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Simon & Garfunkel are often over-looked when people talk about the best music of the 60s - but with tunes like America, they really shouldn’t be…

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I’ve always loved Simon & Garfunkel. They got played a lot by my various parents when I was growing up and are very much part of the soundtrack to my […]

Queen were many things, but subtle wasn’t one of them - especially on We Are The Champions…
I can’t say that I’ve ever been a huge fan of Queen or their lead singer Freddie Mercury. But Mike was, and especially We Are The Champions, so this one’s for him. If this is your kettle of […]

Bloggers are meant to share their innermost thoughts with the world - but I’m British, so I can’t. The beautiful No Surprises by Radiohead says it all for me…
Watch the video for No Surprises by Radiohead and marvel at its beauty, then buy it here.
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Brighton jack of all trades Will Holland gives funky rapper Ohmega Watts a soulful remix under his Quantic Soul Orchestra guise…
Two of my favourite artists of the past year or so have to be US rapper/producer Ohmega Watts & British maestro Will Holland who records his own music, and remixes others’, using his two projects […]

Ben Westbeech played his first London headline show - shame that most people seemed to be there to continue ongoing conversations with friends….

Last night saw Ben Westbeech’s first headline show in London, at Camden’s Jazz Cafe. Despite being two of only about 10 people there when my mate & I arrived, by the time Ben […]

Metropolitan Jazz Affair make modern jazz with a traditional twist on beautiful tracks like Biord of Spring..

So far Spring 2007 has been rather excellent for a number of reasons. I’ve got a new job. My garden is more or less finished. There’s a new episode of the marvellous Future Soul Radio which includes storming new […]

Following his storming showcase at Ronnie Scott’s Ben Westbeech is playing London’s Jazz Cafe this Wednesday - and I’ll be there….

Although Ben Westbeech’s debut album Welcome To The Best Years Of Your Life hasn’t been quite the smash hit I had hoped that it would be, he’s still building up a strong following as shown […]

The Cardigans debut English album Life was made up of wonderful songs mixing jazz, lounge & pop - songs like Daddy’s Car…

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The Cardigans - Daddy’s Car (Rather crackly accoustic version from Swedish TV)
The Manic Street Preachers new single Your Love Alone Is Not Enough includes an amazing vocal contribution from the lovely Nina Persson of […]

In all the excitement of moving jobs, I realised that I completely forgot to mark my blog birthday…

Yes - its been over a year since I started blogging. I probably should have commemorated that particular mile-stone somehow, but I forgot. So, in the manner of a belated birthday card (except that it’s to myself), I […]

Oasis B-Side in better than the A-Side shock? D’Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman was the first example of this but it wasn’t the last..
Whilst my good friends at Trackfeeder may not have been voted the best blog in Britain (boo!), that hasn’t stopped their good work. And that includes publishing my post on the classic […]