That’s what Mike Brearley did to him. Wound him up, let him go. The rest is history.

As a cricketer, both playing (with what little talent I possessed) and watching (ditto), 3 sets of bowling figures are lodged in my brain.
8-15, Stuart Broad, vs Australia, Trent Bridge in 2015. (What a morning […]

Resident here.
Fopp is in the Broadmarsh, which is in the process of being “redeveloped”. So don’t expect too much. There is Rough Trade, yes, but after that I don’t know too much. Luckily, those nice people at […]

You know what? Fair play to him.
He’s a bit of a pantomime villain, stereotypical Aussie Alpha male sportsman, but a hell of a cricketer when he winds his neck in.
Less than 3 months from the worst Ashes series […]

Much much love for the Hooters here. Have seen them in Germany 3 times in the last few years. A wonderful noise.

Belter! Top shout.

My fave?
This. Ace video too.

Just finished this.
Incredible human story, but I didn’t like the narrator’s delivery much. Far too many small pauses, almost staccato at times.

I may try this Crypto Queen on next.

There appears to be a heck of an overlap between “AOR” and “late 80s “soft” rock” from bands who should have known better (Heart, Journey, Foreigner etc). Fair point…

Heart’s “best” is surely this, although […]

Somewhat inexplicably covered by Saxon in 1988, just when they were beginning to lose the plot.

@moseleymoles

Marillion did a couple of shirts back in the late 90s I think.
Simple, plain white, with small writing.

Fashion Unconscious
and
Uncool as F&@k

Comedy for me too. Early 90s, tent in Wollaton Park, probably 100 ish people. The bill was Hatty Hayridge, Lee Evans and Jo Brand.

@dai
I’m generally of that opinion too, although this will be a thread I visit again, I suspect.

Any excuse to listen to Broken Land.

Am I a total Luddite or is there any way to download this to keep?

Taste’s a strange thing isn’t it?
Another vote for Monster as one of my fave REM albums. Let me in is a spine tingler of a track.

I surprised myself with 10.

What was your first….
– Single – Possibly Die Young by Black Sabbath (unless we count the Chris Cross Arthur’s Theme one, which we’re clearly not…). I played it on my parents’ stereo (nice and loud…) whi […]

Saw them at Rock City on Friday. Another band I have almost zero comprehension of but who were superb on the night.
Bass player looks awfully like Dan Akroyd in the Blues Brothers though.

A personal fave of mine. And that’s a great line…