ok … last addition I promise … John Niven! read and loved his 33 1/3 offering Music From Big Pink (apparently Robbie Robertson read it and said (something like) ‘that guy must have been in the room’. I […]

Oh yes! Willy Vlautin … and he has a new one coming. About a house painter. Anna Funder

Great question … but how to answer properly? Impossible really, but here’s a few that have flipped my plastic Beatle wig … Ian McEwan … from reading The Comfort of Strangers, scared stiff in a cold and […]

Lucinda was wonderful supporting Paul Kelly in Melbourne last year. We held our breath as she was led to the microphone, but once the band kicked in and she began singing, everyone relaxed and we were swept away […]

… to be fair to Sam, I think he was probably being charming and friendly and I was intimidated and a bit jealous!

Great review and fascinating comments as always. Thank you. Always enjoyed Little Feat. Willin’ seemed to blast out of every second Kombi van at surf spots, Tripe Face Boogie and Teenage Nervous Breakdown were […]

I remember the incredibly strong feelings of excitement, wonder and relief when Dylan’s Time Out Of Mind was released. So many amazing songs, great lyrics, fabulous swampy vibe … but what was ‘Make You Feel My […]

Oops! Of course. Billy Preston. (nervous perhaps as a newcomer to The Afterword)

I saw them at Knebworth in 1976. With Stevie Wonder. As the history books show, they came on very late. A bit sloppy but very exciting. Big day out for a 20 year old backpacker. We arrived in London, bought a Time […]

We love Billy in Australia … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yg6xDAekPI With Courtney Barnett, doing Sunday Morning, Velvet Underground.