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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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! 🙂  

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Nostalgia week….

Posted on August 19, 2013 by filmcamera999

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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 →

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Join me for a few seconds of groooove….!

Posted on May 28, 2013 by filmcamera999

Mmmmm…..I can’t stop my feet from rocking to this! 😉

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