Leonard Smalls

Definitely liking that one -excellent bass playing!

Don't Arse-k Me - Ian Dury and the Blockheads

Recommend Russ at https://www.mottosound.com/ He definitely knows his stuff!

The Harder they come - Jimmy Cliff

Hot Meat Pies, Saveloys And Trotters - Chas & Dave

Hot Dog in a Hallway - NOFX

Pork Soda - Primus

We are the Pigs! - Suede

Out today, our long-awaited (40 years!) debut...

More Bounce to the Ounce - Zapp

Licking the bedpan clean - Rotting Grandma Corpse

Still no means of getting into my security questions without knowing the answer wot I'd forgotten - still no email...

Hellhole - Spinal Tap

Precipitation - Belouis Some

Not the best sound, but great band!

Winter Takes It All - ABBA

Circl8 Radio are playing our e.p in full tomorrow (4thMarch) at 2000. All 26 minutes of it!

Not because Putin (mistakenly) thinks that Ukraine has always been part of Russia, or that fascist Ukrainians were targeting Russians living in the Donbas region?

At his age?

We gigged quite a few times in 1990ish with a shoegazey band called The Fury Things... We did very weird line up gigs involving them, us (shouty dressign-up punky-funk) and the Meanies (featuring Bic of The Cardiacs)

Red and Black - Spizz Energi

This is a little bit debateable... While the first world war was a direct result of firstly Austria-Hungary issuing an ultimatum to Serbia after Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated, and Germany (Austria-Hungary's ally) declaring war on Russia (Austria Hungary's ally) because Serbia and its ally Russia had been getting all threaty, then deciding to sort out France (Russia's ally) via Belgium to bypass the Maginot line, there were many deeper causes... Such as military build up, imperialism etc - basically both sides wanted a scrap to see who had built their war machines better, and propaganda on both sides had built up the others to be monsters ("they eat babies!!!"). Hence a great deal of enthusiasm from yer patriotic folks to go and get slaughtered cos the generals were rubbish! Then the Treaty of Versailles beat Germany sufficiently to cause resentment, which encouraged the rise of Hitler, but not enough to stop them rebuilding with ease once Adolf got the Daily Mail and Edward VII on board! or at least that's what we were taught for history O level...

Some time in the future, but going to see Wolfgang Flur of Kraftwerk in Chester in September. Shall get my pogoing boots on!

It ain't necessarily so - Herbie Hancock

I once did some hitchhiking round Switzerland, as you do, and I was twice picked up by pick-up trucks proudly displaying what looked like an Armalite rifle... Though I took my life in my hands and asked one why he had a machine gun (I didn't know how to say semi automatic in french!) in his motor, and his admittedly poor excuse was something to do with gents on army service having one handy... Probably a better excuse than cos it makes him more manly!