Live Music
An interview with Steve Rubie of the 606 Club
Steve Rubie talks about his life and inspirations
Finding the middle ground
Where do the acts too big for pubs but too small for arenas play?
Rock as ritual
Just as Taylor has nailed the emotional lexicon of her people, Finn has nailed it for his
Glastonburied (w/ David Butterfield)
Can we keep live music alive?
A tale of two Glastos
With ho-hum bands, faux-eco fans and sky-high prices, Glastonbury Festival has strayed far from its countercultural roots
Sharp dressed man
Nick Cave sounds as good as ever
Is live music in Britain doomed?
It would be little short of a tragedy if our music industry ends up being finished off by the mismanagement of a a vulgar little virus
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
A criminal abuse of the law
Our criminal justice system is deferential to those who abuse it while coming down hard on the innocent
Information rage
Jacob Siegel’s new book The Information State is profound and troubling
Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
The roots of hatred
Antisemitism, an ancient subject, has once again become a hot topic
We need to make a better case against Magic Monetary Theory
Simplistic rebuttals help MMT endure. We need better arguments
Grin and bear it
Carelessness and frivolity sabotage any attempt at a serious discussion
Shining a light on the culture wars
Without the reintroduction of liberal ethical standards, the sacred purpose of academia cannot survive
Rewatching a TV show from a lost world
In River Cottage, a chef escaped to Dorset from London in search of the good life
A crippling consensus
Labour, the Greens and the Lib Dems are singing from the same destructive hymn sheet
Are automated auctions on the way?
New technology has a double edge
Bypassing the parasites
Too often, lawyers add little to business transactions except delays and questionable costs