Ah, Jane…

John ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson, a significant figure in the Bowie narrative, has passed away after a long illness.

And after you’ve tired of the room, just…

It was milk rather than OJ. Not saying that he never went wild and had an occasional fruit shoot, rather than the other type…

Dave, I hope the final paragraph isn’t suggesting that you’re abandoning the project. What you’re looking for in terms of the Blitz/New Romantic era isn’t to be found here…but it’s just around the corner. If you […]

To be fair, though, she did get a name-check by Iggy in his and Debbie’s uber-cool cover of “Well, Did You Evah?”

Brought to my attention by our pencil-squeezing friend on Facebook, and duly signed.

I’ve heard Storms In Africa’s pretty great, too

I’m not gonna mention ABBA. If people don’t appreciate their greatness, it’s their loss. *sniffs*

They’ve just released their first album in their own right.

You missed Miss You Nights, possibly his greatest ballad.

Is there a difference between matchsticks and matchstalks? The latter sound a bit more upmarket, which is surprising coming from Ancoats.

Moose, you’re never gonna get it.

I think the Kenny Everett lampoon has had a lasting impact.

Because it’s officially a rip-off of a groovy Marvin Gaye song?

Is that the demo version of New York Mining Disaster 1941? Wow, you’re really ahead of the curve. 😏

Used memorably in an episode of Buffy.

In other news, the paperback edition of Stephen Morris’s first volume of the Joy Division/New Order saga, Record Play Pause, is a rocket-launching £1.50 at the mo.

Ooh, I’ve been looking at that Fabs book for a while.

I recall the big kerfuffle on This Morning (don’t judge me) when she was sneering at parents who had named their children after place names, before it was helpfully pointed out that her daughter is called India.