Main picture by Alexander Petrosyan The Russians are going to war on the world! The world of retail that is … Lidl-style supermarkets are set to give us all massive discounts on products of up to 30 per cent. But there will be a price to pay of course and that could be second-hand shop… Continue reading A Lidl tip for the EU and UK – the Russians really are coming!
Does Chrissie have something to live up to now as new tribute album takes on Bob’s croaky genius?
Below we have The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde performing what is described as an atmospheric version of Bob’s Standing in the Doorway. It’s on Chrissie’s Dylan Lockdown Series, recorded with James Walbourne, The Pretender’s lead guitarist. It comes out six days before Bob’s birthday. The thing is, as I listened to this hauntingly good version of one of Dylan’s… Continue reading Does Chrissie have something to live up to now as new tribute album takes on Bob’s croaky genius?
16 countries – UK included – may have created China-crisis bugs that could kill our Frankenstein world
Scientists in China have been preparing for World War Three with biological weapons including coronavirus for six years, a document claims. It says that deadly virus ‘bio-bombs’ will be ‘the core weapon for victory’ in the next world war. And looks at the devastation the war would have on ‘the enemy’s medical system’. This evidence has also… Continue reading 16 countries – UK included – may have created China-crisis bugs that could kill our Frankenstein world
Pitch perfect, the way to woo a traditional publisher’s heart …
Quite often I’m asked by writers tempted by self-publishing, how to get their work in front of traditional publishers. Those people who are not there to massage your vanity but to get down to the hard-nose business of literature. Here are a couple of tips from my own experience… Writing has been very good to… Continue reading Pitch perfect, the way to woo a traditional publisher’s heart …
A passport to the flames and anarchy of Pimlico, Leigh and Rodney investigate
The irascible pair get stuck in to the new age of anarchy on the street – what’s causing it and what can we do about it? Click bottom RHS of film for sound #Anarchy #Flagwaving #violence #politics
Felix’s mystic garden where Bob sings to Woody forever
What a strange thing to find near Shakespeare’s home. A bronzed, atrophied image of Bob Dylan playing guitar for his hero and sometime-mentor Woody Guthrie. The pair are frozen in time in a pasture of plenty in a mysterious outcrop called the Garden of Heroes & Villains. They are surrounded by paupers and peasants and… Continue reading Felix’s mystic garden where Bob sings to Woody forever
EU demands more Press freedom as pandemic of death and corruption scares so many journalists
The pandemic, it is claimed, gave the Slovak government the opportunity to postpone legislation to protect journalists and their sources against the background of the scandalous murder of reporter Ján Kuciak and his fiancée. Plans to improve editorial and financial independence for radio and TV broadcaster RTVS were also shelved. During the Covid-19 pandemic, there… Continue reading EU demands more Press freedom as pandemic of death and corruption scares so many journalists
Wayne Coyne lays down a birthday homage to Dylan – really worth a listen inside!
Wayne Coyne seems to have forgotten his vitriolic words of almost a decade ago – and has joined the ranks of stars set to wish his Royal Bob-ness a happy Eightieth. Back in 2013, in Wayne’s world, Bob was a ‘protected’ curmudgeon who had forgotten how to party. He and his band, the Flaming Lips,… Continue reading Wayne Coyne lays down a birthday homage to Dylan – really worth a listen inside!
What’s behind all this corruption and sleaze
Rodney and Leigh actually agree for once on almost everything as they talk about government sleaze and corruption across the world. #corruption #government #Boris #politics #lockdownlifted
Death should not be the end for Anita as she says goodbye…
Let’s all remember Anita Lane, the Australian singer-songwriter who joined an amazing line-up for Nick Cave’s version of Dylan’s Death is not the End. Sadly, she has died in her early Sixties. Anita was best known for her collaborations with Nick Cave on his work since the 1980s. A representative for her label confirmed Anita’s… Continue reading Death should not be the end for Anita as she says goodbye…