Tony Glover is one of those who influence behind the scenes- not a name that most people have heard. However, people in the music busi...

It is the early to mid '70s, an awkward time for the awkward young men with a penchant for the music of the day and earlier. Probably a ...

Fats Domino : The Fat Man [ purchase ] Despite Nashville’s self-proclaimed title as Music City, I think that New Orleans might have a ...

A deceptively simple song, with a picked acoustic guitar and a rudimentary organ, a repetitive whisper, barely crooning over the top, yet...

purchase [ Goats Head Soup] My memory told me that <Goats Head Soup> followed <Exile on Main Street>. Must have been one o...

purchase [ Stadium Arcadium ] And here I thought this song was all about winter conditions. It was my son who introduced me to the R...

We interrupt the Ice & Snow theme for our fifth annual listing of the most viewed posts of the prior year. Through our (usually)...

Quite a metaphor, that, uncertain which is the dominant force, whether it is sugar sweetening the destructive power of an iceberg, or a the...

Hüsker Dü : Ice Cold Ice [ purchase ] There are many truisms in the world of music fandom, and one of them is that when a “punk” band s...

When I think of snow and ice, I think of Scotland. And when I think of Scotland, I think of Jackie Leven. Yes, I have mentioned him before ...

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 ...

I initially thought I wouldn't make it to this party, my macbook's hard disk seeming to be in dire need of  palliative care, the ici...

purchase [ the song ] So... I get the first  slot: a mix of Family and Leftovers. Since the <family> theme is officially over ...

OK, just a quick one, mainly because I cannot believe we have got this far in a thread themed 'Family' with no mention of Leicest...

The Ramones : We’re A Happy Family [ purchase ] After a few prog-related posts in a row, we need a little punk palate cleanser, righ...

What could reflect the joy and terror of families better than a wedding, especially after a few gargles have been downed? It was only dur...

Well, I couldn't possibly say whether this post is a reflection on esteemed turkeyfest Thanksgiving, normally featured at this time of y...

purchase [ Ernie K Doe's versioj ] The saying goes something like this: You can't choose your family, but you can choose  y...

Mike Oldfield : Family Man [ purchase ] Like most people around my age, I was familiar with Mike Oldfield because of Tubular Bells , h...

Well this was a stroke of luck, the two colours I haven't already covered, along with a cheeky pink for future reference, together gi...