I concur. Also my approach to live PA work: good musician with a good instrument, point a mic at it, make it louder. Heavy EQ, reverb and – especially – compressors need not apply.

So do I, now, but it took me about 35 years.

Oh crikey, yes, I once made the mistake of watching Scottish Mussel. The backstory is far more entertaining than the film. The story was written by the father of the lead actress (the twice-married and […]

I think you’re probably right, but it might have spared us the Movement LP, Barney’s shorts and Barney’s singing vocals.

In idle moments, I’ve been watching episodes of Our Lives on iPlayer. A repeated theme is “if you make it through two winters, you stay forever”. This one is a good example:

Ian Curtis flew to America.

I remember similar playground discussion over Yazoo’s first ToTP appearance, when an androgynous Alf (who looked like she could kick the shit out of you if you met up a dark alley) wore a dress the size of a gazebo.

A++ for effort. B+ for spelling. See me after.

I know what you mean. I had assumed he was (a) much older and (b) already dead.

I’ve not yet been, but it is on my list. A colleague live in Gibraltar (the village, not the island) and raves about it. And there’s another record shop in the old Arcade. Could be an expensive trip.

I wonder if they’ve heard of Pie and Vinyl in Southsea?

Also Seconds by ver League:

It’s a horrid experience, I paid something like 50 quid to take Offspring the Elder to see 21 Pilots five or six years ago at Wembley Pool. Never again. She really wants to see Sunday Driver at the Blue Moon […]

My slightly queasy thoughts are with her this morning. Half a bottle of fizz, a Chinese takeaway and a fitful night’s sleep all reminded me why I no longer bother diverging from my booze-free LOFFLEX diet. We’re […]

At least the Wordle threads are tagged well enough that I can skip over them unopened.

I’d like to take this opportunity for a Praise Be To The Mods, who not only keep the AW cogs turning in the background (I’ve done enough of this myself to know how time-consuming it can be) but also keep this […]

Did Oasis ever crack America? I remember colleagues returning from a trade show in Vegas in c. 1997, and being amazed to find them playing in a tiny club. They were reportedly stroppy, crap, and didn’t go down […]

Well, it looks like we got away without triggering any world wars, so… so far, so good. Is your mum still alive? I guess today must be hard for her.