NO!, a thousand times NO!. Pretty sure ol' Lindsay doesn't need his below question answered, but I just wanted that clear... Who woulda thunk the punk rock thing ending up like this. The revolution will not be televised but can be seen havin' a nice day out at Butlins with the Cockney Rejects as the new Freddie & the Dreamers for entertainment!. To me it's friggin' hilarious tho', and proof positive that a lack of taste is timeless. A new generation of 40-something sea-side dwellin' families who just happen to prefer 'Dead Cities' over the 'Birdie Dance' and still take fashion tips from the singer in G.B.H.. Ugly music for ugly people!. Heck, you'd figure that with like 500 bands aboard something's gotta swing, but no way Jose; just one big round-up of no-talent losers (and that includes the one or two people involved who should know better!). The British take on p-rock was always shaky at best and this whole deal once again underlines my long held believe that Brits are best at appreciating good ol' Ameri-cun Music, and generally should stay clear of musical instruments 'emselves. There, I've said it!... Fanmail to the usual address please.

The intrepid Mr Rafferty heps we to the possibility that Morecombe is the place to be this July... NO?

So there's this guy Nobby Dylan or something, he's playing the Fleadh (pronounced FLAA) in London and some dimbulb let's him start before Laura Cantrell's set is over. What is up with that?, I hear you ask?? Well exactly, but those who stayed put were rewarded with a version of "The Whiskey Makes You Sweeter" with Laura joined by Linda Thompson. Nobby on the other hand is headed up here to Scotland for a show at The Barra's and an honorary doctorate or some such trinket.

Issue Zero of Everett True's return to the world of publishing after CARELESS TALK COSTS LIVES is out now. Plan B magazine is another cracking wad of print that features mostly stuff I haven't heard of let alone heard. I know that ET occupies a controversial universe for some of you but he's out there doing it for the kids of all ages and this mag deserves your support because it's a swift kick in the bollocks to all the advertorial shite that's cluttering up the racks of WH Smith and whatever.
Visit the PLAN B website and get your bearings. Also out is LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS #2. Just as good looking as their debut and featuring that impenetrable hipster lingo which takes a bit of work but is entertaining nonetheless. Pricey at £4 but there's print out there masquerading as artbook codswallop that don't look (and feel) as good as this!

RIP: Howard "Richard" Tepp (Richard and the Young Lions).