Mick Farren, author, counterculture radical and singer, has died aged 69.
According to reports, he collapsed on stage at London's Borderline last night [July 27] while playing with his band, the Deviants.
Strange juxtapositions and all that, but please have a listen to the Date Palms track and, in the unlikely event you haven’t been near the internet for the past few days, the Daft Punk clip. Nile Rodgers’ expression is a thing of joy, among other things.