Steeltown at 40
Everyone knows about that 'difficult second album' syndrome - especially after a successful and well received debut. At the time Steeltown...
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jamesgeraghty
Sep 23
Playlist: Great Opening Tracks
A couple of things this last week - one a sadly unfolding saga of a band crumbling in front of our eyes, the other a very specific (and...
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jamesgeraghty
Jun 9
It's All About The Bass
After focusing on my favourite drummers a few months back, this time it is all about the bass. The bass player is often the hardest...
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jamesgeraghty
Apr 30
Playlist: A to Z of the 1980s
It's the end of April, post number 193, and the second anniversary of this site. Incredibly, in that time, over 450 people have visited...
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jamesgeraghty
Jan 20
Playlist: Animals
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...
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jamesgeraghty
Nov 27, 2023
The Engine Room
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...
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jamesgeraghty
Jul 31, 2023
Playlist: Ultimate 80s
The mood in the Birds That Are Blue camp is still requiring an uplift. So we will continue with our theme of playlists by the decade -...
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jamesgeraghty
Apr 11, 2023
Stuart Adamson
I have written about Stuart Adamson more than once here - he was (and is) my musical hero. I have admired him, his songwriting and...
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jamesgeraghty
Dec 16, 2022
On This Day (16 December): Stuart Adamson
Of all the sad musical losses over the years, this was the hardest for me. It was on this day (16 December) in 2001, in a hotel room in...
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jamesgeraghty
Oct 23, 2022
It Was The Best Of Times......
So, our recent 'interesting' gig watching The Lemonheads (see here) got me thinking about my other live music experiences over the years....
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jamesgeraghty
Oct 9, 2022
The Goosebumps Playlist
Every so often a song comes along - and no matter how many times you play it - ten, a hundred, a thousand - it gives you that strange,...
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jamesgeraghty
Sep 27, 2022
Playlist: Bad Weather
Well, it's getting to that time of year where it is tending to get a bit damp and dribbly outside - so what better way to mark that than...
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jamesgeraghty
Sep 6, 2022
Playlist: When I Was A Teenager
In this playlist I am looking at albums that I discovered during my teenage years. These are ones that are hugely important to me,...
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jamesgeraghty
May 23, 2022
Album Title Track Day
So, apparently it is 'Album Title Track Day' or something like that - at least that's what it said in a Pixies tweet today. Well, whether...
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jamesgeraghty
May 16, 2022
Playlist: Places
An occasional collection of songs suggested for you using a given theme. This playlist has the theme of place names around the world -...
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