The MV RSS newsfeed, delivering the 20 hottest threads on the Midnight Voices (Pete Atkin and Clive James) Web Forumen-gb http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi Did anyone else pick up Clive saying he had supplied Pete with a new song lyric late last year? | Plus, I'm sure 'Thirty Year Man' was played twice! Interesting programme nonetheless, revealing Clive's passion for poetry remains undimmed.http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=Words;action=display;num=1336734154;start=2#2http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=Words;action=display;num=1336734154;start=2#217 May 2012 20:39:17WordsTiny_Montgomery Point of information, Keith: no, I do not own the rights to my old recordings. BOTBS and DTMA continue to be owned by Onward Music (the heirs to David Platz's Essex Music), TROS, SD and LL continue to be owned by Sony BMG (the heirs to RCA), and AKAN, which I made under my original Essex contract wa... [continues]http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=Music;action=display;num=1314379327;start=7#7http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=Music;action=display;num=1314379327;start=7#717 May 2012 08:51:46MusicPete Atkin Great record! | I love the left-field humour of Dave Brown's songs, from Dead man singing - the toe-tapping-tastic opener, as wonderfully life-affirming as only a song about death can be (y'know, like the McGarrigles' Work Song ), and Good Times - an anthem for us all - right through to the final ex... [continues]http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=Shrinks;action=display;num=1335723201;start=1#1http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=Shrinks;action=display;num=1335723201;start=1#110 May 2012 13:52:16ShrinksSylfest The Telegraph has also listed it in "The best recent poetry: May 6" | ( http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/fictionreviews/9246089/The-best-recent-poetry-May-6.html ): | 'There is an elegiac feel to Clive James's Nefertiti in the Flak Tower (Picador, 14.99). In "Fashion Statement" the old Auss... [continues]http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=Words;action=display;num=1330289505;start=5#5http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=Words;action=display;num=1330289505;start=5#508 May 2012 18:16:39WordsRevelator Russell Davies used 'Thief in the Night' as part of a guitar-themed thread on his Radio 2 show last night. Of course, it really had to be the original version, since that's the one that features, er, the guitar. | You can listen on iPlayer.http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=App;action=display;num=1336463592;start=0#0http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=App;action=display;num=1336463592;start=0#008 May 2012 08:53:12GigsRob Spence No problem Pete, and thank you for your kind reply. Legal/Rights issues can be a formidable nightmare, and I understand completely why they're an issue here. If old recordings are out of reach, new ones will always be able rely on my support. Thanks again!http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=news;action=display;num=1335864989;start=3#3http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=news;action=display;num=1335864989;start=3#304 May 2012 17:55:00NewsRevelator Well spotted, Ian. Yes, indeed this is the same Tony Marsh. It was the Mike Westbrook connection that confirmed it, because I once saw him play in the MW band along with Steve Cook, the bass player who'd been a chum in the Footlights. I can't say I knew him at all, of course, beyond the single three... [continues]http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=news;action=display;num=1335526000;start=1#1http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=news;action=display;num=1335526000;start=1#104 May 2012 16:30:52NewsPete Atkin CDR Update 4 | Latest news from the front near Paris. | Thanks to a tremendous effort from my sales team (alias Mrs Ash) we have now breached the 70 mark and there are only about 30 tickets left. A big atmosphere is therefore already guaranteed for the concert. | Nothing new to add on arrangements e... [continues]http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=App;action=display;num=1306319232;start=34#34http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=App;action=display;num=1306319232;start=34#3402 May 2012 17:48:59Gigsoliver ash Sorry I missed what sounds as if it was a terrific performance. Though surely, against that backdrop, Pete missed a small trick in not playing 'Screen-freak'?http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=App;action=display;num=1327772454;start=11#11http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=App;action=display;num=1327772454;start=11#1127 Apr 2012 13:35:10GigsMike Walters I see Clive's column didn't appear this week. I hope the reason has nothing to do with ill-health or all the garbage the media has been printing about him recently. http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=Words;action=display;num=1306537654;start=74#74http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=Words;action=display;num=1306537654;start=74#7426 