At this stage in the game, wouldn’t it be more interesting to let others outside the hallowed circle have a go at remixing or adding some new ideas? If old pop wants to persist, then perhaps new versions of old […]

I think the fact that we’re discussing whether the integrity of ‘science’ is under threat because of one questionable and isolated incident reflects the hysterical times we’re living in. Levels of tolerance and […]

I think it’s wise to keep an open mind at present. There must be good reasons why the current scientific consensus is against the lab leak theory, although that consensus may well change if and when new facts […]

I loved the energy and wit of his tv stand up, and the double seat skit still stands out as a brilliant observation of British sensibilities.

Listening again, the song reminds me of a less horny version of Dexys Midnight Runners.

Fascinating. I’m guessing he’d start the day’s play in a sleeveless sweater but have the long sleeved jumper available in case the temperature dips.

I’d like to go back to the beginning of time, which must seem like yesterday if you’re Edwin Poots.

There’s a piano/vocal demo of this song that appeared on the Self-Portrait Bootleg series a few years ago, and I find it stunning. The sparse instrumentation really suits the song, and Dylan does his plaintive but […]

Check out the Stephen Jones Bandcamp page. He’s gone back to his bedroom and is churning out new stuff under a whole range of aliases – Black Reindeer, Arthritis Kid, Death of the Neighbourhood as well as Stephen […]

That wikipedia articles outlines his astonishing output, as a solo artist and collaborator. I see he played on David Sylvian’s austere but ace Gone to Earth from 1986, and much more recently (2015) Dave Sturt’s […]

Despite, or perhaps because of the reverence afforded the early albums, CSN from ’77 is the one I always reach for first. It’s supremely smooth and consistent and glides along effortlessly with little in the way […]

Ha ha. @MrBellows led me astray. I’m five years behind the times here. Still, it was nice to be reminded of something that I wasn’t sure had happened. And it was a DC-9, not a 727. These things matter in plane spotting world.

This has opened a tin of nostalgia. Thanks for sharing @Mike_H I remember reading about her story when I was a kid, possibly in the 1976 Guiness Book of Records I got one Christmas – I think there might have been […]

It’s an ambitious concept for a song, but that is beautifully crafted. Thanks for alerting me to it @thecheshirecat.

How bizarre. It was The Feelies with Slipping (Into Something). Let’s try that again.

Heard it called AstraZeneca Weeks.

Toe taptastic.

Spring has certainly sprung here in Spain. I wandered outside yesterday morning and instantly got a whiff of the sickly sweet smell of wild boar. Sure enough, standing just the other side of my newly installed […]

The mysterious aura around Van’s harmonica is known as the the Van Alan belt, a zone of energetic charged particles that is created when a mighty wind passes through a black hole.

I’m 40 years behind the times, but I hate shirt sponsorship in football. It cheapens the spectacle. Cricket is getting just as bad. It’s a team shirt, not an advertising hoarding. The sleeves are the latest bit of […]