Somehow, I had managed to live my life up to 2020 without any knowledge of Ma Rainey as an icon of early American music. The untimely death of Chadwick Boseman was the main reason many folk were drawn to this film, which had a fair Oscar buzz around it on release. Would he win an … Continue reading Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Thom Yorke It was damp and misty after a lot of rain that day, the amps were on the fritz and there was a palpable tension in the electric air. Radiohead's headlining set on the Pyramid stage has gone done in music history as one of the best sets played at the seminal festival. Thom … Continue reading Radiohead, Glastonbury ’97
Look what I found! http://kbswasteland.blogspot.com http://kirkswasteland.blogspot.com These are the archives of The Wasteland when it first began - there are literally hundreds of posts to go back and read if so inclined. If nothing else it gives a fascinating glance at the state of pop culture in those days. Hats off to Blogger that they … Continue reading The Old Wastelands
I have been a fan of stand up comedy, erm, all my life... well, at least since Billy Connely kinda invented it, in a way that wasn't all about hating the mother in law and homophobia. When I moved to Edinburgh in 1999, I found myself at the epicentre of new comedy, every August at … Continue reading James Acaster: Repertoire
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