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perspexorange wrote: Well, talking of online events, I'm quite looking forward to the two on Monday; specifically the Sumner / Morris ..
Having a look at this now. Craig Parkinson reading out the lyrics to 24 Hours was quite something, kind of strange.
Steve on now , pre recorded chat with Haslam
Fotz wrote:
perspexorange wrote: Well, talking of online events, I'm quite looking forward to the two on Monday; specifically the Sumner / Morris ..
Having a look at this now. Craig Parkinson reading out the lyrics to 24 Hours was quite something, kind of strange.
Steve on now , pre recorded chat with Haslam
So that room Bernard did the interview from is presumably THE room where Bernard works on music when he isn't in the Barn at S&G's.
Did anybody else think that Bernard didn't seem particularly happy?
I guess lockdown is getting to him a bit.
perspexorange wrote: Did anybody else think that Bernard didn't seem particularly happy?
I guess lockdown is getting to him a bit.
Just thinking, perhaps he had just seen this headline and was worried that a crowd of angry Welshmen were heading towards his moored vessel.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/lockdown-bernard-sumner-boat-wales-18272834
perspexorange wrote:
perspexorange wrote: Did anybody else think that Bernard didn't seem particularly happy?
I guess lockdown is getting to him a bit.
Just thinking, perhaps he had just seen this headline and was worried that a crowd of angry Welshmen were heading towards his moored vessel.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/lockdown-bernard-sumner-boat-wales-18272834
Either that or Bass Thruster was sending him death threat emails at the start for not being part of the event.
perspexorange wrote:
perspexorange wrote: Did anybody else think that Bernard didn't seem particularly happy?
I guess lockdown is getting to him a bit.
Just thinking, perhaps he had just seen this headline and was worried that a crowd of angry Welshmen were heading towards his moored vessel.
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/lockdown-bernard-sumner-boat-wales-18272834
I read peoples comments below the article yesterday but can't find them now.They were mostly "aww diddumms" and "Never heard of him" and such.I can kind of understand their reactions but i guess those of us more familiar with Bernard's sense of humour we would just think it was just Bernard being Bernard.I'm sure he's got nothing against the Welsh. Also in another way, you could say it was yet another sad example of people falling for a newspaper's sensationalism and clickbait.But that's all just my take on it.
Yeah Bernard did seem to have a slight undercurrent of irritability in the Headstock interview.I guess because of lockdown.He seemed to say at one point when an email came in that "Your set up appointment with Sky has been confirmed" which seem to indicate he had an appointment for something with Sky News? Or maybe he's getting a new Sky broadband router😄
I watched all the Headstock evening in the end.Yes some good stuff like Craig Parkinson and then Maxine Peake reading out JD lyrics, Steve and Bernard interviews and one or two other parts like the band doing the cover of Isolation but other parts didn't really float my boat (the Irish band Codaline weren't my thing)
Just been on the Jack / Hooky live chat again.
Unsurprisingly, the chat mainly focussed on the 'So This Is Permanent' event yesterday (which I watched yesterday and really enjoyed).
Hooky showed the two 'proof' DVD discs that he'd just been sent for the PC&L boxset. He needs to approve these before the finalisation of the boxset. I presume Bernard, Steve & Gillian will have to do the same too. But, yeah, things definitely seems to be moving pretty fast with that set. Can't bloody wait!
Hooky received a 'phone call from Twinny during the live chat. Apparently Twinny now lives in Wales and has some news. I'm guessing it's got something to do the boat moored there. He said he would divulge what he was told at the next live chat.
Here's hoping Meibion Glyndwr haven't struck... [eek3]
Just thinking about the interview with Bernard and Steve yesterday, I kind of wonder why Hooky wasn't present.
I was expecting Bernard and Steve, although obviously not in the same room, to be in the same discussion. Instead, Dave Haslam interviewed them separately, an hour or so apart. I think they were also pre-recorded interviews. Going by those rules, it would've been simple to have a separate interview with Hooky too.
Maybe Hooky declined; he was quite busy with interviews yesterday. I suppose there's also a possibility that he and Haslam have fallen out. Can't remember if I've seen the two of them in any interviews post-Hooky.
I should point out that, although Bernard seemed to be a bit annoyed, I enjoyed the interview with him and, especially, Steve (he's always good fun and interesting). I haven't had the chance to watch the Mark Reeder interview yet, but am looking forward to that too.
Oh i forgot last night, what with the Headstock thing, all about the streaming for 24 hours thing of The Light's 2015 gig.Had a look on YouTube just now and a Joy Division channel has the whole show .Had a brief flick through but i just can't tolerate Hooky's me me me macho posturing and excruciating vocals.Ugh.He just butchers the songs.Ugh.Such a shame.
I think Bernard just gets a bit sick answering the same questions about JD. Seemed a bit happier once he was talking about other things such as mixing Zachs recent songs and the unheard future new order classic. There’s not a lot more he can say about stuff that was 40 years ago. Play the records they will never age.
Can’t believe his jokey throw away comments about the welsh made their news, people just can’t take a joke any more
The Shadow wrote: I think Bernard just gets a bit sick answering the same questions about JD.
Yes i think Dave Haslam needs to give it a break , to be honest.Too much JD questions and going over the same old story blah blah blah.He seems rather too obsessed over recent years.I'm actually becoming a little concerned about Haslam's state of mind.
