Apart from anything else I find the word “banter” really annoying.

At primary school I wanted to be an archaeologist, partly because I was taken to see the Mithras temple in London as my Dad’s firm were involved somehow when it was discovered in 1954. And partly because of the […]

There is nothing wrong with left-leaning and right-leaning people working productively in the same organisation, even in a news/entertainment organisation. The problem only arises when the pursuit of right or left […]

A few on YouTube : Glyn Johns – Recording The Beatles, Stones, Led Zeppelin etc. Mike Oldfield Story The Wrecking Crew Piano Blues – Clint Eastwood documentary The Ecstasy of Wilko Johnson The Charlie Parker Story

All my best wishes to you and your wife. I know how important it is to have something to cling on to, whether it’s music or even daytime TV. I found an old Spotify playlist titled Late Night Songs which might […]

I am a master of disguise!

Done!

Incredibly intense and fascinating man. We have two connections with him. My wife’s cousin had a brief speaking role in The War Game, apparently filmed in and around Tunbridge Wells of all places. Then, in the […]

For me, it’s Miles Davis without question. His career was characterised by invention and reinvention and he bought numerous musicians to public attention from all his bands. I’m sure there are those that feel he […]

Amazing drummer. I saw him with Charles Lloyd at the Royal Festival Hall in 1967. The other members of the quartet were Keith Jarrett and Cecil McBee! Attending the concert was a deal with my Dad. I would take him […]

I bought this book when it came out and it is truly a thing of beauty. I read somewhere that copies were going on eBay at upwards of £200 so this kickstarter campaign is very welcome. I am an avid British jazz […]

I bought two Rohan belts about 6 years ago (black and brown) and so far have had to replace one. The other one is still going strong. The only point of wear and tear is the ratchet system and as long as you don’t […]

I have a couple of wonderful belts by Rohan. They have a kind of ratcheted arrangement which means they will never let you down.

It’s worth checking any app updates but I believe the lossless quality option just appeared on my Spotify app yesterday. Check under Settings / Media Quality.

Thanks. I’ve just tried Spotify Lossless for the first time on my Bluesound setup and it sounded great. I then tried the same track (‘Babylon Sisters’) using Tidal Connect which was Max quality (24-bit/192 kHz) […]

And I’ve just tried the same approach on Sonos but apparently they are not rolling out compatibility with Spotify Lossless until October.

I just checked on the Bluesound forum and they have announced that Spotify Connect is live and working with them. Reading further down there seems to be some confusion as to how it works in practice. Someone […]

Lots of memories in that list. I remember going down Petticoat Lane as a teenager and seeing a sign on a stall saying “As seen on Police 5”.

Not forgetting Hancock and particularly The Blood Donor. I was at the hospital a few months ago and the doctor was talking about taking bloods before a procedure and I said ” do I get a badge”? I think he was too […]