I’ve worked at MTV for the last 28 years so I was kind of surprised to read this news on the BBC – we still haven’t actually had so much as an email about it from anyone in the company (which was recently taken […]

I bought “Brown Sugar” when it came out and loved it, but always thought of him as a supreme balladeer – my favourite tracks were the title track and “Cruisin'”. Then I went to see him live at the Brixton Academy […]

I’m seeing her next week at a venue in Woking with a capacity of 250, and it’s not sold out yet. I was at the Palladium show and it was a triumph, though obviously very expensive to put on. I presume it was […]

It sounds to me like a gig that I would absolutely enjoy if I was there, but I don’t think I actually want to go to the effort (and expense) of going. Which is why I was delighted when an old school friend told […]

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That was lovely.

Yes, I did it about 35 years ago I think.

I’ve *released* a couple of 7″ singles in the last few years (nothing any of you would have heard of), but I have to go a bit further back to find one that I actually bought. I think it was this, about six years […]

The difference between “dialled it in” and “phoned it in” is actually quite important – they’re pretty much opposites.

Well that’s annoying. Apologies for getting it wrong.

Pianist Jesus Molina hears Prince’s “1999” for the very first time – once – but only the drums and vocals (i.e. no other music) and then plays piano underneath it and we all get to judge how he did.

I wasn’t sure of the rules – it is a re-release, but it is a completely new mix. Don’t know where that means it should go. Similar with the Boys Wonder album really – recorded back in the 80s but never released […]

It’s a bit like T Rex crossed with Anthony Newley – I love it!

1. Boys Wonder – Question Everything 2. Lewis Taylor – Pleasures Vol 1 3. Cat Burns – Early Twenties 4. Snarky Puppy/Metropol Orkest – Sylva (Remixed and Remastered) 5. Cory Wong – Starship Syncopati […]

This time, Nick Lowe was on the stage, singing a song with Ron. Here it is:

Unfortunately, the whole thing is on hold at the moment: Looks like Jones is upset with the auction because it was conducted using sealed bids and he seems to think this means he could have got more money in a […]

Simon Hanson (is that his name? I think so) is a great drummer, but he really whacks the drums hard and plays incredibly loud – and all the time. I suppose I’ve just said he’s NOT a great drummer in that […]

Tickets are £42 – £61 at the Cliffs Pavilion

I think the remastering was done by Jerry Harrison, not Chris.