orchestra of Britain give another superb concert - I do urge you to catch them as long as you have an open mind!

Down to a ukulele-free NOTP, I was going to feature Goldfrapp's new album as my record of the week, but to be honest I'm not too convinced by it. Maybe next week - who knows?

Three in a row featured another not-very-rock'n'roll name - this time it's Kevin's turn. So Kevin Ayres ('SRead More...

A Single Man and other films - The Scene, March 30th

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:56:14 +0100

Hi there

For those who missed The Ukulele Orchestra of Britain in Venue Cymru this week you have my sympathies - great fun as always.

Anyway, enough of that - let's look at the films.

A SINGLE MAN (Theatr Colwyn)

This drama is based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Christopher Isherwood and stars Colin Firth in his BAFTA-winning role as a gay college professor whose lover has recently died. Set in 1962 when America was panic-stricken about the Cuban missilRead More...

Clever Blogs

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:06:13 +0100

Hi there,

Straight down to business, then

'Plastic Beach' by Gorillas with assorted special guests is the album of the week - I've been enjoying it very much. The guests include Snoop Dogg, Lou Reed, Gruff Rhys and Bobby Womack and it's never less than interesting. The hard part was to pick three tracks as they're all good. So I picked four.

Three in a Row featured robots - 'I Love You Miss Robot' by The Buggles, 'I Robot' by the Alan Parsons Project and 'I am not a Robot' bRead More...

I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS and other film reviews - The Scene, 23.3.10

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:46:14 +0100

Hi there

A couple of new films this week to keep us happy - and don't forget the excellent 'A Single Man' with Colin Firth is on at Theatr Colwyn who as usual seem happy to show films the others don't.

Anyway, this week we have:-

I LOVE YOU PHILIP MORRIS

Steven Russell (Jim Carrey) is a liar. He narrates the story of his life from his hospital bed, married with a child, then breaking up, all the time lying and cheating to achieve and maintain his lifestyle. He becomes Read More...

Blog on the Playlist

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:07:49 +0100

Hi there!

So what's going on in NOTP land this week?

Well, three in a row returns to names - un-rock'n'roll names, that is. So how about Norman? So we had Messrs. Greenbaum (Spirit in the Sky), Cook, aka FatBoySlim and 'Praise You' and The late Norm 'Hurricane' Smith and 'Don't Let It Die'.

Amy mc Donald has finally released her new album 'A Curious Thing' and I am enjoying it, though it hasn't grabbed my like 'This is the Life' did. Some good tracks, though, which I shRead More...

Shutter Island and other reviews - 17th March

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:57:06 +0100

Hi there

Quite a few films worth seeing this week - here's my pick.

SHUTTER ISLAND A new film from Martin Scorcese is always an event and this is no exception. The plot is deceptively simple. It’s 1954 and two US marshals, played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo, are sent to an island institution for dangerous criminals to investigate the unusual disappearanceRead More...

Blog in the machine!

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:14:04 +0100

Howdy pardners!

Well, that's the introduction over with, so let's see what NOTP had in store this fine cold week.

First of all we had an album of the week - 'The Family Jewels' by Marina and the Diamonds. Not sure if her sister's called Allegro - I hope not. Anyway, this is an album I've been looking forward to and it's good fun. Imagine someone midway between Regina Spektor and Lene Lovich with a nod to Lady GaGa and you're getting there. Three tracks which I hope give you Read More...

Film reviews 10th March

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:39:16 +0100

Hi there.

So the nominations this week are:-

ALICE IN WONDERLAND 2-D AND 3-D

A composite of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass and, oddly, Jabberwocky in which a 19-year-old Alice returns to the Wonderland she first visited 10 years before. It's in a bit of a mess, to be honest, and she's seized on as the heroine who can defeat the Red Queen - an excellent Read More...

A long hard blog...

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:18:36 +0100

Hello fellow-travellers!

Well, the sun came out for a little while this week, so NOTP justifiably ignored it.

Three in a Row got all cosy on the sofa with velvet - linked by Blue (Bobby Vinton), via Bowie's Goldmine and the Underground's 'There She Goes' and, rather startlingly, 'Some Velvet Morning' by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood.

A rather young-looking Peter Gabriel adorned the cover of Charity Shop Corner's cover this week - a 'best of' of sortRead More...

Films for this week!

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:49:34 +0100

Hi there

A few new films have arrived this week ahead of Alice and her drug-fuelled trip into the land of oddness, but none really hit the big bell. Still, let's see what we've got to go and see.

