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Les Paul.

I was saddened to hear of the passing of Les Paul today at the age of 94. He gave us the iconic Les Paul guitar, amongst others, and was the father of multi tracking. His influence and legacy is immeasurable. I feel it’s time to re-string my Les Paul copy that’s sat here in the [...]

On my mp3 player today.

One of the many tracks I still listen to regularly. When I listen to anything by Joy Division I realise how privileged I was to have seen this band on so many occasions through their journey from Warsaw to Joy Division. This is worth a punt if you have a fiver to spare, The Best [...]

….and the very first time

I get asked for one of these here in Manchester I’ll have summat to say about it. I do hope though that NuLabour will not be too disappointed by the response of us Mancs upon offering us first dibs at ID cards. As a mate of mine says ” How does f**k off sound?”

25 years ago today.

Live Aid. 25 years! Where have all those years gone? I watched it from start to finish except for a visit to the pub and it was on in there anyway. I still have 4 hours of it on VHS but it’s just a coincidence the pub visit lasted 4 hours.