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Playlist: Autumn 2
In the UK (and the northern hemisphere more generally), we have truly entered that autumnal time of year (a.k.a. fall) - the temperature has finally chilled a bit, the air seems damper and most of all, the nights are becoming way too long. So, to help with that, we have gathered ten more songs broadly (and occasionally tenuously) about this season. It's not everyone's favourite time of year, so these songs will help ease that pain..... possibly. 1. Weezer: Undone (The Sweater
jamesgeraghty
Oct 19, 2025


The Longest Story in Music
If you are thinking about music companies that have been around a while, you might well settle on something like Stradivarius, who...
jamesgeraghty
Oct 10, 2025


Whatever Happened To... Connie Converse?
This is nothing rhetorical or a pun, but a genuine question. Connie Converse was born, had a brief career on the music scene in New York...
jamesgeraghty
Sep 29, 2025


Number 300!
I recently realised that after more than three years of listening, watching and writing (and of course, waffling) about music - I was...
jamesgeraghty
Sep 21, 2025


On The Skids: Interesting Stories IV
We have another in our occasional series of stories from around the musical world - some amusing, some strange, some a little sad, but...
jamesgeraghty
Sep 13, 2025


Feuding Siblings
Feuding siblings in music seems to be a trope as old as the hills, well certainly back to the start of the rock n roll era anyway. But...
jamesgeraghty
Sep 7, 2025


Playlist: Superman
Last week saw us embark on operation 'distract our daughter from exam results day'* - with a trip to the cinema. I hadn't set foot in a...
jamesgeraghty
Aug 20, 2025


All for Nothing? the rise and long fall of Steve Marriott
Stephen Marriott born in Essex in 1947, became one of the icons of the late 60’s mod scene - but has sadly (and wrongly) been somewhat...
jamesgeraghty
Aug 16, 2025


Playlist: Australian 80's
I realised something a few years back. While as you might suspect, a decent proportion of my music collection comes from the UK and USA,...
jamesgeraghty
Aug 1, 2025


Playlist: Poetry
We recently had a very pleasant afternoon out at a large country estate we had never been to before. The added incentive was that they...
jamesgeraghty
Jul 20, 2025


Remembering Kevin Wilkinson: 26 years on
Okay, so it's a little strange to write about someone on the 26th anniversary of their passing, rather than a rounder number, like 25 or...
jamesgeraghty
Jul 17, 2025


The Bench
I'd never done a music pilgrimage before - well, I suppose I had never done any kind of pilgrimage come to that... But, while on holiday,...
jamesgeraghty
Jul 14, 2025


Playlist: Covers 6
I may have gone too early with the ' Scorchio ' playlist last week, as temperatures have topped 31 °C (88°F) round these parts (probably...
jamesgeraghty
Jun 30, 2025


Playlist: Scorchio!
I don't know what the weather has been like in your neck of the woods recently, but round here over the last few days, it has most...
jamesgeraghty
Jun 21, 2025


Die Another Day: Interesting Music Stories Part III
It's time, whether you are ready or not, for another dip into some interesting stories from the world of music. Some are strange, some...
jamesgeraghty
Jun 18, 2025


Fables at 40
This day forty years ago (10 June 1985), was a transitional day for one of America's rapidly developing and emerging key bands, as its...
jamesgeraghty
Jun 10, 2025


Playlist: M*A*S*H* (for Loretta)
M*A*S*H* is undoubtedly one of the greatest television shows ever made - a wonderful blend of great scriptwriting, empathetic acting, a...
jamesgeraghty
Jun 2, 2025


They called him Mr Bojangles
If you had been in the United States in the first half of the twentieth century, you would most likely have known about this man. Since...
jamesgeraghty
May 29, 2025


The Album with the most impressive guest list - and you've (almost certainly) never heard of it...
First, let's set some context. Of course, some of you may have heard of this album, but the chances are, most of you will not know the...
jamesgeraghty
May 25, 2025


Playlist: May 18th (in three stories)
May 18th was the date of two tragic events - both of which are marking their 45 year anniversary in 2025. One has a musical connection,...
jamesgeraghty
May 18, 2025
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