We’re here to talk about Doug Yule. Per some recent comments by friends, first let me say he is still alive. Apparently, I do so many eulogies they just assume when I write about an older legend it means they’ve kicked the bucket. No, presumably Doug Yule is alive and well on today, his 79th birthday, and I’m so happy about that. I think his place in the VU pantheon is finally secure, after years of being dogged…
Marielle Franco's murder at the age of 38 in Rio de Janeiro sparked protests across Brazil. Source link
Chris Baghsarian, 85, was taken from his home and murdered, in what authorities believe was a case of mistaken identity. Source link
Wednesday | Bleary EyedO2 Academy Leeds, Leeds24th February 2026 The North Carolina natives ascend to the indie rock big leagues with an incandescent performance in Leeds.“We’ve got one more song to play, and then you can all gather up your belongings.” It’s been that kind of gig; Karly Hartzman has been pulling double duty as both frontwoman and lost property officer. This show was originally booked for the Irish Centre across town, but on the back of last…
Atypical Girl: Punk Rock, Liverpool and Trying to be Normal, byPenny Kiley Published by Polygon (an imprint of Birlinn Limited), March 5th 2026 290 pages Penny Kiley hangs out with punk and post-punk wannabe luminaries, then writes about them. She becomes Melody Maker’s Liverpool correspondent, all while navigating a clunky, pre-Internet landscape. Throw in Thatcherism, the Winter of Discontent, and undiagnosed autism, alongside the incessancy of being asked, ‘Didn’t you used to write for the Echo?’ and marvel…
Heavenly: The Sound of Calm Defiance Amelia Fletcher & Cathy Rogers from Heavenly interviewed by Simon Robinson. Photo (c) Alison Wonderland As the band release Highway To Heavenly, their first new album for thirty years on 27 February 2026 on Skep Wax Records, long time fan Simon talks to Amelia and Cathy about then and now… Heavenly are bigger now in 2026 than they were in the 90s. That sentence feels faintly absurd, like a typo in a…
Chloe Slater |India KrattingerThe Music Workshop, Folkestone, Kent 21st February 2026 Fresh from visiting Sunderland, and more recently Margate, Chloe Slater brought her sold-out Southern Youth UK Seaside Tour to Folkestone for a stripped-back acoustic set. Bournemouth-born Chloe was in great spirits and good voice as she performed a solo set in the intimate surroundings of The Music Workshop. Slater, fast approaching her 23rd birthday, played to a packed house, including many of her devoted ‘icons’ who were word…
Campaigners say they want to see tougher penalties to reflect the seriousness of "waste crime". Source link
The evidence of Sunday's terrifying cartel rampage is still visible across parts of Mexico. The BBC's Will Grant visits Puerto Vallarta, a popular coastal resort town in Jalisco state, to see the lines of burnt cars in a Costco car park and the cleanup. He says the city is trying to return to a state of normality, as tourists who were trapped make their way to Puerto Vallarta's international airport. Source link
Police have said 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian was not the intended target of the alleged crime. Source link
The BBC speaks to Guadalajara residents days after cartel members sought to avenge the killing of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera. Source link
Alan Harris, from Plymouth, is found guilty of sexual and indecent assaults but not guilty of rape. Source link