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As to the bolded, it depends. I am in the lucky situation that our university has a university-funded student-run radio station, playing mostly indie stuff. Without KTXT-FM, my music collection would look (and sound) much bleaker. This is where I first heard The Black Angels.

Initially, what piqued my interest in Bongwater was a clip where Bob Weir plays guitar in their version of Screaming Jay Hawkins' "You don't love me yet". Actually, Hawkins starts the song before Bongwater's Ann Magnuson takes over. Bongwater was active only for a few years around 1990. Many of their songs were commentaries on fellow musicians or current events. Here is a full concert on French TV. A/V quality is substandard, but you still can get the gist of their performance.

Absolutely Fabulous Red Dwarf M*A*S*H King of the Hill

It is very rare that a single athlete changes a whole discipline...

...a quite different style of guitar playing: Albert Lee

Here is a beautiful cover by an indie country/blues band, The Fancies. Sci-fi fans might have seen the female vocalist as actress. Do you recognize her?

The Shaggs were a band of teenage sisters whose father financed their first and only album. It sounds somewhat like unintended free jazz; I dare you to listen to the full album. Among the fans of the band were Frank Zappa and Kurt Cobain.

Instead of setting an age limit, why don't we make all political candidates take an IQ test or something like the Wonderlic at the NFL combine, and then publish the results. If someone decides to vote for a brain-dead politician, it is their prerogative.

Even for fans of "Family" their last album, "It's Only A Movie", is often just an afterthought. I like it; it is certainly a YES to Zappa's question "Does humor belong in music?". Tony Ashton's piano is a nice addition to their sound, especially on the title track.

Not a quick laugh, but a very funny (made up) story... https://27bslash6.com/missy.html

It was actually a few years before the Talking Heads in his "art pop" phase in the mid-1970s, when he also released "Here come the warm jets" and "Taking tiger mountain (by strategy)".

Brian Eno's only UK top 40 single...

For my taste, most of George Harrison's songs are sweet but pretty bland, including the two you link here. I like him better when he is more aggressive or chooses some unexpected topic. IMHO, his best song written for the Beatles... ... and his funniest - here in a live version by his son, Dhani Harrison.

The mastermind behind Car Seat Headrest is Will Toledo, the nerdy-looking guy with glasses on vocals and guitar. Most of their songs are longer than the average rock tune. Thus, in this clip you will have to be a bit patient before they really take off at about 2:20; it will be worth your time.

In the North. Grew up in Hannover, finished college in Luebeck at the Baltic Sea.

Watching a complete NBA game has always been a challenge; however, I often watch the last quarter or, if necessary, OT. Being German, my favorite NBA team was Nowitzki's Dallas Mavericks. There had been German NBA players before (e.g. Seattle's Detlef Schrempf), but none reached Dirk's status. After Dirk's retirement, I stuck with the Mavericks, and it looks as if they have found their next superstar in Luka Doncic. An interesting question: What will be first, an NBA championship for Doncic or a SuperBowl for Josh?

My favorite song by The Band...

SPORTS Bills win SuperBowl Sabres win Stanley Cup German men's soccer team wins one more World Cup German women's soccer team wins one more World Cup TRAVELS (I love going by train) ROVOS 2-week rail trip from South Africa to Tanzania Transsib from Moscow to Vladivostok The Ghan from Adelaide to Darwin OTHER (I am a bird watcher) Getting my North America list to 500 species (I am at 405 now) Getting my World list to 800 species (I am at 550 now)

One of my high school classmates was editor-in-chief of one of the largest regional newspapers in Germany. Earlier in his career, he had uncovered that a bomb attack on a German prison for which a left-wing terrorist group was blamed, had actually been the work of the German secret service. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celle_Hole

I love Roxy Music. While Bryan Ferry's voice and song-writing is unique, the other band members are no slouches either. My favorite tune: "A Song For Europe", with a long sax solo by Andy Mackay in the end of this live version. Enjoy.

When he was 17 or so, my son wanted to learn how to cook. Most of the cookbooks in my collection have excellent, but pretty difficult recipes with a lot of ingredients. Then, looking through the bargain bin at Barnes&Noble, I found this cookbook: It was a full success. The recipes are pretty easy and well-explained, and you do not need lots of strange ingredients. As a note of caution, the claim on the cover "30 minutes or less" is an exaggeration. Even I, as a cook with lots of experience, need longer for most of the recipes. https://www.amazon.com/Best-Simple-Recipes-Flavorful-Foolproof/dp/1933615591

You might want to consider combining these two. I am not particularly fond of opera, but, growing up in Germany, I have seen 20+. By far the most impressive considering the performance and the venue was Verdi's "Aida" in the Arena of Verona. The Arena is a quite large and well-preserved open-air Roman amphitheater from 30 A.D. When I was there nearly 50 years ago, they did not even have microphones and loudspeakers, which were installed in 2011. The Arena (Wikipedia pic)

The fruit came first. The color "orange" was named after the fruit, not the other way around. But what about blackberries?

While The Slits are my favorite female post-punk band, there is another one I like which garnered very little attention: The Mo-dettes. The only song that I could find with a video: IMHO, their best tune. Even if you have never heard of them, give it a try...