Fun Boy Three released some interesting extended versions. “The Telephone Always Rings” and “It Ain’t What You Do” spring to mind.

Not owning any of their albums or ever seeing the band live. did Alannah Currie actually play a musical instrument apart from conspicuous nebulous percussion or was she a Linda McCartney type member of the band? […]

Not the same thing I suppose. However, no one ever loudly exclaims “Great Scott!” when confronted with an alarming predicament anymore.

A friend of mine became embroiled in a lengthy Twitter spat with Lily Allen. It got really nasty(but shamefully, hugely entertaining) to the point where they were posting pictures to each other of crying […]

You gave George Best to the world. Thank you Northern Ireland

Not me, but back in the 80s four of my close friends formed a serious industrial type band called Sucker Bait. Only one member could actually play an instrument, the guitar. The other three just banged away on […]

Has this site gone mad?

Superb post. Simply superb.

The mighty On the Buses trilogy. Carry On Camping and Carry On at Your Convenience.

I had the misfortune of seeing Numan on the Warriors tour. Not only was he dressed like Mad Max Man at C&A but he looked and sounded bored and disinterested throughout, just going through the motions. The evening […]

I’ll never forget seeing a lone, dead, sad eyed prawn on the floor of Leeds fish market.

In a reverse dimension to all the above a youthful looking Reg Varney was in his 50’s when On the Buses started and he still managed to pull all those cracking dolly birds. Smashing.

Can I mention Wakefield Ridings FM radio station. Thunderclap Newman, Pilot, The Fortunes and Honeybus all staples of its pre recorded playlists. Even Oh Babe What would You Say by Hurricane Smith.Very enjoyable […]

Well I never. I just remember that 5.7.0.5. single. I honestly thought that was all they ever did. To their eternal credit though I once worked with a lad in a meat factory who stated that 5.7.0.5. was the only […]

Serious question. Has there ever been any more than three regular female contributors to this site in its entire history?

The video for Lene Lovich’s Say When is superb.

Back in the early 80’s all my friends were hardcore Goths, I on the other hand looked like Man at C&A. To their eternal credit (and I think amusement) they did not discriminate and invited me along to concerts […]

A fascinating, complex and uncompromising individual who always genuinely seemed to striving for the passion and truth behind everything he did. Always interesting. Don’t make em like Rowland anymore.

Please someone tell me that my beloved Backpass, the retro football magazine hasn’t gone the way of Q . That would be too much to take.

Back in the 90’s it was essential reading. Worth the price alone for the Tom Hibbert Who The Hell…? interviews. Brilliant, just brilliant. I don’t remember exactly when it all started to go wrong for me but I […]