Author Archives: Nige Blog

I’m really sorry we lost Ed Piskor, Graham Thorpe and Steve Albini this year. I hadn’t been expecting Donald Trump to win and that’s what I told my kids and friends before the election. Once Joe Biden pulled out of … Continue reading →

At this time of year lots of folk produce their top tunes of the year. Well here’s mine, but instead of this year, it’s a top 25 of 1984 when 17 year old me was actually a bit more up … Continue reading →

#ATuneADay

A few recent sad things:

#Moore #Morrison #Morrissey

I liked these stickers someone applied to a comms cabinet in the High Street

I don’t really know Rob Beckett’s comedy work, but I was intrigued by this profile in the Observer, particularly the idea of going to bed each night and asking yourself the question “Did I enjoy today, yes or no?” And … Continue reading →

Spotted in B and M last Friday, the first marked down mince pies of the season.

All my wisdom comes from football writing 😉 From this article by Jonathan Lieu in today’s Guardian: There is an old Finnish proverb: onnellisuus on se paikka puuttuvaisuuden ja yltäkylläisyyden välillä, which means “happiness is a place between scarcity and … Continue reading →

I could hardly believe my ears when this Subhumans track started playing in the Blue Blazer the other day. The rest of the playlist had been Elton, Queen etc. I was quite into anarcho as a teen and I own … Continue reading →