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 I was very sad to learn yesterday that Wilko Johnson had died. He was truly a one-off. There was nobody else like him. He was a great songw...

 I've long loved the poetry of Christina Rossetti and this gentle poem is a gem. What rhymes with orange by the way? I've had this r...

I can't believe that I haven't come across Catherine Ringer until this year. What a talent. A polymath in every sense of the word. A...

I was two when the space age began with the Sputnik 1 launch and I've been fascinated with space all my life.  As a lad I watched anythi...

Well everyone needs a hobby! And mine is making weird music and weird videos - I combine the two with this latest offering. Elect...

Occasionally on this blog I have the odd rant about language, and in particular about creeping Americanisms. There’s nothing wrong with Ame...

A few months ago I mentioned my album, If... ...McGonagall made music , on here . Well it's finally finished. The album consists of ...

A little piece of music inspired by my spiritual home of Dundee, and in particular the Firth of Tay whose banks it sits on. The video is m...

Season's greetings to all my readers. I don't really celebrate Christmas. I've mostly removed that pain from my life but there ...

My latest offering of music is a composition based on the piano. Probably one of the most versatile instruments of all. It does what is say...

There are still black hours. Sometimes. But not that often. thankfully. Occasionally. Black hours turn to black days. I lie low riding the ...

I love music. I've been in love with it all my life . I never ever thought I would end up making it, or let alone composing it though. B...

I was weaned on music. I am a child of rock and roll. Music has always been with me. I couldn’t imagine not being able to listen to music. ...

He said 'What do you think about my manifesto?' 'I like a manifesto, put it to the test-o.' Sultans Of Ping F.C.:Where...

I've long been a fan of Darren Hayman. He was in a spiffingly brilliant band called Hefner. I was reminded of his work upon discovering...

I was fortunate enough to see the fantastically brilliant Courtney Barnett play live twice last year; once for free at Rough Trade in F...

I’d always seen opera as elitist nonsense; at best musicals for rich knob heads and at worst the equivalent to the emperor’s new clothes . ...

On another positive note I’ve started to read again. It’s mostly poetry and books of essays etc. Short reads. But it’s a start. It feels go...

...we... A favourite of the late, great Ray Moore .

I need the money And I can't see the stars, it's so funny, " Some visit Lucifer, some may be crucified, I'm goin...