I had a delicious blue paisley shirt I wore to the school dance in 1969, when I was almost 12. These days I’d need 3 or 4 of them stitched together into one shirt.

I wear my footy jerseys to show my support before a big game, and sometimes for a day or so after a big win. Does that count as leisurewear? (FWIW, the word “leisurewear” is a relatively recent conjunction to […]

Plenty of rugby players aren’t 18 stone, it depends what position they play. Indeed, some of the the most exciting players in the world right now are little guys, eg Bauden Barrett, Marcus Smith, Damien McKenzie, […]

Gorgeous music. Thanks for the introduction to Kyle Shepherd

I played Revolver, but skipped Yellow Submarine as always.

Classy is the word!

Brilliant analysis, thanks. I read the Guardian, NYT and Atlantic pretty obsessively (in 2016 it was also Wash Post, New Yorker and NY Review of Books!) and I’ve seen no one posit, or even hint at, the perspective […]

Different guy. You’re thinking of Matt Moffitt

Good review and great shot, thanks. Not much to cavil about, since I was standing next to you for the whole set! Grace said the quote about sad songs is from Townes Van Zandt, who’s also a huge influence (see 2nd […]

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I think it’s a throat problem. The midrange requires softer and more detailed exhalations to deliver more nuanced singing in ballads than what’s needed for upbeat pop/ rock tunes. The singer’s sound is chiefly […]

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EDIT: In my rush to publish I forgot to add my appreciation of the band. Apologies to readers and musos alike. Davey Farragher has been with EC for more than 20 years. As much as we all love Bruce Thomas’s […]

* “I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down” and “High Fidelity” …

No doubt appealing to their largely non-streaming boomer readership, who still prefer the physical relationship with the recording.

You write a good review, thanks mate. I like the National and have a couple.of their albums – even covered I Need That Girl for a while in a trio with guitar and drums. Thought about buying tix to the gig, but […]