Anthony Phillips The Geese and the Ghost Wise After the Event Sides Private Parts & Pieces I-iv Harvest of the Heart (Esoteric/Cherry Red) Anthony "Ant" Phillips, an original member of Genesis, left after their second album (Trespass, 1970) because of stage fright -- an especially problematic situation, one supposes, for the lead guitarist. He spent the ensuing years studying music at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (which is to say classical music), along with occasionally recording demos of new material at home. It would be seven years before his first solo album would appear, but after that he would be fairly prolific. Though he never achieved mainstream success -- which sadly makes sense given that this progressive rock legend didn't issue anything in 1971-76, the peak prog years -- aficionados of the style have long admired his work. Cherry Red's Esoteric imprint is now in its third year of...
- 4/18/2016
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
Ron Moody in Mel Brooks' 'The Twelve Chairs.' The 'Doctor Who' that never was. Ron Moody: 'Doctor Who' was biggest professional regret (See previous post: "Ron Moody: From Charles Dickens to Walt Disney – But No Harry Potter.") Ron Moody was featured in about 50 television productions, both in the U.K. and the U.S., from the late 1950s to 2012. These included guest roles in the series The Avengers, Gunsmoke, Starsky and Hutch, Hart to Hart, and Murder She Wrote, in addition to leads in the short-lived U.S. sitcom Nobody's Perfect (1980), starring Moody as a Scotland Yard detective transferred to the San Francisco Police Department, and in the British fantasy Into the Labyrinth (1981), with Moody as the noble sorcerer Rothgo. Throughout the decades, he could also be spotted in several TV movies, among them:[1] David Copperfield (1969). As Uriah Heep in this disappointing all-star showcase distributed theatrically in some countries.
- 6/19/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The Mental Health Foundation has questioned Britain's Got Talent's approach to selecting contestants, claiming that a tragedy is "inevitable". Head of the Foundation Andrew McCulloch said that allowing "vulnerable people" to be ridiculed posed problems for the show's producers. "[It] is deeply offensive," he told The Guardian. "It is far beyond any ethical boundaries. And I fear the worst. Inevitably if enough people are subjected to enough stress, someone will end up taking their life; that is a statistical proposition." McCulloch's comments come after contestant Alyn James was placed in a psychiatric unit and deemed a suicide risk following his TV audition. The 60-year-old musician, who is a retired dentist, had a history of severe mental health problems. James claimed that he spoke to a researcher about (more)...
- 6/1/2010
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Britain’s Got Talent reject Alyn James has slammed producers on the show, for setting him up for public ridicule whilst being fully aware of his previous mental health problems.
Alyn appeared on a recent episode of the ITV show, when he took to the stage and sang a song of his own composition. It was a depressing number, written for a friend who he thought had committed suicide but who later turned out to be perfectly fine.
Just one verse in and the audience began chanting ‘off off off’ and soon after the three judges buzzed him off the stage. Amanda Holden said: “Its ever so depressing,” while Simon Cowell questioned the whole premise of the song.
Alyn has since claimed that he only progressed onto the show because producers wanted to mock him and he insists that they knew he was once placed in a secure psychiatric unit...
Alyn appeared on a recent episode of the ITV show, when he took to the stage and sang a song of his own composition. It was a depressing number, written for a friend who he thought had committed suicide but who later turned out to be perfectly fine.
Just one verse in and the audience began chanting ‘off off off’ and soon after the three judges buzzed him off the stage. Amanda Holden said: “Its ever so depressing,” while Simon Cowell questioned the whole premise of the song.
Alyn has since claimed that he only progressed onto the show because producers wanted to mock him and he insists that they knew he was once placed in a secure psychiatric unit...
- 5/29/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
TV Show Info: Writers: Richard Carpenter, Anthony Horowitz, Andrew McCulloch and John Flanagan Directors: Ian Sharp, Robert Young, Ben Bolt, James Allen, Gerry Mill, Sid Roberson and Alex Kirby Cast: Michael Praed, Jason Connery, Ray Winstone, Clive Mantle, Phil Rose, Peter Llewellyn Williams, Mark Ryan, Judi Trott, Nickolas Grace, Robert Addie, Philip Jackson, John Abineri Rating: Not Rated Studio: Acorn [...]ShareThis...
- 8/3/2008
- by Dominick
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