Me too, although I was born that old.

Best Case Scenario (a trip to see dEUS) Note: I didn’t do a podcast version of this, but there is a podcast review of the gig here on Music Explorers (then known as Jeffrey Music) that I recorded with my brother Our Gordon. I'm on the silly train carrying passengers from Madrid's Terminal 4 to the Satellite. I hate it. It's laborious and time-consuming, and even more annoying for Arrivals when you wearily stumble off a flight, thinking it's all over and you're almost home, only to be hit with this extra step: it is my secret hell.

Best Case Scenario (a trip to see dEUS)

Note: I didn’t do a podcast version of this, but there is a podcast review of the gig here on Music Explorers (then known as Jeffrey Music) that I recorded with my brother Our Gordon. I'm on the silly train carrying passengers from Madrid's Terminal 4 to the…

It isn't, but putting pineapple on it helps, pineapple is delicious.

The Beatles were forged in Liverpool and Hamburg, then grew into something magnificent in London. All three are big parts of their story, so let's be nice and share, no need for London to take The Beatles as well as everything else.

You learn something every day - even northern cities have posh bits.

I've never really liked punk either, it all felt so negative and musically uninteresting, but it did spawn great stuff in its wake, so agree that I appreciate its historical importance, but don't want to listen to it.

My mother's thermostat is usually somewhere around 17ºC and she puts a jumper on as needed, worst case she puts the fire on. Whacking the thermostat up to something like 19º is an unheard of indulgence.

Restrictions on rich-ness are a lot more unpopular than restrictions on poor-ness.

Yay, one I can get! 600 - 3! ((4 + 2) x 100) - (5 - 2)

Love that Mudhoney's "Touch Me I'm Sick" is on BBC Radio 6! That brings back memories!

Glass Minds CD by Archive

New Archive album today! My copy of Glass Minds arrived!

Between the mountains I know me, and I know how badly I do New Year's Resolutions. I know best intentions in January quickly become failure in February, and March ... well by March, it's all forgetten ... and so I've taken a new approach in 2026. This year I am trying to adopt one new habit per month. In January, I started walking over 7000 steps a day; in February I started drinking a lot more water ...

Between the mountains

I know me, and I know how badly I do New Year's Resolutions. I know best intentions in January quickly become failure in February, and March ... well by March, it's all forgetten ... and so I've taken a new approach in 2026. This year I am trying to adopt one new habit per…

Well said, life is a comedy as much as it's a tragedy, if we can't muck about and be whimsical we're going to be a right miserable bunch.

Me and John have a right old Beatles (and other) natter on this episode of his podcast!

The Long and Winding Walk This post and podcast is about a Beatles-themed walk through the streets of London (March 2025). The podcast version is with Mark Hibbert who is a musician and blogger, and also a leading academic …

My #Beatles theme walk through London is now with added podcast version! - with special guest @mjhibbett.bsky.social mrjohn.blog/2025/04/15/t...

Any expansion of London would be terrible news for Leeds United #lufc

The OP's grammar has under-delivered less than the hot chocolate over-promised.

Especially as the river is pronounced Cam not Came.

dEUS albums Worst Case Scenario and In a Bar, Under the Sea

Today I will be re-listening to the dEUS re-issues of their brilliant game-changing first two albums. Slightly disappointing package really, no new info or commentary, just an extra disk of b-sides, demos and live tracks (with misprinted lyrics in WCS) #dEUSBand

Suede playing live in Madrid

Brett was a bit croaky at last night's Suede gig in Madrid, perhaps that's why the set was a little short, although they come at you with non-stop energy, so hard to see how they could sustain it for much longer #SuedeBand

I will be ordering - thanks!

This line stood out '"A fundamental principle is that, to ensure a safe event, the safety staff and the audience have to see themselves as part of the same community," says Prof John Drury, a psychologist specialising in crowd behaviour at the University of Sussex.' - tell that to the security staff

Sombr stopped a show over fan safety - how risky are concerts in the UK? Musicians are increasingly interrupting their own shows to help fans - but venues might be safer than you think.

Interesting article on artists stopping concerts because of safety concerns, and them criticizing the venues and security staff. In my experience, most venues treat the audience with disdain, and security can be very mixed in how they treat their customers www.bbc.com/news/article...

A copy of The Mountain Goats album Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan

Well, this was not what I expected from The Mountain Goats - a much fuller sounds that I'm used to from them, with a fair bit of orchestration - but by golly it's enjoyable, there's something intriguing about it, and it grows on you the more you listen #TheMountainGoats

selfie of band dEUS in London

I was trying to avoid getting into the dEUS stage selfie, and ended up slap bang in the middle of the band - I am still buzzing from the gig #dEUSBand

dEUS Band

The magnificent dEUS Band yesterday at Shepherd's Bush - squished on the front row, was worth every long moment of queueing and waiting #deusband

Attaching a device to the Internet makes it "smart", attaching a person to the Internet has the opposite affect.

Excellent read, exactly the kind of thing I like to get when travelling in that fiction gives you insight into a culture that you can't get any other way (although this is based on a true story) - although, needs more proofreading, some of the translators notes remain in the text.

Turkish Airlines plane at Tbilisi, preparing to board

Preparing to leave Tbilisi back to Istanbul - I haven't eaten for hours, the food is good enough on Turkish that it's worth the wait (although you're stuffed if you're a vegetarian).

Flight from the USSR book by Dato Turashvili

In the end I bought this one - so far, very enjoyable