@neilo I was in London by 1987. A little research tells me it was 1985. I remember hearing Brand New Friend for the first time at the gig. I know I saw them two or three times but I’m not sure whether that was in […]

I remember getting a bus out to the National Stadium in Dublin to see Lloyd Cole and the Commotions around ’86. Nearly everyone, male and female, had black polo necks on – a look that served me well for years. […]

Fonder of the Ross, Manyika era myself but the original line up was clearly the classic line up.

Frame, Ross, Ruffy, Owens

Scott, Wallinger, Hutchison, Thistlethwaite, Wickham, Ruffy (again)

Back in the mid 80s when the Waterboys were my favourite band, I bumped into Mike Scott at a Hothouse Flowers gig at the Galway Arts Festival. This was before he was a fixture on the Irish scene and probably when […]

I’ve thought about this many times and used to think it would have been great to have been a JB. Then I heard about the terms and conditions old JB imposed, so the proper answers are…

Talking Heads circa 1980 […]

Mine has been feeding me Jason Falkner and his former band Jellyfish recently and I’m delighted with what I’ve heard some 25 or 30 (?) years since a friend tried to convince me I’d like him/them. It’s usually worth a listen.

@Neilo @Ivan … Do you know the Five Lamps?

…Boss or Horse are the other annoying Irish ones.

The Name of this Band is Talking Heads (disc 2).
In Rainbows – Radiohead
New Gold Dream – Simple Minds
Chateau Revenge – Silver Seas

All the above are albums I listen to week in, week out. Mostly I listen […]

Bud is of course the Irish for penis. Always makes me laugh hearing the slogan “This Bud’s for you!”

Squeeze?

Echo and the Bunnymen?

As an Irishman who lived in London for years and whose grandfather served in the British Army even possibly in WW1, I’ve something approaching ambivalence to the poppy and remembrance. I fully agree that those who […]

We Could Send Lettuce – Aztec Camera

I’d recommend Adventures of a Waterboy by Mike Scott as a good read. He’s a good storyteller and it really added to my appreciation of his music. It’s very much about his life in music moreso than a window on his […]

Grit or Granola?

Here’s my tracklisting to put you out of your misery…

1 People of the Earth – Graham Coxon. I’m no fan of Blur but the solo stuff from Graham Coxon is more my thing especially his more Stuart Adamson m […]

It’s about time I reviewed @kool_aid_wino ‘s compilation. I’ve had it in the car all week where many of the tracks work better than in a home environment, partly because some of the tracks started skipping on my […]