We are watching TV when a documentary of why thousands of people are starving to death in Cambodia comes on the screen. It traces the history of what they once called the Vietnamese "situation" and points the finger at two men. War criminals. Kissinger and Nixon. Later, on the ,news. the memory of Carters debacle jog still in our minds, Edward Kennedy appears. He looks like a cartoon. Jesus, explodes a Swedish friend passionate^!, do you think the Americans should be allowed to vote at all? It was, on reflection, not meant seriously.

I ve noticed how many times letters to CREEM protest keep politics out of rock", in features too: I have a pretty good recollection that was one of the pieces of advice in the "how to be a rock journalist" article.