Apr 2012 01:49:08WordsRevelator While I regret the absence of the two bonus tracks that adorned the earlier CD release (especially Julie's beautiful rendition of "Tonight Your Love is Over"), the improved sound and liner notes make this re-release a must-buy. The absence of extras also mean the album will end once again with "My S... [continues]http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=Chums;action=display;num=1333993552;start=1#1http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=Chums;action=display;num=1333993552;start=1#113 Apr 2012 20:48:39ChumsRevelator Here's an article on the event: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Cambridge/Digging-deep-for-celebrity-doodles-30032012.htm | Apparently the manuscript of Clive's recent poem, "Whitman and the Moth", reached 520. There's also a photograph of Clive in the article. He looks thinner and somewhat gaunt, ... [continues]http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=offtopic;action=display;num=1332667239;start=1#1http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=offtopic;action=display;num=1332667239;start=1#130 Mar 2012 21:13:56Off TopicRevelator The shadow of Atkin/James has always loomed long and large in my life. About a year ago, I started trying to write songs seriously, and I've found that Clive's lyrics in particular have become a benchmark for lyrical perfection. Without consciously trying to copy, there's a bunch of Jamesian qualiti... [continues]http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=offtopic;action=display;num=1332434560;start=0#0http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=offtopic;action=display;num=1332434560;start=0#022 Mar 2012 17:42:40Off TopicPete Smith I take it as a compliment that Clive has included a link to this interview on his own website - www.clivejames.com, as if you didn't know. Go to Poetry, and then to Lyrics.http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=news;action=display;num=1329145821;start=3#3http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=news;action=display;num=1329145821;start=3#324 Feb 2012 12:24:33NewsPete Atkin No idea whether this is the appropriate forum but I thought you might like to know that there is a cover of Pete's Thief in the Night on my new CD. | The CD is called "Last Night in Babylon" and it's released on February the 20th on Robb Johnsons Unlabelled label. | It's actually a pretty straight r... [continues]http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=news;action=display;num=1329413280;start=0#0http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=news;action=display;num=1329413280;start=0#016 Feb 2012 17:28:00NewsRuss Chandler Something from someone who was obviously not lurking. Click on You Tube | | Kevin Cryan | http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=App;action=display;num=1329059595;start=6#6http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=App;action=display;num=1329059595;start=6#613 Feb 2012 15:34:04GigsKevin Cryan Very nice. The performance of Tongue Tied is really quite special. | I'm jealous of anyone who made it along to the Cambridge gig.http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=news;action=display;num=1328788710;start=3#3http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=news;action=display;num=1328788710;start=3#312 Feb 2012 21:59:30Newshannibalmcnee Many of them feature the Beautiful Changers, Pete's original, official (are you listening Ian Chippett?) tribute band. | I'm listening, Ian... but not to the Beautiful Changers! Just looking at the photos is hard enough. A villainous-looking bunch if ever I saw one. I'm busy teaching my grandson ... [continues]http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=members;action=display;num=1328453117;start=3#3http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=members;action=display;num=1328453117;start=3#306 Feb 2012 18:53:29MembersIan Chippett Hi there! | Stone me, I know....it's been a while. | But I'm here today to direct you to my new presence on "Soundcloud". At the time of writing I have 15 live, original tracks uploaded with more to follow. | http://soundcloud.com/julianmount | Hope you like them. | All the best.... | ....Julian Mo... [continues]http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=members;action=display;num=1328292848;start=0#0http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=members;action=display;num=1328292848;start=0#003 Feb 2012 18:14:08MembersJtJ We wondered if it might be a good idea to offer a co-ordinator for possible transport sharing. I imagine there are people who will choose to drive to the gig and others who might not wish to make the journey alone. | If you are planning to drive, have spare capacity and wouldn't mind giving a ride t... [continues]http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=App;action=display;num=1327671451;start=0#0http://www.peteatkin.com/cgi-bin/mv/YaBB.cgi?board=App;action=display;num=1327671451;start=0#027 Jan 2012 13:37:31GigsCarole