Subscribe to Gonzo Weekly http://eepurl.com/r-VTD Subscribe to Gonzo Daily http://eepurl.com/OvPez Gonzo Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/287744711294595/ Gonzo Weekly on Twitter https://twitter.com/gonzoweekly Gonzo Multimedia (UK) http://www.gonzomultimedia.co.uk/ Gonzo Multimedia (USA) http://www.gonzomultimedia.com/ As my late Mother would have no doubt said, the Devil makes work for idle hands, and with most of the Gonzo scribes being at home with their loved ones, and presumably with their creative juices flowing, it soon became obvious that my planned issue for next weekend was going to be superseded by something else. I was always impressed by Penny Rimbaud’s statement that the later Crass singles were issued as “tactical responses” to given situations. I started off writing and editing Fanzines, and it is only for reasons of my own that I decided to issue this magazine like Dear Friends, clockwork every Saturday, more recently every Friday. And so, what was planned to be an ordinary “ring in the old, ring out the new” (or is it But I think that the job of a magazine is a the other way round?) type issue has complex one, and I wouldn’t really like to completely gone out the window. Because clarify it into words, but it seems right that Lemmy dying has completely let the cat we document such an important event, amongst the cultural pigeons in a way that (which does appear to be lifechanging for one suspects the old bugger would have some people) into a special edition of Gonzo enjoyed. Weekly, so here it is. The next issue will 4 “What’s the Chancellor on?” appear as normal on Friday the 8th or him from Wikipedia just to explain to anyone Saturday 9th. who doesn’t actually realise what a big deal this actually is. It has been a strange sort of Christmas. It is Twink’s Wikipedia entry begins: “John not a time of the year that I am fond of, and I Charles Edward Alder (born 29 November usually—despite my best intentions—end up 1944), better known as Twink, is an English doing something work related in my office. drummer, singer and songwriter who was a This is what I was doing yesterday when up central figure in the English psychedelic popped a Facebook Instant Message from the movement, and an actor. Recently, while still legendary Twink. recording as Twink, Alder has converted to Islam and changed his name to Mohammed Now, I am certain that anyone who is Abdullah.” But there is just so much reading this will know who Twink is, but I information there, that I truly do not know was just going to give a potted biography of how to compress it into a small paragraph. 5 But this is a man who has played in the Land, he left the lineup, returning to action seminal UK psych band Tomorrow, the following year in Stars, a trio featuring appearing the following year on their lone LP legendary Pink Floyd alum Syd Barrett and before forming the equally short-lived bassist Jack Monk. Stars' career proved Aquarian Age, which disbanded after just remarkably brief -- Barrett walked offstage one single, "10,000 Words in a Cardboard halfway through their debut live appearance Box." He next joined the Pretty Things, and did not return -- and Twink spent the appearing on their acclaimed rock opera better part of the decade accepting infrequent effort S.F. Sorrow before exiting their ranks session dates, also participating in a 1975 in 1969, at which time he began work on his Pink Fairies reunion before finally issuing the solo debut, 1970's Think Pink. The sessions solo EP Do It (With the Fairies) three years led to the formation of the Pink Fairies, later. which Twink founded with members of the psychedelic combo the Deviants; after And that only takes the story up to the end of completing their 1971 debut Never Never the 1970s. I have interviewed him a couple of 6 times, and we are ‘Facebook Friends’ which means everything and nothing as any fule Lemmy, Twink, Madonna, Eddie Redmayne, Elton John, Radiohead, David Coverdale, Jackie Wilson, Eric kno. But when he IMd me yesterday with a Burdon,Strange Harvest, Friday Night Progressive, Jaki link to the video of his forthcoming new Windmill, Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister, John "Brad" single, I stopped what I was doing and gave Bradbury, Paul Walden, Joe Houston, Andrew Michael it a listen. "Andy" Stewart, Stephen Carlton "Stevie" Wright, William Franklin Guest, Johnny Winter, 13th Floor Elevators, Spirits Burning, The Pirates, Michael Jackson, Check out the link below to see why. Dee Palmer, Freddie