Either Man Who Sold the World or Hunky Dory would win it for me.

Likewise. The end of Musical Box is one of the finest things ever put to tape.

Let’s not forget that Boney M also taught us that Ma Baker was the meanest cat
from old Chicago town. Actually, the whole song is a pretty neat summary of her and her gang.

Or as Sheryl Crow rather neatly put it – “She was born in November 1963, the day Aldous Huxley died”.

C.S. Lewis also died on the same day.

Joe Jackson and Captain Kirk! (Shatner’s Bassoon sadly not featured)

I probably haven’t seriously listened to the radio in 35 years, but back in the 80s, Peel was too esoteric for me but I did enjoy Annie Nightingale’s show, also Tommy Vance’s Friday night Rock one. Another […]

Your Portland correspondent here. Well, Keane are still playing tonight, so that’s something (I have tix, but can’t go, due to unexpected child commitment, grr). Costco had 100-deep lines for water and toilet […]

As someone who remembers exactly where they were when the legendary Mick Fleetwood/Sam Fox hosted Brits went down (I was at home, in front of my telly, watching the Brits), I’ve never needed to see it again – not […]

I do love a Mellotron, I find myself watching this from time to time, just to remind myself how nuts the instrument is

Her blog about vintage synth repair is strangely fascinating too

Please, please, please consider the audiobook version, read by Steve.

Not only is he an excellent narrator*, but he conveys the absurdity and rage of having to share space with the brothers Robinson, and how […]

I can’t bear the Grateful Dead, but I have Deadhead friends who are very pleased at how well John Mayer stepped into Jerry Garcia’s (I would have thought unfillable) shoes.

I’ll let somebody less biased […]

I wondered if Jimmy Page was having a little pop at Robert Plant by releasing a few vocal free mixes on the recent (I’m old, everything is recent) remasters.

I think the strongest candidates for instrumental […]

Saw her a couple of times at the impossibly tiny St Bonaventures in Bristol. She was, both times, spellbinding.

I think if you are asked the “What makes you unique” question again, “I am reasonably smart, and in the right situation, nimble on my intellectual feet and quick witted.” makes for a pretty good answer, though I […]

Ouch!

A friend of mine contracted shingles which developed an affinity for his tear ducts – eventually they scarred shut and he had surgery to add two tiny pieces of pipe which enable his eyes to drain into his nose.

Roger Waters’ son Harry is keyboard player in dad’s touring band.
Lily Allen, daughter of Keith
Kelly Osbourne

Zac Hobbs is the RT grandson, and for anyone who wants to learn the RT playing style, I can highly recommend throwing a few bucks to his Patreon – he (as well as being horribly young) really nails grandad’s technique.

Led Zeppelin managed to mangle “Soiree” somewhat with “South Bound Saurez”

Huh, Clive James also crashed into me dashing between his Taxi and Fortnum and Mason.

I used to use this program https://www.redfox.bz/en/anydvdhd.html to unlock the DVD, then rip it with Handbrake.

Caveat – the program did disappear for a few years, but now seems to be back and supported again […]