Ah, @Kid-Dynamite, a fair point – I feel like I should hand over a badge of some sort for missing that! In my defence, I bought a copy from the dodgers just under three years ago with exactly the same sleeve, but […]

I really liked Goodbar when I saw it on VHS in the 80s – features Richard Gere and Tom Berenger (who I just saw in a Cheers re-run this morning) in early roles, and a very haunting ending.

Not sure what […]

I love his work – he often gives his mixes a bit of extra oomph in the bass department, then brings out the best parts from the original mixes and let’s them shine – his mixes of Don’t Leave Me This Way and Lov […]

This is one of my favourite 80s indie tunes…

Who are these DC Fontaines you both speak of? 🙂 Are they anything like Fontaines D.C., ‘cos they’re very good? Their album is amazing, packed with attitude, energy and great tunes.

My favourite film so far this year is Peter Strickland’s comic-horror masterpiece “In Fabric”, his fourth film after Katalin Varga, Berberian Sound Studio & The Duke Of Burgundy (all great, if you’ve missed […]

Lived in Hull for two years in the 90s, went to loads of gigs, but but ventured to the Adelphi only once…

And “Johnny Too Bad” , “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright, “Singin’ In The Rain,…

I saw them play the Adelphi in Hull in about 1997 (I think they were still just Fonda back then) – I thought they were tremendous, but as you mention, all the unfinished songs per album grew frustrating, and I […]

@Kaisfatdad – have you heard the Pavarotti version of “Caruso”?

@duco01 I seem to recall it’s actually PLP not PIP, PLP standing for “public leaning post”, I suppose meaning to hang around with, though implying a degree of intimacy – someone you can lean on.

I love Billy’s effortless vocal on Heart Of Glass – for me it transcends the weak production and lazy choice of song. I’m also rather fond of Helicopter, Helicopter from the underrated Perhaps, though I’d conce […]

I don’t know what that is – so probably not. 🙂

Afraid not – I’m in Belfast.

Well, you probably won’t believe this @Beezer – my actual name is David Howie, but I’m known by my middle name Keith as my Dad’s name is David also. Hence my incredibly imaginative nom de plume KDH. […]

Wouldn’t it be easier to find the track on YouTube then use one of those Youtube to MP3 converters on the net?
You’ve already bought the CDs, so the artist has been paid for the content, so there are none of the […]

Did the Independent consult with you before publishing this @Dai ?

The band could do with relaxing a bit more, but his vocal here is a wonderful thing – if only he’d stick to just singing.

Not colossally @bobness, but the lucky man was married to Denise Gyngell, the brunette from Tight Fit.

I have no idea why I know this.