Year: 2019
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Happy Birthday Sesame Street!
50 years ago today a kid’s program debuted in the United States which was to change the lives of millions of children worldwide – Sesame Street. A mix of muppets and modern educational psychology, the idea was to reach urban kids and those who weren’t getting good early schooling with basic lessons to give them…
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You Get Me Closer To Felt
Muppets, Harry Belafonte, Cloris Leachman, Rita Moreno, Alice Cooper, and Dudley Moore. meet Nine Inch Nail’s Closer….Not safe for work, but this is NIN, you know that right? Love the edits in this making Rolf and Beaker sing Trent Reznor’s lines. Thinking of it, has anyone seen Beaker and Trent in the same room? Uncanny.…
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John Peel Is Not Enough
It’s 15 years since the sad death of John Peel – I think music is still reeling from that one, I know radio and support for independent music definitely is. And also 15 years since the idea for this podcast and blog started, since his death inspired me to start it in desperation about who…
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Are You Ready for Ready Brexit?
This is doing the rounds on Facebook and elsewhere but here is the original from thekrakening.com. Amazingly from 2016, and still current, although you might have to remember the old Weetabix Ready Brek commercials to get it. Are you ready for Ready Brexit, and keep your children safe from Liberal Surrender Monkeys! Awwight! (actually if…