It’s been mentioned here before I think, but I saw him perform American Tune on the Thursday after Trump won the US Election in 2016. One of the most powerful performances I have ever seen. And that verse summed it all up.

Some very fine selections indeed. Especially the Bruce, Emmylou and Aphex Twin – now there’s a sentence you don’t see often.
Is that where i should start with Susumu Yokota?

That Childish Gambino is an excellent album. Wish I’d had it for my 12 (below) now…..

I think my dirty dozen has to be:

Stereolab – Dots and Loops. Otherworldly tunes for otherworldly times.
Beastie Boys – Check Your Head. Fuzzy noise and shouting – there will be plenty of that in this […]

No surely Lindstrom is better? Another Station is a great tune. And There’s a Drink in my Bedroom and I Need a Hot Lady is a great title.

Thanks very much. Inspired me to listen to In The Heart Of The Moon for the first time in more than a decade. It’s hit exactly the right spot. Hurricane Dub next. I’ll have a think about my twelve.

A surprising dearth of Ks and Ts, but got a full house.

A. Arctic Monkeys
B. David Bowie
C. Elvis Costello
D. Bob Dylan
E. Echobelly
F. Fleetwood Mac
G. Gorillaz
H. Happy Mondays
I. Iron and […]

And here are their best compilations:

and reissues:

Have you seen/heard this version of 8 Ball? It’s glorious.

I agree about Cigarettes After Sex – the worst name I’ve ever heard for a band. And so at odds with the lovely noise they make. They have to change it surely?

It does look well balanced, but England are really suffering from the lack of a quality spinner aren’t they? Once the ball is bit old Moeen just isn’t good enough to hold an end so the seamers can rotate at the […]

Here are the votes from the Whalley Range jury:

Penguin Cafe – Imperfect Sea
Rhiannon Giddens – Freedom Highway
Spoon – Hot Thoughts
Aimee Mann – Mental Illness
The National – Sleep Well Beast
Jason Isbell […]

They did well. Need to score another 150ish to put Australia under any real pressure I think, though their batting doesn’t look significantly more robust than ours. But the lack of pace in our attack might mean […]

I agree about Mary – one of the loveliest songs of the year. How about this – Another World by Miranda Lee Richards.

I think I’ve posted this before, but this may be of interest.

A teacher friend of mine had a girl in one of his classes called L-a. It was pronounced Ledasha.

Just remembered, another one that always works well is taking a couple of news events from last year and asking which month they happened in. If it is a round of ten questions and each month will only appear once […]

Whenever I have run quizzes I have found that a “top to tail” round – where the last letter of the previous answer is the first letter of the next answer – works well. It makes for plenty of discussion around […]

Oh, and this one!