30 April 2022. An auspicious day in musical history for sure. It marked the passing of country star Naomi Judd, not to mention Mac DeMarco's 32nd birthday. But wait - what else happened that day? Well, this labour of love for me, Dreaming of Birds That Are Blue, published its very first post on that very day! So, why don't we celebrate these last four years. As many of you know, it has never really been about the numbers - it is all about music being a safe and happy space fo

It is time for another musical meander, as we travel along Six (ish) Degrees of musical separation from our chosen starting point, in bizarre eccentric circles towards our end point - the King of Shoegaze, Kevin Shields. So, this time we kick the journey off with one of Britain's, I think it's fair to say, unfairly undervalued musical talents, Mr Robert Ian McNabb. A founder of one of Liverpool's impressive arrays of post-punk bands, the Icicle Works, since the early 90s he h

Well, we've done all Irish playlists before, so for this March 17th we needed a new twist.... I know - we'll pick bands that have a...

When the news broke last week that legendary singer Tony Bennett had died not far short of his 97th birthday, I wasn't in a position to...