I’m a huge Blue Nile fan but I’ve never heard Peace at Last for the shocking and totally illogical reason that I loathe the cover. Paul Buchanan on a horse? Nope. I just can’t process that. If it was a photo of […]

I’ve got a soft spot for Mr Capaldi too. His musics not quite my cup of tea but there’s no denying he’s got a great set of pipes and a knack for a tune. The way he’s dealt with his Tourette’s head on and not t […]

Personal favourites in no particular order. Here Come the Snakes: Green on Red Pleased to Meet Me: The Replacements Lifes Rich Pageant: R.E.M. A Walk Across the Rooftops: The Blue Nile Rattlesnakes: Lloyd […]

I’ll add The Regrettes. Great wee band that have sadly split up recently.

Justin popped up for an encore with Lloyd Cole (playing bass on Forest Fire) when I saw him in October in Glasgow.

Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy never set foot in the Tardis. The Rolling Stones packed it in after Tattoo You and the Kinks after Village Green Preservation Society. Kurt Cobain never met Courtney Love and […]

Wilco: From Being There to A Ghost is Born is a fantastic run of albums. Maybe it’s just me, but everything I’ve heard since just sounds bland, dull, and unengaging (still great live though). R.E.M. I was […]

Lifes Rich Pageant: R.E.M. Louder Than Bombs: The Smiths A Walk Across the Rooftops: The Blue Nile Here Come the Snakes: Green on Red Solid Air: John Martyn Skylarking: XTC Paul Simon: Paul […]

Mercury: American Music Club

Girlfriend by Mathew Sweet was my album of 1991. Trivia fact. Guitar effect pedals were banned in the recording of the album.

Amy Rigby: Will We Ever Have Sex Again Life’s become a great big list Of things to do and buy and fix At night we pass out before ten Are we ever gonna have sex again? I looked for your id today Seemed […]

John Martyn was sublime between Bless the Weather and Grace and Danger. Stones from Beggars Banquet to Exile we’re on a roll too.

That’s rather good.

I don’t share this stuff much, but the above post about Scott Hutchison resonated with me.
I apologise for the attached link but I can’t seem to post the song here by itself).
It’s a song I wrote with Scott […]

John Lennon for me too.
I was 15 in December 1980, and my mum woke me up early to tell me the news. It was the day of my physics prelim and I tanked it. I didn’t flunk the exam because John Lennon had died, I f […]

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I’m now realising that my user name here might be causing some gender confusion.
I am, in fact, a grumpy 57 year old Glaswegian male (who does not go by the name of Cara – I’ve been called worse to be fair).