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 […]

I’m a leftish-leaning remainer; I watch BBC breakfast every day whilst I’m getting ready for work. I don’t think the beeb, as an institution, is biased, but you can quite nakedly see the political opinions of th […]

There’s a very funny tongue-in-cheek Roy of the Rovers autobiography out there somewhere. Typical quote:

“I’ve been kidnapped nine times, including seven while on club tours abroad, which remains a record in […]

I saw the Irishman at Home (Manchester) last week.

I hate to say it…but I didn’t massively enjoy it. The de-aging technology works in very short bursts, but there are times when it just looks odd. I know […]

Even though it was some years’ ago, I can’t imagine it’d be too tricky to find out if ol’ Airmiles really was at Pizza Express. If it was a party, surely someone took some pics/recalls him being there?

The […]

A second-hand tale, but hopefully worth throwing out there. The Beatles played Earlestown Town Hall on Nov 30th, 1962. At this stage they’d only released Love Me Do, which had reached no. 17 in the UK charts. […]

Whatever the reason is, it can’t be a shortage of cash in the Sting coffers. Do you remember one of his accountants nicked 6 million quid from him, and he didn’t notice? His massive Tuscan villa and his $65 mil […]

As odd as it sounds, I don’t listen to 6music precisely because they play the sort of stuff I like. I don’t want to hear my favourite stuff too much: the thrill goes, and you really can listen to too much music. […]

I’ve always thought Brand New Day sounds like the Addams Family theme tune…

He’s written some top songs, our Sting, but he just has a face like he’s constantly chatting up your girlfriend.

Good review, cheers.

Yes, I bought this when it came out, and no: I haven’t played it for ages. This Year’s Love is a cracker, though, and Babylon’s still a great radio song.

Mind you, I genuinely can’t think of many albums I’ve […]

I’ve always been fond of Syd Barrett’s Bob Dylan Blues, principally because he’s taking the piss rather than worshipping:

Roam from town to town
Guess I get people down
But I don’t care too much about […]

Jim Bowen: made me chuckle, that one, young Celebration!

Lissom for me. I read it in a theatre review, where the actress was described as ‘the lissom leading lady’. It’s ‘(of a person or their body) thin, supple and graceful.’ So the exact opposite of me, then.

Isn’t it a Beatles’ song that was a double A-side and on an EP? I could be very wrong.