Via twitter, writer Shane MacGowan explains why nobody should be getting all excited about the F word in Fairytale.  Which is fairly obvious really.

https://www.clashmusic.com/news/shane-macgowan-discusses-fairytale-of-new-york-controversy

According to this BBC article,

The Daily Mail suggested in 2016 that the song could “bring in as much as £400,000 a year.”

Asked in 2008 by the BBC whether the song had provided him with his pension, Finer said: “I don’t know because I’m not of pensionable age. I’ll let you know when I’ve got my bus pass.”

Not exactly topical news, but then the real topical news is too depressing :o)

Source: NB

We present the impressive Us Amazonians fanzine.

Courtesy of Milo Miller, so-founder of QZAP (the Queer Zine Archive Project).  If you would like a paper copy please contact Milo.

A recent YouTube upload from Alan Lee Shaw reveals the demo mightiness of 1981’s Don’t Ask Me.  Thanks to Nick for alerting.

Thanks to Paul Chinniah for adding FOUR new chord pages –

Dancing In Limbo

Head

Soho Square in C, transposed into C for easier handling!

All The Tears that I Cried

Don’t forget to drop in to Soho Square on Sunday 7th October 2018 for fun and frolics.

Kirsty made the World Cup section of the Guardian this week!

See https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/02/england-2-colombia-0-kirsty-maccoll-song

June 15th sees the release of three new Kirsty reissues.  The hardback book style CD/DVD compilation includes the original Kite and Electric Landlady albums plus all the B-sides and remixes which were recorded at the same time, including all the promo videos.  Read the freeworld review.

The two albums themselves are also issued on coloured 180g vinyl, and sound great.    Read the freeworld review of Kite.  Electric Landlady is on pink vinyl!  Here’s the freeworld review of that one.

If you fancy them, you might buy them from Amazon using our links.  It costs you nothing extra, but we receive a small “signing bonus”!

• Days (1988 – 1991) CD/DVD box set
• Kite 180g vinyl
• Electric Landlady 180g vinyl

Freshly uploaded to YouTube, enjoy James’ cover.

One of the stars of Tropical Brainstorm, Sal Cuevas, died a year ago in Miami.  For many years part of the legendary Fania All-Stars, he added impossible bass imbellishments to Kirsty’s Latin ride.

Impossible no more?  Andrew Nelson has recently finished a transcription of the original album version’s bass break in My Affair – a bass tapping solo by Sal at 3:30 in the track.   Andrew’s transcription and performance of it can be found here:

http://andrewnelson.com/?p=291

Two vinyl reissues also on 15th June – on clear 180g heavyweight vinyl, in parallel with the CD/DVD bundle.

We like this release, read the freeworld review.  It’s on translucent clear vinyl.

Buy Kite vinyl from Amazon.

We like this pink vinyl edition too!  Here’s the freeworld review.

Buy Electric Landlady vinyl from Amazon.