I’m happy with the result. My first choice was actually Nandy, on the grounds that I wasn’t sure that he had the stomach for the vigorous ice-picking now required. Early indications are that I was unduly […]

It ties the whole room together.

My folks had an album of hers which had a version of ‘Where have All in Flowers Gone’ in German, which I quite liked. Perhaps for that reason I found myself going to see her set at Glastonbury in 1987. An engaging performer.

In fact, here’s a sample:

I have really enjoyed the series of EP releases from Esya (aka savages bassist Ayse Hassan), of which the latest is below.

if you like spooky electronics, distorted guitar and brooding, half-spoken vocals then […]

But remember that episode where Straker’s son was seriously ill. And he had a plane ready to take the life-saving medicine but it had to be diverted due to some UFO-related task. And the kid died. WTF? I was […]

Captain Scarlet was my hero. Mind you, that episode where Cloudbase is destroyed by the Mysterons was the stuff of childhood trauma. Spoiler alert: it was only a dream!

It’s still this. Karen Less, love is on the Way:

Well, I am liking this a lot:

You may not yet be familiar with Karen Less. However I’m pretty sure you will feel better after listening to this. It generally does the trick for me: Love is on the Way:

Strictly speaking, Forbidden Songs of the Dying West would be Jackie Levin’s third (after Control and The Mystery of Love… ) – but your point still stands.

The Decemberists – Picaresque

Worth the price of admission just for the Mariner’s Revenge Song :

Time for some Jackie Leve – Washing by Hand:

On Belle & Sebastian’s Boaty Weekender last year, a guy with a guitar was positioned at the entrance to the main restaurant, singing ‘I want you to wash your hands’ to the tune of the above. Kinda miss it.

I like the way that if you do more than two journeys, it automatically limits to the cost of a day ticket. I kind of miss the polos though..

Yes, I’d have been interested to hear what (if anything) is next. It should be A this year, if I’m remembering my chronology rightly? I’d quite like a Thick as a Brick reissue and Benefit done in the same format […]

One of the best things about this renewed activity is that I think it must be a sign that Gordon is in a better place with regard to his mental health. Certainly the Songs in the Key of Fife book didn’t paint too […]

The recent Live on the Moon release is rather good, by the way.

Was it you who put me onto Leo Sayer’s version of Hamish the Goalie? Same applies, I think.