THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes: 

"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied within seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not?"

Insomnia

WAKEFULNESS IS THE MARK OF ART

which visits after midnight

and will not release you back

into the arms of Lethe

Your mind sparks stars!

You are awake and aware

while others sleep and turn and toss

STAY AWAKE!The best dreams come

from Waking Life!

SPIRITS BURNING AND CLEARLIGHT IN PROG MAG

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Spirits Burning

Spirits Burning is one of the most unique entities in the space rock galaxy. The group consists of one main member, Don Falcone, and many other participants from various  bands and projects...

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Spirits Burning and Clearlight

Healthy Music In Large Doses is the latest offering from the Spirits Burning space rock collective, this time featuring keyboardist Cyrille 'Clearlight' Verdeaux. Clearlight is a project of French son..

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Herman's Hermits in the news

Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits to headline concert at Lorain Palace Theatre

The Morning Journal

Herman's Hermits featuring Peter Noone perform at the Magic City Casino on December 8, 2013 in Miami, Florida. Photo by Jeff Daly — Invision — AP ...

MONROE ENTERTAINS YOU: Dr. Seuss, Herman's Hermits coming to Fine Arts Center

Monroe County Reporter

Herman's Hermits are ready to rock you British-style. Sing along with U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Number One hits like “Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely ...

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RICK WAKEMAN IN THE NEWS

The day a rock star saved The Reel Cinema's antique organ

Plymouth Herald

Rock royalty came to Plymouth in 2006, when Rick Wakeman visited the city to salvage a musical buried treasure. The Compton Organ had been lying ...

The Week in Wakeman With David P. Weber

ABC Online (blog)

Since those heady days, Rick Wakeman has committed to a wide range of musical endeavours (even including new age LPs) and put it all down on ...

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Give, Get, Go: opening up film-making to the public

Give-Get-Go gives the public the chance to become professional film-makers for the day. Works Post caught up with Hackney-born Tony Klinger, film-maker, author and founder of Give-Get-Go, to learn more about the company’s mission to make film-making accessible to all and Tony’s experience working in the industry in the UK and Hollywood.

Amy King: I’m really interested in the idea of democratising creativity. To what extent do you think lack of access is a problem in the creative industries?

Tony Klinger: First of all I want to emphasise how much I agree with you about being interested in democratising creativity. I feel there is a major flaw in the argument people make about the democratisation of creativity. Yes, it’s easier than ever to make a record, publish a book or produce your movie. But the truth is that its still whoever owns the distribution pipe who calls the tune to the content creators.

My attitude was that the best help for creative people would or should be other creative people. I wanted to create an environment where this would be possible and because I believe in the idea formed bCreative – a virtual environment to achieve this objective. But the truth is that despite our attracting several thousand members, we discovered that almost 100% of our members kept their communications within the most narrow of definitions. Therefore scriptwriters seemed intent in only communicating with other scriptwriters and editors with editors and directors with other directors. It was to overcome this narrow vision we began a different and far-reaching review where our aim was to make it beneficial for people to interact. In Give Get Go you give ideas and time to help take projects, make them practical, and get them produced and then, because that’s still not enough, you go and place them on the market, public shows, and demonstrate your abilities as a creative force to as wide a world as possible. The major guarantee is you get help from everyone in your group and then you repay that by providing your help for their projects.

AK: Who is your typical customer? Is it primarily people wanting a new experience with a group of friends, or people considering film as a career choice and wanting to see first-hand what it entails?

TK: Anyone and everyone is a typical customer! From initial responses there doesn’t seem to be a limit to our appeal. We anticipate a big demand from kids and their parents for parties and other celebrations, but we have also had enquiries about young people who want to be actors or technicians; all comers are catered for, whether they just want to have fun or have serious professional ambitions.

Our general offer for the public is primarily three levels of basic to luxury film production available to up to 8 teams simultaneously and that will take place 3 times per day, morning, afternoon or evening sessions. Yes, that’s 24 films being made a day in addition to what we are doing for corporations or VIP’s or specialist groups! We also have a very large programme tailored for corporations or psychometric assessment programmes provided by experts in those fields. In addition there are provisions for either students or staff of educational establishments of every level and size. All of these are taking place at various venues in the very heart of England, in Northamptonshire, at one of our sites, but specialist corporations or VIPs can pick a venue of their choice. 

Read on...

THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Patrick Moraz - Impact/Warmer Hands/The Storm/Cachaça (Baião)

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PLAYLIST: SF#198

Strange Fruit is a unique two-hour radio show exploring the world of underground, strange and generally neglected music. All shows are themed and all shows set out to give the most hardened of sound-hounds some new delight to sample.

The show is also unique in providing homework for undergraduate students on North West Kent College’s Foundation Degree in Professional Writing (who dig up many of the odd facts featured in the links between tracks).

Neil Nixon, the founder and presenter of the show has released a book about rare albums for Gonzo Multimedia.

The show is broadcast on Miskin Radio every Sunday from 10-00-midnight.

Enigma:  The Voice of Enigma

Motorhead:  Capricorn

Scott Walker:  The Amorous Humphrey Plugg

Tyrannosaurus Rex:   Strange Orchestras

Tyrannosaurus Rex:  Child Star

Bob Dylan:  I Dreamed I Saw Saint Augustine

The Orb:  Close Encounters

The Beatles:  Revolution #9

George Mitchell Minstrels  Happy Tramps Medley

Alice Cooper:  I Love the Dead

Tyrannosaurus Rex:  Afghan Woman

Tyrannosaurus Rex:  Stacey Grove

Black Sabbath:  Rat Salad

The Charlatans:  The Only One I Know

The Chemical Brothers (Feat Beth Orton):  Where do I Begin

Florence and the Machine:  Girl with One Eye

Led Zeppelin:  Bron-yr-Aur

Yes:  The Revealing Science of God – Dance of the Dawn

Oasis:  Untitled Track (Swamp Song Excerpt #1)

Tyrannosaurus Rex:  Eastern Spell

Tyrannosaurus Rex:  Salamanda Palaganda

Kula Shaker:  Govinda

The Moody Blues:  The Balance

THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Mother Of Darkness

Being Sunday I always post sacred music. The name of the deity may change, or even the deity Him/Herself but the spirit remains the same

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes: 

"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied within seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not?"

