Month: <span>December 2018</span>

This is not a loss

30/12/2018
MemoriesPersonal historyStory
0 Comment

Subversive as ever, John Lydon equaled (the art of) writing love songs to entering the domain of big business. Nothing more commercial than a love song. Only fitting that PIL’s biggest hit was ‘this is not a love song’. Shows the irony of life, for some people the humour of the bearded man above. The…

Read More

Am I living in this movie?

17/12/2018
MemoriesPersonal history
0 Comment

I’m living in this movie…is it…moving me? First there was music and then, all of a sudden, it became a quest for identity. First a song was just a song, couple of verses, a refrain, maybe a bridge, over and gone in just over three minutes, then it all got much more serious. During my…

Read More

Missed Opportunities

09/12/2018
ListReviewStory
0 Comment

One of John Lennon’s many contributions to everyday philosophy is his observation that ‘life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans’. It crossed my mind when I read Glen Matlock’s affectionate words in a Pete Shelley obituary. Talking about the brilliance of the Buzzcocks and taking the time to go to…

Read More
Skip to toolbar