I think this chimes for reading more than listening for me, though jazz is something i’ve come to enjoy gradually over the past ten years, starting with Blue Note and working outwards. I picked up a free booklet […]

All the points about exercise I concur with: and another added benefit is that any significant exercise (mine’s running) will make it much easier to fall and stay asleep without anything chemical or alcoholic. A […]

Good thread. As an 12-year old I was never blown away by the original, but saw all three in the cinema. I even had a Dinky toy Luke’s speeder and a figure or two. What a strange time the start of teenage is, in […]

Interesting that the one ‘technically skilled musician’ was James Murphy, who was already 32 when he started LCD Soundsystem. If Daft Punk is Playing At My House, Losing My Edge and I Can Change aren’t great pop […]

Apparently newly reissued on DVD ‘by the BFI’ – good to see that lottery money being used for worthwhile causes.

None of the above but all good places!

Fair enough, the nicest staff in the world won’t make up for 25% taken out of your pocket.

The venue I am connected with like many other smaller venues across the country has joined up with the 100% initiative which pledges a zero cut on merchandise.

It’s all part of the overall artist/venue […]

Obviously not. The Athletic this week had a very good article on the genesis of the CL and the Italian clubs and – bizarrely- Scotland – were as involved in the creation of the entry and group stage system as MU

I bailed recently at £75 for Arcade Fire. A band I’ve wanted to see but not that much.

Spent three years there working in early 90s, overall happy days. @matt-hooper the Never Dull In Hull t-shirts if memory serves came from a Hull Festival in 92 that saw Barrie Rutter do Richard the third in clogs […]

Sorry to disappoint the medievalists but they’re at Nottingham Uni not NTU.

I have two on campus at the moment – one at Nottingham doing English (attracted by the medieval and early English expertise) and one at Bristol doing Geography (attracted by the 4-year course with a year abroad […]

very good. Could go up the stairs forwards, runners knee clearly is activated by downstairs only – I’m guessing Bowie was not a keen runner. Jagger however I could have seen turning out at your local parkrun.

Nothing at the moment (fingers crossed). I hear you @gary after a run a month ago I had to come down the stairs backwards for a couple of days as my knee was so stiff. Nursed it through the Birmingham half […]

Indeed. I think it’s not an unreasonable assumption to say that each generation of Playstations had a much wider impact

PS1 – plays CDs! Ok well the games came on CD which
PS2 – plays DVDs! Internet […]

Apart from games consoles, we are a firmly Playstation family and apart from the PS3 everyone was a winner. Now on the PS5 which again is just really well designed and built. Not that the PS3 was bad, just wasn’t […]

Promo single for The Materplan, theme tune to the Royle Family, and one of their top 5 songs, and a b side.