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Petrols in Nottingham - July 09 - Credit: HughieD from TPE forums.

I’m going to see the That Petrol Emotion tonight in Newcastle. I shall be a proper hanger-on and get along to the soundcheck and hang-out with the band .

Whilst the tour hasn’t had any/much press coverage – the response on the band’s website forum has been enthusiastic and the general feeling is that they sound better than ever. I think is what comes from getting older and becoming better musicians – a bit like Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

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Forum post with recent pictures

I’ll post a review later.

TPE

My good friends Ciaran and Ray embark tonight on their first major tour for 15 years with That Petrol Emotion. They play the Birmingham Academy 2 tonight and then on for a total of 10 gigs (see list of gigs here). I will see them in Newcastle a week on Friday… can’t wait!

Wonderful insane writing linking Bowie/Elvis/Roswell/2001 A Space Odyssey/Superman:

“The alien that crashes to Earth during the supposed Roswell crash in Bowie birth year is also the starchild that evolves at the end of 2001 . Astronaut Bowman is in cryogenic suspension for 18 months and then evolves into …. something else. It is curious to note that Bowie was Ziggy Stardust for 18 months and then became …. something else. Elvis recorded at Sun Studio and was under the guidance of Sam Phillips for 18 months and then became … something else.”

link:   Bowie vs Elvis.