Author Archives: Nige Blog

So looking back at the version of this post from last year, I was committed to getting back in to work and foreign travel. I didn’t achieve either. I did get a first grandson, I did walk London corner to … Continue reading →

£11.50 total spend. Ultimate Lessons 2 was good value and a great listen. Saint Germain Des Pres Cafe was right up my street as well – looks like there’s loads in that series. And I love Who’s That Lady by … Continue reading →

I didn’t really know who Danny Kruger was before I read this profile in the Guardian today. It’s pretty wild. Regular readers will know I’m quite interested in socialism and Christianity, and generally speaking a little knowledge of Christianity will … Continue reading →

Jeffrey Lewis played La Belle Angele a couple of weeks ago and I was there, going straight from the Royal Infirmary after seeing my daughter and new grandchild. Jeffrey was manning the merch stall before the show and I picked … Continue reading →

This month’s theme was West, hence Rawhide, Apache, America (from West Side Story), Buffalo Stance, Leroy’s Boots and Devo (West Ham) and Go West. Next month’s theme is Songs You Never Get Bored Listening To…

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 →