Daily Archives: August 22, 2022

Capital Radio 8-22-22: Elvis to WattStax

Recent D.C. shows by Elvis Costello with Nick Lowe and the Los Straightjackets, and by Blondie with The Damned dominated a chunk of the show. There were birthdays to note of such notables as Chuck Brown, Debbi Peterson, Dale Hawkins and John Lee Hooker. Missed Joe Strummer’s birthday by a day, so included him into […]

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Monday TV: Behind the Hillsborough Case

“Anne” (Acorn TV, streaming) is the true story of a woman who refused to believe the verdict that the UK’s Hillsborough disaster — in which 96 fans were killed at a match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest — was accidental. Maxine Peake portrays Anne Williams, whose son Kevin was among the victims.  The second and […]

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