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29/10/2013, Film & Cook 2013

Next Month, in November, in Madrid (10th) and Barcelona (23) will be shown Roger Gual's movie 'Menú degustación' which features many DC songs in the soundtrack. According to the trailer and reviews, it features at least 'Perfect Lovesong' on the closing credits; but some reviews mentions that half of the soundtrack is by TDC...

29/10/2013, "Le cercle littéraire des amateurs d'épluchures de patates" de Mary Ann Shaffer et Annie Barrows...

"Le cercle littéraire des amateurs d'épluchures de patates" de Mary Ann Shaffer et Annie Barrows...
Note de concordance : 9/10 Faux départ ! Il faut savoir rebondir, renoncer à ses plans les mieux dessinés, tout effacer et mettre la gomme. Cela faisait des mois que tout était calé : je n'écoute pas davantage le...

28/10/2013, Los discos favoritos de Band à Part

Los discos favoritos de Band à Part
“Casanova” (The Divine Comedy) Javi y Coral: Nuestro gusto por los arreglos orquestales comenzó con este disco (luego creció con cosas tan dispares como Augusto Algueró o Henry Mancini). Neil Hannon es uno de esos pocos artistas que, como Jarvis Cocker, sabe mostrarse increíblemente elegante mientr...

24/10/2013, Volubilis Interview - The Divine Comedy

Volubilis Interview - The Divine Comedy
Pierre : Que répondez vous à ceux qui déclarent que votre dernier album est « le retour aux premiers amours de Neil » ?

24/10/2013, Volubilis Festival - Vieilles charrues 2004 - The Divine Comedy

Volubilis Festival - Vieilles charrues 2004 - The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy lors de leur concert aux Vieilles Charrues - Carhaix.

22/10/2013, WAREHOUSE OF ROCK: The Divine Comedy - Casanova

WAREHOUSE OF ROCK: The Divine Comedy - Casanova
siempre quise investigar esta banda. Ahora no tengo tiempo, a la noche te leo y veo los videos. Me resulta interesante. Este es el grupo de Neil Hannon? Cheers!!

20/10/2013, Sticky Wickets - The Duckworth Lewis Method - Actualité musicale - Etat-critique.com

Sticky Wickets - The Duckworth Lewis Method - Actualité musicale - Etat-critique.com
Etat critique - Retour du groupe passionné de cricket ! Une idée fantasque où l'on retrouve tout le charme anglais de Neil Hannon, la tête pensante de Divine Comedy.

20/10/2013, Duckworth Lewis Method

Duckworth Lewis Method
Two gigs from my favourite cricket pop purveyors, the Duckworth Lewis Method. The first an in-store at David's Music Letchworth, the second a few days later, at the home of cricket. Duckworth Lewis...

19/10/2013, More Bus Songs From The Duckworth Lewis Method Tour!!

More Bus Songs From The Duckworth Lewis Method Tour!!
Tour bus memories by Simon Little.
I waited way too long to post this... Shot with 8mm App

18/10/2013, The Divine Comedy's "Absent Friends": An Appreciation | PAUL PEARSON

The Divine Comedy's "Absent Friends": An Appreciation | PAUL PEARSON
I've been writing for a great music site that actually likes how I prefer to write, called Treble. As part of their tenth anniversary the editor guy, Jeff, asked writers to talk about their favorite or most significant albums of the past ten years. For me that was a pretty easy decision: The Divine Comedy's Absent Friends from 2004.

18/10/2013, Playlist: Literature In Music – From Mastodon to Kate Bush

Playlist: Literature In Music – From Mastodon to Kate Bush
The Divine Comedy – The Booklovers The absolute antithesis of say, ‘Cigarettes & Alcohol’ by Oasis, ‘The Booklovers’ by The Divine Comedy (a band of course named after the corresponding epic poem by the aforementioned Dante Alighieri) lists over seventy authors from Aphra Behn to Salman Rushdie. No...

16/10/2013, Live Review: The Duckworth Lewis Method | Redbrick

Live Review: The Duckworth Lewis Method | Redbrick
‘Do you think I can sing this next song with my pipe in my mouth?’ asks Neil Hannon abruptly, as he takes another gulp of red wine. He smiles at the slight hesitation that proceeds the laughter. Welcome to the world of The Duckworth Lewis Method, where knowing winks, Irish eccentricities, and effort...

