Tag: Downtime

You may not have heard … Dr Feelgood

Dr Feelgood came out of the UK pub rock / rhythm and blues scene in the mid seventies. I’m not sure that they ever really broke through in the US, but they toured hard and were/are a fantastic live band.

Wilko Johnson was their iconic, original guitarist, later famous as the executioner in Game of Thrones and, in real life, for not dying.

I always preferred Gypie Mayo’s playing.

Continue reading “You may not have heard … Dr Feelgood”

You may not have heard … The Black Sorrows (@TheBlackSorrows)

The Black Sorrows and founder Joe Camilleri are legends in their native Australia. Sadly, they’re a well-kept secret in Europe.

Sublime, rootsy music. Listen closely and you’ll hear elements of Van Morrison, Dr John, JJ Cale, Dire Straits, Bob Dylan and so, so much more…

Continue reading “You may not have heard … The Black Sorrows (@TheBlackSorrows)”

Matt Ridley and Jordan Peterson

This was my weekend watch. It’s a fantastic, far-reaching discussion across the evolution of virtue, morality, free trade and more. It touches on the green revolution and on Ridley’s Rational Optimist perspective (similar to Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now.

In fact, it’s all that you might expect from a discussion between Peterson and Ridley.

Well worth a watch.