Tag Archives: Japan

The last days of Trump?

Posted on 30/11/2020 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

This was the most pressing question I had towards the end of his now infamously incoherent press conference. What we can be certain of – it provided everything his detractors and his supporters wanted. Ponder the plot synopsis sans Trump … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged anti-vaxers, Antifa, bible thumpers, Bolisaro, Boris Johnson, condoms, Gophers, gun nuts, He'll be back, Japan, Jim Davidson with a large property portfolio, Keith Oldermann, MDMA, obnoxious television personality, Paul Rutherford, POTUS, pro-life picketers, pro-lifers, Sam Harris, Scientology, Sweden, Tango'd, The Netherlands, Trump, Trump's cunt kids, Trumpism, United States, white supremacists, Wokers, Wotsits, Yeah a politics post - sorry | Leave a comment

Coronavirus can be lethal, but all it’s done is place me in an anti-social, nihilistic bubble

Posted on 29/05/2020 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

Initially I was blithe about Coronavirus, ‘Oh what’s this, another strain of that bird flu or that Sars thingy? So what?’ For a layman such as myself underestimating Covid-19 at the start was defensible. Doing so now is absolutely fucking … Continue reading →

Posted in Odds & Ends, Politics | Tagged Alan Bennett, anti-social, Bird-Flu, Boris Johnson is a cunt, Bubble Boy, Covid-19, Defo not sorry for not applauding NHS workers, Disappearing Homer, Dominic Cummings, Frankie Boyle, George Orwell, Homer hiding, Ignorance is Strength, Japan, Morrisons, Neo-con vampires, New Zealand, Nihilistic, Sainsbury's, Sars, Sars and Covid-19 is a family affair, South Korea, Stinkeye, Trips to Barnard Castle, V-day melts, We'll meet again - Carsick version by Limmy, Zumba moves in the aisles | Leave a comment

Essential Listening: Various Bandcamp Stuff

Posted on 31/03/2020 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

As with Discogs and Boomkat, Bandcamp looms as a potential worm hole for aficionados. Now, if you know what you’re after, you can escape quickly, and financially intact, but if you’re browsing you can easily get sucked in. Not that … Continue reading →

Posted in Essential Listening | Tagged 1991, 2814, Bandcamp, Bingo, Boris Johnson, Bounce Dominic Cummings’ head off a kerb, Butlins, California Dreamin', Coronavirus, Covid-19, Darwinist, Eggglub, Essential Listening, Fucking Apple music, Gary Neville is a good egg, ΔKTR, Japan, Japanese/Chilean combo, Jürgen Klopp gives good advice, JCB digger, Kanji, Kelvin MacKenzie = cunt, KEVINTHECREEP, Kirstie Allsopp relocated when she shouldnae have, Lockdown Listening, Midnight Express, Midnight Love, Mike 'Horrible Fat Bastard' Ashley, No More Dreams, Parmesan microplane, Roy Chubby Brown, SIC Records, South Korea, Split, Spotify, Star Slinger, Takeshi Kitano, Tim 'worzel gummidge' Martin, Vaporwave is as crap as a McDonald’s breakfast, Vector Graphics, Yakuza games | Leave a comment

Song Of The Day – Red Guitar by David Sylvain

Posted on 27/03/2019 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

From the album ‘Brilliant Trees’ (1984)

Posted in Song Of The Day | Tagged 80's, Brilliant Trees, David Sylvain, Japan, Recently reissued, Red Guitar, Sophisticated pop, Threatening groove, Underrated | Leave a comment

Song Of The Day – Ghosts by Japan

Posted on 03/09/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

From the album ‘Tin Drum’ (1981)

Posted in Song Of The Day | Tagged 80's, David Sylvian, Ghosts, Japan, New Wave, Song Of The Day, Tin Drum | Leave a comment