The Shadow wrote: I think Bernard just gets a bit sick answering the same questions about JD. Seemed a bit happier once he was talking about other things such as mixing Zachs recent songs and the unheard future new order classic.
You're probably right but, to be fair, he could've turned Haslam down, if he didn't want to answer questions of this nature. The whole point of the programme was to talk about Joy Division and mental health with, presumably, Bernard and Stephen focussing on the former. The fact that Steve was there, happy as Larry, meant that the band were represented on the big day and, if Bernard was uncomfortable about answering JD questions, he should, perhaps, have declined.
I did think that Bernard seemed to side-step a couple of questions about JD and start talking about he was doing instead. Which probably wasn't what Haslam was after.
What I also thought was quite pointed, is that Bernard seemed to make no reference to Hooky and the rest of the band, i.e. two or three occasions he said things like 'when I met Ian', rather than 'when we met Ian' (Bernard and Hooky apparently met him together). I might be reading far too much into this, but it certainly seemed to me that the way he was answering questions was in a 'deliberate' manner, rather than just naturally.
I did worry a little about Bernard. He just didn't seem his normal self. Well, his normal 'interview' self, as I don't know him personally.
I guess it's the cursed lockdown. Bad times.
oh well, Bernard could always do some fruit picking if he's bored with lockdown.You know, like that renowned hard grafter Prince Charles has suggested the plebs do.
The Shadow wrote: I think Bernard just gets a bit sick answering the same questions about JD.
Yes but it was a JD night. In the words of Jimmy Carr, the clue there is in the name. The Light are a live experience. Stripped of that thrill, recordings are Karaoke piss takes and not worth hunting down.
Bit of a long shot this, but does anyone have copies of the Jack/Hooky live streams for the following dates:
31/03/2020 07/04/2020 14/04/2020 26/05/2020
I missed the first three and also missed the start of the latest one, so would really like to see these. I also had a bit going on in the house at the time, so sadly couldn't give it my complete attention this week.
According to Jack on Twitter, he couldn't save the latest chat, so it didn't appear on his Instagram page for 24 hours like in previous weeks. So, it would need to be someone who captured this at the time using 'screen capture' tech.
What's doubly annoying for me is that Hooky mentioned my 'perspexorange' handle when I helped him remember a name (by me using the 'comments' facility).
Call me a bit sad, but I'd quite like to preserve this 2 seconds of personal fame! ![[:d]](/emoticons/biggrin.gif){kind=small}
Has anyone else cum across Track by Track, the live broadcast where they go through an album with Twitter comments from fans and occasionally the proverbial horse's mouth? Recommended! Last night it was the Sirens' Call with Phil Cummingsham no less, and he's their secret weapon! They've also done Electronic and Mucous Complete, plus my wife's Northern Star (with my spouse herself) and Spiceworld. She must be busy, doing all this work, putting out her new single AND organising our wedding. I know 99% of the social media is a free for all, but this one's worthwhile.
Thanks for this. Pretty decent interview. Strange to hear Gillian interviewed alone, as she's usually accompanied by Steve.
I chucked the Gillian interview on the You Tubs as it was quite rare to have an interview with her.
Lovely to hear Gillian speak. And she chose Leave me alone. I can see this song being resurrected for live performances next year.
Fotz wrote: I chucked the Gillian interview on the You Tubs as it was quite rare to have an interview with her.
Good plan! Giving her a bit of well-deserved love!
The Shadow wrote: Lovely to hear Gillian speak. And she chose Leave me alone. I can see this song being resurrected for live performances next year.
At the recent Tim Burgess 'Movement' listening party, Steve commented that he'd do his best to get ‘Everything’s Gone Green’ and ‘Leave Me alone’ back into the set for the O2.
Fingers crossed...
perspexorange wrote:
The Shadow wrote: Lovely to hear Gillian speak. And she chose Leave me alone. I can see this song being resurrected for live performances next year.
At the recent Tim Burgess 'Movement' listening party, Steve commented that he'd do his best to get ‘Everything’s Gone Green’ and ‘Leave Me alone’ back into the set for the O2.
Fingers crossed...
Both of those songs would be on my ultimate New Order set list
perspexorange wrote:
At the recent Tim Burgess 'Movement' listening party, Steve commented that he'd do his best to get ‘Everything’s Gone Green’ and ‘Leave Me alone’ back into the set for the O2.
Fingers crossed...
I decided that Ally Pally would be my last NO gig until they release something new or do a "farewell". Well I guess they have released something new. If this gig goes ahead it would be a great way to get back to normal life.
Leave Me Alone and EGG would make it even greater. Go on S&G!
Speaking of S&G (and Tim) here's some S news:
[TWITTER]1306601690133606400[/TWITTER]
[TWITTER]1306675943440818178[/TWITTER]
This was live tonight at 7.15pm. I'm not sure how we replay it. Maybe it'll end up on YouTube...
[TWITTER]1310918109864382466[/TWITTER]
[TWITTER]1311014241235804166[/TWITTER]
EDIT: Tim Burgess replied to me on twitter. He says: Yep, stay tuned.
EDIT2: OK, Dave Haslam has now kindly forwarded this to me (it was he whom I originally asked, even tho Tim replied earlier):
[TWITTER]1311258903091568645[/TWITTER]
