As I wrote about last week after his sad death, Gary Johnson, highly skilled master of the fretless bass and integral member of China Crisis through their terrific 80s run of albums - Working With Fire & Steel, Flaunt The Imperfection, What Price Paradise, Diary Of A Hollow Horse - is the man who also once bought sixteen year old me a beverage prior to their gig at Surrey University. They were, without doubt, one of the most important bands for me through that mid to late 80s

As a somewhat belated birthday shout out to one of my all time favourite singers - this edition of 6 Degrees of Kevin Shields is for...