Yes, you are wrong. Ramones: “It’s Alive”.

I vowed never to see him again after last time (which was in 2020), but my friend bought tickets to Hampton Court so I’m going again (at least I’m not paying). I’ve seen a couple of videos and they have confirmed […]

I didn’t realise they’d moved on to using electric drums (I think) and cymbals (definitely). I presume this is so Pete doesn’t have to have his hearing damaged any further.

Danish band Swan Lee was one of the groups that did a song called “Tomorrow Never Dies” in the hope of getting that gig. I rather like it:

I was a bit surprised at the way Ellen and Hepworth just moved on from that revelation after a brief blink. I would have been much more invasive in my questioning had I been interviewing him, particularly as he […]

I saw SAHB at Reading Festival in 1977 so I’d be quite interested in listening to CD 21 of that 12 CD box set. But I’m sure I’d only be interested in that one and maybe a couple of others, so I won’t be splashing […]

Looks like one other person has a copy that they uploaded the details of to Discogs seven years ago. Nobody else has admitted to owning a copy

I remember loving “Eternally Yours” when it came out and thinking that surely all the punk bands would start having brass sections now? It didn’t happen and I still don’t know why not. I saw the Saints a few […]

I didn’t put Geese on my list, but I did put Goose. That must count for something, surely?

They get extra points from me for doing a song about David Cameron and calling it “The Greatest Loser”.

1, 2, 5, are quite souly 6, 7, 8, 14 are funky 9 is basically Steely Dan 10, 11, 15, 19 are poppy 12 is a jam band 13 jazz 16 country 20 ambient country (if there is such a thing) Hope that helps.

It’s a bit diverse, as you would expect from us at the Afterword, but it’s all quite listenable, so not at all like the Quietus chart, which I have tried to sample all of in a previous year and found it to be […]

1 Tingsek – Lights Out Association 2 Young Gun Silver Fox – Pleasure 3 The Divine Comedy – Rainy Sunday Afternoon 4 Ron Sexsmith – Hangover Terrace 5 Boylife – Jones 6 Vulfpeck – Clarity of Cal 7 Jacob […]

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.