New this week:-

EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES

Ever heard of Pompe's disease? Neither had I - and it's pronounced Pompey, by the way. Very sad for those families who have it, of courseRead More...

Bim Bam Blog!

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:58:21 +0100

Ahoy me Hearties!

Another week gone already and we have another NOTP. Not much news this week (excluding the marital affairs of a singer we wouldn't feature) so we'll get on with the show.

Three in a Row was a bit different this week as we hear that Abbey Road Studios may be sold off. So I trust you'll forgive me for featuring a track each from four decades recorded there? The Sixties had to be represented by those pesky Beatles and the ground-breaking 'A Day In The Life' Yes, I kRead More...

The Scene 23rd February

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:22:04 +0100

Hi there

These are this week's films. I'm delighted to see that Theatr Colwyn is showing the films that don't seem to be getting an airing at Cineworld - this week it's the Ian Dury biopic 'Sex and Drugs and Rock'n'Roll. Nowhere Boy and A Single Man are coming up next month so I'll keep you informed.

News: Starting next Friday, Cineworld will be showing Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' despite the industry boycott.

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 2 – THE SQUEAKUEL

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Blog the blog

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:59:48 +0100

Good evening!

Well, the exciting news this week is we have a new studio - and I'm allowed to use it for NOTP. Unfortunately the CD players are programmed only to play Leona Lewis, JLS and Susan Boyle and they either refuse to play anything else or stop mid-track. So NOTP this week is a rather unpredictable and ramshackle affair - no change there, except this time I have an excuse. Still, we have a carpet which is jolly nice and a comfy chair.

So what did this new-found luxurRead More...

Cats and blogs

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:06:17 +0100

Greetings!

Another cold Wednesday so what better way to spend an evening than huddled round the cosy glow of a wireless with a loved one, a glass of wine listening to Not On The Playlist? All right then, but as Mr Loaf says, two out of three ain't bad.

So what lurked inside Tudno's hallowed walls for your entertainment this week? Well, Three in a Row featured some cards from the pack - Just JACK with 'Stars in their Eyes', The Good, the Bad and the QUEEN with Herculean and KRead More...

Out of the blog...

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:40:16 +0100

Hello boys and girls!

Still here then? Look here, who's been buying Alvin and the Chipmunks? Has someone's granny got it wrong and bought it instead of Chipmunk (only a slightly less serious offence, if truth be told) or am I missing something and it will be added to the canon of classic albums of the decade?

Talking of canons we come, naturellich, to Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D. It's quite a straightforward sequebce of notes, but it's still a surprise to see how many songs it'sRead More...

Gone to the blog!

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:09:37 +0100

Hello everyone!

Another Wednesday night and with it, as sure as hangover follows good night out , comes Not on the Playlist.

We had an ancient featured album which was 'A Salty Dog' by Procul Harum'. One of those albums it's hard to pick just three tracks from which is always a good sign.

The Long Song was by the Canadian group The Besnard Lakes and 'You've Got to Want to be a Star'. I hope to be featuring their new album in the coming weeks.

Kitsch'n'Sink featurRead More...

Blog Role!

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:39:16 +0100

Hi there

Another Wednesday, another dollar - without the dollar, of course... So what's been happening tonight?

Well, since you ask, Three in a row featured the decidedly un-rock'n'roll name Eric, so we had three of them - Carmen (disguised as a Raspberry), Clapton (as a domino) and Wreckless (as, well, wreckless). Thought of doing Albert, but only managed two (unless you count father and son, that is) - can you do better? I'm excluding Maurice Albert for severaRead More...

The Scene - January 26th

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:10:36 +0100

Hi there

Here are your films for this week....

ALL ABOUT STEVE
A love-struck crossword puzzle setter - a very strange looking Sandra Bullock - follows a cameraman around the country in the hope of convincing him that they are meant for each other. “Pointless, embarrassing, agonisingly unfunny.” – Philip French
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 2 – THE SQUEAKUEL
“A truly terrible, utterly witless comedy” – The Guardian – anRead More...

Blogs to the World....

Glyn.James@tudnofm.co.uk — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:22:21 +0100

Hello again...

Hopefully your New Year Resolutions are to lose weight, drink less, give up chocolate and to listen to NOTP every Wednesday night. So one is possible, anyway!

What was in the magic box tonight then, me hearties? (sorry - been watching Pirates of the Caribbean). Well, Three in a Row was defiantly seasonal with Three Kings - those of Leon, Convenience (Toxic Girl) and Crimson (the mighty 'In The Court of the Crimson King'). Don't worry, I won't be doing a Queen speciaRead More...