Don't fret if you are an American reading this - we are not doing ten songs about the US taxman! This is I.R.S. Records, founded in 1979...

We were recently down in Bristol. We were wandering the back streets around St Pauls, a suburb immediately on the north side of the city...

We're a bit late in celebrating Chinese New Year, which fell on 10 February this year. But fret not - in addition to this year being the...

For some reason, I have always struggled to get to grips with poetry, which is perhaps somewhat strange considering the passion I have...

Scotland has always provided a rich source of musical pleasure over the decades, but Glasgow alone has produced myriad great bands,...

Depending on whether you were on the inside or outside of the band, Uncle Tupelo may have been one of the key architect's of what would...

It's time for another playlist for you. This one, for absolutely no reason at all, is linked to animals. So here you go - ten top tunes...

A few weeks ago as 2023 reached the home straight, a forty year anniversary passed by without much of a murmur in the wider world,...

Earlier this month was the anniversary of what, to me, seems to be an important event from musical history that had passed me (and...

Now, those of you that know me, will know that Christmas is a time of humbug, while festive playlists generally leave me cold. I'm not...

Shane MacGowan was probably a week or so, one way or the other, from being truly Irish - i.e. actually born on the Emerald Isle. His...

So, everyone's gone through a period where they really wished they could drum in a rock band; where they've been sitting in a pub and...

Today is the fourth Thursday of November, which means it is the day that the United States gives thanks for the fruits of its harvests,...

As the gloom and murk of autumn descends - it is time to bring some African rhythm (with Belgian rap) to brighten up your days. It might...

November 1st and 2nd is a holiday period particularly important in Mexico - known in Spanish as el Dia de Muertos or el Dias de los...

With a family member currently visiting us from the Lone Star State - what better time to pull together another great playlist for you....

We haven't done one of these for a while, so it is high time we roll out another bunch of interesting cover versions. Some people can get...

I first became aware of this interesting character when I watched Penelope Spheeris' 1981 LA punk documentary, Decline Of Western...

Earlier today (29 September), the Great Britain baseball team beat Germany to reach the final of the European Championships - a great run...

So, another musical icon from Liverpool passed on this week. While he had an association with the Cavern Club scene of the 1960s, it was...