I’ve been streaming music and video round my house for many years now. I use Serviio software. It’s free and it’s the only one I’ve ever had any luck with. You have to have your PC turned on for the free version […]

I use a google app called Datally. It tells you what you’re using in real time and also blocks background apps accessing data.

It’s great to see that I wasn’t alone in my love for that record. In fact it was the first one I played when I got back into vinly about 4 years ago.

Rod’s book was ghost written by Giles Smith of The Cleaners From Venus. So was the recent Tom Jones autobiography. Giles has a very distinctive voice. he’s a great writer. His humour and voice were easy to hear in […]

I accidentally caught them a couple of weeks ago on radio2 with Michael Ball. I heard them described and thought ‘I have to hear this’. I heard them and thought ‘I never want to hear them again’.

It’s probably not a classic but, I for one, have certainly been enjoying Little Steven’s latest ‘Soulfire Live’ album after catching him at the Roundhouse with Wacky Macca Thumbsaloft last year.

Gilbert, or Ray as his fans call him, seems a really nice guy. He meets all his fans at the end of his shows however long that takes. His sister and her husband run the merchandise stall. He’s had his years in the […]

Andy has been typically sneery about this on Twitter.

Ok forget Barry (great show though), there’s also a great 2 part program about Sparks which recently aired.

The BBC radio Iplayer is often full of gems too, which I download to my phone for the commute. Don’t laugh but I’m currently enjoying the latest series of ‘They Write The Songs’ from radio 2 which is hosted by […]

Another obvious example is Frank Sinatra with album’s like Sinatra’s Sinatra.

I seem to remember Mark Ellen has only ever listened to side one of The Band by The Band as side 2 could not possibly live up to side one.

Is it anything like The Silver Seas latest? I believe there has been some cross pollination in the past.

Neil Hannon likes a banjo. I think it sounds good on Mother Dear.

The wonderful Pete Feenstra http://www.feenstra.co.uk

I saw him too probably at the same time, in London. It was a master class in charm, warmth and comedy. It was one of the best nights I’ve ever had at the theatre. I was so sad when he died.

Todd is touring the states with a version of Utopia this summer.

On me dog and bone I use a player called Jet Audio and I’m happy with it. It plays all types and is easy to use and has plug ins etc.

I really enjoyed seeing him at the Roundhouse on the same night as Johnny99. I was a bit overwhelmed by the volume though, which was just a muffled roar some of the time. I was halfway back at the centre so it […]

Chortle. My only brush with Chris Morris was when he tried to sell me tickets to the Divine Comedy gig I was attending. It was the night they recorded ‘A Short Album About Love’.