Nick Pemberton at the Brewery

Commentary by Norman Hadley A good poetry reading should leave you feeling as if you’ve been hurled through a balsa-wood door, brushing a dandruff of splinters from bruised shoulders on the sprawling floor of a strange new room. I mention this because there was a moment during Nick Pemberton’s reading at the Brewery last week [...]

Reviewing Opposite of Robot – Richard Turner interviewed!

Last Friday saw the final Opposite of Robot event playing itself out at Lancaster’s Yorkshire House. Founded by Richard Turner and later expanded upon by Wes Martin – both Lancaster based musicians/performers in their own right, OoR offered considered events organisation in a supportive atmosphere; showcasing some 70 bands/performers from across Europe and the UK [...]

Opposite of Robot -Finale- Fri 9th April- Yorkshire House – Last Harbour, Anna Kashfi, Samson & Delilah, Little Hero Band

Fri 9th April Very Last OoR Gig – Last Harbour, Anna Kashfi, Samson & Delilah, Little Hero Band [OoR24 - Friday 9th April 2010. Last Harbour, Anna Kashfi, Samson & Delilah, Little Hero. ] After over 2 years of putting on these nights, the time is upon us to bow out for the time being. [...]

Brindley Hallam-Dennis – My (minor) part in his upfall

By Norman Hadley We’re all in this together, I always say. Trite? Yes, but here we all are, scribbling, strumming and squawking, hoping that one day someone incongruously well-dressed will ooze into the back of the pub and buttonhole us after the performance with a quiet “You and me. Outside.” Afterwards, there’ll be papers to [...]