Seated for me. And interesting that so many here share my preference for an end row seat. My absolute favourite concert experience – in terms of the logistics – was Belle and Sebastian’s Boaty Weekender. D […]

Emulating his hero.

Surprised that no-one has mentioned The Magnetic Fields’ song “Papa was a rodeo.” But there we are.

What a lovely poem. I think I get a sense of the man. And perhaps of the daughter too.

Tom Lehrer put all of his songs into the public domain a few years ago. Along with a website to download them from: https://tomlehrersongs.com I loved his work and he seemed to be a genuinely decent guy.

I’m in. The whole Celtic Music thing makes no sense to me at all and it’s a shame that it needs to be resolved through expensive legal action. But here we are.

Thank you for writing this and sharing it with us.

I’m in awe of her, Bamber.

Son is 30 and a professional whisky taster. That’s his actual job, not a euphemism, and he loves it. Daughter is 27 and a social worker and passionate about what she does. They are both happier and more […]

Shame they didn’t include the concert video but I’m looking forward to this. And it will be interesting to see if they manage to buff up the unloved Under Wraps. I remember the tour – IA came on and pulled off […]

That Magnetic Fields cover is worth a look just for the cakes alone.

Well I’m so convinced that bitcoin etc. is in no way a scam that I’m considering cashing in my tulip bulbs, in order to invest in it.

Apparently there might be an element of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5VaPQflLq0

This is just awful. I absolutely love KC’s music and voice. However he crosses a red line for me in describing Alex Jones as “one of the good guys” That’s the man who orchestrated a campaign of slander and […]

Has the Labour government elected last year made a difference? Yes, in a number of positive ways. Firstly, they have managed a substantial increase in public expenditure, aimed mainly at the NHS, and have […]

I am reminded that I am part of one of the world’s largest religious groupings – lapsed Catholics. I don’t believe in it, yet still feel the cultural pull at times like this. Weird eh? Anyway, here’s our song, by […]

Bismillah! Which was the title of the NME’s (or possibly Sounds’) crap lyrics column.

I might be completely offbeam here but – did you take up a job in the new nuclear power plant?

I suspect that you’ve pushed DG into the higher tax bracket for the first time in his life.

Coltrane at Newport. Yes, both years.