Just realised the price was in $US. Erk. Expensive birthday present.

I bow to your superior Anglophilia

Everytime a significant birthday comes up, ie one with a zero in it, I ponder the idea of putting on a party where my favourte singers sing my favourite songs. And I’d be in the band! But I always chicken out, […]

Yes I thought that too. Mr Fidget over-fidgetting

You mean one w’out t’other…

One of George Martin’s pre-Beatles comedy record arrangements. I’d never seen this clip before. My parents had this record and we played it to death. “Yer never get anywhere if yer too ‘asty…”

@pencilsqueezer It was Xuefei Yang’s album Chapeau Satie

For me these days it’s all about the reissues. My Number One album released in 2025 was a record of arrangements of Erik Satie’s music for classical guitar FFS. The album that was released in 2025 that I most […]

Very good sir. Noted.

And most of my recent gigs, unless they include a “star” performer

Ronay is a wonderful writer

Do we have a winner?

Here’s my thoughts about tribute bands, from a musician’s POV. I realise lots of people, like everyone who’s commented so far, likes them, albeit with reservations. And some of them are excellent. That band a […]

There’s a Cream tribute band in New Zealand called Mock Cream. The drummer is a wild looking redhead. They’re probably allowed to too.

Unbelievable. Especially that as you say it’s an opportunity to further blood Murphy as one of several possible replacements for Lyon, who I’m guessing will be retiring. Root and Brook heading for big centuries I reckon.

Ha! Thanks @DanP. It was a long night – had to get there about 4pm and wade through crowds of people and assorted security checks, then wait around for 5 hours before doing our 8 minute spot, for which planning […]

GC always writes well. I agree with that he says there too. Briefly, if you can’t be bothered to read it, today’s cricketers are not respecting the tradition of digging in and dealing with whatever the pitch is offering

Number nine Number nine …

Famously namechecked in one of The Pretenders’ greatest songs (at about 00.39)