by Christopher Harris If you have thick skin and the patience of a saint and want to sell something, Facebook Marketplace is an option. Unlike other selling platforms, it is free, but at a cost to your sanity. This is because there is no checkout, you negotiate and go and collect. Simple? No human behaviour … Continue reading Why Nobody Shows Up: The Facebook Marketplace Mystery. Selling Complications.
The Stranglers & Eight Idiots in a Mini Metro: My First Gig and a Near Death Experience.
The Stranglers played the Brighton Centre on the Feline Tour on the 17th of March, 1983. It was a day that, if there’s any justice, should be carved on my headstone. It was my first gig. At the time, I was in the first year at Haywards Heath Sixth Form College. My brother was in … Continue reading The Stranglers & Eight Idiots in a Mini Metro: My First Gig and a Near Death Experience.
Cut the Crap: The Clash’s Final Album—Bad Legacy, Decent Artifact?
BY Chris Harris There is a link to 5 other blogs I have written about The Clash at the bottom of the blog. When you think of The Clash, you probably picture The Clash, Give 'em Enough Rope, London Calling, Sandinista! and Combat Rock, albums that turned righteous anger into transcendent art. You don’t usually … Continue reading Cut the Crap: The Clash’s Final Album—Bad Legacy, Decent Artifact?
The Rights of Fans. 