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mutikonka commented on the post, The Summer Of '76 1 week, 3 days ago
The summer of 1976: listening to Wings ‘Let Em In’ [or was it Silly Love Songs?] on my transistor radio while camping at Bardney Dairies, Lincolnshire, as part of the Camping Club National Youth Rally. All I […]
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mutikonka commented on the post, Neighbours – the final episode 2 weeks ago
Despite living in UK in the 80s and now Australia I don’t think have ever watched a single episode of Neighbours from beginning to end. Its popularity always baffled me. And having lived in Australia for almost 30 […]
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mutikonka commented on the post, How will Corbyn go down? 1 month ago
Alexei Sayle’s interview with Corbyn on his podcast is worth a listen. Let’s just say Alexei is not a fan of Keith Starmer.
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mutikonka commented on the post, Going anywhere nice this year? 1 month, 1 week ago
Nepal was my first overseas trip in three years. I used to get crazy cheap flights to China from Sydney and would explore the mountains in the Tibetan borderlands. Nepal was the nearest alternative as China is […]
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mutikonka commented on the post, Steve Wright 1 month, 1 week ago
Is he still going? It’s like hearing that the Mini Metro is still in production. Surprised to hear that he’s still on air let alone on BBC national radio. I left the UK in the eighties and he was sounding dated even then.
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mutikonka commented on the post, Julian Cope has a new single out 1 month, 1 week ago
Was a big fan of Wilder from when I lived in Liverpool in 1981. Met Julian once waiting in the queue at Midland Bank near Rodney Street, and my girlfriend bizarrely started asking him about what A Levels he did […]
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mutikonka commented on the post, When did you stop caring about Star Wars? 1 month, 3 weeks ago
1977. I saw it when I was 14, target age group. Thought it was rubbish even then. Like a cross between Wizard of Oz and The Dambusters. Was more impressed with Close Encounters, which like many films in the 70s […]
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mutikonka commented on the post, Ey up – Bratford's City of Culture 2 months, 1 week ago
My last trip to Bradford was from my home in west Leeds, age 16, on 21 February 1979 to see Lene Lovich at the University Union. Supported by a band called Fingerprintz who had a singer called Jimme Shelter. Can’t […]
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mutikonka commented on the post, Aussie politics – a spiv ejected, the rise of strong, savvy female independents and green inroads into coal country 2 months, 3 weeks ago
I look forward to Dutton’s leadership of the defeated Liberal Party – he will drag it into oblivion with his hardline policies and mediocre performance. I had the misfortune of meeting him once when he was health […]
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mutikonka commented on the post, Which Prescribed Meds Are You On? 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Nothing, for which at 59 I count myself lucky. And as someone who used to work in the pharmacy sector, I always thought it best to avoid anything pharmacological wherever possible. My brother who has type 2 […]
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mutikonka commented on the post, Forgotten youth cultures 2 months, 4 weeks ago
When I moved to London in 1980 there was a group of art students trying to start a movement called the Grey Organisation, as a reaction against Thatcherite Consumerism. I think it was just four blokes in a Soho […]
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mutikonka commented on the post, Roxy Music: Roxy Music 3 months, 4 weeks ago
I was introduced to Roxy through the Viva live album, so when I heard the same songs (Chance Meeting, If There is Something) on the first album they sounded a bit flat and formal. Same thing with Joy Division – my […]
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mutikonka commented on the post, Re-evaluating artists – Elvis Costello 4 months, 1 week ago
I’m surprised by how much Costello featured in my 80s listening, maybe because I liked anything on Stiff Records. Totally dropped off my radar after the 80s and now, like EBTG, when I re-listen to it it most of […]
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mutikonka commented on the post, Did You Ever Write to Jim'll Fix it? 4 months, 1 week ago
Our Leeds school class wrote to Savile asking if we could re-enact something from Bugsy Malone, even though many of us saw him about town. I did some voluntary work at LGI [Leeds Infirmary} on the hospital radio […]
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mutikonka commented on the post, Anyone watching the Berlin 1936…. sorry* the Beijing 2022 Olympics? 6 months, 1 week ago
Unpopular opinion: China is not a fascist state. I lived and worked in China for a while and have no illusions about the government and the dire human rights situation there. But it’s not fascist.
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mutikonka commented on the post, Tea Is Better Than Coffee 6 months, 2 weeks ago
I like coffee. I like tea. Is this a zero sum game? Or as Xi Jinping says, we can have a win-win situation?
Australians like to claim their coffee is the best in the world. I’m not so sure. After visiting […] -
mutikonka wrote a new post, Every episode of The Tube 1982-1987 7 months ago
Some kind soul has uploaded every single episode of The Tube from 1982-1987 to Youtube. I’ve seen individual clips before but watching full episodes 40 years on is a revelation. I had thought it was a platform for […]
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mutikonka commented on the post, Statue topplers cleared of criminal damage 7 months, 1 week ago
I’m a bit old school when it comes to statues. The Greek and Roman ones are OK but since then I think standards have slipped a bit. Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth are a bit Vision On.
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mutikonka commented on the post, Toast is back!! 7 months, 1 week ago
I’m also missing Matt’s musical contributions such as the songs with Morgana Robinson. What happened to them?
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mutikonka commented on the post, Toast is back!! 7 months, 1 week ago
I loved the first three series of Toast of London but 3 episodes into Tinseltown I’m a bit disappointed, still waiting for the laughs. The Fred Armisen stuff in particular just seems weird for the sake of it. […]
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