I have all Jackie’s albums on CD and saw him nearly a hundred times. It would be great if Cooking Vinyl would release those on vinyl or put out a boxed set or just anything really. He really was something of a […]

Any fans of PG Wodehouse here? Treat yourself to Ben Schott’s “Jeeves And The King Of Clubs”. It is laugh out loud funny and a brilliant emulation of Wodehouse’s style, characters and humour. It is kind of a […]

My local Poundland did not have any. I already have a few. Currently showing are:
Bryter Later
Forever Changes (signed)
Stackridge (first)
Everybody’s Rocking (Neil Young)
Bedside Manners Are Extra
Dog On […]

1 Saucerful Of Secrets at Half Moon, Putney
2 Radio 3 Big Day Out, Coventry – Nigel Kennedy especially, but whole day was great, even lots of acts I had never heard of. Jugs of Pimms in the sunshine. That, and we […]

Fair enough Carl. I have yet to do a list there. Will be number one.

Well, More Blood More Tracks wins for me plus honourable mentions for Electric Ladyland surround sound mix on blu-ray. Haven’t heard the White Album as I was underwhelmed by Sgt Pepper remix.

Just one mention […]

Just listened to this. It’s really very good indeed. And yes, that bass player deserves some royalties for the arrangements!

Leave Rolf Harris on albums I say.

This Stalinist revision of music history is completely hypocritical and stupidly selective. You can buy Mein Kampf for £6.99 on Amazon (90p on the Kindle!). I note that […]

King Crimson didn’t mention it, no. Fripp doesn’t even have a microphone so it’ was a banter free zone.

Count me in the Michael Marra fan club too.

Blowtorch is lovely. Jules sounds like a real talent.

Astonishingly @Feedback_File they were also the 3rd band I ever saw – on that same tour in Croydon – and almost in that order: Genesis opened, followed by Lindisfarne with VDGG as the headliners. I think that the […]

Oh OK. That’s good news. Thanks.

Almost missed this. I think I saw it mentioned here.

Anyway, we went last Sunday – 3.30 slot. It was absolutely brilliant. We had to be thrown out at the end. Downside of that was the shop was closed and we […]

I’m not sure 2018 has been a great year for festivals. We went to Lunar which was poorly attended and largely underwhelming musically, save for the Unthanks and – arguably – Damo Suzuki. Bestival was rained off […]

“Early one morning the sun was shining, I was lying in bed”

Tangled Up In Blue

“The last time I saw Richard was Detroit in ’68”

The perfect set up line by Joni Mitchell.

I wouldn’t base your beliefs on a fictional TV drama…

Still, interesting range of subjects here: Divinity, afterlife, alien encounters, apparitions, Nessie.

I was intensely interested in this stuff as a young […]

Led Zeppelin II greatest, Houses Of The Holy worst.

Hey, I like TMR! Really.

And Imperial Bedroom is Declan’s imperial phase. KOA is EC’s Atlantic Crossing LP.

Shadows In The Night is the best of the three “Sinatra” rekirds @Lodestone of Wrongness. I could only listen to the overlong, repetitive and deeply unimaginative Triplicate once. There’s a case for Knocked Out […]