Hello kind people and nice to see you all again, another day in the dusty desert and I caught the goldfish out back trying to build a noose out of blades of grass that had blown into their pond. Such is the torment of a desert summer, but after feeding said fish I also explained to them that they don’t technically have necks and therefore the noose wouldn’t really serve a purpose. They went back to swimming.

A short short post again but some good stuff nonetheless and we’ll turn our attention to Mick Jones, circa 2010. First up please enjoy the video below courtesy of bunkerworld films and featuring the recent jaunt over to Naples by our beloved Carbon Silicon to appear at the the recent Neapolis Festival on July 16. I love that the band put out these video bulletins as they always show the band behind the scenes and having a good old time. I won’t spoil the video by explaining every frame so sit your bum down and enjoy the 3 or 4 minutes that it runs. I must say I enjoy seeing Mick currently bounce between projects which continues a spell of working near constantly the last few years, better than that he’s so obviously enjoying it.

I did find a few other clips online from the festival which I’ll point you towards; they’re not brilliantly filmed or recorded but still will give you a quick flavour of the event. Have you been to Naples? It’s madness…and I mean that in the best possible way. Here’s a crowd filmed clip of Should I Stay…not great audio but fun nonetheless. The second clip highlights a few acts from the festival; Carbon Silicon appear after the halfway point just after 5:20- no clues but it’s funny to watch. Due to other commitments Carbon Silicon are somewhat on ‘pause’ now for the time being but by all accounts work continues on new music.

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