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Monday, 30 April 2018
ARTHUR BROWN MEETS ALICE COOPER
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When the God of Hellfire returned to the stage in the United Kingdom after a strange anabasis in Texas when, together with Jimmy Carl Black (the Indian in the Mothers) he was painting houses for a liv..
Kingdom Come were a British band of the 1970s, that played psychedelic, experimental progressive rock music. They were fronted by Arthur Brown, who gave them his theatrical style and voice. The combin..
Mick Farren - Isle of Wight & David Frost Show 1970
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The Social Deviants were founded by singer/writer Mick Farren (born Michael Anthony Farren, 3 September 1943, in Gloucester, Gloucestershire) in 1967 out of the Ladbroke Grove UK Underground community..
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?
ONLY ART CAN SAVE US
NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN vs
GEISTESWISSENSCHAFTEN
Banksy vs Damien Hirst
Homeless Art vs Million dollar Van
Goghs
Street art vs Marketing
Galleries
Price tags vs social
critique
Digital vs Analogue...CD vs Up/Download
vs Streaming
Unframed vs framed and price
tagged
Sky vs clouds(Magritte)Dali vs
Warhol
Ownership,domination,possession,control
vs Universal Freedom to Create@all
times
Flash Dance vs Flash Art vs Flash
Writing vs Publishing Cage Houses
Hermeneutics vs Herman
Hesse,Heisenberg,Heraclitus
Freedom vs Walls.Refugees vs Housing
Crisis.
GOOGLE vs MICROSOFT
Donkeys vs Elephants
Every thing has
symbol,metaphor,resonance
Only Art Can Save Us.
Sunday, 29 April 2018
Dave Brock interview with "Jet" Martin Celmins on May 2 2002
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Captain Beefheart on Late Night, November 11, 1982
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Don Van Vliet (born Don Glen Vliet; January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, artist and poet known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. His musical work..
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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?
HOW TO GET LOST
HOW TO GET LOST
FIRST,YOU MUST LEAVE THE
FAMILIAR
Say,your room.Your "safe"house.Your
street.Your neighborhood
where everyone is a mirror of your
benign kindness
Next,you need look for and find your
totem-
whether it be deer,bird,dog or stray
feral cat.Now follow
wherever that may lead you-to water or
a forest,alley or a Dreamstate..
You are entering Alien Territory.Not
yours.Foreign.
Now you may feel as fragile as
dispossessed,orphans,refugees,homeless
dislocated by the unfamiliar.If you
have no totem-just walk into the woods
where you know. no sign nor
symbol.Now-GO!GET LOST!
Friday, 27 April 2018
Gonzo Weekly #284
Gonzo Weekly #284
THE NO LOVE LIKE STRANGE LOVE ISSUE
In the week where things get stranger than strange, Doug interviews the
mighty Strangelove, we interview Biff Vernon about a series of maritime art
projects in Lincolnshire, John gives us a debriefing about Record Store Day
2018, Alan remembers the Necessaries, and Jon muses on Morrissey and remembers
Anarchopunk LPs.
#Hail Eris!
And there are radio shows from Strange Fruit's Neil Nixon doing something
rather naughty, 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, tho' Mr Biffo are sadly
absent this week. 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:
Morrissey, Biff Vernon, Marcus Vergette, Time and Tide Bell, Nile Rodgers,
Asia, Kate Bush, Prince, Rod Stewart, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Strange
Fruit, Friday Night Progressive, Mack Maloney's Mystery Hour, Paul Gray, Bob
Dorough, Tim Bergling (aka Avicii), Ian Stuart Colman, Ramon Conchas, Robbee
Mariano, Brian Henry Hooper, Inuka, Nabi Tajima, Rick Wakeman, Natural Gas,
Ashton, Gardner and Dyke, Michael Bruce, Man, Doug Harr, Depeche Mode,
Strangelove, Alan Dearling, Event Horizon, The Necessaries, John Brodie-Good,
Record Store Day 2018, Kev Rowland, The Dark Element, Deluge Grander, Diable
Swing Orchestra, Eden Shadow, Elaine Samuels & Kindred Spirit, Electric
Wizard, Eye of Nix, Flames of Genesis, Mr Biffo, Roy Weard, Chris Stone,
Hawkwind, Jon Downes, The Wild Colonial Boy, Martin Springett, Gary Miller,
Steve Ignorant, Anarchopunk, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Neil Nixon,
Peter Frampton,
And the last few issues are:
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!
