My first Three of a Kind post for about, what, three years is inspired by rediscovering one of my favourite bands of the early 90s, Revolver...

Veteran DJ Tony Blackburn has been sacked by the BBC with immediate effect following the devastating revelation that he worked at Radio 1 ...

Classic German new wave from 1981. Note the studio audience totally not getting into it. Imagine being able to sit there so impassively whil...

Courtesy of Madder Rose. From one of my favourite albums of the nineties, Panic On .

Prefab Sprout knocking it out of the park with this live version of When Love Breaks Down from Whistle Test in 1985. Doesn't get better...

The first thing to say about this show is that it's presented by pretty much all the Radio 1 DJs of the time - Andy Peebles! Paul Gamba...

A salutary tale. P.S. What's a tube sock when it's at home?

Not only is Cry Cry Christmas by The Sweptaways featuring Magnus Carlson & The Gray Brigade my favourite Christmas song that hardly any...

Hello again! Thought I might post a few less-obvious Christmas songs (if such things exist any more) here over the festive season - starting...

"Right, you two grab me round the arms & try not to look too queasy while I introduce Walking On The Moon as Walking ." ...

"By the way, if anyone here is in advertising or marketing, kill yourself. Thank you, thank you. Just a little thought. I'm just tr...

(he's only got one)

A rare mp3 from me today. If you have a low tolerance threshold for tweepop, probably best give this one a swerve; otherwise, dive in - you...

Today sees the introduction of an exciting* new regular feature on the blog: #37 On This Day In History. Every week I'll feature a diff...