There’s a pub here that occasionally puts on live music during the week, with the acts performing in the main bar area stood by the window overlooking the square outside. The pub also shows most live sports on […]

A few years ago, the chap behind the local newspaper’s music guide started to promote free mid-week gigs at one venue in a nearby town. As I had nothing else on, I decided to attend one night, featuring an up and […]

Another Great Ormond Street Hospital one – Wishing Well from 1988. Charted, but failed to make the top 20.

Featuring Boy George, him from Go West, Noddy Holder, Dollar, the current Doctor Who and his companion, […]

Bailed out before the second clip started. What a load of twaddle!

I know of someone who has a large collection of off-air tapes of this nature. I bump into him every now and again – I’ll try to ask the next time.

Ahem! Cough!

Going one further, Bo Diddley’s 1958 album Bo Diddley opens with Bo Diddley, written by Bo Diddley!

Then there’s Can’s 1979 album Can featuring a recording of Offenbach’s Can Can!

I’ve heard a whole host of unexpected tunes playing in the local branch of Home Bargains of the last few years. Particularly memorable ones include Big Star’s ‘September Gurls’, Soloman Burke’s ‘Cry To Me’, Steely […]

Par for the course from Cherry Red, in my opinion!

I’ve revisired Highway 61 (well, the A61) many a time.

He’s still playing, banging in 25 league goals last season, but only three so far this one.

And by shite, I mean really really shite!

Currently the worst performing professional club in England, tottering just above the relegation zone of National League North, and having just sacked yet another manager.

I can remember coming across this particular Bill Wyman when he wrote for the web-based magazine Addicted To Noise over two decades ago. The magazine is long gone, so don’t bother looking for it.

As for this […]

York City.

Shite!

Bob Dorough with the Miles Davis Sextet – Blue Xmas

The Eagles – Washington DC based R&B vocal/instrumental group. Recorded the original version of ‘Tryin’ To Get To You’, later recorded by Elvis Presley.
The Eagles – Bristol based instrumental band, their […]

I just so happened to have performed some tests on audio/visual equipment this very morning. I came across a home theatre DVD player that’s been locked away in a cupboard for some time, but still wired up to its […]

Bill Evans, jazz pianist, played with Miles Davis
Bill Evans, jazz saxophonist, played with Miles Davis

Mark-Almond – UK 70s jazzers
Marc Almond – one half of the TLHs.

John Adams – Purlitzer prize-winning […]

Tim Burgess?

Or Dan Hicks?

The owners of ski resorts in the Atlas mountains were probably annoyed by the “There won’t by any snow in Africa this Christmastime” line too.