Another strange year for everyone I’m guessing but personally fairly straightforward with only a few speed humps of life to negotiate.

Family wise, my Mum is still with us and we did manage to see her a couple […]

Just realised that it should be Cobalt Chapel – Orange Synthetic! Sorry.

Into Battle with The Art Of Noise has got to be mentioned on this thread. 9 tracks of mind blowing brilliance. The 10+ minute Moments In Love is worth the price of admission alone.

ZTT were the masters of the […]

Spreadsheet in action again.

1. Can – Live In Stuttgart 1975
2. The Beach Boys – Feel Flows (The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Session 1969-1971)
3. Karen Black – Dreaming Of You

Bubbling Under:
Jon Anderson – […]

Another good year. Plenty of brilliant new and old. I’ve consulted my spreadsheet* and here’s my list.

1. Low – Hey What
2. Orange Synthetic – Cobalt Chapel
3. Richard Norris – Hypnotic Response
4. Caroline Shaw, […]

Too many of today’s cover versions have been John Lewisised. Winey no-talent pillocks and their rubbish acoustic guitars. But these two aren’t.

Not 99p but the wonderful Steve Davis and Kavus Torabi book is only £2.99 at the mo.

Medical Grade Music https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08KH5TBDR/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_N89KKWPWKGQ3Y6JNWHG9

I haven’t got a problem, honest

*Checks the 5 I’ve got on pre-order*

But what about these?

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Compare and contrast, ABBA release two tracks to pretty much universal acclaim (or as much as you could hope to get in these polarised days) Clapton and Morrison release the same old boring dirge that hasn’t […]

He’s a C*** of the highest order. Or the lowest, whichever is worse.

Drove a van with a electric handbrake the other day. I must have gone for the lever that wasn’t there about 50 times. Finally cracked it driving back to the office after 5 hours out on the round.

We’ve just had our bedroom windows replaced. A six window bay, the builders said we were lucky we were quoted in March because he would have nearly doubled if it had been today.

If we go back to the beginning it would have been the Secret Seven books. I devoured them when 7-10. Much better than the Famous Five, more working class, much more relatable to me. They were the gateway to the […]

I can only agree. In nearly 33 years of marriage we’ve had 2 plumbers, 2 electricians and 2 builders. We only changed because the first of all of those trades retired. Getting those relationships is so important. […]

Great review, great comp. Bob Stanley and various collaborators are the masters of the compilation, every single one is worth the money. Also just a hint of Psych in some of these, especially in Tom T Hall’s […]

Not quite local (about 8 miles away) but since becoming a Postie I’ve learnt 11 different rounds, 10 rural. With between 280-500 addresses on each.

I know the all back doubles between Hove and Littlehampton […]

Had a trip to A+E a few weeks ago Dave because I caught my finger on a razor sharp letterbox. It took a huge slice out of my middle finger and it wouldn’t stop bleeding. The gents toilets at the office looked […]