. . . so I might sign off the day with this from Bert Jansch’s later album [1978] with a variety of guests including here Martin Jenkins
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Diego Rivera on Frida Kahlo
Ever wonder why Frida loved Diego so fiercely that she married him twice?
“Todas las frutas había en el jugo de tus labios, la sangre de la granada, el tramoto del mamey y la piña acrisolada. Te oprimí contra mi pecho y el prodigio de tu forma penetró en toda mi sangre por la yema de mis dedos. [sic]”
"All the fruits were in the juice of your lips, the blood of the pomegranate, the sap of the South American apricot, and the ripest pineapple.
I pressed you against my chest, and the wonder of your form penetrated my entire blood through the tips of my fingers”
(forgive my translation)
- Diego Rivera on Frida Kahlo!
And you know what? She did! As a teenage school girl she dressed on occasion in a three piece male tweed suit! Whether through her affairs with Nikolas Murray (photographer) or Tina Modotti (artist /photographer/model) or husband Diego Rivera (Mexican Muralist artist) who as I say she married twice! With her trademark mono-brow and moustache Frida is beloved today of the LGBTQ non-binary community though her work and indeed lifestyle defies categorisation or labels
a truly unique and singular voice in painting and art history
Townes Van Zandt - Live In Berlin (1991) | Zero G Sound
Townes Van Zandt - Live In Berlin (1991)
Zero hat gesacht: Townes Van Zandt's music doesn't jump up and down, wear fancy clothes, or beat around the bush. Whether he was singing a quiet, introspective country-folk song or a driving, hungry blues, Van Zandt's lyrics and melodies were filled with the kind of haunting truth and beauty that you knew instinctively. His music came straight from his soul by way of a kind heart, an honest mind, and a keen ear for the gentle blend of words and melody. He could bring you down to a place so sad that you felt like you were scraping bottom, but just as quickly he could lift your spirits and make you smile at the sparkle of a summer morning or a loved one's eyes — or raise a chuckle with a quick and funny talking blues. The magic of his songs is that they never leave you alone.This album is a wonderful recording from Townes Van Zandt´s gig at the Berlin Independence Days, way back in October 1990.
Thanks to Hellmut, who was a part of the enthusiastic audience on this shiny evening, for sharing this album with us. Rest in peace, old friend!
Tracklist:1 Mr. Mudd And Mr. Gold 2:56
2 If I Needed You 2:51
3 Buckskin Stallion Blues 3:15
4 Short-haired Woman Blues 3:10
5 Ain't Leavin' Your Love 2:30
6 Pancho & Lefty 8:11
7 Dollar Bill Blues 2:54
8 Fraulein 3:13
9 Shrimp Song 2:03
10 Blaze's Blues 3:19
11 No Place To Fall 3:19
12 To Live's To Fly 3:28
13 Lungs 2:50
14 Nothin' 3:33
15 Tecumseh Valley 4:28
16 Dead Flowers 2:57
17 White Freightliner Blues 3:47
18 Catfish Song 4:02
Billy Bragg - The Internationale (EP, 1990) | Zero G Sound
Billy Bragg - The Internationale (EP, 1990)
"The Internationale" is a 1990 album by Billy Bragg. Originally released on Bragg's short-lived record label, Utility Records, it is a deliberately political album, consisting mainly of cover versions and rewrites of left-wing protest songs. Although Bragg is known for his association with left-wing causes, this release is unusual; most of Bragg's recordings balance overtly political songs with social observation and love songs.
Billy Bragg's albums have always contained material with the strong political slant of classic folksingers in the Woody Guthrie/Bob Dylan mold. This release shows him at his most muckrakingly fervent and angry. Only "The Marching Song of the Covert Battalions" has music actually composed by Bragg -- and that selection contains a lengthy quote of the tune "When Johnny Come Marching Home." The rest are covers of songs (some of them pre-20th century) that either overtly or covertly deal with revolution, radical politics, or pacifist sentiments. The arrangements are a real departure for Bragg, and are most unusual and effective. "I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night" and "Nicaragua Nicaraguita" are for unaccompanied voice. "Marching Song of the Covert Battalions" features prominent clarinet and recorder passages supported by organ, accordion, and revival-meeting bass drum/cymbals combination. "Red Flag" is an energetic reel set sparsely for voice, whistles, percussion, and minimal guitar. The title track is given a grand, traditional, all-stops-out treatment, arranged for chorus, large brass ensemble, and percussion. The album's best selection, "My Youngest Son Came Home Today," is a dirgelike antiwar number that is very moving and effective. This album is a committed, deeply felt manifesto well worth a listen. Original pressings of this record came with a wide-ranging and enjoyable promotional 45 containing selections by Bragg, Clea & McLeod, Caroline Trettine, and the Young Fresh Fellows.
Tracklist:1 The Internationale 3:452 I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night 1:273 The Marching Song On The Covert Battalions 3:594 Blake's Jerusalem 2:305 Nicaragua Nicarauguita 1:066 The Red Flag 3:127 My Youngest Son Came Home Today 3:04
The Daily Prophet returns [well it’s GREEN ON RED - SEA OF CORTEZ]
In between a sea of surf comes this . . . . .. Green on Red! Thanks TWILIGHTZONE!
Green on Red "Sea of Cortez” The Old Grey Whistle Test 1980
Dan "Big Daddy" Stuart (vocals,guitar) Chris "Chez" Cacavas (keyboards,mouth harp,vocals) Jack "Jake" Waterson (bass,vocals) Alex "Big Dog" MacNicol (drums) Chuck "Billy The Kid" Prophet IV (guitar,vocals)
Clifton Chenier - Jolie Blonde [Pasé Bél Tan] | jt1674
. . . . eh toi! A Cajun classic . . . . . (my ole fren John Northcote turned me on to Cajun music)
Bob Dylan smiling . . .
from my collection . . . . someone once said you don’t see any pictures of Bob smiling . . . . . and being a curmudgeonly old pedant [what my Dad would have called an awkward squad!] I set about collecting them! There are LOADS!
Bobby and The Band!
wot? It’s a thesis!
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