You can download the magazine in pdf form HERE:
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.
THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer: her very best performance!
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?
GRIEF, ANGER LOSS
GRIEF, ANGER LOSS
ALL@ONCE.
You lose someone.Triggers
emotions
Whatever level you feel/more lives
beneath
Unexploded emotional ordnance.Land
mines.
You trip over responses not
knowing.Explosions.Tears.Rage
Time may not dilute .Nor heal.Nor
assuage.
It may add more fuel for thoughts and
meditations.
Complex this simple loss.We do not
reconcile the emotional bank statement.
We carry fire.We get burned.Anger fuels
a confusion
because there seems no resolution.No
balance.No Zen.
Integrating the unwilling is like
welcoming homeless /refugees.
Stranger emotions visit.Who are
these?Counseling demands listening.
An equality of respect.There is no real
dealing with unconditional death.
video.
-1:01
'You don't get over grief, you
just learn to have it as part of your life.'
This analogy of how we
deal with bereavement is spot on.
http://www.spiritthom.com
FAIRPORT CONVENTION IN THE NEWS
Fairport is to get 'drastic on
plastic' at this year's festival
At this year's Cropredy Convention, any festival
goers buying a pint, half, glass of wine or soft drink at the Wadworth Bar, will
have it served in a bio-degradable ... This year's Fairport Cropredy
Convention is expected to be one of the most iconic yet with Beach Boys
co-founder Brian Wilson headlining the ...
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ZAPPA NEWS
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Pop: Jimmy Webb, Steely Dan and Frank
Zappa tributes
THURSDAY. Jake Richardson — 6-8:30 p.m., free. Sarah's
Vineyard, http://www.sarahsvineyardwinery.com. LANco — 7 p.m., $24. House of
Blues, Cleveland, http://www.houseofblues.com/cleveland. Jilly's Jam with Jen
Maurer and Mike Lenz — 8 p.m. Jilly's Music Room,
http://jillysmusicroom.com/
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Dweezil Zappa to perform his father Frank's
music in Arcada show
Guitarist Dweezil Zappa will perform several of his
father, Frank Zappa's, deep tracks during the “Choice Cuts!” tour May 6
at The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles. He will also teach a masterclass earlier
in the day. Guitarist Dweezil Zappa will perform several of his father, Frank
Zappa's, deep tracks during ...
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Vox Populi: 'Did you ever wonder why they
have never done a Frank Zappa Broadway show based ...
Vox Populi is the voice of the people. Contact
savannahvox@gmail.com or 912-525-0869. “Did you ever wonder why they have never
done a Frank Zappa Broadway show based on the music of Frank
Zappa?” “I had dinner last night watching TV commercials about diarrhea and
constipation; this ...
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Thursday, 26 April 2018
RICK SPRINGFIELD IN THE NEWS
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Rick Springfield to headline Friday
of Taste of Joliet
JOLIET – Taste of Joliet organizers have found their new
Friday night headliners – Rick Springfield and Dennis DeYoung and the
music of Styx. The Joliet Park District announced the new lineup in a Facebook
post Tuesday morning. Organizers needed to find the replacement acts for June 22
after ...
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Joliet Park District Picks Rick
Springfield To Replace Huey Lewis At Taste Of Joliet
The Joliet Park District, which organizes The Taste of
Joliet each year, was forced to search for another act for the Friday, June 22nd
concert, after headliner “Huey Lewis and the News” was forced to cancel when
lead singer Huey Lewis announced health issues. On his twitter page, Huey Lewis
said all ...
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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?
"IT IS NOT A LIE IF YOU BELIEVE
IT!"
Age of
false.Advertising.Seduction.Deception
How can we best learn this?(to re-verse
it?
