Author Archives: Nige Blog

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 →

#SameStupidJokeEveryYear

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 →

I started reading this letter to the Guardian about the property Adele once rented and claimed was haunted. When I got to the bit about long running science fiction strip I had to skip to the end to see who … Continue reading →

Listening to my Fall in Festive 50s playlist, the first Mott the Hoople album, Sensational Alex Harvey Band Live, the Art of Noise, Elvis Presley Almost in Love, yet another charity shop Northern Soul comp, Andy Votel, Jacknife Lee and … Continue reading →

Listening to the first Throwing Muses album, the first Underworld album, A Brave Man Once Said by Fierce Ruling Diva, my Fall Festive 50 and best of 1984 playlists, a bunch of 12″ singles I picked up in Oxfam and … Continue reading →