We had a small ceremony in the late morning, followed by a big raucous rerun in the afternoon when everyone else arrived. My wife came down the aisle to Bob’s OG version of ‘To Make You Feel My Love’ in the morni […]

Roger Rees, I think, in the original. Toby Stephens more recently. Hordern originated the lead in Jumpers, which I watched Simon Russell Beale dazzle in at the NT when it was revived.

The greatest English language playwright of his lifetime and it wasn’t even his first language. This speech, from The Real Thing, was something of a writers’ manifesto laid bare for all to absorb and learn fro […]

Opening salvo of Lust for Life?

Start of Beethoven’s Fifth?

The Blue Moods of Spain is a lovely, if understated, record. One that seems like it would be right up your alley. I always come back to it, but it may just be one of those albums that hit me right at the time. […]

Hearty recommendation for this one, in particular. I have it on regularly in the kitchen and it’s turned me on to a few artists that I’d otherwise not have investigated. I for one enjoy your playlists, Hor […]

Would have been nice of George, then at his commercial and critical peak, to have lent Macca a couple of songs to bolster his record to make it more palatable to the rock press of the early 70s. I love Ram; the […]

I’d put Custard Pie much higher; my favourite of the Physical Graffiti ‘rockers’ and certainly more playful than Sick Again, which just feels grubby lyrically. Pretty good list though and as Bingo points out, […]

Thanks Sal. Proper whisky in that flask, too. Sadly, we nailed the shot in too few takes for my liking

Not quite… Will makes a Hitchcockian appearance at one point. When you know, you know. But yes; mainly me. Thanks for the kind words.

Forgot that YouTube links don’t work in the OP…

I discovered only the other day that one of the Bowie performances I attended is now a live album… Look At The Moon! (Live at Phoenix Festival ‘97) Lots of DB live albums flooding the market since he passed, but […]

I’m in one! My Panto debut, after 19 years in the game. Although I’ve done my fair share of Christmas shows, over the years. The Jewish Panto at JW3, up the Finchley Road in London. Classic Panto fare but wit […]

What a heartwarming post; lovely to hear that the man matched his music for soul and heart.

Alas, I packed up the old jalopy and headed to almost the most south easterly extreme of the island about 8 years ago. The carnivores of CT14 were grooving to the kora this afternoon, leaving my kindred spirits […]

One of my absolute favourite artists. I had no idea he was unwell, so this is an unwelcome shock. Hosting a family barbecue this afternoon and will crank the Symmetric Orchestra album in tribute. A real […]

Is Donald Sutherland in that film? Great movie. Great actor. I just don’t recall him being in it.

On the way in: You Might As Well Try to Fuck Me by The Music On the way out: Move On Up by Curtis Mayfield