Jim Middleton

“I never knew what I was missin’” until he came along. RIP John Mayall was a lightning rod for the blues who changed the course of British music | Music | The Guardian theguardian.com/music/article/…

44 years ago today "Love Will Tear Us Apart" is a song by English post punk Joy Division, released on this day in 1980 as a non-album single #punk #punkrock #postpunk #lovewilltearusapart #joydivision #history #JoyDivision #otd

Downtown genius RIP

Forged in Fire. Nine tonight 9pm On the frontline in Ukraine.

Honouring a remarkable Victorian woman 💜 Vida Goldstein will be the first to be recognised in a series commissioned to narrow the gender imbalance in statues. Activist and suffrage campaigner, Vida was a driving force behind women’s voting rights: bit.ly/46P3avK

Mother of all our joys Mother of all our sorrows Intercede with him tonight For all of our tomorrows

And now, Tony Staley: The last of the Liberal Party hard men. Tough as nails in a broken body. A big help to me in upgrading Double Jay to JJJ - the start of the nationwide network. Our musicians owe him. Vale. smh.com.au/national/tony-…

Passing of Allan Gyngell AO | The quietest, most valuable national security and foreign policy advice I ever had the fortune to receive. I was so looking forward to discussing the above with him at the Woodend Writers Festival. Sadly, not to be. Vale. foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny…

Vale - Way out west. Broderick Smith, musician and The Dingoes frontman, dies, aged 75 - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2023-05-0…

Barry Humphries’ self-written 1981 obituary smh.com.au/culture/celebr…

So sad Bruce Petty's felt-tip pen has lost it's owner. Bruce was why I gave up Law and set my heart on being a political cartoonist. Often as a young cartoonist I sought his advice . He was invariably totally helpful. Towering talent, inspiring work ethic, but genuinely humble.

RIP Bruce . A human rights champion who put principle into practice. We must honour his memory. Oh, Biko. Obituary Bruce Haigh: The Australian diplomat who inspired Cry Freedom dead, aged 77 smh.com.au/national/bruce…

Once in a lifetime. Vale. Seymour Stein, music mogul who discovered Madonna, Talking Heads and more, dies aged 80 | Music | The Guardian theguardian.com/music/2023/apr…

In another time in another place. RIP John Sattler. Perry Keyes - The Day John Sattler Broke His Jaw youtu.be/t6OuMgCQpQI via @YouTube

Graham Parker - now there’s a man who knows taste and style

RIP We’ll not see his like again

Treasurer’s speech presenting Australian Political Book of the Year Award to Dean Ashenden for his important book Telling Tennant’s Story.

via @NYTOpinion nytimes.com/2022/10/07/opi…

“I wasn’t the first woman in country music … I was just the first one to stand up there and say what I thought, what life was about.” Vale Loretta Lynn nytimes.com/2022/10/04/art…

Hawthorn racism review to allege that former coaches separated First Nations players from families and demanded a pregnancy termination - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2022-09-2…