Bob Marley captured the concerning mood of the times with his warning of impending global catastrophe – as relevant today as when he sang it in 1979.

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TThe Apprentice is, I think, the only reality-adjacent TV show I’ve ever watched. I’m a big fan, largely because of the unrelenting idiocy of (some / most of) the contestants.

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Bruce Springsteen delivers his response to the unfolding disaster in Minneapolis – a powerful riposte to the murderous exploits of ICE.

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Sly Dunbar was one half of the greatest reggae rhythm section in history, alongside the late and equally great Robbie Shakespeare.

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Love songs really don’t get more romantic than The Ocean by Richard Hawley. And the story behind it only adds to its emotional power.

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Packaging are a duo from Seattle who combine krautrok rhythms with swirling synths on this pulsating ode to airport anxiety. (more…)

Winged Wheel are a collective of musicians from different US cities playing an experimental fusion of krautrock and psychedelia.

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Immersion is an experimental electronic and sound-art duo comprised of Colin Newman from Wire and his wife Malka Spigel.

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Canadian musician Konner Whitney channels the ghost of Lou Reed in his gritty baritone and the country-tinged music of Whitney K.

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Cindy Lee is the alter ego and stage name of Canadian musician Patrick Flegel, and this is from his acclaimed album Diamond Jubilee.

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