Wednesday 31 August 2022

History and Mystery of Yes' "Leave It" - The Most (Lost) Music Videos to One Song | Music Video Time

 

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Fifth Beatle Tier List


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Yes on tour

 Yes announce 50th anniversary Close To The Edge American tour - Guitar World

(from left) Steve Howe, Geoff Downes and Jon Davison perform onstage with Yes. (Image credit: Daniel Knighton/Getty Images).

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GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Elaine Paige, Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well "From CHESS"

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THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

  

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"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?"

YOU HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO SPLIT THE ATOM
SHOULD YOU SPLIT THE ATOM?
(Ask extinct citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki...
You have the power to create chemical weapons
(Even in World War One-mustard gas still harms)
Should you keep stocks of chemical weapons?
You have infectious diseases laboratories
With stocks of bio-hazards like Ebola,SARS.MERS,Covid-19..
Were outbreaks traced back to such a laboratory in Wuhan,China?
Poisons and bio-hazards are largely regulated
As the permafrost melts,frozen diseases re-emerge
Polio and smallpox discovered in sewage
We clone sheep(Dolly)and genetically engineer human parts
What could possibly go wrong by cloning an extinct predator
Before science fiction transforms into science fact-
(Watch JURASSIC PARK(franchises).Then watch PREDATOR(sequels)

Monday 29 August 2022

Who Really Said This Joke First? Ringo Isn't Even The Best Drummer In The Beatles. John Lennon?



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THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

  

Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:

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LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS
IF YOU WANT SOLAR ROOFTOP TILES
You need to forgive his adolescent Tweets
If you want jobs at Tesla or Space X
You need to forgive that slander
of Thai children cave rescuers
If you want Internet coverage for the Third World
You will need to forgive his sexual philandering
with children from so many women
If you believe and desire more Twitter service
You will have to believe his offer to buy was not spurious
Celebrity is a two-edged sword-both sides cause pain
Half the developed world has stock in Tesla
The other half know him -as just a name..

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Captain Beefheart - Electricity

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Sunday 28 August 2022

Zappa’s Fab Four Big Three

 The only three Beatles songs that Frank Zappa ever liked - Far Out Magazine

Frank Zappa was never short of a shot of criticism aimed at The Beatles. In his opinion Paul McCartney, John Lennon and co were a counterculture ...

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Corky remembers

 Cowbell King Corky Laing's Climb to the Top of the Rock Mountain Told in New Memoir

But for my money, it's the cowbell count-off pounded out by Corky Laing in the rock classic whose saucy lyrics he also penned: Mountain's ...

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Commemorating Robert Calvert

 Hawkwind legend Robert Calvert is being given a special commemoration in his original hometown

Robert Calvert was the mercurial, charismatic frontman for Hawkwindduring much of the 1970s, appearing on classic albums such as Space Ritual and ...

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Porcupine Tree return

 Steven Wilson on Porcupine Tree's triumphant return and his love of "guitar players that can ...

How Chris Squire got his iconic bass tone. By Joel McIver 4 days ago. Read more. The Pick Newsletter. We'd love to stay in touch, sign up for The ...


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THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

  

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EACH DAY,ANOTHER DISASTER
is dumped upon our doorstep.
Floods,fires,wars,inflation-it seems
Dystopia has displaced all Utopian ideals.
Every moon has a dark side.I do not mind.
Embracing chaos is an improvisor's delight
Who predicted Covid?Monkeypox?Vaccines did not stop
this pandemic stealing one million lives from us.But to focus upon loss
is not to value what we are as we imbibe -what remains in every moment of our lives..
Survivors ?More than this.Random as Bliss.We are our Network of Consciousness..
Co-creating in conversation,communities.Real and Virtual.While we can,
we build again.As ants do.Step by step,this dance entrances.Leave behind
all empty snake skins/lost lizard tails.We grow together through wilder weather.
This US.This YOU &ME.This WE These Spider-webbed Communities..

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Maxim Berezovsky - The Ukrainian Sacred Music of the 18th Century

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. For the moment, however, each Sunday the music will be from the Ukraine.     