My philosophy Professor gave us 100% at
the start of his course
and our own actions would reduce our
perfection by free will
Most of us chose selective attendance
to claim our freedom elsewhere
My Industrial Law Professor came up to
me to share i had come second in the Faculty
But i was standing dressed in colors on
a ladder in the City Square denouncing the University Wizard @the
time
and told him to "Go Away!I am working
here!".My Faculty Advisor suggested
i do not seek Tutorship at the
University,as the University had a poor reputation
and all advancement would be
stalemated.My friends still teach there.
My best friend never went to class.He
"swotted"the night before and won.
I studied assiduously and barely made
it through .My best marks were when in a Law exam
a girl stood up on the desk ,took off
all her clothes and shouted-'DOWN WITH EXAMS!"(and clothes!
They gave us all passes due to the
"shock factor".I do not need to cheat.All of this is true.
Wednesday, 25 April 2018
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?
SAME THING HAPPENS TO OUR MIRRORS
SAME THING HAPPENS TO OUR MIRRORS
I WAS GIVING OUT POETRY@THE NATIONAL
GALLERY
An elderly woman slowly passed.I
offered to drive her to her tram or home.
She had trouble walking and i had a
car.She said yes.We drove to the high rise buildings of (then)low rent
Carlton.
She invited me up to her 19th floor
apartment.Opened her door-i was ASTONISHED!
The whole apartment was full of books
from carpet to ceiling.SIT DOWN!she commanded(i did)
'Who is the greatest writer of the
twentieth century?she demanded.By now she looked forty years
younger..
"Herman Hesse!,of course"I
stammered.NO! she countered-THOMAS MANN!(Magic Mountain/Death in
Venice)
We argued as to quality of
Illumination,until she said."I slept with Herman Hesse..."
Shocked,i listened further.."Don't be
impressed.He slept with every body".Now i like stories,but prefer
truth,
so i asked her who she was ..Dr
Ernestine Rothols.She had been a Dutch Resistance Fighter in WW2
And her closest friends were Spike
Milligan,Felix Werder(Music Critic for THE AGE )-and William
Ricketts
She showed me hand written letters of
affection from all three.I now read Thomas Mann.
THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Osibisa Woyaa yaa (We are going) [with LYRICS)
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ZAPPA NEWS
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Orchestra 2001 Performs Frank
Zappa's Yellow Shark: We Find Out Why
The word genius is thrown around a lot, but how could you
not use it to describe Frank Zappa? Without any significant classical
training, he was able to absorb and understand the music of the greatest
composers of the 20th century, and put it through the sausage machine of his own
personality and .
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Discography: Frank Zappa: Episode 3
– Studio Tan to The Perfect Stranger
Marc With a C continues his voyage of listening to the
entirety of Frank Zappa's discography, putting those albums together as a
“the big song” that Zappa alluded to in numerous interviews. In this episode
we're getting into the most NSFW territory we can possibly offer while we dig
through what Zappa ...
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Dweezil Zappa Is Coming To Play Vicar
Street This August
There's no stopping Dweezil Zappa from continuing his
mission to unlock the mysteries held within the superabundance of Frank
Zappa's cannon of music. For over a decade, the renowned guitarist has been
honoring his father by touring the world with his Grammy-winning project, now
named Dweezil ...
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LEONARD COHEN IN THE NEWS
A Montreal pilgrimage in the footsteps of
Leonard Cohen
And beneath that, the name by which he is known to the
world: Leonard Cohen. The legendary singer, songwriter, poet and novelist
was interred here in a private ceremony in 2016, just hours before his family
would inform the world that he had died days earlier, at the age of 82, at his
home in Los ...
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Monday, 23 April 2018
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?
POETRY OF HEALING WEEDS (Teas,Tinctures,Remedies..)
