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...

I've seen Pere Ubu a few times with variable performances. Most recently, in 2022 they were disappointing, but David Thomas' wife did...

I really fell for the first couple of Everything But The Girl albums (as will be evident later) but didn't follow them down their dance...

I first saw Grace Petrie about ten years ago, as part of Robin Ince's Nine Lessons show, and have seen her on a number of occasions...

I’ve always enjoyed electronic music, or at least thought I did, although I suspect being partial to Tangerine Dream doesn’t prepare me...

As already mentioned, some days, if you ask me my all time favourite band, the answer will be Wire. Their 14th studio album, 38 years...

About five years ago, a friend visited, we popped down the the Lighthouse on Walmer Strand for a few pints, and they had a band on....

I suspect I became aware of PSB when they performed at a 6Music Festival, and enjoyed their mix of spoken word samples and music. I...

Attracted to the band by word of mouth and the silly name, I downloaded this album (possibly not legally) and enjoyed it, so picked it up...

I've long enjoyed Jah Wobble's diverse body of work, and thanks to his relentless gigging in smaller venues, I've seen him several times...

My first experience of Gil Scott-Heron was B-Movie on NME’s C81 tape, his polemic against Reagan, and many years later found a...

I'd never heard of Led Bib until this album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize '(left-field no chance of winning but nominated to...

I first saw TV On The Radio on BBC2 Later doing Dancing Choose, and it stood out from everything else on the show, loud exciting, an...

I don’t remember how I was introduced the Portico Quartet, possibly through Stuart Maconie’s BBC 6 Music show, but something about their...