Unthought of, though, somehow

A couple of ongoing family issues have been occupying my mind of late, leaving me with little head-space or enthusiasm for online matters...

Fifteen years ago today, the world lost Joe Strummer. Husband, father, guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor, 101er, Latino Rockabilly War...

The brief story of how even Joe Strummer's discarded footwear is now worth a small fortune, from the American version of The Antiques Ro...

A newsflash guaranteed to make a few of us shuffle a little uncomfortably in our seats.........the debut LP by The Clash is 40 years old ...

The dismal year of 2016 landed one final blow on Monday, with the belated announcement of the death of noted producer and engineer Bill P...

On this day 36 years ago, I was laid low with a nasty case of the mumps - eating, drinking and even breathing with considerable difficult...

Back in January, Brian, over at Linear Tracking Lives , announced his intention to take us on an ambitious 12 month A-Z journey through h...

The late Michael Campbell, a.k.a Mikey Dread, was born 62 years ago today. Broadcaster, producer and performer, Mikey brought a good deal...

As I write these words, the old bone-shaker is at the garage being fine tuned in preparation for the journey and by the time you read thi...

Based in Toronto, Choir! Choir! Choir! is a twice weekly gathering of musically open-minded people who just love to sing. In their 4 y...

Anniversaries abound. Yesterday it was exactly 37 years since my first Clash concert and today it's 37 years since my first Bob Dylan gi...

He was the engine room of the only band that mattered and his beats have been sampled almost as much as those of James Browns' funky ...

Imagine you kept all your toys and comics from when you were a kid and never threw away any of your books or magazines when you were ...

55 songs in 55 days - one for every year of my life...so far. Skinny as a rake and honing my people skills behind the counter of the...

55 songs in 55 days - one for every year of my life...so far.  Two hugely pivotal events in my musical life, occurred in 1978 - withi...

'London Calling' by The Clash was released 35 years ago this week. When discussing the album, I invariably paraphrase Brian Cloug...

If you'd've come round to my house in late 1978, chances are that one of the records on my turntable would've been 'Fire...

There's been some discussion of late, among the folks who gather at the old watering hole, concerning how we buy, store and even l...

While not wishing to become a permanent advert for the BBC, another short programme aired yesterday evening on Radio 4 that deserves w...