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Music and pop culture nerd whose heroes include Pete De Freitas, J.K. Rowling and Frank Muir. https://dicksonianinstitute.substack.com/ 'All important rubbish made to publish made to last.'
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"I promoted some trans people at the concerts I put on, so I was really horrified to see me being called an 'effing transphobe'.

This was then picked up and retweeted by the curator at London's most prestigious avant garde, experimental venue and label."
Episode 129: Richard Sanderson on Getting Cancelled
Podcast Episode · 1984 Today! · 05/01/2025 · 1h 25m
podcasts.apple.com
Extraordinary guest vocal by Richard Strange on track 3 of Anni Hogan's wondrous 'Lost in Blue' album.

Quick reminder: This album is *FREE* to download at Bandcamp 'til the end of October, in tribute to its producer, the late, great Dave Ball.
Death Bed Diva, by Annie Hogan
from the album Lost In Blue
annihogan.bandcamp.com
'What you expect me to toe the line for?
Extra, read all about it
When you were given fair warning
Extra, read all about it'
Róisín Murphy - 'You Knew' (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Róisín Murphy
youtu.be
'October Boy, sang his songs of sadness
October Boy, loved The Shangri-Las
October Boy, showed no signs of madness
Was close to the top but no cigar'
October Boy
YouTube video by Mick Harvey - Topic
youtu.be
👆 The wonderful album this is from is available for free until the end of October, in tribute to its producer, Dave Ball.
See also Earl Slick's lack of a guitar credit on Bowie's 'Rock 'n' Roll With Me'.

Damn this tyranny of non-attribution!
Rock 'n' Roll with Me (2016 Remaster)
YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic
youtu.be
So strange (and somewhat disrespectful) that Chris Laurence wasn't credited for the stand-out double bass playing on this Morrissey B-side from 1990. Andy Rourke is credited with 'bass guitar' on the sleeve. Why do such omissions occur?
He Knows I'd Love to See Him (2010 Remaster)
YouTube video by Morrissey - Topic
youtu.be
Ayu Okakita's gorgeous vocal re-interpretation of Ian Masters and Stefano Guzzetti's 'She Said', which started off as a Big Beautiful Bluebottle* song.

(*'Please Come Away From the Edge' by Ian Masters and Terako Terao.)
Ayu Okakita - She Said, by Galactic Embrace / Ayu Okakita
from the album She Said
galacticembrace.bandcamp.com
'A triple cognac would be nice....I think I left my teeth at home'.

Love it!
They have a wealth of episodes, including that one, on Dreamer's (Michael Jayston-heavy) Youtube site. Does this link work over where you are? :^)
"Call My Bluff" S11 E5 (1977) Gabrielle Drake, Tom Baker, Miriam Stoppard, Alan Coren
YouTube video by Dreamer
youtu.be
BBC4's restoration department have de-fuzzed another great episode, this one featuring Gabrielle Drake, Tom Baker, Miriam Stoppard and Alan Coren on Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell's respective teams.
Call My Bluff - 27/05/1977
Robert Robinson hosts a game of word definitions and deceptions. Captains Frank Muir and Patrick Campbell are joined by Tom Baker, Alan Coren, Gabrielle Drake and Miriam Stoppard.
www.bbc.co.uk
In other words, she looks like a woman.