Mark Stewart, singer with The Pop Group died yesterday. He was only 62, a couple of months younger than me, and it's an eye-opener to...

In the gap between being the Housemartins' bassist, and hitting global mega-stardom as Fat Boy Slim, Norman Cook tested the public's...

The Barrett albums were spoken of in my youth in hushed tones, as things to approach with caution, Syd having gone a bit odd after...

I often buy a CD just because I feel I ought to have heard something by this band/artist, so seeing a The Band 'best of', I thought I'd...

Another birthday present of Italian prog from daughter's boyfriend. I do love these little gifts, even if the music's not always to my...

I knew little of Chet Baker until his trumpet solo on Elvis Costello's Shipbuilding, but as I came to listen to more jazz, he was a name...

As I recall, I was looking to see if there might be any interesting gigs on in Liverpool coinciding with a family visit and saw The Bad...

I knew nothing of Chris Bell or Big Star before hearing This Mortal Coil's covers of a couple of their songs, and still don't know much....

I first encountered Adrian Belew in a lurid pink suit fronting King Crimson on The Old Grey Whistle Test in about 1980, and only much...

I first came across Kevin Ayers through John Peel's show and my trip down the Canterbury Sound musical rabbit hole. I bought Yes We Have...

I've enjoyed Attila since hearing his ranting verse on a John Peel Session 40 years ago, and seen him a couple of times (and will again...

I picked this up for a couple of quid in a sale at Our Price, believing I'd purchased something far rarer than it actually is (original...

This is a cheap label compilation, picked up for pennies in a charity shop, feeling that I should won something by Louis Armstrong. And...

This one was a welcome birthday present from daughter's boyfriend, who is something of an aficionado of Italian prog rock. My previous...

Out on my bike ride today, I found myself heading towards Minster-in-Thanet, and remembered that I'd read that Robert Calvert was buried...

Another one I don't remember buying, although I did go through a phase of buying almost any Real World release I came across. This is the...

Probably bought out of curiosity in a charity shop in Richmond, for a quid obviously, and I'm not sure it's ever graced the CD player....

I have no recollection of buying this CD or listening to it, and I was not aware I had it. It's a 2CD archive set, part of the 20 part...

The next lot will be a long hike through the alphabet, picking up artists not yet encountered, with occasional distractions along the...

It happens so rarely these days - I'm minding my own business, listening to the radio, and something comes on and makes me sit up and go...