It Starts With a Birthstone...

In 1976 Capital Radio hosted a countdown of all time favourite songs hosted by Roger Scott and Kenny Everett.

Radiator Hospital have built up a healthy audience for their ragged and disjointed Garage Rock sound over previous releases.

From the Bunnymen's stunning new album and magical return to form.

I probably haven't got enough time to consume as much music as I'd like to and do it justice on here.

Inland Years latest album Nowadays lives up to its title in planting its flag firmly and squarly in the plot of vague and imprecise but gently likeable Indie American ahalfway between the giant plots of War About Drugs and The Byrds..

'What's the point in wating time with people that you'll never know.'

R.E.M. sent me off on one of the great journeys of discovery of my lifetime.

This is still coveted becase it was an album I almost bought when it came out.

The Homesick are a Dutch Avant Pop group who have moved from Sub Pop to Vienna's Siluh Records in recent years They play on the influence of bands like Yellow Magic Orchestra and have a broadly Eighties sound.

Taster for tomorrow's Song(s) of the Day.

There's something about Scott Walker's later work which is slightly terrifying and possibly I imagine divisive among couples.

I'm in a 'space' at the moment which allows me to consume culture, music, film and culture in general.

A band from a town called Alice.

Pylon.

'Free to Me...'

Twilark's Never Learned the Tide is not going to cheer you up.It raise the flag of surrender halfway up the flagpole and then runs out of energy.

'I've been through the desert on a horse with no name.

The XX were one of those bands that I heard and felt music was leaving me as I could not connect with them as I did to the music that meant most to me.

Rated R came out in 2000.

'I've been talking to stray dogs.

I can't particularly write about Jazz but I do appreciate it.

The odd moment in Pop History where Wire almost became the Zeitgeist.

Underachievement.

I've been listening to The Tubs latest album Hard Life for a few days now.

It Starts with a Birthstone sometimes is a monstrous Snakes & Ladders exercise with inevitable consequences when I land on certain squared.

Hey Kids!

Super Furry Animals albums plot a new Psychedelic Path.

Brighton's Hollow Hand sound like a strange and inspired fusion of Dexys Midnight Runners and Dire Straits.

New Haven, CT band with Heart & Soul and psychedelic space.

In another lifetime and born at a different time, Wilco might have been my favourite band.

Rising in the face of The New Fascism !

Post Rock Music that functions essentially as classic or official sountracks do.A very beautiful record.

'One way is Rome.

Stoke On Trent's finest if that's what you were seeking, the oddly named Formal Sppeedwear take Post Punk around the block on debut album Punch Card and do the jerky presposterous affected dance that is the odd privelidge of youth.

Ian Prowse is an old school singer songwriter of the Old School.

The Delgados are regularly a safe place for me.

'There goes a rolling rise.

IAN Sweet continues to make the most fascinating, enigmatic reords on any block.

I'm an open minded fello.

A Friday Morning and a sublime record to greet it.

Always one of the uneasy listens in The Beatles catalogue.

A repost for the last time I listened to this: The album that's been on permanent rotation all day.