…Because what else should I be doing at 11 o’clock other than looking through 1930s Melody Maker?! This cartoon depicts an all-too familiar attitude encountered in musical circles, which has existed well before this cartoon, and has lasted long after…
(sure, I’ve had those beer cans on stage before; but you can’t smoke indoors anymore, so my stage is usually tidier!)
1st Nov, 1930, Melody Maker