And the “use it it in every ITC series to amortize the cost” shot of a white Jaguar going off a cliff and exploding. Both The Baron and Department S, in fact most ITC shows, had great theme tunes (the one for […]

Why didn’t you say so? Ticket for Adelaide booked – will you be out the front selling merch?

Well, the neighbours will keep an eye on the place when you’re away.

Or have a look here… PS Brewster McCloud, another early 70s film (directed by R Altman) can be accessed thusly…

Great soundtrack by Roger Webb, though – available from Trunk Records (download only, the vinyl sold out long ago).

Bet his inner songwriter wishes it was all happening in a more rhyme-friendly city than Minneapolis.

On the Word In Your Ear podcast about a new John Peel book, David Cavanagh’s co-writer) can’t recall his name) opined that there’s no such thing as bad music, there’s just music that some people don’t want to […]

TV commercials – when people are dancing for no reason, it means the agency really couldn’t think of any way to promote the product (cf cars, apps, kitchen appliances, life insurance etc).

Would it hamper your decision making?

Both, of course.

*Considers nominating Gerry Rafferty, stays mum*

100 – will there be a hamper?

Chartmusic’s output has slowed right down since the passing of Neil Kulkarni, but they’re still great listening when a new one emerges – Sarah B has really come into her own. I’ll find myself listening to old […]

“Somebody Touched Me” just cracked the Top 40 in Oz, and I remember seeing a clip on the TV when I was visiting a young couple who’d just moved in down the road. They were real Elvis fans (her hairstyle was pure […]

The way he’s going with Venezuela, they may have to award him a War Prize.

For your consideration… and its original rendition… (Confession: the band doing the original are old friends of mine)

Ten years ago – Wow, what a productive day I had: washed the car, did the laundry, mowed the lawn, vacc’d all the carpets, and cleaned the kitty litter trays. Well done me! Today – wow, what a productive day I […]

Watched it at its Australian premiere tonight – ’tis everything Leedsboy said and more. See it!

It had an interesting premise, but Watkins missed the boat completely in understanding audiences. As Peter Cook put it in “Bedazzled” – “They’re a fickle lot, your pop fans”. And his staging of a concert showed […]