A party band par excellence, great musicians without being muso wankers – what’s not to like? Once again there’s a buzz about the Bees.
Let's all have a sexual Christmastime
Those of you who know me personally may be aware that goodwill does not come easily to me, but in the spirit of the time of year here’s some seasonal goodwill, in the shape of Paul and his lovely late lady wife Linda McCartney with their weird 80’s psychedelia ‘Wonderful Christmas Time’
Owls wearing iPods
I’ve just come across a link on Twitter advertising owls wearing iPods and felt compelled to look – who wouldn’t?
Working class? Brookside was always a middlebrow production
The history of the sale of Brookside Close is about as shambolic as the final couple of years of the show. Patience and sentiment have disappeared out of the window and everyone is keen to finish off the lame duck.
Charnock and Russell's Top 7 Liverpool Albums of All Time
I asked esteemed countrysmiths Charnock and Russell to compile a Top Ten Liverpool albums article for Liverpool Culture Blog, fully aware that I’d get a list of Beatles-and-Shack-based folky stuff.
Pete Bentham and the Dinnerladies dish out free rock'n'roll
Free Rock’N'Roll is pretty eclectic stuff, and there’s an eclectic audience to match. I always think of the scouse-pub drunken singalongs that any history of the city describes whenever I’m there, especially when Bentham’s anthemic choruses kick in.