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)

Another 1,550 Russian troops and 70 artillery/MLRS not reporting for duty in Ukraine today. Shaping up as one the worst weeks of the SMO for Putin. (View Post)

Come the next election, the Tories being seen as a centre party will serve them very well. (View Post)