Author Archives: Nige Blog

We only got round to four of my selections on the theme of “really got you excited”, but Grandmaster and Melle Mel did get a rewind (I think that’s what the young people say 😉 ). Silver Dollar Forger and … Continue reading →

I’ve hardly seen any examples of Robson Green’s acting but I think his round Britain travelogue show on the BBC is quite watchable and he recently shot an episode in Longniddry with Mark Benton who I am a big fan … Continue reading →

Monday: breakfast at Club Sandwich in Haymarket (we had been planning on breakfast at Platform 5 but they weren’t doing food that morning) – saw my old pal Danny in the street while killing time before the train – Easter … Continue reading →

I’ve just finished reading The Last Party by John Harris, which was a great read and a good summing up of everything that was right and wrong about Britpop and Britain in the 90s and beyond. See also Shifty by … Continue reading →

Way back in 2021 I had the idea of walking round the Edinburgh City Bypass, a local equivalent to Iain Sinclair and friends walking round the M25 in his book Orbital. Jan and I did the first section, from the … Continue reading →

Last year Jan and I went to the Railway Tavern in Prestonpans High Street for the first time. We have lived in the Pans for more than 20 years, but we didn’t used to be very brave about going to … Continue reading →

Listening to: E2-E4 by Manuel Gottsching. I hadn’t heard of this before someone mentioned it on some socials feed and it is great. The theme for this month’s vinyl listening group meeting was Songs That Make You Happy. My prized … Continue reading →

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Dear Danny Robins at Uncanny, We have a cat who likes to hide in out of the way hidey holes around the house. A couple of times recently we’ve found it impossible to find the cat, but with all exterior … Continue reading →

Listening to my Wee Red Bar record fair haul, the highlights being Exhibitionist by Jeff Mills on CD and Pay It All Back volume 1 on vinyl. I like the TFEH Presents gigs at the Fruitmarket. This time it was … Continue reading →