“Do you like good music?” — Seems like a silly question really. I’m hardly going to say I like bad music. It reminds me of a bit some comedian used to do about going to the hairdressers. “Going anywhere nice on holiday this year?” …

As an accountant in my real job, I tend to think of the year in quarters, so here’s what I’ve been listening to in the second quarter of 2022. As always, please support these musicians by buying directly from them, or via Bandcamp, wherever possible. Let’s Eat Grandma — Happy…

I’ve been writing about music for more than twenty years in one form or another. From the occasional review for my friend’s fanzine ‘ A Short Fanzine About Rocking’, through a number of other aborted blogs (some sooner than others), and a chapter in an actual honest to goodness book…

There are two main problems with Pistol, the Disney+ series about the most influential (if not best) band from the UK’s 1970s punk explosion. The first is that it doesn’t know what it wants to be. It’s based on Steve Jones’s autobiography, so in part it’s trying to be the…

What makes for a great live band? I’ve been pondering this question since The Flaming Lips played one of the best shows I’ve ever seen on Wednesday night. …

Life Begins at… 42? In which the Covid-19 pandemic continues to mess with my best laid plans. In the lead up to my 40th birthday, I took the phrase ‘life begins at 40’ a little too seriously. I had the idea I would use this milestone to improve my life…

On how Bielsa leaving Leeds made me doubt the whole concept of sporting fandom (at least for a little while). It’s not been the best few months in my supporting life. My cricket team had been embroiled in a racism scandal. My NFL team has been embroiled in a racism…

I was a geeky child, always fascinated with numbers, statistics and making lists (a habit which has followed me to adulthood, with a job as an accountant and a series of spreadsheets helping me keep track of all aspects of my life). …

My favourite music, and other music related things, from another trying year Album Of The Year : Low — Hey What I really should stop being surprised by Low’s continual excellence. They’ve been putting out albums for close to thirty years, and I’ve been following them for twenty of those…