No James Williamson? I’d vote for “Penetration” off Raw Power, or “Death Trip” (really one long guitar solo throughout). He wasn’t a great innovator, but he evolved the type soloing Keith did on “Sympathy For The […]

I’ll try and be open-minded with the view that someone who was a cunt then may well not be a cunt now, I guess.

I’m going to one this May. 45 years after the fact. Should be interesting, at least.

In a limited, somewhat scheduled fashion – some of us were more successful at it than others! Then Bootham went fully co-educational in the 1990s (I think) which must’ve loosened those official ties

Indeed. 1974-81.

Born in Leeds. Single mum. First lived in Harehills then moved to a new Wimpey estate in Meanwood. When I was 9 we relocated to a village called Wheldrake, near York. I was systematically bullied at school for the […]

Think I might be semi-retired. I work 2 days a week on a freelance basis for a branding agency and spend the rest of my time pottering about, listening to music, going to the cinema, exhibitions etc, writing […]

It almost makes me wish I’d seen the whole thing. But then again…

I’m digging his northern accent – reminds me of that Kevin and Perry Oasis sketch.

I’ve got favourite writers for specific books, but not for everything they’ve written, if that makes sense. So, I love Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian more than any of his other novels, just as F Scott […]

Quick update: part 2 out today.

Next part out on Thursday, then weekly. 10 parts in total (for this story, more to follow). Glad you enjoyed it.

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Even the most disliked song can benefit from a fresh interpretatoin:

Velvet Underground – Complete Matrix Tapes – unmissable

I received the CD version via Bandcanp, around November time I think. It sounded ok, but was clearly a CD rom, and the packaging was somewhat sparse. I noticed the more of the band’s music appeared on Spotify at t […]

Can’t recommend Seed Of Memory and River highly enough.