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...

Fifty years ago this week, violent upheaval led to the overthrow of a regime and the untimely murder of a cultural icon (along with...

Following on from the 'hidden' treasure trove of Australian songwriters you may not know... Here is my (somewhat) definitive Aussie...

For those of you of a certain age, you might think that Australian songwriting begins and ends with Nick Cave, Colin Hay (Men At Work),...

Well, since I have been boring the rest of my family rigid this last week, by watching an hour or two of the World Athletics Championship...