The Seven Gods of Luck

From left to right, they are Fukurokuju (God of happiness, wisdom, longevity, virility and fertility), Bishamonten (God of war and warriors), Hotei (God of happiness, satisfaction and abundance), Benzaiten (Goddess of arts and knowledge), Ebisu (God of good fortune, commerce and honest work), Jurōjin (God of longevity), and Daikokuten (God of wealth and prosperity).


Travelling in their Takarabune - we could certainly do with them now.

A Christmas Record

Just For You

Wreckless Eric, Belgian TV 1986.

A song that deserves to be more widely known.

German Music Lesson

The Strange Case of Two Arthurs

Who is Andy Arthurs?
And just what did Uncle Arthur know?

Bono’s Wings Are Smoked

Bono's Bar-B-Q

Chased down street by German anarchists

“Even as I was running for my life, I thought [it] was a pretty good line.” “Make Bono history!”

Prisencolinensinainciusol

Adriano Celentano and Raffaella Carrà

From The Archives

Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again

Back on the list!

"Common People"

Chuck!

Some Chuck! for you.



Blazer and Parrot

Barbara Dex 2015

Barbara Dex Award for 2015 goes to Trijntje Oosterhuis (The Netherlands). UK comes third!

Up Against the Wall

Dead at 50

I Blame the Polls

Still reeling? Read this.

Mexrissey

Last night at Barbican joins Hiss Golden Messenger as potential gig of the year.
Morrissey needs a mariachi band on hand at all times.

Johnny Cash Machines

We've been here before.

In The Ghetto

"Whatever might lie behind the ghastly music, tax-avoidance and preachy posturing, it wasn’t his struggle through the ghetto years."

Blink

Randy and The Rainbows

Leonard Nimoy - The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins

Recalling 'Bono-gate'

Bono excites Radio 4 reporter.

Progfoxx Underprog

Bonnie St. Claire & Unit Gloria

More on Bonnie here.

Virtual Vigil for Raif Badawi

Best of 2014 Taster

Mr F's Best of 2014 Taster from MisterF on 8tracks Radio.

Bono's Titanium Elbow

"I'm all elbows, I am" - but not all bad news as Bono reveals: "I have cancelled every public appearance and decided this missive is all the communication I can manage for the first half of 2015, beyond muttering and singing to myself of course."