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Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard. 'Mediocre blogger and a piously boring and unfunny writer'. Enthusiastic purveyor of the KLF sheep.

Song Of The Day – Sex Bomb by Terminal Cheesecake

Posted on 10/03/2016 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

From the album ‘V.C.L.’ (1989)

Posted in Song Of The Day | Tagged 60's psychedelia, 80's, Better than Primal Scream, Dario Argento inspired video, Headfuck psych rock, Sex Bomb, Song Of The Day, Terminal Cheesecake, VCL stands for 'Valium Chicken Leg' - yeah. I know. | Leave a comment

The EU apathy

Posted on 04/03/2016 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Why do so many people loathe politics? Let’s start with its forms of disingenuous repetition. You know that feeling you get when you see a bunch of junk mail lying at your front door every morning? David Cameron’s series of … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Adam Johnson is not related to Jimmy Saville, Apathy, Boris Johnson just won't go away, Brussels, David Cameron delivering junk mail, Do you give a fuck?, England, EU, Europe, Immigration, In or Out?, Making Plans For Nigel Farage?, Melanomas, Michael Gove, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Scottish Independence, The eye socket scene from 'A Serbian Film', UK, Wales, What if David Cameron was from Cameroon? | 3 Comments

Song Of The Day – Return by Fhloston Paradigm

Posted on 03/03/2016 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

From the EP ‘Cosmosis Vol. 2’ (2016)

Posted in Song Of The Day | Tagged 2016, Austere synths, Brand new, Cosmic Lounge Music, Cosmosis Vol. 2, EP, Fhloston Paradigm, Return, Song Of The Day | Leave a comment

Song Of The Day – The Pusher by Steppenwolf

Posted on 02/03/2016 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

From the album ‘Steppenwolf’ (1968)

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Narcos – a lesson in the necessity of myopia and hypocrisy

Posted on 24/02/2016 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

If, like me, you’re over the age of thirty, you may remember seeing the news of Pablo Escobar’s death on the telly. Perhaps, if like me, you were young at the time, it and his significance may not have had … Continue reading →

Posted in TV | Tagged Basil Exposition, Boyd Holbrook, Cocaine, Colombia, Hypocrisy, Javier Pena, Medellin cartel, Myopia, Narcos, Pablo Escobar, Pedro Pascal, Reaganism, Steve Murphy, The War on Drugs, TV, Wagner Moura | Leave a comment