I have always found the idea of the Flaming' Groovies decidedly enticing and enthralling. Even before they ever came into my personal ea...

Teenage Head (1971) Simpler days, simpler days; back in the 1970s chart music was still largely the domain of youngsters, largely, give or t...

Rockpile : A Knife and Fork [ purchase ] I took some time off from this blog over the summer, so for the Leftovers theme I’m trying ...

Nick Lowe : I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll) [ purchase ] I’m pretty sure that Elvis Costello was my gateway ...

  Dave Edmunds : Girls Talk [Purchase] Elvis Costello gave Dave Edmunds this song in "a moment of drunken bravado" as he p...

Dave Edmunds: Back To School Days [ purchase ] A familiar nostalgia for the black and white worldview of younger days couched in the familia...