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As we can’t wait for Damian to drop a single and make an announcement about his second album, today’s Throwback Thursday is about a fantastic evening at Hoxton Hall in March 2023 with Damian and his brilliant band. Enjoy!
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“Makin’ Plans is a song the Stones themselves might be proud to have under their belt.” – David Nobakht, Buzz Magazine
Welcome back, everyone, to another Damian Lewis’ “Song of the Week” feature! I’m excited to share my thoughts on yet another track from Damian’s debut album Mission Creep. And this time, it’s one where Damian plugs in the electric guitar.
Let’s talk about Makin’ Plans.
But before we dive deep into it, if you missed earlier posts in our Song of the Week series, you can catch up here. Continue reading “Damian Lewis’ Song of the Week: Makin’ Plans”
The official trailer for Damian Lewis’ upcoming WWII movie Pressure dropped last week. Of course I watched it the moment it was released. And then I watched it again. And again. And again. After that, I sat down to unpack it — to look at the details, the emotions, the tension — and to think about what we can expect from the film. I honestly love doing this. Watching closely, noticing small things, trying to understand what the story is really about — it’s one of my favorite parts of running this blog.
So let’s get in the mood by unpacking this trailer and diving into its details. Imagine the maps on the walls. A storm building outside. Seventy-two hours on the clock.
Here is the official trailer… and let’s go.
Because there is so much to talk about. Continue reading “Unpacking The “Pressure” Trailer: 72 Hours, Two Storms, One Impossible Decision”
Happy St. David’s Day, everyone!
Today is the Feast Day of St. David, the patron saint of Wales. Thus, in honor of the day, why not talk about Damian and his Welsh roots?
Here is Damian talking about himself as a “Londoner” and “British” at Times Talks London.
So far so good… Damian is proud of his Welsh roots, and we’re talking about Wales today! But… what do I talk about when I talk about Wales? What do I really know about Wales except the fact that Damian is half-Welsh? Well… I can drop a few Welsh celebrity names like a pro…Sir Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Burton, Gareth Bale… and, of course, the wonderful Denise Salway aka the “Knitting Witch” that creates the wonderful “Wolf Hall in Wool” collection and who made, for Damian, a special personalized gift!
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It’s Damian Lewis’ Song of the Week time again — and this one feels particularly special. Because we now know, thanks to a recent interview Damian gave to 9Honey, that his new singles will begin dropping in March, with the full album set for release in June. And this track, Suck My Blood, is one of the new originals we are really hoping makes the album cut. It has already been released on The Radleys soundtrack — but it absolutely deserves a second life on album two.
So today, we’re diving into it.
Here is how Damian introduced his new song “Suck My Blood” to us on Instagram just in time for Halloween in 2023. And then, during the second leg of his Mission Creep UK tour in spring 2024, he brought it to the stage for the first time.
Before performing it, he told us about The Radleys, the vampire film he had recently completed, in which he plays a small-town doctor. He explained how the song was inspired by the film and his role in it. And in Stroud, he absolutely brought the house down when he spotted a man in the front row getting up — presumably for the bar or the loo — and deadpanned:
“Sir, I’m not a real vampire.”
Classic Damian. Perfect timing. People couldn’t stop laughing. Continue reading “Damian Lewis’ Song of the Week: Suck My Blood”