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Thou Shouldst Not Have Been Old Till Thou Hadst Been Wise

29th October 2025 Going Postal 0

A wet and windy autumn evening saw me driving across darkening fens to Hunstanton where the sea front Princess Theatre hosted John Lydon; not a gig, this is his talking tour. The audience knew John [more…]

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Bridge Too Far?

27th October 2025 Going Postal 0

This weekend I decided to take on what I’d convinced myself should be a simple upgrade — swapping the bridge on my Strat copy. Of course, in the real world, whenever I’m involved with power [more…]

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The History of Pop Music – 1989

24th October 2025 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured song: Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine 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 [more…]

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Fabulously Flamboyant Friday: Pirates!

17th October 2025 Going Postal 0

Ahoy shipmates! Avast behind and shiver me timbers! Please be welcome – ya scurvy, land-lubbery dogs – to tonight’s Fabulously Flamboyant Friday and yet another of our fortnightly mastications upon the marshmallowy pillows of musical [more…]

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The History of Pop Music – 1988

10th October 2025 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured song: The Hollies – He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when [more…]

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Fabulously Flamboyant Friday: Ivory Cutlery’s Day Off Pt. 6

3rd October 2025 Going Postal 0

Greetings pop pickers and please be welcome to tonight’s Fabulously Flamboyant Friday and another of our fortnightly mastications upon the marshmallowy pillows of musical magnificence. Tonight, dear reader, as we respectfully mark Hamster Awareness Month, [more…]

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The History of Pop Music – 1987

26th September 2025 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured song: Freddie Mercury – The Great Pretender 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 [more…]

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Fabulously Flamboyant Friday: When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth Pt. 2 – Canterbury

19th September 2025 Going Postal 0

Welcome back my friends to the flamboyance that never ends, as Fabulously Flamboyant Friday sashays up to the crease to deliver yet another groin-polished googly from the gasworks-end of musical magnificence. I’m afraid, dear reader, [more…]

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The History of Pop Music – 1986

12th September 2025 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured song: Dire Straits – Walk Of Life 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 [more…]

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