It’s part of the PSHE curriculum

Less than 25cds – not sure exactly as they’re in a box in the loft … or the garage. I sold most a few years ago To the Musical Magpie one desperate Summer. I have one vinyl 7”. I also have a (vinyl) record on […]

Niscum perchance?

I think Bob Numbers may have been me – in order to differentiate him from Idiot Bob.
I bought the first issue from Borders and bought most subsequent magazines. I had a letter published early on moaning about the […]

Glad to see her mentioned – I loved Nitrogen Pink when that was out a few years back

I don’t care for the Beatles or the Floyd. I have (or have had) 24/50.

Great news – best present. Good news about the Missus too.

Sadly, what she got, was some Tupperware boxes and a dustpan and brush.

A week in Cornwall in August.
A framed photo collection of us from 40 years ago when we were childhood sweethearts.
Must marry that girl sometime soon.

Going for Gold > Gold Blade > Black Elvis > Elvis Presley> Are You Lonesome Tonight > Tonight > Drummer Man > Manfred Mann >

Nick Cave
Lana Del Rey
Michael Kiwanuka
The National
Lizzo
Fat White Family
Karen O/DangerMouse
El Hombre Malo
FKA Twigs
Vampire Weekend
Sam Fender
Taylor Swift (was that this year)
Sharon Van Etten […]

Unhappy Home – James King and the Lone Wolves
Keep This Fire Burning – Robyn
Man – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Softshock – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Called You Queen – Haley Bonar

I lived at 2 Bank Road, a couple of older kids lived at 2 Bank Close. Occasionally we’d get mail for the other address including, memorably, an issue of Disc weekly sometime in the mid 70s.
Before taking it round […]

I have a couple of the issues from when Melchester Rovers signed Martin Kemp and Steve Norman from ver Spandau Ballet – which was of course parodied in Viz when Fulchester signed Shakin’ Stevens and mick Hucknall.

single: bought for me – Poppa Joe by the Sweet. Bought by me: Crazy by Mud.
LP: bfm – We’d Like to Teach the World to Sing by the New Seekers. Bbm – Kimono My House by Sparks
CD: Nirvana Unplugged – I was late […]

Ace review Tiggs. I was slightly obsessed with Lana a few years ago. I hunted down loads of unreleased tracks through YouTube etc. But something happened, I don’t know what, that made me lose interest.
Maybe i […]

I have a new single out. Ha ha. Actually, a cover of the Last Train to Clarksville by the Monkees, that the Passmore Sisters recorded over thirty years ago has just been discovered in a loft and released via the […]

Fuck. Brilliant. Chills.

not sure if I read the authors because of the music but I know I was reading James Ellroy and listening to the Afghan Whigs around the same time, similar cross-consumption with David Peace and Luke […]

Loads of good ones here.
My favourite is I Don’t Care If You Live or Die by James King and the Lone Wolves

my fave Clash is City of the Dead