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Friday 26 August 2022

Gonzo Weekly #513/4

THE MOD ISSUE
This magazine continues to go off on strange tangents that I never expect, but I am very happy to see it do so. What is in this issue? 120 pages of The YouTube Algorithm, King Harald V of Norway, Freya the Walrus, Obselites, Tod-ro-phenia, Capital Theatre, Reb Fountain, Tablefox, Midwave Breaks, Antagonist A.D., Mary Lattimore and Ben Bertrand, Whitstable Carnival, Jon's granddaughter, The Gardening Club and oodles more...
And there are radio shows from Mack Maloney and Friday Night Progressive, AND Merrell Fankhauser, Mr Biffo, Puls8 Radio (cancelled), and the Real Music Club, AND Strange Fruit, there is a column from Kev Rowland, and C.J Stone but Mr Biffo, and Neil Nixon, are on hiatus. There is also a collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews and dibblers who have got the blues (OK, nothing to do with tiny marsupials who are listening to the new Bob Dylan album, 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!!!
..And the last few issues are:
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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Paul McCartney Breaks Down His Most Iconic Songs | GQ


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COMING THIS WEEKEND


 

Celebration of Joe Boyd

 Record/Film Producer/Label Chief Joe Boyd Feted On 80th Birthday With BBC 6 Music Radio Special

JOE BOYD, a record and film producer known for producing such acts as PINK FLOYD, NICK DRAKE, THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND, FAIRPORT CONVENTION, ...

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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?"

"FORESTS COME TO DUNSINANE"(SOUTH AUSTIN)
EACH EARLY MORNING
Beneath the canopy of South Austin trees
i carry a Light so cars and trucks might not hit me as i walk..
Huge trucks down Lansing ,loaded with lumber
I am not sure which forests were plundered
Stacked and regular,for the building of future slums
Hear the hammering?They speak Mexican..
Create wooden puzzle pieces for Tesla workers to live within
I wonder as i wave to the grinding trucks,conspicuous in size
Strangers come into South Austin spaces,unaware
of history or of homeless here.I recall those killed on tracks
that new homeless camp beside.Trucks rumble past,fast
enough to cast aside all history /philosophy/archives..

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: BARBARA DICKSON - CARAVAN SONG (CARAVANS) 1980 - MIKE BATT HIT SINGLE


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Thursday 25 August 2022

Interview with Hawkwind HRH Prog 2018




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Beatles Get Back feature on ITV News Nov 16th 2021


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THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

  

Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, writes:

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MET ELLIOTT LANDY IN WOODSTOCK (VILLAGE)
His photographs were on every wall in town
He did covers for Bob Dylan,The Band,Woodstock(the Festival)
and documented all things joyous,Festive,Aquarian.
I noticed that his photos were historic
No today heroes or heroines ..So i asked him..
Appears he was disillusioned with pop industries
Left his art to pursue healing and learning
I met a man who just might live forever
First,by documenting the "Good,the Beautiful and the True"
And,Zen,by becoming same..

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come - Gypsy Escape

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Wednesday 24 August 2022

A tribute to Leonard Cohen

 Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat - Nathaniel Rateliff (Music Video)

Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen Famous Blue Raincoat - Nathaniel RateliffAlbum Out October 14, 2022 Purchase the new album: 


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The final Hawkfest

 Dave Brock explains why this year's Hawkfest is the last | Louder

Hawkwind frontman Dave Brock has been explaining to Prog why this year's Hawkfest will be the very last, explaining his fears that the "big .


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Another Treasure Trove of detail from the veteran writer's back pages

 


The Progressive Underground Volume 4


Here we have another wonderful review of Kev Rowland's latest collection of progressive rock writings, this time covering the years from 2008 to 2013. This is in the latest issue of Prog Magazine, the most important outlet for progressive rock music in a physical format. The collection of four volumes is indispensible to any fan of the genre, and indeed, Record Collector called it "The Bible". Available through Amazon and all good bookshops worldwide.






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?"

MEDICINAL HUMOR(ONE PUNCH LINE REMOVED)
I BEGAN BY LIKING NOH HUMOR
Where vacuity and pointlessness reigned
Moved on to Dark Humor-to fill up all the Dark Spaces
Surrealist humor was next-with the emphasis on FISH!
My ethical friend surged me to move on to Vegetable Humor
What's so funny about Broccoli or Brussel sprouts?Brexit?
In the interest of brevity,i resort to one-liners.Death.Infinity.
I like Buddhist humor most of all-removing punch lines
so no body feels any pain.(Pink Floyd..Comfortably Numb)
Now that Comedy has turned Corporate,i resign.
So call this "Contemporary poetry"It does not have to rhyme..
All the time..

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: The Beatles - Paperback Writer

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