Category Archives: music

Back from the edge

back in the day, a band or artist could release an album and hit single and buy themselves their mansion. A few follow up albums and tours and then relax, earning an income from royalties from radio plays and occasional sales from record shops.

Heroes

So, like JFK, Elvis and Lennon, I remember where I was when I learned on social media of Bowie's passing. We still have his recordings, they will keep us company through the future.

Sign of the Times

(The Belle Stars) I know that of late this site has tended to becoming a foodie blog, reviewing restaurants and so on. And while I will probably continue to post food and restaurant reviews, if something amuses or annoys me then I might post it here. Recently I’ve become aware of conversations in my local […]

Waltz Darling

It was with some sadness that I heard last night of the death of Malcolm McLaren. While I was never a fan of the punk movement, I always found McLaren’s work to be witty and well considered. My personal favourite of his was the 1989 album ‘Waltz Darling’. Following his successful 1984 reworking of […]

Happy Birthday

Today marks Bruce Springsteen’s sixtieth birthday. I’ve been fortunate enough to have seen ‘The Boss’ about seven times over the last thirty five years. The band lost Danny Federici to cancer last year, and with both Bruce and the band not getting any younger, I’m conscious that each tour might be the last. We saw Bruce and […]

Thriller

Ive checked my shelves and I dont have any of Michael Jacksons recordings in any format. As such it would be hypocritical to shed crocodile tears over his passing.

Hot Summer Nights

This weekend we were invited round to a friends house for an evening barbecue. This was the first time wed been invited to their place socially although theyd been to a couple of our bashes over the years. As such it was a nice opportunity to mee a different social circle; we knew maybe half of the […]

The Gunman, and other stories

I think I should go back to my erstwhile colleagues in Edinburgh and protest my innocence regarding not having anything younger that 20 years old on my iPod. My post “Old Music” from July 19th relates – here. While trawling through my iPod this morning I stumbled upon “The Gunman and Other Stories” another forgotten […]

Old Wild Men

Another trawl through the dusty recesses of the iPod, truly a wonderful machine. Had someone told me back in the seventies that I could carry a sizeable record collection in my pocket then I would not have been able to comprehend what they were talking about. That it happened within my lifetime I find quite […]

Music and Quizzes

Last evening my mate Tom and I went down the road for a beer. It being a Sunday evening our local was running its regular Pop Quiz, so we helped out one of the teams. The pop quizzes have been running at The Curlew for about twelve to fifteen years I guess, and while it may […]

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