Broadcasting survivor Tony Blackburn has reached his golden years, but he reckons his prime-time Golden Hour on Radio 2 has fallen victim to BBC’s rampant ageism. He even described the decision to demote his show from a Friday to a Sunday as “strange”. The 79-year-old DJ tweeted: “Doesn’t anyone value experience any more? “I hate …
Don’t take a fence though! But is no-spine Sneer really better than no-morals Boris? Sitting on a fence is a bit like riding a bike without a seat. At least if you sit down you won’t fall off. And that nice Lord Sneer is so impaled by his own indecision over strikes, whether to resign …
The fascinating little Minnesota town with different views of Bob The people of Hibbing tell their own stories about their town and how it has changed over the decades since Bob took to the road more than sixty years ago. They talk plenty about Bob too. Fascinating insights into one of the world’s greatest performers …
Eight years and £6million investigating why 1,400 girls – victims of sex abuse – were systematically failed by the police. Yes, our police “failed to protect vulnerable children” from the deviant members of sick predatory gangs of Rochdale men. And that’s not the end of the story. There is a growing list of reports, including …
I do have to say, people saw the advent of social media – in particular Facebook – as grand freedom, freedom of communication, freedom of speech, freedom of artistic expression, freedom to campaign and stand up for what’s right. FREEDOM! The right to speak your mind out, yep, that is freedom, it is equality and …
The trails and tribulations of boss who thinks Amin is ‘most popular’ Leigh G Banks remembers a short interview with one of the world’s biggest despots… Welcome to the asylum! The day I spoke to Idi Amin, he laughed down the phone at me. In fact he barely stopped laughing. It was almost like Madman’s …
Andrew Brel reviews Bob Dylan at the Terrace Theatre, Long Beach It’s a 50 minute drive up Coast Highway from home to the venue. 8pm kick off for Bob Dylan. We left at 5 to enjoy a dinner in Long Beach which has become an extremely vibey place for nights out. We arrived at the …
Well, between them they’re more than 160 years old, true rock survivors … the rockers of ages. During Bob’s tour people have said his singing with passion and true invention … but he looks frail, moves gingerly and has taken to occassionally sitting on a stage bench. There’s very little good footage of his Rough …
Gentlemen ranters get stuck in again about everything, come and join them
Tom Wood is a strange brew … a fairly conservative type of man with a predilection for the heat of the desert. A wanderer in trades too. Tom is a showman, who a decade ago. took a gamble and moved to Vegas, yet had little interest in the Elvis look-alike culture, its plastic playground cities, …
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