Two out three gone. The needle and the damage done. Richard Hell makes an appearance on Seattle morning talk show New Day Northwest. The host/interviewer is Margaret Larson and I think she’s quite charming. My first encounter with Richard Hell was seeing his band the Voidoids at CBGB in 1977. The group was intense, complex […]
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Blondie on Merv Griffin, 1980
11th January 2013 – 10:33
Another great piece of rock history from The Merv Griffin Show. Debbie Harry and Chris Stein adapt to the role of talk show guests with the ease of the cool New Yorkers they are. And this cements Merv’s place in the Hipster Hall Of Fame. Totally. It’s 1980 and Blondie has gone from Bowery punks […]
A Ticking Time Bomb – Hanging By Your Fingernails
22nd June 2011 – 21:18
Michio Kaku author of ‘Physics Of The Future’ explains how Fukusima is still a ticking time bomb as they do not have control of the situation after the accident at the nuclear site. The disaster is estimated to take 50-100 years to clean up, once they are able to start, providing there are no more […]
High Socety: Drugs in Victorian Britain
17th January 2011 – 10:00
Victorian Britain: a global Empire and a culture awash with drugs. Opium, morphine, cocaine and cannabis are on sale in every high-street pharmacy. Join us for this special event where we will explore these drug-addled and dissolute times and discover the origins of today’s drug controls.