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Fabulously Flamboyant Friday: Pirates! Pt.2

14th November 2025 Going Postal 0

Ahoy shipmates! Avast behind, shiver me timbers and please be welcome – ya scurvy, land-lubbery dogs – to tonight’s Fabulously Flamboyant Friday and yet another of our fortnightly mastications upon the marshmallowy pillows of musical [more…]

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Boudicca Rising and the Age of Artificial Imagination

10th November 2025 Going Postal 0

There’s much talk these days about Artificial Intelligence—our supposed saviour or eventual enslaver. Most of us now realise that much of what’s labelled “AI” is really shorthand for Large Language Models (LLMs): systems capable of [more…]

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The History of Pop Music – 1990

7th November 2025 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured song: Status Quo – The Anniversary Waltz (I & II) This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when [more…]

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Fabulously Flamboyant Friday: Ivory Cutlery’s Day Off Pt. 7 – Happy New Year!

31st October 2025 Going Postal 0

Greetings pop pickers and please be welcome to tonight’s spooky edition of Fabulously Flamboyant Friday and yet another of our fortnightly mastications upon the marshmallowy pillows of musical magnificence. Tonight, dear reader, as we respectfully [more…]

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Thou Shouldst Not Have Been Old Till Thou Hadst Been Wise

29th October 2025 Going Postal 0

A wet and windy autumn evening saw me driving across darkening fens to Hunstanton where the sea front Princess Theatre hosted John Lydon; not a gig, this is his talking tour. The audience knew John [more…]

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Bridge Too Far?

27th October 2025 Going Postal 0

This weekend I decided to take on what I’d convinced myself should be a simple upgrade — swapping the bridge on my Strat copy. Of course, in the real world, whenever I’m involved with power [more…]

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The History of Pop Music – 1989

24th October 2025 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured song: Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they [more…]

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Fabulously Flamboyant Friday: Pirates!

17th October 2025 Going Postal 0

Ahoy shipmates! Avast behind and shiver me timbers! Please be welcome – ya scurvy, land-lubbery dogs – to tonight’s Fabulously Flamboyant Friday and yet another of our fortnightly mastications upon the marshmallowy pillows of musical [more…]

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The History of Pop Music – 1988

10th October 2025 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured song: The Hollies – He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when [more…]

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