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That one slipped under my radar too. Great album, thanks for posting. He played in London relatively recently, possibly at last year’s Meltdown festival. I didn’t go, but heard good things about. I’m […]

You never having heard any of the music says alot about how young people listen, that is through headphones.

There are.auction houses here which have days devoted to music memorabilia and vinyl. You can bid online so the market is muxh bigger than whoever happens to turn up. If you have equivalent in Aus, they might be worth a try.

I have seen bootlegs sold on Ebay. Do a search for the album you want to sell. Then tick the completed box. The items with prices in green sold for that price. The prices in black didn’t sell. This gives you an […]

It applies in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. Tickets must be bought from a ticket office.

Plus if you have both, you can get further discounts on train travel.

You’re not only allowed one. You re entitled to your local authority Bus Pass. The railcard is operated by the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). If it is worthwhile, buy one.

Reform voters, largely from deprived areas with crumbling public services, on low pay, in zero hours jobs, living in often poor quality, pricey insecure housing have lost faith in the major parties. Being […]

The solution to this issue is to make people’s lives better so they will vote for you. What’s worrying is that the only change Starmer will make is to the noses in the trough and Labour will be replaced by a far […]

Did FPTP produce strong government in the last 14 years? Not a great argument imo. 34% on a 57% turnout is 19% of the electorate and with a lower vote for Labour than they got in 2019. This does not scream legitimacy.

I saw them about 6 times in the late 70s, including 2 consecutive nights at the Marquee before they were signed. In those days one of the things I wanted from the music press was to know which bands on the club […]

At a big number anniversary of Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club held at the Barbican, John Prescott, then a cabinet minister sat in the row in front of me. I remember he left at an odd time, which I assumed was for security reasons.

Am I remembering correctly that at previous presidential rallys his supporters chanted “lock him/her up”? The irony of Biden supporters doing the same would be delicious.

I saw Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble at the Union Chapel in London. It’s unusual for a jazz band playing improvised music playing anywhere outside of a small club so I guessed that I was in for a treat. […]

Gary, perhaps you could help us, and Sir Keir Starmer, out by telling us what “socialism” is. In this interview in the Independent he has to ask “what does that mean?” I had a former colleague who was a member […]

Puzzling I know, but B.T. Express – Do It (till you’re satisfied) is omitted from many best album lists. It’s a street funk classic. Every track is a banger.

Thanks for posting this. I see it is available to subscribers to BFI. As a subscriber I shall be watching it soon.

I had that single, but as Coronation St. was never watched in my house, I had no idea who Albert Tatlock was.

This would get you and everyone around you moving.