exactly – see how Lucozade rebranded itself along similar lines in the 1990s

Agreed he is one of the very few cultural icons of the 20th century – a genuine rule breaker and stubborn genius. A huge, huge loss to our culture.

New Kraftwerk music would be astonishing. Even a track or two – in fact a strong track or two would be preferable to a patchy album. But maybe we’ll get a live package later this year/2027

I’ve got a spinclean It’s quite a faff but with some distilled water and a few drops of the cleaning fluid, does a decent job.

I wish I’d seen them at RAH would have been a much nicer vibe than Brighton Centre

Bing Crosby? While Jeeves was indeed a valet I believe he personally identified as a “gentleman’s personal gentleman”

And very enjoyable it is too, I have been digging into their catalogue this afternoon. Thanks again P

Wonderful! Thanks – have DMed you

Steve Wilson did a brilliant job on WYWH in Atmos.

Hegseth is a pound shop Vance, but without the political skills or the thin veneer of respectability. By all accounts he is a nasty piece of work, who should have by rights, been left to presenting the weather in […]

Surely this – some of the most obtrusive backing vocals in beat pop history. He probably thought this song was about him

J.B. Smoove deserves more than VP. Secretary of State at least

The idea of Larry David as president instead of the sofa shagger is a v appealing one

I remember Danny Baker’s description of Bob’s voice. “Like a vibrator buried in six feet of sand”

If Bob Harris is at one end of the spectrum – a quietly talented broadcaster, passionate music lover, and by all accounts a kindly and self-effacing man, BB is at the very opposite end of that spectrum.

It’s a pretty dreary album in all, “…hours” and the mildly soporific “Thursday’s Child” is probably one of the better ones of a watery bunch, overcooked backing vocals aside. Bowie really went hard on the […]

True, true but all that aside, the sheer physical sensation of being two rows from the front as Trans Europe Express lumbered into life made it all worthwhile!

@dai – not looking wildly improbable at the moment, unfortunately

Strange you mention this – I was reading a book of recipes from members of the Bloomsbury Group last night and there was a recipe by Virginia Woolf’s brother Thoby Stephens for cookies. Instructions began with a […]

Fast track security lane at Stansted when flying Ryanair. Gets you through the scanners in zip time. Doesn’t cost much but you can have a small smirk of satisfaction seeing the hordes shuffling around looping […]