Let’s ask Laurence Fox! Just kidding.

A non-binary person has the right to ask to be called ‘they’; we have the right to ignore this. I’m not a fan of Jordan Peterson, but I understand he had an issue with so […]

I used to think the most depressing phrase in the English language was ‘Rail replacement bus’. Then I heard ‘Fearne Cotton sitting in for Ken Bruce.’

There’s an Anthony Newley version of Goldfinger on YouTube (he wrote some of the lyrics). It’s rather a different delivery than the velvet-pogoed vibrato of Shirley’s.

I’ll certainly concede that the opener goes on a bit too long. I was going to start a thread about songs that outstay their welcome, as I’ve always thought Tiny Dancer, great song though it is, should bugger off […]

I don’t think I’ve ever made it to the end of Frankly, Mr Shankly. Coming after the magnificent opener and just before I Know It’s Over has condemned it for me.

In fact, as much as I like the album, three of its […]

The Friday request show on Radio 2 drivetime was usually on in my carshare a few years’ back. I was always amazed that people would ring up, week after sodding week, requesting Brown Eyed Girl and Don’t Stop me […]

Does Bob Monkhouse get a writing credit in Joker, ha? I’ve only seen the trailer – it’s obvious they’ve nicked his joke.

Yes: a big recommendation for The Last Stand. I chanced on it during a late-night […]

I knew you’d bite. Calm down: you’ll drop your Corbyn Action Man.

You claimed I was implying I had some sort of access to security files; I said no such thing. Do you know, as a fact, of security evidence tha […]

What’s that in my mouth, Vulpes? Oh yes, it’s the words you’re putting there. When did I claim that ‘I’ had access to any security information? Can you quote me, please?

I wasn’t aware there was even a hint of a […]

Good to hear from Bingo again. I can only speak for myself, but I always enjoyed his posts. Merry Christmas to the ol’ devil, wherever he may roam.

As someone who grew up in one of the safest Labour constituencies in the country (Tory, as of last Friday), I can tell you I know dozens of lifelong Labour voters who simply don’t like Jeremy Corbyn. Here are the […]

MC: that made me laugh!

Ha, he wasn’t a bad sort of fella: he was actually a decent bloke. It just hasn’t occurred to him that he wasn’t perfect in every way. Nope: he didn’t get it, but, in fairness, he’s probably CEO of Evil Enterprises now.

I interviewed a fella once, and I asked him what his biggest weakness was. A lot of people think this is a trick question, but the emphasis is on identifying an area you want to develop; self-awareness is key. He […]

I don’t know if any of you are familiar with Sinclair’s Oyster Bar in Manchester, but every summer there’s a busker bloke outside who specialises in these slowed-down covers. He manages to make Ace of Spades and […]

I could just be a cultural snob (I am a cultural snob), but the success of wee Ed just seems like another lowering of the cultural bar. He sounds like a busker, so he inspires more buskers. He looks like a normal […]

I’m glad someone has mentioned this – it’s incredibly annoying. We had Lilly Allen’s anaemic cover of Keane a few years’ back, and we now have to suffer some chump covering REO Speedwagon on the Waitrose ad. […]

I remember reading a review of Roger Daltrey’s autobiography, which is entitled ‘Thanks a lot Mr Kibblewhite’. Surely there’s a comma missing? I understand it in song titles, but a proofreader and publish […]

She had a few drinks before performing live – surely musicians have done that for eternity? She wasn’t performing a radical colonoscopy or operating heavy machinery.

I don’t wish her any ill, but celebs don’t […]

I’m in the ‘not too keen’ camp. I don’t think the de-aging technology worked all that well, and the characters weren’t particularly engaging. Over 3+ hours I felt it meandered a lot, and there was a much tighter […]