Music and Reviews
VULTURES IN THE LIVING ROOM by Lula Falcão: A review
I tend not to read anything ‘serious’ since an English Literature degree ruined literature for me forever. After I completed my studies I gorged myself on pulp fiction and sci fi in a violent anti-intellectual reaction. I subsequently only read non-fiction for many years. I simply could not read for enjoyment without tearing the text […]
MoreI Don’t Want To Love Warren Zevon, But….
I never considered going to watch Zevon play live. I never thought to pay attention to what he was up to. I didn’t hurry to read the gossip in Rolling Stone, and only paid passing attention when he was yuckking it up with his best buddy Letterman on the late night shows. He seemed like […]
MorePeace, Love and Country Joe And The Fish
It always breaks my heart when I hear how badly vets were treated when they came home from Vietnam, though before I actually met any vets I suppose I had a fixed idea of babykilling American soldiers, which had been pushed to me by history books, movies and media. The truth of it, as far […]
MorePure Distilled Jim ..Croce
I have a secret vice. I like listening to Jim Croce. He could have been bigger than James Taylor, if it wasn’t for that fatal 1973 plane crash. I call it a vice, I guess Croce was never hardcore, he was never edgy, he flirted with easy listening, but that just makes him nice, and […]
MoreGwen Stefani and the Harajuku Girls
Where to start! Living in San Francisco with my son who is mixed Asian, and looks noticeably so, with all the anti Asian hatred and violence happening, triggered by Trump and him labelling the virus as being “the kung flu’ and “Chinese”, hearing an SF school board member (now fired) opine anti-Asian rhetoric against Asian […]
MoreAll Good Bob’s…
All our musical heroes are dying, or thankfully getting old. Eighty might be the point that a Bob doesn’t want to carry on doing the endless tour, and instead puts his feet up with a fortifying glass of Dylan branded whiskey and a good dog by his feet, catching up on a few movies, perhaps, […]
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The State of Sad!
The Trump cult, part religion, part side-show snake oil hawker, a dash of pointy hat wearing, a touch of internment camp playing to unfounded fears, a soupcon of inspiring downright insurrection, and a dash of Jim and Tammy Bakker-esque style gimmie yer $$$$ you disgusting plebs. Any privileged person with an axe to grind, a […]
MoreTHE LINDA LINDAS: RACIST SEXIST BOY
I’ll just leave this here. It makes my heart glad to see this. Go Girlz! Forget about ‘not hating men’ – when men as a group deserve respect, deserve being liked and respected. When men stop hurting, killing women, mocking and being racist sexist misogynistic jerks then maybe things will be different. Until then..DESTROY THE […]
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