Author: Ned Wood
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Don’t you hear the winds?
I’ve been listening to a lot of Lisa O’Neill recently. I think I’m in love. You know how it is. You get a recommendation from someone you trust. You click on the link then, suddenly, you’re down the rabbit hole and into the wonderland. Lisa O’Neill. Yeah. I know. I’m late to the party. She’s…
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Journeys
Maybe I’m Amazed by John Harris is a beautiful & fascinating book about life, love, and music. Here’s why I think you should read it. It describes the magic of music and reminds you of why you love Kraftwerk, Mott the Hoople, the Clash, and the Beatles. And Harris is very knowledgeable and perceptive when…
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Thank you for the days
Steve Cooper remembered with words by Ray Davies (Davray/Carlin, 1968). Thank you for the daysThose endless days, those sacred days you gave me I’m thinking of the daysI won’t forget a single day, believe me I bless the lightI bless the light that lights on you, believe me And though you’re goneYou’re with me every…
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The Seventh Bin
(Den Sjunde Soptunnan) Voiceover: A voice reads from the Book of Reclamation: “And I saw when they opened one of the bins, and I saw and behold a blue bin lid; and in that blue bin was paper, newspaper, magazines, shredded paper, milk cartons, juice cartons, to be sorted and washed and rolled and remade…
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Highlights of Glastonbury
One of the things I love about Glastonbury, one of the many, many things I love about Glastonbury, is discovering new bands. You may hear about a new band beforehand and set out to check them out, you may get a recommendation from someone on site, or you may just happen upon a stage where…
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VAR’s finest hour
We are used to relegation being decided by brilliant goals on the last day of the season. Or lucky goals, or fantastic saves, or dodgy penalties. For a change, on the last day of this season, the last two relegation places were decided by VAR. And, as PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited) have admitted,…
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Support your local fanzine
Back in the day, when rock musicians were desperately trying to join the establishment instead of staying true to their rebellious roots, the kids started their own punk rock revolution to reclaim the soul of music back from what Mick Farren called the “turgid master stream of traditional establishment showbiz”. Coincident with this musical revolution,…
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Joe’s still the King
Joe’s still the King. Joe’s still the King. Ee Aye Addio. Joe’s Still the King.
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That Bloke Behind Me
That Bloke Behind Me was at it again last Sat’day. “You watch, they’ll equalise in the last minute.” It’s always a bloke isn’t it, TBBM? I don’t believe in gender stereotypes, but it is always a bloke behind me. I know gender isn’t black and white. For example, I enjoy problem solving and map reading,…
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The Original Tricky Tree
Why are Nottingham Forest known as the Tricky Trees? Have you ever wondered “why are Forest known as the Tricky Trees?” Do you know how Forest got their nickname? Here, with help from Don Wright and Ken Smales, is the story of the original Tricky Tree. The story begins with Victorian explorer Arthur C[lennam] Widdowson…