The news that BBC radio listening figures are at an all-time low is a sad indicator of the times, but no great surprise. Continue reading
The golden age of wireless
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Category Archives: music notes
Musicians living on the edge
Never work with children or animals, the old saying has it. Continue reading
Animal magic
Seems that the future of radio is looking bright once more. You’ll already have heard (here?) of new stations playing music exclusively made by the dead Continue reading
She should be so lucky
What’s in a name? Well, if it’s Minogue, it can herald only good news for music fans and lawyers everywhere. Kylie (yes, that one) has won her legal battle over Kylie (no, not that one). Continue reading
Making plastic fantastic again
Striving for inspiration for this column, I attended the XpoNorth music conference in Inverness Continue reading
Another Xmas cliche
If, as the song goes, it’s cliched to be cynical at Christmas, then colour me slush grey Continue reading
Merchy Christmas Everyone
The big night’s drawing ever closer – yes, there’s under a month to stock up on Hogmanay booze. Continue reading
Off the beaten tracks
Regular readers (hello you two) will be painfully aware that there two things I like – seeing gigs, and having a moan. Continue reading
School’s out
Times sure have changed. When I was a nipper, after a full day down t’pit, sent to bed without any supper, I’d listen to John Peel on a tiny radio into the wee small hours Continue reading
A national treasure?
Time does indeed fly. It seems like only yesterday that we were at Buck House, sipping Pimms and nibbling on cucumber sandwiches Continue reading