Contender for album of the year, Michael Weston King – Nothing Can Hurt Mer Now, addressing both the tragedy that hit the King family in the summer of 2024 and their recent relocation to countryside. as his […]

If he’d released this a bit earlier it would no doubt have been on my (and a few others) ‘Back’ CD swap selection

@Carl @SteveT @Bogart @Rigid-digit And now here’s my thoughts on Rigid’s 1) Friday night at the May fair, smell of candy floss, fried onions and this booming from the waltzers, 99% sure the band is called […]

@Carl @SteveT @Bogart @Rigid-digit here are my thoughts on Carl’s selection, 1) Sounds like a theme tune top a late 70’s early 80’s American sitcom. I seem to remember one such a thing called Welcome Bac […]

@rigid-digit Indeed. I went to to my CD rack to just check that the CD was still there and hadn’t been errrrr ‘borrowed’

3rd division punk, better raise my game, I’m currently trawling the North west Counties div 2 of kitchen sink folk.

“With allusion to Spike Lee, could you label your set ‘a Bogart joint’?” @salwarpe I once had a stonemason friend make me a house name thingy stating ‘Bogarts Abode’ does that count?

Sounds like a plan. Those who received my selections may beg to differ, but I enjoyed the CD’s I received. I was introduced to a few new artists, heard some interesting and occasionally challenging music, so […]

In order that they came to mind and if I sit and think again, some will change, some won’t, I know I’ve missed a some that should be on the list. If push come to shove, and there was only one singer, well […]

I found this to have been an underwhelming year and the positions on the list have changed a fair few times since the poll was announced, but as of this moment this is my top 20. Thanks to Salwarpe your doing a […]

As @retropath2 has already mentioned Jackie Leven and @leedsboy has mentioned Mark Linkous, I’ll add Chris Sievey, songwriter, aspiring pop-star, artist, media pioneer and being Frank.

There’s a fair few Alice Cooper tunes that spring to mind, here’s a couple (hopefully not the obvious ones) , one from the group and one from the solo years The Ballad of Dwight Fry The Nightmare Returns

Only came across this today, it’s rather good

Glen Buxton’s riff on Schools Out..

Jackie Leven – Forbidden Songs of the Dying West Eels – Blinking Lights and Other Revelations Alice Cooper – Schools Out

John Cooper Clarke – Innocents Ren – Jenny’s Tale Skids – Working For The Yankee Dollar Peter and The Testube Babies – Banned from The Pubs Sir Vincent Lone – His Arms Are Full of Broken Things

1. First Concert – PFM Manchester Free Trade Hall 26th April 1976 2. Last Concert – The Apple Sellers – Bolton Parish Church 29th July 2025 3. Worst Concert – Sham 69 (the version without Pursey) lucki […]

Worst Concert – Van Der Graaf Generator, possibly the same tour I first saw them on (Nov 76) went with a couple of friends, I thought it wonderful and have seen them whenever I can since. My friends, well not o […]

A couple from recent releases James McMurtry – The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy BC Camplight – Two Legged Dog and older ones.. Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranois – Old Trust The Damned – The Dog R […]

A far from vintage year on the new release front, some will be eternal favourites, some will get better with time, some will be placed on the shelf and forgotten 1 EELS – TIME! 2 YARD ACT – WHERE’S MY […]