Author Archives: richie paradise

Better late then never, Happy Birthday to CU………………BE.

Posted on October 9, 2005 by richie paradise

Quit complaining wise guy, it’s taken me a week to recover from my 11 hour stint at last weeks magnificent Cube birthday part tay as you can see I was driven to a state of mass extasis. As were several … Continue reading →

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Brazilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!

Posted on September 30, 2005 by richie paradise

Well we did! We bloomin well did it Ma I tell ya! Crikey this was hard work, 2 hours of improv by 8 musicians, well 7 and Team Brick who is just a nutter making noises. Look, People turned up … Continue reading →

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Can I get a REEEEEEESCORE?

Posted on September 28, 2005 by richie paradise

With a big thanks to my old showbiz chum Craig David for the shout out. Maximum respect to you David. Anyway, just a wee taster without giving too much away I hope Ale seen here practising for the big rescore … Continue reading →

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Shhhhwing Badder Badder.

Posted on September 25, 2005 by richie paradise

Welll alright! ‘Bout time The Cube got with the program daddio. Game and Watch (Hog in otherwords) presented Oceans 11 and 12, and I made sure the Bar was swinging and the Martinis were extra dry. There was supposed to … Continue reading →

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Nuts Of The Round Table.

Posted on September 25, 2005 by richie paradise

Welcome pop fans, and your starter for ten: Who is this marked in red? Of course, its our Jewel of the Orient, Tomoko. Question 2, why did Richie Paradise turn up so late for practise that he missed it all … Continue reading →

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Oy Vey!

Posted on September 16, 2005 by richie paradise

Maybe, just maybe, it was the influence of Klezmer enthiusiast Team Brick. Maybe, just maybe, it was the fact that I’d been in New York recently Or maybe it was just Ockham’s razor, that we had two clarinet players at … Continue reading →

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Krautus Orchestrus And a bit of Burlesque for good measure.

Posted on September 7, 2005 by richie paradise

Hey, How YOU doing? Well after my shenanigans in The Big Apple it was back to the good old Orchestral Bada Bing. But on a lighter note: If you went to the Cube a few months ago for a film … Continue reading →

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Look Here, Crack kills dontcha know?

Posted on August 29, 2005 by richie paradise

Yes, I’m a very bad man…. But look, here I am concentrating very hard on translating the pretty pictures drawn by the Here Gallery drawing team into music, and not on the (ahem) craic. . I thought this worked pretty … Continue reading →

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Movieoke 4: A Nightmare on Dove Street (South)

Posted on August 29, 2005 by richie paradise

Hmmmmmmmmm. He’s not the son of Max headroom, he’s a very naughty boy: A Difficult one this. Like Mr Hopkinsonsaid, lack of staff made things difficult, but on the positive side there was a good turn out and lots of … Continue reading →

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Yes You Can Can Can

Posted on August 26, 2005 by richie paradise

They said our methods were unsound, untested, dangerous. That some had been driven to the depths of depression or happy clappy madness . To be fair they’re probably right but that won’t stop us. I think Mr Hopkinson touched on … Continue reading →

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