Thanks for the photo. I have a Japanese import AYPGTKC which sadly only include the photos.

Just Read:
John Cooper Clarke – I Wanna Be Yours. Hard not to read this in the signature JCC brogue. A great read. A lot of the book’s about his addictions, but he doesn’t play the tragic woe-is-me card, it’s […]

I should probably go and see it, although DB’s last few albums haven’t really grabbed me. Watching clips on youtube I kept thinking it looked a bit like synchronised swimming.

I’m sure there’s more, but this’ll do

Kompromat – I Like Trains  
Lunatic Soul – Through Shaded Woods
All India Radio – The Shining Cosmos
Bill Frisell – Valentine
Nubya Garcia – Source
Catherine Anne D […]

I haven’t partaken since I was a teenager, but it seems to me that genetics and personality determine how it affects you. I know two people who are addicted (I don’t agree with anyone who says it’s not […]

If I get 6 hours it’s a good night. If I get 6 hours uninterrupted it’s a minor miracle. About once or twice a year I’ll get 8-9 hours and it feels like I’ve woken up 100 years in the future. Fall asleep okay, […]

I have hereditary high cholesterol as well, and every time I tell someone they tell me I need to eat less fat. Er, that’s not how it works I’m afraid. Diagnosed about 25 years ago, they immediately put me on the […]

Dad was strictly classical, Opera and symphonies. Mum was more easy listening. She went to see Julio Inglesias and walked out because it was so boring. A week later she was Neil Diamond and had a fantastic […]

Dad was strictly classical, Opera and symphonies. Mum was more easy listening. She went to see Julio Inglesias and walked out because it was so boring. A week later she was Neil Diamond and had a fantastic […]

Monty Python’s Argument sketch keeps popping into my head.

M: An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition.

O: No it isn’t!

I’m not sure the whole ‘formative years’ thing works. I don’t think any of my favourite albums are ones I first heard during those years (with the possible exception of Thin Lizzy’s Live and Dangerous, the first […]

Been working from home since March and loving it. I’m exercising more, able to get housework done through the week, leaving the weekends for a bit more leisure. Don’t have to rush home to cook dinner or sit on […]

The whole thing was on youtube for a while the other day, but it’s been taken down. I daresay some scamp will upload it again.

I started off with the Coopers kits, and they’re pretty decent if unremarkable. Black Rock are another good brand.

I started delving into extract brewing in 5 litre carboys, which allow you to experiment with […]

I read Guy Pratt’s book a few years ago. A couple of days after I finished it, rummaging through a second hand shop I came across the Toy Matinee album. Clearly I was destined to own it. It’s definitely a […]

Very nice. Another Bandcamp purchase in the offing (they appear to have taken vast quantities of my money during lockdown).

Does Pale Blue Moon constitute a bonus track if it’s included on all format?
What, […]

My dad loved his classical, mostly symphonies and opera. Sunday morning he’d be dusting the living room while conducting the orchestra (complete with baton).

He was also a huge cycling nut, so Sunday […]

We had both Skype and Teams running as a pilot, now we’ve been told we can use either. Add in all the external meetings that use other platforms, including Zoom, and life is now just as confusing as it ever was.

Done, from a long time lurker and minimalist poster.

I really liked Hendra and Fever Dream, and after only one listen I’m liking this one too.
There’s something very quiet and self-assured about his lyrics and singing, and lots of interesting musical wibbly bits […]