his severe gracelessness pˆnk s lord sükråt cunctør will be on b.thompson’s excellent LONDON EAR, Resonance104.4fm, between 2-3 next tue (=31 oct HALLOWEEN), to discuss “FEAR OF MUSIC” and with luck INSTILL A DECENT MEASURE OF S[…]

The spirit of political cartooning lives on![…]

“oh lord dobb have mercy all crimes are paid“: at least they should be if you deign to vote in this week’s wiretapper poll (1999)!! THE FUTURE OF THE PAST IS UP TO YOU and indeed DOWN TO YOU
(ps yes yes you think right: “GLOOB[…]

The quirky culture-jamming prankster pokes more affectionate fun at our favourite celebrities! Do you Bank-see?[…]

Good Heavens! Urban culture mixologist Banksy has struck again! Is no popstar safe?[…]

Banksy the comedy vandal casts a wry eye on the pop scene![…]

As we all know, second-hand bookshops are dangerous places. Most fall into two categories: 1) evil-smelling dungeons guarded by Bernard Black where the books don’t even have any writing on the spines 2) cosy treasure-nests that you cannot bear […]

ICE STATION ZEBRA by Alistair Maclean
This was in the library of the school I left aged 12, so was probbly 9 or 10 when I first read it. This is OK: it’s Bond-for-preteens viz NO SEX!! In fact, in Zebra at least, NO WOMEN AT ALL hurrah er boo a[…]

Man dressed up as Terracotta Warrior infiltrates Terracotta Army for Art Sake. Well, really what other sake would there be? This would be one in the eye for Banksy if Banksy ever did anything in person*. But why can’t it just be called a practi[…]

Okay, the reason why Gaddafi: A Living Myth was not called Gaddafi: The Opera hits you almost straight away in the production. It is not the heavy beats, samples and muezzin sampling score – you could still have a libretto over that. It is the[…]