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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 →

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 →

I know, I know, resolutions don’t really work, and it’s hard to find the motivation for anything in this cold weather (hence no blog for 11 days), but my general aims for this year are…

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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 →