The Gonzo Daily - Wednesday
Yesterday we made great headway in repairing the
damage I did on monday. Over a third of what I deleted has now been
reconstituted (if that is the right word, which it probably isn't). I have just
heard the new Mike Oldfield album, and its great! Like millions of others I
bought Tubular Bells back in 1973, and have vaguely followed his career ever
since. This album, however, is a new direction. It is song based, and is
basically a band with M Oldfield on guitar etc, rather than a showcase for his
admitted talents. His gift for arranging is put to good use on a collection of
clever, literate and eminently tuneful songs which jump out of the record and
bite you on the bum! They occasionally stray into early King Crimson territory,
which is no bad thing but are firmly in literate progpop territory. It is
probably my favourite album of the year so far...and totally
unexpected.
The new issue of Gonzo Weekly is out now. It
features - amongst other things - Julian Lennon, Clepsydra, Michael Des Barres,
Sex Gang Children, Auburn, The Dalai lama, Keith Levene, The Psychedelic
Warlords, Goldfrapp, Barbara Dickson, Auburn and the Dalai Lama, and more news,
reviews, views, interviews and Gilbert's potoroos (OK, no ground dwelling
marsupials that look like pointy nosed guinea pigs, but I got carried away with
things that rhymed with OOOOS) than you can shake a stick at. And the best part
is IT's ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!
But I have an update for you all: The cover story
is about the triumphant return of Swiss prog band Clepsydra last weekend. But
look what I have found: If you look on YouTube there is actually some footage of
last weekend's gig.
These issues (and the current one) can be
downloaded at www.gonzoweekly.com if
you prefer. If you have problems downloading, just email me and I will add you
to the Gonzo Weekly dropbox. Information is power chaps, we have to share
it!
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read us in order to grow, and as soon as it is viable we shall be invading more
traditional magaziney areas. Join in the fun, spread the word, and maybe if we
all chant loud enough we CAN stop it raining. See you tomorrow...
* The
Gonzo Daily is - as the name implies - a daily online magazine (mostly) about
artists connected to the Gonzo Multimedia group of companies. But it also has
other stuff as and when the editor feels like it. The same team also do a weekly
newsletter called - imaginatively - The Gonzo Weekly. Find out about it at this
link: www.gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/11/all-gonzo-news-wots-fit-to-print.html
* We should probably mention here, that some of our
posts are links to things we have found on the internet that we think are of
interest. We are not responsible for spelling or factual errors in other
people's websites. Honest guv!
* Jon Downes, the Editor of all these
ventures (and several others) is an old hippy of 54 who - together with an
orange kitten named after a song by Frank Zappa puts it all together from a
converted potato shed in a tumbledown cottage deep in rural Devon which he
shares with various fish, and sometimes a small Indian frog. He is ably assisted
by his lovely wife Corinna, his bulldog/boxer Prudence, his elderly
mother-in-law, and a motley collection of social malcontents. Plus.. did we
mention the orange kitten?
Due to the logistic problems of getting this interview with Bob, I had to ask the help of my friend Thom Cantrall. Thom is a very good friend of Bob's and has regularly scheduled lunches with him near Bob's home. The interview was actually videoed to insure accuracy and transcribed verbatim from Bob. In addition, the format is in a dialog form and I have included most excerpts from the discussion from both men as to add authenticity to the interview. Also, there are a few questions that have been changed or omitted simply because it was a live interview and with that, were asked by Thom as he saw fit. He either changed to help get a better clarification or some were just missed during the very interesting dialog. I do think this interview was probably the most interesting interview I have seen Bob do and I hope all enjoy it. Thanks for the questions and again, apologies if your question was missed. I am sure we can do a follow up at another time. 
