May 8, 2021Breaking God’s Heart by HefnerSomewhere between leaving The Housemartins and going to prison for hitting a man on the head with an axe, Hugh Whitaker briefly played drums for The Penny Candles. His association seems to be one of the only things that’s stopped the band being entirely forgotten. That and the four songs…5 min read5 min read
Feb 26, 2021Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot by SparklehorseI listened to the radio more in 1996 than in any year since. Evenings were invariably soundtracked by Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley’s Evening Session followed by Mark/cs Radcliffe and Riley (Mark and Lard) on Radio 1. I would typically hear the latest Britpop singles then go and seek them…6 min read6 min read
Feb 17, 2021Day-Glo Dreams by Helen LoveI forget exactly how I was introduced to the music of Helen Love. It was at some point in the late 90s via one of three songs: Ash’s cover of Punk Boy, anti-Britpop anthem Long Live the UK Music Scene, or their cover of The Clash’s Tommy Gun on a…7 min read7 min read
Jan 25, 2021Phoenix by Pedro The LionThe first six months of my daughter’s life turned out to be the last six months of my mum’s life. While my daughter was just days old and still in hospital, my mum was lying in another hospital due to complications caused by years of lymphoma treatments. It was at…5 min read5 min read
