I thought I would start another occasional series of playlists, that slowly trawl through a bunch of songs that have come into my life at different stages. As has been mentioned before, I think I probably was already quite obsessive about music from a fairly young age, hence why this first bunch of tunes start in 1978, when I hit the golden age of 5. Not all of the tunes in each playlist period, as you will see, actually come from that timeframe, they more relate to how they

As I promised / threatened in a Playlist recently, I am doing one completely devoted to the genre of films defined by the actors that starred in them - the Brat Pack! The Brat Pack is the label given to a handful of films made over a relatively short period of time (roughly 1982 - 1989), defined by the actors that appeared in them, and which tended to centre on young person / teenage themes, with many of them being written and directed by John Hughes. The term had been coined

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,...

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

I'm a little late to my own first anniversary party! It was actually last week, but we had to celebrate Willie Nelson's 90th birthday...