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

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...

For this playlist it's time to delve back into the cupboard of cover versions. We all know there are plenty of terrible and mediocre...

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...

For the second of our run of geographically themed playlists, we head off to the musical mecca of northwest England - Liverpool. But this...