Under Siege is the best documentary about Putin yet to be made... (View Post)

But equally, that has been a spur to Ukraine trashing Russia's export capacity - notwithstanding pressure from Washington not to. (View Post)

Saw The Damned several times. Always fun. They once appeared and took over a show by said The Only Ones. (Years later, saw Rat Scabies drumming for Donovan. Which was weird!) Punk band worthy of an h… (View Post)

The Stranglers at Durham Uni in 1979 were very pissed off with all the gobbing. "It's not fucking 1977, man..." Still love "Let's Submerge" by X Ray Spex. Punk with saxo… (View Post)

Portugal. While most of Europe was constantly redrawn by wars and empires, Portugal's border with Spain was officially set in 1297 and has stayed almost the same ever since. One of the oldest an… (View Post)