Well, I do, but it’s a sleepy shop window – I add bits of news every few months and periodically revamp the ‘set in stone’ content (pages on my books etc.). Sometimes, in a 6-monthly news thing I’ll include a link […]

Curiously, I became aware today (as a proofreader for a living) that British and Australian English favours no serial commas (save where clarity is required/ambiguity may otherwise result) while US English does. I […]

Here’s the Presleys FB page:

And here’s a clip, taken by Mrs H, of Brian at the ‘Smash the System’ gig in December 2018, leading a totally spontaneous blues that morphs into ‘Johnny B. Goode’. It’s not a million […]

A bit of history – Houston’s Mighty Fall, four-piece version, on Good Vibes in 1991:

‘Poor in America’ from the Presleys’ album ‘Embrace’:

INTERVIEW PART 2:

CH: Here’s another question: 25 years on, you’re still living in Belfast but most of your live work is on another continent. Do either of those points surprise you?

BRIAN: Em… I live in Ir […]

INTERVIEW PART 1:

CH: Imagine someone reading this has no idea who you are. What is the brief history of Brian Houston? Help the casual reader understand your journey.

BRIAN: In a nutshell… Well, I was in a […]

I consciously opted not to fly to England from NI last year to a concert I would have enjoyed. I couldn’t justify it on eco grounds. I’d rather not fly again, though realistically I suspect I may do so but very […]

Ironically, supermarkets are now just about the only places you can buy music.

She has Lidl to show for her career in pop…

The worst example of that I ever heard was on a Be Bop deluxe album – literally every line was followed by widdly guitar punctuation. Unbearable.

Turns out the official way to buy the EP (yellow or pink vinyl, three tracks; or CD, five tracks) is on ebay or discogs. Rock and roll!

Here’s another of the new songs on the EP, filmed (by me) in Belfast December 2018. Although the headline act, the Outcasts were on first followed by Petesy Burns’ Arse (playing classic punk covers into the night) […]

Very good! 😀

Fascinating. I daresay you’ve heard AAE’s ‘Witch’s Promise’ (nobody’s ever sure where the apostrophe should be!)? One of the greatest Tull covers…

Good call, Twang. I was at the Cropredy event where that version of Who Knows was recorded. As far as I know, Julianne only performed once with FC at it, in the ‘Sandy role’ – which is a shame. I wonder why? Has […]

Indeedy-do.