It’s been mentioned on here before, but when a certain D. Hepworth reviewed the Genesis back catalogue in Q, back in the 80s, when it was first released on CD, there wasn’t a lorra love on display for the […]

A City supporting friend took a big banner to the ’76 League Cup Final against Newcastle, which read ‘Book’s Blue Boys’, but I’ve just thought of a better one – Tueart’s True Art’ – and he certainly lived up to it […]

Can’t say I’ve devoured Dusty Kid’s back catalogue with as much gusto as Paul, but Nora Nights from Beyond That Hill went straight on my playlist for a get together I’m having this midsummer weekend. So thanks […]

I’ve pondered this for some time. A top ten of my favourite Manchester City footballers would be easy, but music is such a mood dependent thing, it’s a task that seems at odds with the medium. With that waffly […]

Pink has sporting associations in the UK too. The Manchester Evening News Pink Final was published on Saturday evenings, and I believe many other local newspapers published Saturday editions in pink, with all the […]

The Wales kit of the late 70s made by Admiral. Red shorts, red top, with two symmetrical yellow and green stripes running vertically from the shorts to the shoulders. Quintessentially retro, even for the late 70s, […]

Way back in time, my babysitter and I used to play a simple game called Tell Me, an early roulette-style version of Trivial Pursuit. You’d spin a metal disc to pick a letter of the alphabet, then take a question […]

I can always retreat to this:

@Carolina So sorry to hear your news. Wishing you all the best with the new treatment.

Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) might be his best song. It’s the perfect fusion of his musical and devotional sensibilities. A beautiful, uplifting pop-rapture, it stands out as something special. For me, […]

Tubular Bells currently stands at 1,161 in amazon.co.uk’s sales rankings for cds and vinyl. The crushing disappointment that is Return to Ommadawn, the last of his 26 albums, stands at a very respectable 1,324, […]

How timely, as I was just considering whether to include Lou’s Ecstasy in my top ten 1980-1999, but I just read it was released in 2000. So it’s agony for Ecstasy. But that’s my go-to Lou Reed album these days. […]

You can still buy very basic toploader washing machines, with minimal functions. They are popular in off-grid homes, canal boats, caravans, etc.

No hairnet required with bald balls. You could be onto something though. A niche market.

They are closely related species. The stone marten Martes foina has shorter legs, lighter fur, and spends less time in trees than the pine marten, Martes martes.

I haven’t found it all that easy to get good […]

I’ve been pretty busy building a network of trails around the property. I’ve neglected the land for years, but lockdown has given me time to focus on this one project. Trails cleared, I set up a couple of […]

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@Barry-Blue That’s a well-written, provocative piece that’s pretty assertive in its conclusions. I have never studied ABBA lyrics in any detail, so a comment such as

“Among ABBA’s greatest hits, there is a m […]

I don’t really get that slant when I listen. I am hearing universal themes of love and loss that happen to be sung by women.

That’s the first FA Cup Final I remember with any clarity. My first game was Manchester City v Leicester City, November 23rd, 1974. Dennis Tueart was playing that day, and scored, and Dave Watson signed later. […]

Did mine yesterday. Steely nerve. Steely blade.