Donald Trump is a conservative rich white American. And nothing wrong with that … just as there is nothing wrong with being a black and poor American. Forbes estimated Trump’s net worth at $3.1 billion in March 2019. And all we can say is – well done Donald; you are successful and you have the… Continue reading Did Donald finally ‘kill’ the great white American Trump defenders? Questions and answers…

Neil Young says that those who stormed the Capitol building in Washington DC, had been ‘manipulated’. In a message posted to his website, he says:I feel empathy for the people who have been so manipulated and had their beliefs used as political weapons. I may be among them. I wish internet news was two-sided. Both sides… Continue reading Neil Young talks of Trump’s betrayal and says people are not the enemies

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The one and only time I met Scott Walker – who would have celebrated his 77th birthday recently – was after one of his solo performances in Manchester. We were both very drunk indeed. But that was the fashionable way to be after midnight all those years ago in the early 1970s. I was working… Continue reading Remembering Mr Invisible…

Leigh makes a fashion statement from Slovakia, Rodney is fooled and these two gentlemen and have a good old rant! #SNOWFASHION #THEYETI #ELECTRICCARS #GERRYMARSDEN #TRUMP #COVID!

Lou Reed said with his usual acid-faced aplomb: ‘If I hadn’t heard rock and roll on the radio, I would have had no idea there was life on this planet.’ And he was right. Is right. Almost all of us, even in this digital age, hear music for the first time on a car radio… Continue reading My my, hey hey, rock ‘n’ roll is here to stay … it’s better to burn out than to fade away … (Neil Young)

I will always remember the five minutes I spent with the funny and mournful John Prine who has died due to complications from coronavirus. (see video inside). He was 73 years old. Prine had been in hospital in Nashville since last week with coronavirus symptoms, with his wife and manager, Fiona Whelan Prine, posting updates… Continue reading Watch John Prine performing one of the reasons I will never forget him

Phil May, singer with The Pretty Things has died from surgery after a cycling accident. He was 75. The English rock band who were massive in the 60s released this statement: “Phil May passed away at 7.05 a.m. on Friday 15 May at the Queen Elizabeth hospital, Kings Lynn, Norfolk. He had been locked down… Continue reading Pretty Things singer, Phil, dies aged 75 after bike accident

Photo of Bucky: Steve Cross… Steel guitarist Bucky Baxter, who has died at the woefully young age of 65, was an integral part of Bob Dylan’s band for eight years. He had played almost 100 concerts year since picking up the ‘dream’ gig back in 1992. In an interview, Bucky, who was playing for Steve… Continue reading Sadness as Bucky Baxter, the man who put real steel into Bob’s act, dies aged 65

The Manchester police officer who hunted Moors Murders Ian Brady and Myra Hindley has died, aged 80. Detective Chief Supt Peter Topping was famous for dragging Brady to Saddleworth Moor in July 1987 to get him to pinpoint where he buried the youngster as part of Th the probe into the killing of Keith Bennett… Continue reading Moors cop ‘haunted’ by Brady dies, aged 80