Among the thoughts, theories and assorted old hokey in the firing line this week you will happily find …

… rock biopics someone ought to be making

… memories of Drummie Zeb and Aswad at Nottingham Boat Club

… the time British Forces radio turned down Whitney Houston

… the “awful fat man that spoilt Lady Di’s memorial for everyone”

… the slight return of the Stackwaddy game - Prince’s pseudonyms!

… Louis Armstrong at Batley Variety Club

… Pete Drummond’s hilariously goofy intro to Tim Buckley’s Dream Letter live album

... Townes Van Zandt reissued on 8-track: bizarre technology twist or inspired-but-fictional PR stunt?

... ‘70s festivals that made the tent-torching Reading of 2022 look like a picnic

… why even Pitbull, U2 and Usher are playing residencies in Las Vegas

… the extraordinary early life Anni-Frid of Abba

… movies under construction – Martin Scorsese and the Grateful Dead, Sam Taylor-Johnson and Amy Winehouse

... and a birthday encounter with cornerstone Word In Your Ear supporter Jelltex.  

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