A tussle between Americas past and Americas present ..

Plus New Order and Brix Smith from The Fall?

Best read in a Jim Morrison voice

Is a shame the poppy is now a gammon button…

From formative nights at Eric’s and early encounters with The Fall, to coming up with one of post-punk’s most poetic band names and introducing Julian Cope to Scott Walker. We chat post‑punk tribes, unexpected fame in the Philippines, and a memorable meeting with Paul McCartney.

Monday Tuesday happy days, Wednesday Thursday Hamstrings gone…

The Big Kids were fronted by Edgar Jones of The Stairs, plus future members of The Zutons and The Stands. A lost Liverpool classic
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Classic example of Stockholm Syndrome from this lad …

In 1847, Austrian diplomat Klemens von Metternich famously said Italy was only a "geographical expression" and, looking at a map of the peninsula at the time, you can see what he meant. Metternich died in 1859, so he never got to see how Garibaldi and others proved him wrong >> 1

This morning ALL Reform voters MUST go out and buy a Tesla car and also pin a photo of Elon Musk to the back of your coat… if you don’t you will be sent to jail…FREE SPEECH IS BACK 🇬🇧 🇺🇸