Polly Wood

Following their well-matched 2017 collaboration with Veruca Salt frontwomen Nina Gordon and Louise Post, '90s-influenced indie rock trio Skating Polly roll out their infectious fifth album, The Make It All Show. It's hard to believe that the Oklahoma City band, fronted by stepsisters Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse, is already on record number five, but Skating Polly started young – in 2009, when Kelli was nine and Peyton 14 – and hit their stride quickly, earning plenty of critical acclaim and attracting notable collaborators like punk legend Exene Cervenka (X), who returns here with a guest vocal.

Polly Adelaide Hendricks Hazelwood, known professionally as Del Wood, was an American queen of the honky-tonk piano. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee. A lifetime resident of Nashville, she was surrounded by the influences of early country music and the remaining vestiges of ragtime, particularly through the guitar pickers. She took up piano at age five, and played ragtime, gospel, and country music. Despite her parent's best efforts to encourage a direction towards classical music, the environment in Nashville, plus the early local programming on radio, convinced her that she wanted to play piano in the honky-tonk style. Her dream goal was the Grand Ole Opry, something she would realize in her early 30s.

La messa in scena di un ideale paese del Galles: una sessantina di personaggi, tutti parecchio strambi, con i loro sogni e i loro pensieri nell'arco di una giornata. C'è Capitan Gatto, un vecchio uomo di mare ormai cieco che parla con i fantasmi di tutti i suoi compagni morti in mare. Anche Mrs Ogmore-Pritchard, maniaca della pulizia, riceve ogni notte in sogno la visita dei due mariti morti e li costringe a sottoporsi ai medesimi riti di igiene domestica e personale coi quali aveva rovinato loro la vita. E poi c'è il postino Willy Nilly che è abituato ad aprire la corrispondenza dei compaesani e consegna le lettere anticipandone a voce il contenuto. E Polly Garter che rievoca continuamente l'unico amore della sua vita, il dolce e tenero Willy Wee, ma si concede a tutti gli uomini del paese ricavandone figli in abbondanza, che cresce tutti amorevolmente..

A collection of intimate, observational portraits of leading artists, revealing unique insights into their working lives and creative process. From Norman Ackroyd's etchings of the British landscape to Frank Quitely's superhero creations, and from Polly Morgan's explorations in taxidermy to Antony Gormley's new work Tanker Field, this series of films explores what it means to be an artist working today. Featuring additional films and exclusive BBC Arts Online interviews and features.

The Trend is back in action with their new album, Wood Seats Lane. The power/pop punk band is flowing with new material. It's the finished album that should have been released in 1979. The Trend is currently an obscure Salford gem. With an international and United Kingdom fan base, the band have just released Wood Seats Lane. A story telling the history behind The Trend. There's a lot of power pop magic that you won't get in today's bands. The songs still as fresh as they would be on the brink of 1979. Everyone will remember hits like Polly and Wendy, Teenage Crush and Cool Johnny. I mean, you can currently find the album in most Manchester records stores.