What better way to start 2024 than with the man who sung New Year's Day? Yes, it's everyone favourite singer named after a Dublin barber...

This edition of the musical ramble we like to call Six Degrees Of Kevin Shields, begins as a tribute to Denny Laine, who passed away last...

Time for our occasional dip into the game we like to call Six Degrees Of Kevin Shields. As ever, we need some sort of musical reference...

As ever, here at Birds That Are Blue, we're a bit late to the party - but last week was the 60th birthday of the venerable Jarvis Cocker,...

When the news broke last week that legendary singer Tony Bennett had died not far short of his 97th birthday, I wasn't in a position to...

Aslan seem to have been Ireland's answer to Canada's The Tragically Hip. The Tragically Hip were massive in Canada - one of the biggest...

After his masterful double performance at Rickastonbury last weekend, it seems only fitting that we begin this edition of Six Degrees of...

We have used a birthday again, as a good place to start an edition of Six Degrees Of Kevin Shields. But, it was a bit more unusual this...

Like buses, you don't see a Six Degrees for ages, and then we do two in a week! It seemed worthwhile though; there were several Pete...

18 May 1980, not only saw the awesome and tragic eruption of Mt St Helens, but also the day that the legendary singer from the legendary...

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...