16/10/2013, Le Théâtre de Pâques - Mon ETE 2013 (est en retard !) (1)

Le Théâtre de Pâques - Mon ETE 2013 (est en retard !) (1)
THE DUCKWORTH LEWIS METHOD Sticky wickets. Feel good record de l'année, deuxième ! N'en déplaise à certain (au singulier !), le cadet de l'éponyme galop d'essai du duo irlandais le plus physiquement disparate de l'histoire de la Musique (à ma droite Neil Hannon, 54 kilos AVEC le casque, à ma gauch...

15/10/2013, Justin's new spin on cheese wheels

Justin's new spin on cheese wheels
Lyme Regis cheesemonger Justin Tunstall has created his own Rock ’n’ Cheese Hall of Fame, which is going down a storm in the pop world as a new mark of making it big.

14/10/2013, Hall of Fame : The Divine Comedy - Absent Friends - Treble: Music news, reviews, interviews and more

Hall of Fame : The Divine Comedy - Absent Friends - Treble: Music news, reviews, interviews and more
The Divine Comedy's 'Absent Friends' is a Treble Hall of Fame honoree.

14/10/2013, Music | Live in Leeds – The Duckworth Lewis Method

Music | Live in Leeds – The Duckworth Lewis Method
The Duckworth Lewis Method - Brudenell Social Club, 27/09/13. How's that? Missing off, missing leg and hitting half way up middle. Neil Hannon of The

12/10/2013, Cricket-Pop

Cricket-Pop
Nur noch selten dreht sich eine neu erschienene Platte auf meinem Plattenspieler. Diesen Herbst ist es wieder einmal soweit. «Sticky Wickets» ist die zweite LP der irischen Gruppe The Duckworth Lew...

11/10/2013, Blofeld & Baxter in Memories Of Test Match Special, Grand Opera House, York, October 11

Blofeld & Baxter in Memories Of Test Match Special, Grand Opera House, York, October 11
Neil Hannon talks about his work with Henry Blofeld.
Let Irish songwriter Neil Hannon, alias Lewis to Thomas Walsh’s Duckworth, take up the story.

07/10/2013, Simon Little's photos on Google+

Simon Little's photos on Google+
The Simon Little's portraits of The Duckworth Lewis Method.
Duckworth Lewis Method Portraits (15 photos)

06/10/2013, Duckworth Lewis Method at O2 Shepherd's Bush|Have a cup of tea

Duckworth Lewis Method at O2 Shepherd's Bush|Have a cup of tea
Have a cup of tea-Ameba cuckoo0605さんのブログです。主に英国に関する出来事を記録しています

06/10/2013, Review: The Duckworth Lewis Method at Brudenell Social Club

Review: The Duckworth Lewis Method at Brudenell Social Club
A truly inspirational performance from leather on willow obsessed ,The Duckworth Lewis Method, brings the cricket season to a fitting close at Brudenell Social Club.

03/10/2013, Put up with rain: Like a toddler with a CD player

Musings and thoughts on life, parenting, depression, music, food, books, and ferrets. May contain Balls. Tell me how I've damaged you @jessikart on twitter

03/10/2013, Duckworth Lewis Method @ Shepherds Bush Empire, London 21/09/2013 - Subba-Cultcha

Duckworth Lewis Method @ Shepherds Bush Empire, London 21/09/2013 - Subba-Cultcha
The number one cricket inspired super group pop combo return to London, expect much Jiggery Pokery. Besides being cricket lingo, [...]

02/10/2013, Good innings from cricket fanatics

Good innings from cricket fanatics
The Duckworth Lewis Method return for a second innings with Sticky Wickets.

02/10/2013, The Duckworth Lewis Method LIVE @ Glee Club, Birmingham 29.09.13

The Duckworth Lewis Method LIVE @ Glee Club, Birmingham 29.09.13
On the final stop of what has been a packed summer of dates, The Duckworth Lewis Method brought their unique brand of cricket-themed, ‘70s-tinged rock to a cheerful audience at the Glee Club in Birmingham. The group is made up of the songwriting duo of The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon and Pugwash’s T...

01/10/2013, Lisaface

Lisaface
Portrait of Neil Hannon.
Sometimes, if I’m doing a drawing I like, I take pictures of it in stages because I know I’m bound to go horribly wrong at some point. And I think I’ve just reached that point. It’s like I...

01/10/2013, Brighton Source - Duckworth Lewis Method Review

Smart, funny and fun enough to make you believe that maybe all pop music really should be about cricket.

01/10/2013, Review - The Duckworth Lewis Method - The Badger

Review - The Duckworth Lewis Method - The Badger
Described as ‘Purveyors of top notch Cricket Pop’, The Duckworth Lewis Method have made a name for themselves in the incredibly small niche of cricket-based musical performance. As their genre choice may suggest, the Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon and his partner-in-crime Thomas Walsh haven’t struggl...