ASH,AGAPANTHUS,ARISTEA
Barberry,Blackberry,Bittersweet,Broom,Bladderwort,Brush Wattle
California Poppy,Chinese Windmill Palm,Climbing Asparagus,Coltsfoot
Douglas Fir,Darwin's Barberry,
Elder,Elephant's Ear,Elodea
Fire Tree,Fountain Grass
Gorse,Goat's Rue,Green Goddess,Grey Willow
Hawkweed,Hawthorn,Heather,Holly,Hop,Hydrilla
Inkweed,Italian Jasmine,Ivy
Japanese Walnut,Japanese Honeysuckle,Jasmine,Jerusalem Cherry
Kangaroo Acacia,Kikuyu,Kudzu Vine
Lantana,Loquat
Marshwort,Mexican Daisy,Mickey Mouse Plant,Mist Flower,Mile-A
-Minute,Montbretia,Mothplant,Marijuana
Nardoo,Nasturtium,Needlebush
Onion Weed,Oxygen Weed
Palm Grass,Pampas,Periwinkle,Purple Pampas
Queen of the Night,Queensland Poplar
Ragwort,Rice-Paper Plant,Royal Fern,Russell Lupin
Salvinia,Senegal Tea,Silver Wattle,Spanish Heath,St.John's Wort,Strawberry
Dogwood,Swamp Lily,Sycamore
Tasmanian Ngaio,Trades Cantia,Tree Lupin,Tree of Heaven,Tutsaw
Velvet Groundswell
Water Poppy,Watsonia,White Poplar,Wild Ginger,Wonga Wonga Vine,Woolly
Nightshade
Yellow Ginger,Yellow Water Lily,Yellow Flag Iris
Yellow Ginger,Yellow Water Lily,Yellow Flag Iris
FAIRPORT CONVENTION NEWS
Legendary folk band Fairport
Convention to play Bridgwater
FOLK rock legends Fairport Convention will be
performing in Bridgwater as part of their Spring UK tour from May. The
award-winning group kick off their 51st year on the road inside London's famous
Union Chapel on May 11, before ending up north on June 10th at New Brighton's
revamped Floral ...
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YES NEWS
Listen to Rare Solo Gem From Late Yes
Bassist Chris Squire: Premiere
The multi-disc collection, due out April 27, includes a
variety of bonus tracks, including single versions of the original album's
"Lucky Seven" and "Silently Falling," and a pair of early '80s songs Squire
recorded with Yes drummer Alan White -- "Run With The Fox" and
"Return Of The Fox," the latter a lively, ...
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Sunday, 22 April 2018
BADFINGER NEWS
'Baby Blue' finale prompts Badfinger
resurgence
The 2005 death of Mike Gibbins from a brain aneurysm left
a sole surviving member, guitarist Joey Molland, who lives in Minneapolis
and tours as Joey Molland's Badfinger; he appears in San Francisco
this week, playing the band's acclaimed third album “Straight Up.” Five years
ago, Molland got a ...
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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?
WHAT DO CATS OWN?
WHAT DO CATS OWN?
APART FROM US(their willing slave/masters
They own eyes and ears and fur and skin and nose and tail
a sense of moon alacrity,a certain skittishness
a sense of moon alacrity,a certain skittishness
an unpredictability(within predictable species patterning)
an impish cuteness,a Royal haughtiness
a unique and common set of reactions
an alien endearment on the part of their Rescuers
who are themselves rescued by Cat Love
which is the only love that Cool Cats understand..
They own us.They know this.That's why cats smile..
on every Internet meme...Cats Dream..
on every Internet meme...Cats Dream..
RICK SPRINGFIELD NEWS
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Taste of Cincinnati announces first-ever
Music Bash with B-52s, Rick Springfield
Say what!? From groundbreaking songs like "Rock Lobster,"
"Dance This Mess Around" and "Private Idaho" to chart-toppers like "Roam" and
"Love Shack," the B-52s unforgettable dance-rock tunes are guaranteed to start a
party, and this time the party happens Sunday, May 27 at the first ever
Music ...
Imagination
TV Inc. Announces All-Star Lineup for First-Ever "Music Bash at Taste of
Cincinnati ... - Benzinga
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The B-52s, Rick Springfield, To Play
At Taste Of Cincinnati
If you've ever sung along to "Love Shack" or belted out
"Jessie's Girl" during karaoke, then you're going to want to mark your calendar
for Sunday, May 27. That's when Taste of Cincinnati will premiere its first-ever
"Music Bash," featuring co-headliners The B-52's and Rick Springfield, as
well as special ...
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