I can endorse all of that!

I am a borough councillor at the moment. In fact I am a cabinet member as well. I am not standing at the elections in May because I can think of more fun ways to spend my evenings. […]

Gang of Four peaked early with their debut album. Not surprised they couldn’t top it because nobody else did either!

Also Elastica.

Early
Gang of Four
Elton John – though he has perked up with the last few albums

Late
The Fall?
The Beatles

All
Manu Chao/Mano Negra
Dr Feelgood, though obviously best while Wilko was in the […]

Entertainment! By Gang of Four every time.

Speak & Spell by Depeche Mode?
Original Pirate Material by the Streets
The Specials

I have a couple of theories about all killer albums. One is that they are much […]

I saw them on Clapham Common. Well, I saw the first half.

Brilliant show but not first date material. The girl I took was so offended by the nudity, violence, noise and simulated (possibly) sex that she left […]

I have a set of Jaybird Run which are completely wireless.
They are designed for running, so stay in very well, and come with an app for adjusting equaliser settings. The company are very fitness-oriented, as is […]

I am similarly disconnected from the top 40, but I suspect Comic Relief has still been churning out an annual novelty record.

Even more recently, wasn’t the Xmas number one something about building this city on […]

I always visit my sister. Without that option I am not sure what I would do.

There is the pier and Railway Hotel, as others have mentioned, but otherwise it’s fresh doughnuts on the seafront, play on the […]

I am very conventional so my least conventional acquisition is probably the most shameful.

Am I talking about when my mate worked in Our Price and nicking more records than he sold, so I told him to get one for […]

Finntroll, Wasa bread, and the new album Nordub – Sly & Robbie collaborating with Norwegian jazz trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer.

I remember assists being a big thing when I did fantasy football. It made it worth picking a player who didn’t score many but was the favoured corner taker.

At some point it seemed to stop being important but […]

I used to try translating Mano Negra, Les Negresses Vertes, Elmer Food Beat and Niagara into English but gave up on that. Never felt the urge to translate Sleaford Mods into French.

Robin Williams used to do a great Elmer Fudd singing Bruce Springsteen bit. I think it was I’m on fire

When I was at school I had a Tangerine Dream single. I can’t even remember what the A side was, but I played the B side to death – a live version of Hobo March.

With all the great talent around now it is easy to forget how big he was back in the day. When I played regularly for the works team he was the one we all wanted to be – and without him there would be no Phil […]

Last three online purchases were:
A pair of serving spoons
Kindle deal of the day download (Uncommon People by David Hepworth)
A bundle of electronic goodies (bluetooth headphones for the Mrs, a bluetooth […]

I came across something called direct cremation a while back and me and the Mrs think that sounds like a good idea. There is no funeral at all, just the undertakers remove the body and bring back the ashes later […]

With royal funerals you are told to be upset, although a lot of people didn’t need to be told in that case.

I am genuinely amazed that the word IKEA has not cropped up yet. Surely that is the traditional cause and venue of proper rows.

Been with my Mrs for 20 years and the only time we got close to a row was visiting […]