![]() And ‘The Flame’ is entertainingly lively. But the loudly jangling guitars are soon back and the mood very positive again on ‘Your Life Is Mine’ which is a throwback to the band's formative years nearly half a century ago. There is a hint of later-in-life reflection on ‘Home’ where Grogan, now 60, reveals “too many heartbreaks made me feel alone/”. Clare is backed by her musician husband Stephen Lironi and the title track and ‘Colour Of My Dreams’ are powerful dance tracks, sung with giddy abandon!Īlso helping out as co-writer of ‘Glitter Ball’ is former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler (who recently made a superb album with actress/singer Jessie Buckley). Now, almost four decades later, ‘Mascara Streakz’ takes up from where that album left off. Altered Images: 150 Years of Posed and Manipulated Documentary Photography reveals more than 40 photos that have been faked, posed or manipulated, from 19th-Century propaganda to 21st-Century. But they then progressed into more sophisticated synth-powered dance on 1983's ‘Bite’. To close their exhibition celebrating Scottish rock and pop, the British Music Experience welcomed performer, actor, author and presenter Clare Grogan to the BME for an evening in-conversation. Like many performers in the 1980s, they went on to embrace glossy pop and were soon regulars on BBC TV's weekly ‘Top Of The Pops’ show. On the release of their first album in 39 years, music writer Matt Jacobson interviews Altered Images singer-songwriter Clare Grogan. Their next tour date is at Saint Lukes in Glasgow, after that theyll be at Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh. The group began life as a post-punk act inspired by Siouxsie And The Banshees and they were popular with renowned BBC Radio One presenter John Peel on his alternative-focused radio show. Altered Images is currently touring across 1 country and has 2 upcoming concerts. Her debut novel TALLULAH AND THE TEENSTARS reached No 2 in the Waterstone’s Children's Book Chart.Īlthough Altered Images are regularly on the bill at 80s themed festivals such as REWIND and LET’S ROCK.Altered Images, the Glasgow band fronted by Clare Grogan, are releasing their first new album in 39 years! She also recently started hosting a new show for ABSOLUTE 80’s. Her recent Radio 4 comedy and dramas include ROMANCE AND ADVENTURE alongside Josie Long, RUMBUNCH with Mel Giedroyc and the serialisation of MODESTY BLAISE. She has presented for 6MUSIC and BBC RADIO SCOTLAND. Her film credits include, GREGORY’S GIRL, COMFORT AND JOY, JILTING JO, WEDDING BELLES, SMALLEST GAME IN TOWN, LOYAL, EMO, THE PENALITY KING, BAFTA winning drama THE WEE MAN and most recently DELIRUM - which is currently doing the film festival circuit.Ĭlare has presented film, travel and music shows for TV and radio including the BBC's THE ONE SHOW, STV’s SCOTLAND’S REAL HEROES, ITV’s DREAM TICKET, VH 1 and VINTAGE TV. WATERLOO ROAD, EASTENDERS, DOCTORS, RED DWARF, FATHER TED, TAGGART, SEA OF SOULS, FORGIVEN. ![]() The multi-talented Ms Grogan has also had roles in dozens of TV and Radio Dramas, including some of the UK's best loved TV shows: SKINS - which she also wrote songs for, used in the series. Fronted by singer Clare Grogan, the band branched into mainstream pop music, having six UK top 40 hit singles and three top 30 albums between 19. She recently made her debut at The Royal Albert Hall where she joined Texas on stage. Who was the lead singer of Altered Images Altered Images were an early 1980s Scottish new wave/post-punk band. ![]() Clare and the band worked closely with Scottish painter David Band creating original pieces of art work that were released as special edition prints alongside the singles.Ĭlare recently received a Special Recognition Award at the Scottish Music Awards and headlined a Gala night at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow and in January played to a sell out crowd in LA at the Microsoft Arena. They were voted BEST NEW GROUP at the NME awards the same year that they were invited to play at The Royal Command Performance. ![]() They recorded 3 Top 10 Albums and had 6 UK Top 40 hits including ‘Don’t Talk To Me About Love’, ‘I Could Be Happy’ and ‘Happy Birthday’. The summer she left school her band, ALTERED IMAGES, were signed to Sony Records and Clare appeared in the BAFTA winning comedy GREGORY’S GIRL directed by Bill Forsyth.Īltered Images quickly had worldwide success, selling millions of records, which topped the charts in several countries. CLARE GROGAN has worked extensively in Music, Film, Television, Theatre and Radio for 30+ years. ![]()
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