Making the most of our circumstances. The headline may fly in the face of that great Oasis tune but drastic times call for drastic...

I’m adding this to my blog so we can look back and NEVER forget the way the world changed in 2020.

The perfect way to honour the great women that have mad a difference to the music scene. I take no credit for the article below - it seemed

One thing life has taught me is that not all decisions you make in life will be good ones. But that really is ok.

I’ve always loved a great photograph. It’s true that a good picture can a tell a story that words can only help you to imagine...

I’m sure I’m not alone in posting a retrospective of the year as it comes to a close. It’s become a ‘thing’ for many; a chance to look...

Forget the Elf on a Shelf, all hail the Space Ranger in Danger! #bloodybuzz

Lighting up the sky with Standard fireworks! If I’m honest, November the 5th these days is a bit of a non-event for me. Our kids are both...

And kill off music venues in the process…

Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible… Regular readers of this blog may have noticed an absence of posts over the last few...

The obsession continues... So, here we have it, as promised, an overview of walks 6 – 10 for anyone who is remotely interested in my...

A new obsession with the outdoor life. For those that follow me on one of my many social media accounts you may have noted that in recent...

A venue like no other. I’ve been a member of T.Rextasy since October 2015. We do around 100 gigs a year and get to play some pretty...

Exchanging fact for emotion. Whoever said politics was boring? As a kid it certainly used to be; it was a thing that grown-ups talked...

When the Manchester lad became a California Son… As Steven Patrick Morrissey turns 60 he celebrates not only a sell-out US tour but the...

But then again, what is normal? Growing up in the 60’s and 70’s I had what could only be considered as a very happy and ‘normal’...

Really? What has the world come to? There was a time when a good old pelting with eggs and flour was the ultimate political protest. But...

And necking Jager! Most of you will know Kerry King as the heavily tattooed and mean-looking guitarist from the legendary metal band...

A lifetime obsession with the low-end instrument of joy! I make no apologies for the length of this article. It’ll no doubt extend far...

A very British tradition. What is it with us Brits and our obsession with tea? It’s not even a British invention; the history of tea is...