Albert Tatlock

The latest series of French police drama 'Spiral'. Wolf Hall - makes The Tudors look like the crap it was. And this tonight on iPlayer http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04z23vl

Whilst watching "Top of the Pops - Ths Story of 1980" I heard an interesting assertion:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04w0fyz The programme got to December and Lennon's death. Amongst the talking heads throughout the show was Richard Skinner, an ex Radio 1 DJ and also sort of their specialist news reporter on a twice daily (as I remember) slot called "Newsbeat". He said he woke up at 4am and heard of the shooting on the BBC World Service. He drove straight to the Newsbeat office and on arrival remembered that he had McCartneys's home phone number in his little black book. After ditheri

Keith "plays" a moog in 1969. Is it just me or does he actually have no clue what he is doing? http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-keith-richards-moog-20150120-story.html

Mavis at Glasto. http://diymag.com/2015/01/19/mavis-staples-confirms-glastonbury-festival-appearance Staples will play the following UK dates: JUNE 27 Glastonbury Festival 28 Liverpool, The Philharmonic Hall 30 London, Clapham Grand Theatre JULY 01 Cambridge, Corn Exchange

A little bit more, from Scotland this time. Nothing really new though. http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/music/jeff-tweedy-keeps-making-music-in-the-family-1-3664499

Some pre-Dublin publicity:- http://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/family-affair-wilco-founder-jeff-4990125 Of note:-

As one of those who is unlikely to ever get to a SS, I'll be very interested in seeing this and hope that will be possible. There was a snippet of film of a rehearsal of one of the covers a while back (can't remember which one off the top of my head). Less 'effect on the rust belt town' and more rehearsal/performance footage as far as i'm concerned though ... or an extras DVD with both the concerts etc. as I can understand the film going for a more rounded concept.

I've seen it in the top 50 of a fair few lists. Just noticed this too from Roddy Woomble, a guy whose solo albums I've been enjoying alot over the past few years. http://www.roddywoomble.com/blog/share-my-festive-well-wishing

The video attached to that article is wonderful. Separate link here for those who suffer from pitchforkphobia. http://youtu.be/xUpSMPlBXf0

I had started to consider (completely separately from the reaction to any such offence as so tragically happened in this case - so please don't pick me up on that because it's not the point of my question) where the boundaries on free speech to print anything actually are. Would it be acceptable for a magazine to print racist or anti-semitic cartoons under the banner of freedom of expression? It has left me puzzled. Then I saw this in the Guardian today which kind of sums it up http://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2015/jan/09/joe-sacco-on-satire-a-response-to-the-attacks

Mentalists - once a possible name for Loose Fur according to the liner art, so fans and band would have some (shaky) shared ground, but mainly because of the (for me) overriding Alan Partridge association, which might sum up, in a tongue in cheek way, the relationship between band and fans http://youtu.be/2WaFP_EFfTE

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04w08p6 A 75 minute time warp to what looks so much like another world I can hardly believe I lived through it. Some new footage interwoven with social commentary. Marvellous. Hope you can get it from BBC iPlayer via YouTube or internet workarounds. New Years Day 77 - Covent Garden "The Clash: New Year's Day '77 Built around the earliest, until now unseen, footage of the Clash in concert, filmed by Julien Temple as they opened the infamous Roxy club in a dilapidated Covent Garden on January 1st 1977, this show takes us on a time-travelling trip back to

A nice set of shots. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for another year of Wilcocentric factoids (especially you Mr. SetListGuy), occassional guffaws, outbreaks of random weirdness, and general early morning at work cheeringupfullness. Ta.

A Vera Lynn song on WilcoBase? Hurrah!

Mavis Staples on her actual 75th birthday at Union Chapel was about the best and certainly the most joyous.

What was the hoo-ha with the second bid. I couldn't make out what the woman had requested, and then Steve Albini (I think?) trumped the bid to play anything but that song. And then there was the filming request to go with the original bid so maybe he was trying to get JT out of a hole that was getting a little weird?

Well, JTs appearance on the Second City Never Sleeps bill was fun (as witnessed by me on the video link), so . . . bump

A quality letter http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/disgruntled-rbs-worker-writes-hilarious-open-letter-to-russell-brand-after-anticapitalist-publicity-stunt-leaves-him-hungry-9930135.html

https://medium.com/@spencertweedy/tweedy-tour-2014-fdc9af1fc623

Keeping it in the family: Wilco's Jeff Tweedy on making an album with his son Tweedy: 'I want to make a record that is universally accepted as the greatest thing that’s ever happened in music' http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_PV81tuWT1ew/TNbnu58ntNI/AAAAAAAAA2w/TNyi3NCKXXw/s1600/BENNY+018.jpg Decent enough if a bit light on anything anyone here isn't familiar with. Nice T-Rex shout out.

I knew I could rely on you Also admiring your stamina. One more to go. Any news on the threatened Wilco Winterlude pandemic - has the ban on snogging in the waiting line this year helped?

Good man.

Great stuff - What We Do In The Shadows

Listening to 'Last Word' a weekly obituary BBC R4 podcast, Ian McLagan featured. Nice interview with Billy Bragg reminiscing about the time his band joined Billy on his 'Mermaid Avenue tour'. - there was a segment of California Stars played with IM on keyboards. Sounded very very nice.