FACTS WON'T CHANMGE MY MIND

WE ARE LIVING IN A POST-FACT WORLD

Ad hocery is a mockery of the rational

Emotionalisms rule on fake news sites

Hate is directed to anyone we don't like

And that list is as long as our fear

that change might change all things in here

So we revert to THE GLORIOUS PAST

with spurious examples of what might last

but it is foolish fond and frolicsome

We are following .Just following

and those who"lead"us by the nose

have no clue.On we go..

If mind could work as well as heart

Our only life would be our Art!

 

Excellent explanation as to why rational, factual argument so often fails to convince people. (It's longish but worth reading all the way.)

Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds

New discoveries about the human mind show the limitations of reason.

newyorker.com

LEONARD COHEN: Travelin' Light

Watch a New Video for Leonard Cohen's “Traveling Light” That Features Unreleased Footage

SPIN

Belgian artist Sammy Slabbnick has created a memorial video for Leonard Cohen, which premiered today via the late singer/songwriter's VEVO ...

Leonard Cohen – “Traveling Light” Video - Stereogum

Posthumous Music Video Of Leonard Cohen Is Released [Watch] - Live for Live Music (press release) (blog)

Watch the Lyric Video for Leonard Cohen's "Traveling Light" - Paste Magazine

Full Coverage 

Bird on a Wire (Special Edition) DVD - £9.99

GONZO WEEKLY #223

Gonzo Magazine #223

THE COR FAB FOUR WAR ISSUE

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In this exciting issue, Jon critiques Tony Palmer’s reboot of what was the worst and weirdest Beatles film ever, Doug enthuses on Camel, Alan meets DJ Jeremiayah, John looks at the Spirit albums released after Randy California’s untimely death, Igor presents a dialogue on acoustic philosophy, and there are lots of other things as well!

 

Groovy huh?

It’s all free!

 

And there are radio shows from Mack Maloney, Friday Night Progressive, Strange Fruit, Jeremy Smith's new project The Seven Deadly Sins, and an episode of Canterbury Sans Frontieres which fell through the cracks of my emails. We also have columns from all sorts of folk including Roy Weard, Mr Biffo, Neil Nixon and the irrepressible Corinna. There is also a collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews and pademelons outside zoos (OK, nothing to do with small marsupials who have escaped from captivity, 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:

 

The Beatles, Nile Rodgers, Belle & Sebastian, David Cassidy, David Bowie, The Human Be-In, Friday Night Progressive, Mack Maloney's Mystery Hour, Strange Fruit, Canterbury sans Frontieres,  Larry Coryell, Clyde  Stubblefield, Peter Skellern, Evan Sewell Wallace  (e-dubble), Alan Aldridge, Supertramp, Tony Ashton & Jon Lord, Lutz Ulbrich featuring Nico, Pink Fairies, Camel, Alan Dearling, Reggae Got Soul, DJ Jeremiyah (Jerry Neville), John Brodie-Good, Randy California, Kev Rowland, Unwritten Pages, Avenford, Betontod, Captain of the Lost Waves, Code, Mr Biffo, Roy Weard, Geoffrey Paul Boers, Igor Neshcheret, Xtul, Martin Springett, Ella Fitzgerald, Nsync, Clockwork Orange, The Residents, Lemmy, Neil Nixon, Criswell

 

Read the previous few issues of Gonzo Weekly:

 

Issue 221 (Deke Leonard)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo220.html

Issue 220 (Larry Wallis)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo220.html

Issue 219 (Martin Stone)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo219.html

Issue 218 (Mark Reiser tribute)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo218.html

Issue 217 (Dig Doug Harr)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo217.html

Issue 215-6 (New Year 2017)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo215-6.html

Issue 213-4 (Yule 2016)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo213-4.html

Issue 212 (Greg Lake)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo212.html

Issue 211 (Phil Collins)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo211.html

Issue 210 (Nico)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo210.html

Issue 209 (Pink Fairies)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo209.html

Issue 208 (Leonard Cohen)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo208.html

Issue 207 (Tibet)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo207.html

Issue 206 (Raz)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo206.html

Issue 205 (Pink Fairies)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo205.html

Issue 204 (Gas Tank)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo204.html

Issue 203 (The Gardening Club)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo203.html

Issue 202 (Gong)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo202.html

Issue 201 (Auld Man's Baccie)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo201.html

Issue 200 (Deep Purple)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo200.html

 

 

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!

 

You can download the magazine in pdf form HERE:

http://www.gonzoweekly.com/pdf/

 

SPECIAL NOTICE: If you, too, want to unleash the power of your inner rock journalist, and want to join a rapidly growing band of likewise minded weirdos please email me at jon@eclipse.co.uk The more the merrier really.

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JOHN SHUTTLEWORTH: Live Review

Live Review: John Shuttleworth, Leicester Square Theatre, WC2

Beyond The Joke

Never let it be said that John Shuttleworth does not respond to global events. His latest show, My Last Will And Tasty Mint, is his response to the ...

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THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Pink Fairies - the snake (john peel session)

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