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  • Countin the Blues, Punkishly, with Elli de Mon

    Countin the Blues, Punkishly, with Elli de Mon

    Well, that certainly took the serrated edge off Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill. Imagine an episode where you are Doctor Who. You’ve landed the Tardis nearby a juke joint, deep in 1920s Mississippi. A bunch of wild railroad convicts won’t let you out unless your assistant plays them some songs. Trouble is, your assistant is… Read more

  • Sentences I’d Like to Hear the End of, with the Bakesys

    Sentences I’d Like to Hear the End of, with the Bakesys

    No matter the subject, a lesson is only as interesting as the teacher teaching it. Johnny Ball did the impossible, he made maths fun! Likewise, but more modern, Terry Deary’s books and subsequent CBBC show, Horrible Histories made what’s often perceived as a dull subject by pupils, somehow entertaining, amusing even. If Deary was my… Read more

  • Song of the Day 38: Gecko

    Song of the Day 38: Gecko

    Never fails to bring a smile, Gecko breezes the feel good factor once again with this heartwarming, summery song. Backed up with the most wonderful video produced by Cas Janssen out of many quirky self portraits sent in from worldwide fans; how utterly brilliant can you possibly get?! And that’s my song of the day!!… Read more

  • Lost Trades; The Bird, The Book & The Barrel

    Lost Trades; The Bird, The Book & The Barrel

    Even though they put a man on the moon four years before I was born, I swear it’s the little things summoning me to a care-home for the terminally bewildered. I’m pre-empting what-they-can’t-do-these-days scenarios, but why so soon? All the years of diluting the kid’s squash, I observed they look rather stout of recent. My… Read more

  • Thirty Years a Raver: Part 3: We Made Some Noise

    Twas the night before my life done gone flipped upside down. It may not have been the colossal party the rest of the country were having, but Marlborough was, and always will be, lost in its own little world. Numerous attendees at the aforementioned Read’m and Weep rock concert on the common, just three years… Read more

  • Song of the Day 37: Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse

    Song of the Day 37: Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse

    At least I think it’s number 37, sorta spaced on the song of the day for a while there. So what better time to reintroduce this quick feature where I generally waffle some crap and share a music video then when our friends Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse knock out an awesomely catchy rock… Read more