20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1997
A History of Pop Music – 1997 This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making it. [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 12 March 2026 The Panel: Lucy Powell (Labour) Harriet Baldwin (Conservative) Sian Berry (Green Party) Kay Burley (Journalist) Fraser Nelson (Journalist) Venue: Wythenshawe If you’re wondering why we’re being tormented by an endless [more…]
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Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Twenty-One
Jinnie didn’t like to impose on Izzy’s cooking skills while they were in Barbados. It was her holiday as well as everyone else’s, but she still willingly did more than her fair share of childminding. [more…]
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Your First Steps Towards Superstardom And Guitar Hero Status (Part 2)
In Part One of this two part series about launching a career as a guitar superstar, we considered how to assess whether or not you have any musical ability, and looked at what is involved [more…]
21st Century
A Deep Dive
In the fractious corridors of Kenyan power, endemic corruption remains a persistent shadow, casting doubt on the integrity of even the highest offices. President William Ruto, (proverbially known as WSR), ascended by dubious means to [more…]
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Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays: Princess Who?
Greetings pop pickers and please be welcome to tonight’s Fabulously Flamboyant Friday and another of our fortnightly dibbers in the gently sloped gardens of musical magnificence. Tonight’s article was inspired by the siren voice of [more…]
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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 5th March 2026 The Panel: Stephen Doughty (Labour) James Cleverly (Conservative) Shashank Joshi (Journalist) George Monbiot (Journalist) Annabel Denham (Journalist) Venue: Kettering Having given up on the politicians, the media political bubble in [more…]
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Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Twenty
Jinnie left the children in the villa’s pool, with Paolo and Izzy in charge, and drove to Grantley Adams International Airport through the late afternoon traffic. She was meeting her guests off the second Virgin [more…]
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Your First Steps Towards Superstardom And Guitar Hero Status (Part 1)
While hanging out on the GP night shift the other morning, someone asked the following question, rather out-of-the-blue: “Never, is it your good self who plays in a popular beat combo?” I replied: “No mate. [more…]