So the Christmas Number One is Last Christmas, the same as last Christmas. Has everyone lost the copy they bought last year?
This song is as pertinent now as it has ever been, hoping for peace in Ukraine and the Middle East soon...
Oñe of the greatest broadcasters ever. Very consumate with his comments and extremely knowledgeable regarding the music he aired! RIP Johnnie
One of many highlights of the fantastic Hootenanny last night (worth the licence fee by itself in my opinion) was my first listen to this band. They’re just fabulous!
Always a good gig. Your order 136253 Jools Holland Open 19:00 19 Apr 2025 20:30 Amsterdam, Paradiso - Grote Zaal
Thats sad news, I liked listening to his 70s show occasionally on a sunday afteroon. R.I.P. Johnnie...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2...rror-in-information-prompted-him-to-pull-out? Must have been reading Muskrat reposting Lowelife on twaXter.
Can this really be 40 years old this year?, I haven't watched this video since then in which they recorded playing live. What a great performance (and film), particularly by Hooky on bass, he has such a distinctive sound, enjoy...
Turns out that Bernard Sumner is 69 today and the great Michael Stipe turns 65... Some of my R.E.M. faves...
Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul, and Mary has died at the age of 86. He wrote many of their songs, including this classic childhood favourite: RIP Peter Yarrow 31/5/38 - 7/1/25