A Reminder! Tonight I’m going to be on Radio 2 (follow link at the top of this page) on the Heroes Or Zeroes programme, talking about David Bowie. You can listen on your wireless at home or on the Internet. The show lasts half an hour and I&#82[…]

I should make it clear I’m no fan of “What’s Going On?” in its original form – a heartfelt and well-sung cry of anguish for the woes of humanity, but it says less to me than anything I’ve heard that Marvin Gaye did[…]

We are needed more than ever. It’s an undisputable factoid that following Pumpkin Publog’s – ahem – vacation, the pubs of Britain have slumped in quality. For example the King Of Corsica, never admittedly a nice boozer but now[…]

Daphne & Celeste vs FilePile[…]

“Who has the best voice in modern music?” asked an I Love Music punter. It seemed a simple enough question and I was surprised to find myself struggling to answer it. The idea of the ‘good voice’ is central to pop music, from […]

At last! Thousand reaches its end! More of a whimper than a bang, but at least I finished it.[…]

I am now pretty determined that I’m going to finish Thousand today. Wooo! This instalment is considerably better than the one that went up earlier this morning. I have about twenty songs to go. Keep your eyes peeled.[…]

A particularly feeble penpenultimate instalment of Thousand: I wouldn’t bother reading it.[…]

Thousand: this morning’s update.[…]

Rebellious Jukebox: Jess Harvell, ILE gigolo and Arthur Russell fan, has restarted his music blog. Will Oldham, Nick Cave, John Coltrane – check it out. While we’re at it – no, I don’t know when ILM and ILE will be back. I don[…]