Category Archives: music

Meet my friend Marina..and her work!

Posted on March 8, 2014 by filmcamera999

For some time now, I have been conversing with a lady in Greece…her name is Marina Kanavaki. Her work has me enthralled, cut a long story short! Her latest work has blown my mind….so without further ado, take a look … Continue reading →

Posted in art, For book lovers!, journaling & writing, music | Tagged art, enthralled, friend, greece, kanavaki, marina | 2 Comments

More film noir from world cinema…

Posted on February 22, 2014 by filmcamera999

Following my short post yesterday regarding film noir from India, it seems a whole lot of readers are very interested in this subject, judging by the emails I have had overnight. I had to have a private chuckle to myself, … Continue reading →

Posted in cine film, Classic film cameras, film noir, journaling & writing, music | Tagged 1936, asian, ben hur, cinema, classic, expression, film, indian, japanese, lavish, mughal-e-azam, music, noir, western, world | 2 Comments

Filmcamera999 ventures into moving pictures!

Posted on January 17, 2014 by filmcamera999

Been a long time since my last post…believe me, it,s taken this long to finally get rid of the post-Xmas blues! With my final few days here in merry ol’ England coming to an end very soon, I’ve just had … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic film cameras, film noir, journaling & writing, music | Tagged creativity, film, foray, idea, james brown, moving, noir, pictures, studio, vancouver | 4 Comments

A can of worms has been opened, I fear!

Posted on November 14, 2013 by filmcamera999

Hot on the heels of my little article yesterday about the re-emergence of vinyl record sales and the benefits of valve amps over transistor/IC powered ones, emails have been pouring in from readers all over the place, some supporting my … Continue reading →

Posted in journaling & writing, music | Tagged distortion, electronics, hi-fi, linear, nerds, non-linear, output, solid state, sound, transformers, valve. amps, warmth | 10 Comments

Let’s all walk down to the record shop….!

Posted on November 13, 2013 by filmcamera999

I know this has nothing at all to do with photography, but as a user of, shall we say, old technology, I still hanker about the old days whenever I pull out my collection of vinyl LPs and EPs! It … Continue reading →

Posted in 1960s London, music | Tagged dust, EPs, LPs, nostalgia, old, records, sales, scratches, shops, tube, valve, vancity, vinyl | 9 Comments

A different take on my John Lennon post…

Posted on September 24, 2013 by filmcamera999

A couple of days ago, I posted an article here about the music and message of John Lennon. To me, I suppose, the Beatles were part and parcel of my youth…wherever me and my friends went, to whichever bar or … Continue reading →

Posted in 1960s London, Classic film cameras, journaling & writing, music | Tagged 60s, china, imagine, john lennon, kennedy, martin luther king, music, peace, protests, student, vietnam, war | 2 Comments

Let’s end nostalgia week with this….

Posted on August 23, 2013 by filmcamera999

I remember hearing this on the radio sometimes….the voice, the words, the harmonica was mesmerising even way back then….Howlin Wolf…..1965…… Thanks for joining me on the trip! 🙂

Posted in 1960s London, Classic film cameras, journaling & writing, music | Tagged harmonica, howlin wolf, mesmerising, voice, words | Comments Off

Nostalgia week….

Posted on August 19, 2013 by filmcamera999

Posted in 1960s London, Classic film cameras, For book lovers!, journaling & writing, music | Tagged everly brothers | Comments Off

A bit of poetry from my Sikh friend….

Posted on August 6, 2013 by filmcamera999

You may remember some time ago, I mentioned here about my very good friend, who happens to be a Sikh, and how he tends to get deeper and deeper into things than anybody else I’ve known? He is one hell … Continue reading →