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STAG’S WORLD OF ROCK
JASMINE ROSE
Really good to see my former drummer Simon Parsons still involved in original music. He has a new collective project out called All Hail Doris and recently released a fine single/video called ‘Let’s Go Fall In Love Again’, which you will find on YouTube by tapping in Shiny Vinyl Records. Apart from being a top drummer, Simon is a gifted songwriter. He played in Secret Army with me in the 90s for several years until he and our bassist Roy got poached by the then quite big band The Pooh Sticks for their American and Japanese Tour so left the group. That’s rock ‘n’ roll and we’ve always been big mates so check out the video. Another singer/songwriter worth having a listen to is Mark Davis. Mark, who hails from Cardiff but is now based in Bridgend, has an album out on the various download formats called ‘The Young Cardiffian’. He’s had three singles released so far including ‘Dream Machine’, ‘Break My Heart’ and more recently ‘Porthcawl Babe’. Have a listen, it’s good stuff and thanks for the call, Mark, and keep the songs coming! In the meantime, to all our readers, stay safe and well. Stag Marks 07549 728356 Photo: Stag Marks
Introducing 21-year-old Porthcawl Singer/Songwriter, JASMINE ROSE, who has just released her first album! The Alternative/experimental Pop Singer has a unique edge with her sound that pulls far enough away from convention to intrigue the ear, yet remains intelligently coherent enough to indulge in. It’s real. Raw, modern, diverse. An evident love of producing intricate melodies and counter melodies that call, respond, twist and dance around each other in celebration of its very message. Music that makes you feel. Music that you can relate to. The indie pop gem ‘In the City’ is the lead single off of Jasmine Rose’s debut Album Inner City, which was written, performed, recorded and mixed by Jasmine and is out now on all major streaming platforms. This whole album reflects a spirituality that encapsulates the very essence of the heart and soul put into its production. From the outset, the general mood of each track displays many rich and colourful ambient textures. The album follows and builds off her debut 2020 singles ‘Free’ and ‘Paradise’. Definitely not to be missed – check out Jasmine’s social media and links to download or stream the album, for your continued pleasure. https://jasminerose.lnk.to/innercity https://jasminerose.lnk.to/ free https://jasminerose.lnk.to/paradise https://jasminerosej. bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jasmine_rose_official/ https://www. facebook.com/JasmineRoseOfficially https://www.tiktok.com/@ jasmineroseofficial?lang=en
A FILM MAKER’S POINT OF VIEW A few weeks ago, during one of the dark evenings of winter, I came across a Facebook posting by Nigel Horn, who used to run iDailies, a filmprocessing laboratory in West London. Now retired, Nigel wrote to draw attention to the 1968 BBC adaptation of the classic M.R. James ghost story entitled ‘Whistle And I’ll Come To You’. Michael Hordern played the main character and Jonathan Miller directed the production, filmed in black & white. I searched for it on YouTube and found it. This was ghostly horror in a totally different league from what would be portrayed now. In Nigel’s words, it was “the most utterly brilliant realisation of supernatural terror with no CGI or visual effects, just a stunningly imagined, directed, acted, shot and edited work of genius”. With such a recommendation, I sat back to watch it, and having watched it once, I watched it again. Hordern’s portrayal of Professor Parkins, the somewhat eccentric main character bumbling his way through a seaside holiday on a lonely part of the East Anglian coast is, indeed, a timeless classic in its own right and a lesson to all who wish to put horror on the screen. Anthony Hontoir Downwood Films 07510 934299 Photo: Anthony Hontoir 44 | seaside news
PYLE & PORTHCAWL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY We recently held our annual Alan Thomas Memorial Competition where each member could enter up to 4 digital images, Mono only, no colour. Ralph Snook from Bristol judged the event live on zoom. The winner of this competition was decided by the sum of their 2 top scoring entries. It was extremely close this year and the winner wasn’t decided until the very last image of the night when William Baker won with his second 20 of the night. Congratulations William. We’re a very friendly camera club with a mix of male & female members and welcome new members of all ages and skill levels, it’s all very informal so if you have an interest in photography why not join us, we usually meet on Thursday evenings at 7:30pm at St Clare’s School, Newton CF36 5NR but our meetings are currently suspended due to the Coronavirus situation so we’re now holding competitions etc. online instead. Our program is available at www.pyle-porthcawl-ps.co.uk Geoff Baker
