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Damon Albarn is 57 (FIFTY SEVEN).

WTF?

Gotta be the coolest 57 year old on the planet. Even Thewy (similar age) is not that cool.

Noel & Liam have entered the chat!

Back to the 90s, just like that

The difference is Damon has talent, so GTFO outa here with your Oasis bilge.

Jarvis has to be in the conversation though

That's spooky, Jarvis/Pulp are another, along with Damon/Gorillaz, I have happily rediscovered of late. It's light stuff but has aged well, & Jarvis always puts on a proper performance, with all the hand actions & strange oohs & ahhs. They've been around (on & off) over 40 years, & I think Candida has been there the whole time. She's so crippled with arthritis in her hands she can only play very basic note sequences, but it all works nicely & it's good that they've stuck with her, & unusual to see a lady in her 60's in a pop band. Hard to pick my favourite Pulp work but "Something Changed" is in the mix, & there's scores of versions of it on YT.

For any Pulp fans here, there's a thing on You Tube called "Tiny Desk Concerts" a sort of modern version of MTV Unplugged, The Pulp edition is excellent, with Jarvis at his theatrical best, Candida doing her repetitive note stuff, Webber hilariously cocking up a guitar riff, & Banks (drummer) using his chair as a drum. Well worth a watch, it's in my daily music mix.


Here you go...

I think Banks is playing a Cajon - a Peruvian percussion instrument.

#Invalid YouTube Link#

Even after 20yrs I still can’t post a YT link

As an aside, he could have used a Dube.

Here we go, 2026 WSOP Schedule released.


https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/2026-57th-annual-world-series-of-poker/

Heard you played the APAT at DTD the other week. I bust fairly early on day 1 and after a quick scan around a full casino, I couldn't see or hear you so decided to get on my merry way. Hope you faired better than I did.

Mantis has gone soft.

[Have a look at Common People from their Glastonbury set last year.]

Have a look at Common People from their Glastonbury set last year.
With an accompanying fly past by the Red Arrows.

I’ve ‘done’ Glastonbury a few times and the last two years mystery sets have provided outstanding memories. The secret is rarely kept secure but the reveal is still a shiver moment.

Yes, very good.

Jarvis always gives a full-on "show", full of effort, & it's never really changed since Day 1, but he always gives a performance. Think he'd make a great actor. Amazing how a few big hits can sustain a band for a lifetime, although most bands are not around long enough to cash in. He's in pretty good nick for a man of 62/63.

And he always does that thing where he intros all the band members, with Candida getting the loudest cheer every time. She was in her backless dress & her hair up, pretty brave for a mid-sixties girl.

Maybe I'm easily pleased, but bravo Pulp.

Here's that Glasto '26 rendition of Common People.

Have a look at Common People from their Glastonbury set last year.
With an accompanying fly past by the Red Arrows.

I’ve ‘done’ Glastonbury a few times and the last two years mystery sets have provided outstanding memories. The secret is rarely kept secure but the reveal is still a shiver moment.

ooh, MANTIS is online.

His retort to Cos's comments a page or so back will be something to behold, trust me, assuming he sees it.

Anthony Kendall.

Pretends he hates a ruckus on here.

Absolutely loved it.

What a stirrer.

One more - a lovely sort of al fresco version of Melancholy Hill by Damon. Tell me he's not super cool.

One more rediscovered music thing before I sign off - Rick Wakeman.

I originally knew him from my days of idolising "Yes", especially the TOTO album, though when I revisit it now it all looks so pretentious, like so much Prog Rock now seems.

He also had his 6 Wives phase, & JTTCOTE (narrated by David Hemmings) before he sort of fell off my radar.

Then, recently, it seems he's re-invented himself as a pianist & plays quite beautifully, light classical stuff, Cat Stevens MHB, Beatles music etc. He really is very good indeed.


Try these for size, Clair de Lune (sp?), Morning Has Broken & a quite enchanting version of the Beatles "WMGGW". No sheet music to read either, all seems to come so naturally.

I found this an interesting read about the "good old days":

https://arseblog.com/2017/03/the-bear-of-highbury/