I still miss the Word magazine, have tried to replace it but all fall to the wayside. Being the sad old git I sometimes dig out an issue and happily lose an afternoon reminiscing. Never met either of them though […]

That sounds fun , my wife has been on at me for a while to do a camper van around parts of Scotland but I must admit I wouldn’t fancy driving down those narrow roads. Well done Sir

Love a bit of Nick Lowe .

Got up two cups of tea to start the day then me and GLW took our neighbours dogs ( 5 of them ) for there morning walk around Sudeley castle . During Covid my wife wasn’t get out much and needs an excuse to walk a […]

What a great review, makes me want to go and see them now.

Sounds right up street I do like Mr Macbride . I have just recently discovered JD Kirk who writes in a similar fashion.

Black Sea closely followed by English Settlement are my favourite albums. They are one of those bands whose tracks I mostly love but the ones I don’t I really don’t.

Saw four gigs in the month of April. First up was Johnny Coppin at Toddington church just him without his usual bandmates and it was very enjoyable. The acoustics in the church made his songs sound all the more […]

I seen him a few times but no more for me as the last time a few years ago at the New Theatre Oxford the sound was truly awful. Loads of people were shouting out sort your sound out but alas he just carried on. […]

Got it on shuffle at the moment and loving it especially Julee Cruise, not heard that in years . Well done 👍

Such sad news Private Revolution was on constant repeat in my youth. . Only saw them live once at Glastonbury in the late 80’s . You know you’re getting old when your heroes start to die . RIP

Loved the skelf books definitely worth a read

Read the first couple of books but I couldn’t get into them properly wrong time & place so might give him another go.

I have always been a crime fiction fan and now that I have retired I have lots of free time to catch up on some of my favourite authors. Below are some of my favourites Ian Rankin J D Kirk Paul Charles Stuart […]

For me it was always Annie and Janice Long that got me into my love for music. I remember her saying only a few years ago that she didn’t listen to old music anymore as there’s so much new stuff around ( did […]

Just listened to the podcast and thoroughly enjoyed it. Not heard side of the road before, what a song .

Born in Dublin 1962 moved to England 1969 when combination of parents splitting up and Grandfather dying settled in Woodmancote Gloucestershire then moved around a bit in Gloucestershire Bishops Cleeve, […]

I have 6 in the top 100 including 3 in the top 10. I love that our taste is so widespread and I have now loads of albums to check out now . Well done Paul a monumental effort I doff my cap to you Sir 👍

I remember him in the tv crime drama Resnick made from the books of John Harvey. RIP