King, The Selecter, Ducks De Luxe, Alexis Korner, James Brown, John Lee Hooker, John https://www.youtube.com/watch? Brodie-Good, Ian Abrahams, Mark Raines, New Order, v=A5_KZh5r3-U&feature=youtu.be Belle and Sebastian, Bob Dylan, Richard Thompson, Ibeyi, AndersonPonty Band, Auburn, John Carpenter, Downes Braide Association, Steven Wilson, Anglagard, ‘What’s the Chancellor on?’ is a scabrous Martin Barre, Gryphon, Camel, Alan Parsons, Robert slice of freakbeat of the sort that one really Plant, Dungen, Kansas, Ty Segall, Blancmange, Percy doesn’t expect from a 71 year old. On his Jones, Bridget Wishart, Roy Weard, Mr Biffo, Hawkwind, latest album (reviewed elsewhere this issue) Nadine Rider, Neil Nixon, Thomas Bloch Twink embraces his baroque, musical side. But here he lets his freak flag fly, and with good cause. IT’S A LEGAL MATTER BABY We are living in strange and disturbing A lot of the time the pictures that we include times, and for Twink, returning to the UK in this publication are unique to Gonzo after years abroad, the times must seem even Weekly, and used with the photographer’s permission. However, this magazine is free, more strange and disturbing as the media and at least at the moment only available frenzy whips up a hate for the members of online, and so in our opinion we are covered his faith which is both unprecedented and by a recent decision by the European unjustified. Courts of Justice. Websites can link to freely available content Well may Twink ask the question, what are without the permission of the copyright the politicians doing? What drug are they holder, the European Court of Justice says. on? And certainly what trip are they on? The court's decision came after a dispute in Sweden between journalists and a web company that had posted links on its site to Most politicians are usually fired purely by online news articles. their own self interest, or by the vested interests of those who put them into power, A Swedish court had asked the EU court to but in recent years those placed in power consider whether this broke copyright law. over us seem to be even more peculiarly out Some of the pictures in this magazine are of sync with reality than ever. hotlinked to other websites where they are freely available. It is our opinion that we are Musically this record returns to the angry covered by this ruling. So there! R&B of his youth, with guitars and Of course if someone objects to our using harmonica swirling around each other like their material we will be good fellows and the tentacles of a malevolent giant squid. I take it down, unless (and this is a big have spent much of today writing my review unless) we feel that it is not in the public of the records that were the soundtrack to my interest to comply. 2015. This record, if I am not mistaken, is But normally we shall not stand on the first classic cut of 2016, and the year ceremony. If you want to read more about hasn’t even started yet! this decision go to: Slainte http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology- 26187730 7 Richard Freeman, THE GONZO WEEKLY (Scary stuff) all the gonzo news that’s fit to print Dave McMann, (He ain't nothing but a Newshound-dog) Orrin Hare, (Sybarite and literary bon viveur) This is quite simply the best magazine you Mark Raines, will ever find that is edited by a mad bloke (Cartoonist) (and his small orange cat), and produced Davey Curtis, from a tumbledown potato shed on the (tales from the north) outskirts of a tiny village that nobody's Jon Pertwee heard of in North Devon. The fact that it is (Pop Culture memorabilia) published with Gonzo Multimedia - Dean Phillips probably the grooviest record company in (The House Wally) the known universe - is merely an added Rob Ayling bonus. (The Grande Fromage, of whom we are all in awe) NAMING THOSE RESPONSIBLE and Peter McAdam (McDada in residence) This issue was put together by me and Captain Frunobulax the Magnificent, (who is, in case This is the nearest that you are ever going to you didn't know, an insane orange kitten on the get to a posh weekend colour supplement from verge of adulthood) ably assisted by: the Gonzo Daily team. Each week we shall go through the best bits of the week before, and if Corinna Downes, there aren't any we shall make some up, or (Sub Editor, and my lovely wife) simply make our excuses and leave (you can Graham Inglis, tell the editor once did contract work at (Columnist, Staff writer, Hawkwind nut) the News of the World can't ya?) 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