I hate to be That Guy but I was at Sheffield and the first half was the Auf def Maur interview and the second was the Q&A. I went nuts when she came onstage. Being slightly younger then the average Rush fan (52), […]

Craig Blundell plays the drums on this, doesn’t he? He probably knocked them out in an afternoon. He’s a really, really good drummer but for his own sanity should stay off ‘the bottom’ of the internet.

I think I saw them support Jane Weaver a few years ago. My wife was very impressed.

The Prog mag editor’s sister is in a relationship with the singer. *Sideways look to the camera*

I follow an Instagram account which at least once a week features a photo taken in a chazza with this hashtag: #CharityShopTingTings

I had high hopes for Katie Melua after hearing The Flood, produced by William Orbit, I think. Sadly, she returned to type for her next LP.

Great to see Partridge on such good form. I could have taken another 50 minutes of that.

I’m enjoying the WIYAs/Bollocks Islands (the Andy Partridge one being a particular highlight) but really wish Ver Hep would close his mouth when he’s not talking.

As for the issue of Patreon – the rewards aren’t […]

I borrowed a friend’s second hand vinyl copy of LZ IV for one of my pub vinyl sessions, all of side 1 sounded decent until the last track where the original owner had clearly played it relentlessly. It was completely mashed.

I watched a coupe of those videos a while back and they made my teeth itch.

However, I saw Willfripp in the bar of the Birmingham Symphony Hall during the interval of a Steven Wilson gig a couple of years ago and […]

Yep, pretty good, isn’t it? We were going the celebrate 40 years of 1980 at our vinyl club too.
I’ve yet to listen to the 1973 but I do wish they’d drip them out a bit more as I’ve got loads of other stuff to […]

Something to read – Just discovered the joy that is Tom Cox. I finished Ring the Hill, his book about the different areas of rural England which he loves last week. His non-fiction writing may sometimes read as a […]

My wife works in a Russell Group university, she teaches information literacy. She’s noticed that this year’s intake, in particular, have gone back to wanting answers spoon fed to them. Because they have paid […]

Sainsbury’s massive store in Lincoln was good for pasta and rice but bog roll was gone. However, they appeared to have sourced some super cheapo non-branded stock from somewhere and were desperately trying to get […]

Wow, thanks for the welcome messages. What a lovely bunch!

Aah, cheers. I’ll have a look.

I guess I could post a pic of the event poster but it seems to be easier to split an atom than it is to post a photo on here!

Normally it’s a student bar, so I’m guessing it’s a hipster thing.

Standing in the bar before the gig started I noticed men drinking beer from half pint dimpled glass beer mugs. Is this now A Thing again? Like they’re Derek Wilton in the Rovers Return?

Anyway, great gig. And […]