Chasing the shade and applying Factor 50 in the wilting heat of this week’s rock and roll news turns the conversation to …

… Kneecap v the Prime Minister.

… will any openly anti-Trump musician find it hard to tour the States?

… the girl who’s listening to all 10,000 of her late father’s albums, one 60-second Instagram reel at a time.

… a bottle of Snoop Dogg rosé, anyone?  

… why Carol Kaye turned down the Hall Of Fame.

… Hollywood and “the genius of the system” v the current vogue for applauding individual genius.

… Lottie Golden, Laurie Styvers, Jeannie Piersol and our love for High Moon Records, the Virago of the record business.

… why self-sabotage is a British institution.

… Nick Cave Unisex Clogs? Pet Shop Boys chrome pepper-grinder? Brave new frontiers in pop merchandise.

… Genya Ravan’s I Won’t Sleep On The Wet Spot No More.

… Beau Dommage, Dragon’s Breath, Two Left Feet … Canadian band or voguish craft ale?

Also in the mix … Dawn French, Phoebe Snow, Humphrey Ocean, Alan Bennett and Bridget St John.

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