The most insightful, calm and measured piece I've read in relation to the developing situation in Belfast. Puts the wafer thin analysis of the likes of the BBC, and the pontificating bullshit from the political classes, to shame.
I've tried to write an explainer for why I think we're seeing rioting on the streets of Belfast.
It's not a defence of what's happening. It's an attempt to understand the conditions that made it possible: unfinished peace, segregation, deprivation, constitutional uncertainty, migration and the communities politicians prefer not to talk about.
Link in the next one
The Republic of Ireland's home Nations League fixture with Israel will be moved to a neutral venue, RTÉ Sport understands, pending UEFA approval.
https://t.co/5wW1zKQ9BE
had the Quadrophenia album since i was in my teens but never realized it was Keith doing the monologue until i saw this on Youtube years late
The Who - Bell Boy
(Live 1974) ▶️
Before Urban Hymns turned them into festival headliners, The Verve built their reputation on a more expansive and psychedelic sound. Released in 1995 from A Northern Soul, “This Is Music” captured the band's ambition and intensity, qualities that remained at the heart of this performance at Haigh Hall in 1998.
Club music rarely translated this well to television. Performed on Later... with Jools Holland in 1997, “Insomnia” showcased the track that helped turn Faithless into one of the defining dance acts of the decade. Later included on the album Reverence, its mix of driving beats and Maxi Jazz’s spoken word delivery made it a global anthem.