Not sure that’s right.

Macca was with EMI throughout and Capitol (where he signed, in 1975, effectively killing off Apple) would have specified in great detail what constituted an album.

Post WOA, Macca […]

Happy to if it’s still knocking around.

Twin Peaks, Bona Drag, Goodbye Jumbo, Violator, Happy Mondays, Zeppelin Remasters, me in the Viz Top Ten and starting a job in ad sales I utterly loathed and fundamentally could not do. And then there was […]

Bacardi on the Run? Let it Beer? Er…

Run to the bedroom, in the suitcase on the left, you’ll find my favourite tour bus earmuffs

Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave to Do the Conga

Agadogs of War, the Remix

“I met that Lech Walesa, somewhere in Waikiki,
Well he was selling Freedom, playing ukulele”

It’s easy to forget how huge they were. Thank god for Wiki:

“The band toured Denmark in 1980, supporting Suzi Quatro and working with Tommy Seebach, a Danish entertainer. Black Lace and Seebach recorded “Hey […]

Not even a Black Lace reformation? Original line-up?

Dunroamin, Duncarin, not dun Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast

The Tide is Turning Billy!

If you were a swan, you’d be gone.

My Zimmer Frame is True. Oh hang on…

(Care) Home of Deliverance

Twist (knee) and Shout!

Last time I saw him (2010), they were in rows 25-374 and only unfolded their arms and had a crack at standing up and singing along to songs he’d recorded pre-1965.

His voice in that Cordon Karaoke thing was pretty shot. Christ knows how he’ll sustain 2+ hours of live singing. Must have extra strong ̶b̶a̶c̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶a̶p̶e̶s̶ throat lozenges.

My kids bought me a bar of soap for Father’s Day. You’re definitely winning…

Brilliant. Caught them in Portsmouth. Loads of new stuff and the banter was great – how Jemaine never cracks a smile is beyond me. Looking forward to a live DVD release.