Maybe – I guess it’s in the eye of the beholder. Come Pick Me Up, to give but one example, always suggested to me someone more likely to be abused than to be the abuser. A sensitive soul, a little boy l […]

To be fair, the FBI investigation into his possible grooming of a child was dropped, but that still leaves the multiple former partners alleging an ongoing pattern of coercive control across various relationships […]

This playlist is ace ❤️

This is a really great thread already. I’m going to listen to a bunch of these I’ve not yet heard. Mine are Logical Progression Volume 1, Bob Dylan Albert Hall 66, Rhythm of the Saints, The Imperfect Sea […]

Any excuse.

I dropped out way before you did, but I would also chuck in a vote for Strangers Almanac by Whiskeytown and Jacksonville City Night, both of which are probably peak Americana Adams. The only one I’ve heard r […]

A brief story about the AI hype cycle. On 1 June 2023 a dear friend forwarded me an episode of Steven Bartlett’s podcast “Diary of a CEO”. Said friend was in a state of some considerable anxiety over its conte […]

Completely agree. Infringement at best, theft at worst.

Yes, absolutely love Ellison. Couldn’t agree more.

Gen X, baby! Or maybe “Xennial”, I dunno. Funnily enough, this blog remains my only real presence on the open internet, so I’m in no rush to interact with this stuff. My main area of exposure is at work, […]

It’s a fun read, but it’s no more a road map of where we’re headed than I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream. Speculative fiction, essentially. The tech will undoubtedly have a profound impact on society over a lon […]

Evergreen comment for Led Zep threads 😱

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Can’t say it bothers me with Dylan either. If we’re talking about an appraisal of the human being, then sure – nicking a load of work is a black mark, albeit a comparatively minor one in the scheme of these thi […]

I’m not sure I agree with that last sentence, but at least it’s progress from barely added anything apart from white-guy caterwailin 😁 Also: Fantastically Expensive Lawyers, TMFTL

Burn the disc and stick on some Lead Belly for a bit of guilt-free listening pleasure. Authentic Blues, and authentic murder too.

See above – I think it’s priced in that 60s rock stars are arseholes, and we all happily listen to music by people who have done much worse than not giving credit where due. Art and artist.

Sure, but that’s exactly what I’m on about: the LZ version might crib the name and the tune, but the actual sonics of the thing are a world away from the original. They were definitely adding something, oth […]

Well, I like the sound of the fantastically expensive lawyers 😏 I dunno – when I listen to the old Blues guys they never actually *sound* that much like Led Zep to me. The bones of the thing, maybe, some of th […]

I dunno. I didn’t listen to any of this stuff until the 80s/90s, by which time a lot of it was trite/cringeworthy. It was probably groundbreaking in the moment, but now it’s a bit of an eye roll. Same for all […]