My top five: Pink Floyd – Is There Anybody Out There? (i.e. The Wall live) Depeche Mode – 101 Diary of Dreams – Alive The Birthday Massacre – Show and Tell Kate Bush – Before the Dawn Plus too many […]

It seems to be really staying in my mind, when nowadays I can barely remember much of any TV I watch in such detail. I don’t know if it’s so memorable just because of the performances and/or writing and […]

Nicely done, Colin and chums. It fairly rocks along. Also, even though I don’t burble or play the bass, and I’m not quite a behemoth (just big boned, thank you very much), I’d love to have “burbling bass behemoth” […]

That’s a shame. He was just how I imagine an F1 boss should be: touring the world and having the time of his life in between high-stakes, multi-million-pound events in glamorous cities. I recall him taking David […]

I preferred their early work, before their orange-jumpsuit phase.

That’s the first time I’ve seen Mike Oldfield mentioned alongside the usual prog suspects, but I suppose that’s right, as what other category/genre could encompass an album like Tubular Bells? Marillion will […]

I thought the last episode was the only time the show was hampered by the all-in-one-take business. The drive to the DIY/garden shop and the chat about a disco seemed interminable, but the time it took was […]

I agree about his limited range, and his performance in Living, but I thought the film itself was all a bit… meh. A little fuss about nothing, which was only saved by his presence. He’s very good in the […]

I didn’t pay attention to him when he was a politician, so have no view about his politics, but as a presenter I think he’s pretty good. He’s carved a nice niche for himself thanks to what seems like a […]

It’s powerful stuff, and the young actor playing Jamie is astonishing. The episode with him and the psychologist was very gripping, and I hope he had a lot of support behind the scenes. I expect portraying so many […]

Same here, to all of that. I’m not sure I’ve ever felt as lonely as I did then. Work-wise I wasn’t too affected thankfully as I was already working from home, but the impact on friends and family was quite bad, […]

I’m sure it would never have come to pass, especially after Nash said some harsh things (IIRC) about Croz in his autobiography. But it’s a nice dream to have: the four of them doing, say, Helplessly Hoping or Find […]

You couldn’t pay me to go to it in person, as I have difficulties with big crowds, but even as a TV Glasto-goer I think this year looks a bit underwhelming. Among the headliners, only Neil Young appeals, but I […]

My first gig was Marillion at the old Birmingham NEC in 1987. Waiting in the car park for the coach home, I heard another fan entertaining his mates by singing Supper’s Ready. As he got to the Willow Farm bit, a […]

Thanks for the great review. I’ve seen Fish and the Marillos live more than any other act, and have never left disappointed. I’m glad he’s still putting on a good show. I don’t think any one of his solo studio […]

Very good!

Bravo!

I saw an expert saying that when this minerals deal was first suggested during Biden’s presidency, not one US mining firm expressed any interest in working in Ukraine. Also, apparently Ukraine has relatively […]

I remember him in Scrooged and I’ve seen him as Buster Poindexter, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard any of the Dolls’ music (although I’ve heard some of the stories about them). However, I read the name of […]

I’m not sure Zelensky started well by turning up in his usual dress-down clothes – there are doubtless good, “we’re all in it together”/”man of the people” reasons for it, but for somebody as shallow as Trump it […]