Thanks @Tiggerlion – and for the avoidance of doubt I hadn’t entered that parallel universe where I was going to give his music a second listen.

The other comments above, about him getting paid twice for t […]

And Peel doing the TOTP rundown one evening announced to the audience that Russ Abbott’s “Atmosphere” was a cover of the Joy Division song.

However it is true that Cosey is one of the tiny-shorts disco dancers in the video for Sylvester’s “You Make Me Feel Mighty Real”. This is possibly my favourite pop fact ever.

Agreed – I love the way each and every instrument kicks in on that one

I always thought the last minute or so of Hello Goodbye was fantastic fun, and this clip enhances that with added hula girls:

I assumed that was a piss-take. Until I read the article and saw it for real. Jesus.

@el_hombre_malo will be too selfless to say so, but Mrs D and I, along with a packed Dow’s room, hugely enjoyed a storming set by his very own Beat Poets. One of the best fun times at a gig I can remember – h […]

“Ministry at the Barrowlands” – a health and safety nightmare!

This is pretty much standard expected behaviour at any metal gig, certainly within about 10 yards of the band.

Interestingly, practically nobody ever gets hurt, quite the contrary the slam dancers generally […]

Thank you!

Fair enough Dr V.

I think the trick is to look on it less as a sporting competition, and more as an occasion.

When they were here in Glasgow 4 years ago I was similarly overcome with indifference. And yet, as soon as the crowds […]

My favourite moment is just a few seconds long – (this is from memory so forgive me if I’ve got the details wrong) – an airport runway is being prepared for a potential crash landing and everyone is getting into b […]

Hang on, I think we’re in danger of disappearing down an avenue I didn’t intend.

I don’t think most of the things you outline above, and I’m not sure why you might. My comment about “what’s so great about new m […]

You’re quite right, and I’d forgotten to add that point – the making of albums etc is the thing which it’s hard to see many folks making a living from. However, live tours, merchandise sales, crowdfunding from […]

You’re quite right, although it’s worth bearing in mind that:

– there’s no shortage of interesting new music out there if you know where to look, despite the apparently unfair financing;

– even if nobod […]

I remember reading a book* whose main thesis was counter-intuitive and yet obviously correct, namely that modern culture is actually getting better and has positive impacts on us, rather than dumbing us […]

I’m afraid musicians are faced with the huge brick wall of economic reality – there are just far too many of you, all vying for the same limited finite amount of time of your potential audience.

I have a […]