I have written about Stuart Adamson more than once here - he was (and is) my musical hero. I have admired him, his songwriting and...

This edition of Six Degrees was, as often seems to be the case, prompted by hearing a record on the radio that I hadn't heard in a while....

When we talk about the Beatles, the focus has always inevitably ended up being on John and Paul - and not so much on Ringo, often...

I needed an idea for a jump off point for the next Six Degrees of Kevin Shields - and then sadly, last weekend it became clear who was...

I know that he came up as part of the chain for the last Six Degrees, on Kirsty MacColl, but Terry Hall's passing in December, leaves a...

As those who know me may be aware, the chances of me doing something specific for Christmas are pretty slim. But in at least a brief nod...

This is maybe an odd starting place for this edition of Six Degrees of Kevin Shields, but Django Reinhardt is a name I had heard...

As a somewhat belated birthday shout out to one of my all time favourite singers - this edition of 6 Degrees of Kevin Shields is for...

A few weeks ago, the music world paid tribute over two epic concerts to the life and legacy of Taylor Hawkins. In a twenty five year...

I was listening to an interview with Clare the other day, talking about a new Altered Images album coming out soon - and I thought - they...

So here we are with another 6 Degrees of Kevin Shields - and this time our starting point is the King of U.S. lo-fi indie - Robert...

It is time for our next 6 Degrees journey. This time, in honour of his headlining set at Glastonbury on Saturday, we start with Paul...

It's time for another '6 Degrees' journey. Now, when I was coming up for a name for this - I knew I wanted to change the traditional...

It's time for another '6 Degrees' and we seem to be making May, Calexico month! Following getting and reviewing their latest album, El...

On this edition of '6 Degrees' we look at the late, great frontman of The Small Faces and Humble Pie - Steve Marriott. Steve Marriott...

I thought we would start this off with the person who inspired this section - Mr Kevin Bacon. Yes, I know he is an actor and this is a...