Monday, 16 January 2012

We’re all guilty of dehumanizing the enemy

The Most Misunderstood Songs in Rock ‘N’ Roll History

How the fuck can you survive on less than £20 a week in this day and age? Answer goes without saying that you can't!!!

Funny that...

Linwood wins 'dismal' town award

As a kid going past the tower of 'dead' Hillman Imps...Linwood has a place in my heart forever!

I'm kidding - of course it doesn't...

REpost: The Life and Crimes of Lenny Bruce

A jewel from the archives. My friend Steve Shepherd used to be a radio producer - producing Jez Nelson's Jazz on 3 for years. His first programme, though, made in 1996, was this documentary about Lenny Bruce, made for the Sunday Feature slot - also on Radio - 3 in 1996. It's narrated by rock critic legend Charles Shaar Murray and The Guardian, at the time, said

"You almost hear the smoke above the jazz and the jokes. Sad and very funny. And proof that it can be cool to listen to Radio 3?"

So here is Steve's show (MP3).

Via the late, lamented

'Speechification'

I was there too...

...but at my usual spot right in front of the left hand PA. Which will explain my tinnitus no doubt...

Carbon Dioxide Affecting Fish Brains

Nothing to add... sigh

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beq: Houseleek

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Houseleek

The Flaming Lips + Bon Iver = ???

A likely recipe for whatever The Flaming Lips and Bon Iver have in the works:
- one cabin in the wilderness of Wisconsin
- enough confetti to thoroughly pollute the atmosphere
- all stars that have fallen to the ground
- four CD players
- five skulls
- a pinch or two of Autotune
- jagged vacance, thick with ice
- one giant plastic bubble
- snow
- swarm (herd? pack? gaggle?) of pink robots
Directions:
Stuff all ingredients into the cabin and see what happens. Gather other Lips’ concoctions (with Death Cab For Cutie, Nick Cave, Ghostland Observatory, Yoko Ono, Neon Indian, and maybe with Lykke Li, Erykah Badu, and Ke$ha as well). Let simmer until April (Record Store Day-ish).
Enjoy!

• The Flaming Lips: http://www.flaminglips.com
• Bon Iver: http://boniver.org
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