Boo Hewerdine looks more like God everyday.  A God with glasses.  Or at least my vision of a God with glasses.  I digress.  Boo has just re...

Never meet your heroes they say: you're destined for disappointment or doomed to simply walk in their shoes.  Although Dean Owens’ boots...

So many songs, so little time. I woke up this morning thinking about Bowie . There'd been a boozy discussion about 'genius': whi...

Sailing on no honeymoon Just separate chairs in separate rooms Jesus, please Make us happy sometimes No more shout No more fight Family life...

Bruce Springsteen has finally made an ad: a film in fact: 'The Middle' , to help celebrate Jeep's 80th year. And he's getti...

'Where's the Revolution'. Where's the question mark? Perhaps it's missing because, as ever, there are more questions tha...

I'm struggling, in search of a leading line. Perhaps I'll let do Paul do the talking: "My eyes are ringing and my eyes are sore...

“I’d always thought of the uke as a toy … a little handful of happiness. But not anymore. From the  moment I picked it up, I fell in love. ...

The Bathers: The Marina Trilogy Lagoon Blues · Sunpowder · Kelvingrove Baby A re-issue of the three, long out of print albums that Chris Tho...

A new album from Blue Rose Code is always something to celebrate. The title 'With Healings of the Deepest Kind' kind of gives the ga...

A while back I was involved in an interesting discussion with a mate (Tim Patrick) regarding Brian Wilson. Tim recently reminded me of th...

Sufjan Stevens  makes brave and challenging music. 'America' is no exception. No easy listen: it's one for you to decipher...

A few years back, when Di and I were involved in the Arizona music scene, we encountered a willowy young man,  Daniel Vildosola . Dan, a ...

“Get up and do it again, Amen.”  Another day in isolation. I'm intrigued by the music that I am reaching for. It seems that comfort i...

We watched this yesterday evening. As a pitch perfect rendition of the album - in sequence - it doesn't feel like a performance: mo...

“There is no such joy in the tavern as upon the road thereto.” Cormac McCarthy My latest album  'Carver's Law' is out: doin...