Friday 4 May 2018

Gonzo Weekly #285

Gonzo Weekly #285
THE STANDING ON A MANHOLE COVER ISSUE
 
In the week where things get EVEN stranger than usual, Greg goes back a few years to the swansong of Emerson, Lake and Palmer and a gig that never was, Alan goes on patrol with Concrete Soldiers, Doug waxes lyrical on LCD Soundsystem, Jon celebrates the Renaissance of Mathew Street whilst standing on a manhole cover, and comes out in support of the Italian film director who challenged the Harry Potter empire.
 
#Hail Eris!
 
And there are radio shows from Strange Fruit, AND Mack Maloney, AND Friday Night Progressive, there are columns from all sorts of folk including Neil Nixon, Kev Rowlands AND the irrepressible Corinna, and Roy Weard, and C J Stone, and Mr Biffo. There is also a collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews and long nosed potoroos who have stood around waiting for other potoroos (OK, nothing to do with small marsupials who have decided to stage a reading of the Samuel Beckett classic, but I got carried away with things that rhymed with OOOOS) than you can shake a stick at. And the best part is IT's ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!
 
This issue features:
 
JK Rowling, Harry Potter, Rick Wakeman, Yes, Discogs, Neil Young, Crazy Horse, George Clinton, Brian Wilson, Suede, Rolling Stones, Strange Fruit, Friday Night Progressive, Canterbury Sans Frontieres, Mack Maloney's Mystery Hour, Tim Calvert, Rose Laurens, Roberto Anglero Pepin, Larry Harvey, Roy Young, Charles Neville, Max Berru Carrion, David "Duck" Barraclough, Kato Khandwala, John Henry "Jabo" Starks, Ashton, Gardner, Dyke & Co., Michael Bruce, Man, Karnataka, Greg Jarrells, ELP, Doug Harr, LCD Soundsystem, Alan Dearling, Concrete Soldiers, Kev Rowland, Gabriele Tranchina, Gadi Caplan, Gregory Lewis, Half Past Four, Colin Tench Project, Endorphins Lost, -16-, Come to Grief,  Mr Biffo, Roy Weard, Chris Stone, Hawkwind, Jon Downes, The Wild Colonial Boy, Martin Springett, The Renaissance of Mathew Street, Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, Bill Drummond, Youthmovies, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Elvis, Neil Nixon, Friedberger, Cultural Appropriation
 
And the last few issues are:
 
Issue 284 (Straqngelove)
Issue 283 (Record Store Day)
Issue 282 (Neil Finn and Fleetwood Mac)
Issue 281 (Carl Palmer)
Issue 280 (Steve Andrews)
Issue 279 (Biffo)
Issue 278 (The Beatles)
Issue 277 (Auld Man's Baccie)
Issue 276 (Dukes of the Orient)
Issue 275 (Martin Gordon)
Issue 274 (Steve Took)
Issue 273 (Live Dead 69)
Issue 272 (George Butler)
Issue 271 (Mark E Smith)
Issue 270 (Eric Clapton)
Issue 269 (Narnia)
Issue 267-8 (Happy New Year)
Issue 265-6 (The Who)
Issue 264 (John McLaughlin)
Issue 263 (The magic Band)
Issue 262 (DikMik)
Issue 261 (Leonard Cohen)
Issue 260 (Amsterdam Squat Festie)
 
All issues from #70 can be downloaded at www.gonzoweekly.com if you prefer. If you have problems downloading, just email me and I will add you to the Gonzo Weekly dropbox. The first 69 issues are archived there as well. Information is power chaps, we have to share it!
 
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