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Jay
- Aug 1
- 5 min
CONFESSION #1: TALULAH GOSH
I stole a Talulah Gosh lyric for use in Neverland in Shadow - a contemporary take on the Peter and Wendy story. This is my confession.
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Jay
- Jun 16, 2023
- 1 min
"AND WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES... "
A short blog post about the song Ones Who Love You by Toronto-based pop group Alvvays.
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Jay
- Oct 16, 2022
- 6 min
GOD HELP THE GIRL
Praise for God Help the Girl, the musical film from Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian.
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Jay
- Oct 16, 2021
- 6 min
CHAPTERS & VERSES: side 2
Neverland in Shadow's chapter titles are pop-influenced - from The Smiths to The Cure, Tilly and the Wall to The Clash.
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Jay
- May 20, 2021
- 4 min
CHAPTERS & VERSES: side 1
Neverland in Shadow's chapter titles are pop-influenced - from The Smiths to Slowdive, British Sea Power to The Pastels.
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Jay
- Apr 26, 2021
- 2 min
"WHEN ARE YOU GONNA SEE...
...I carved your name in the cherry tree?" Of all the songs that have inspired the writing of Neverland in Shadow, Teenage, by Veronica...
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Jay
- Apr 5, 2021
- 3 min
"THE TREES ARE SINGING YOUR NAME...
An influence and encouragement in writing Neverland in Shadow was the Primitives song Where the Wind Blows. Read about the track here.
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Jay
- Mar 10, 2021
- 9 min
TWEE: THE GENTLE REVOLUTION
The late Marc Spitz published his book Twee – The Gentle Revolution in Music, Books, Television, Fashion, and Film in 2014 (that Oxford...
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Jay
- Dec 2, 2020
- 1 min
"TONIGHT HE FINDS HER UNDERNEATH A WINTER'S MOON..."
A Winter's Sky by The Pipettes. It's another in the long list of pop songs that inspired the Neverland in Shadow story. The track is a...
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Jay
- Nov 5, 2020
- 2 min
"CAN'T YOU COME BACK?..."
At times, when writing and rewriting have been up against watching TV or sport, staring into a corner, or any other worthy alternative to...
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Jay
- Oct 27, 2020
- 2 min
EVERY DAY IS HALLOWEEN
As, depending on when you’re reading this, Halloween is creeping up, it would be remiss to not post up a spooky Spotify playlist. Now...
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Jay
- Sep 16, 2020
- 1 min
A WORLD IN SHADOW...
A World in Shadow is the blog for Neverland in Shadow: a contemporary take on the Peter & Wendy story.
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