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Published: Sept. 5, 2022, 7:50 a.m.

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Among the thoughts, theories and assorted old hokey in the firing line this week you will happily find \\u2026

 

\\u2026 rock biopics someone ought to be making

 

\\u2026 memories of Drummie Zeb and Aswad at Nottingham Boat Club

 

\\u2026 the time British Forces radio turned down Whitney Houston

 

\\u2026 the \\u201cawful fat man that spoilt Lady Di\\u2019s memorial for everyone\\u201d

 

\\u2026 the slight return of the Stackwaddy game - Prince\\u2019s pseudonyms!

 

\\u2026 Louis Armstrong at Batley Variety Club

 

\\u2026 Pete Drummond\\u2019s hilariously goofy intro to Tim Buckley\\u2019s Dream Letter live album

 

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

 

... \\u201870s festivals that made the tent-torching Reading of 2022 look like a picnic

 

\\u2026 why even Pitbull, U2 and Usher are playing residencies in Las Vegas

 

\\u2026 the extraordinary early life Anni-Frid of Abba

 

\\u2026 movies under construction \\u2013 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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