The two things I would say I am knowledgeable about are football and music, anything else I forget because I am not really interested, my much better half cracks up because we go on holiday and within a week of being home I cannot remember the name of the hotel we were in, if I’d have bumped into Kenny Dalglish or Mick Jones in the hotel then it would be engraved in my mind forever but alas that has yet to happen. However am I really that knowledgeable about music, I thought

In the old days you did a tour in the hope that people would then buy the record as that’s where the money was. With income from streaming this has reversed as touring has now become the main income for a band. Many bands tour but haven’t released a new record in years, New Order eleven years, Echo and the Bunnymen twelve years, Human League fourteen years, Massive Attack sixteen years. Sisters of Mercy laugh at these bands releasing such recent music as they have not relea

I have talked about Echo in Byres Road and having been persuaded by the brothers to part with my money I usually crossed the road and went upstairs in Cresswell Lane to Lost In Music that was a treasure trove of posters, CD’s, records, and cassettes. There was a song playing behind the counter and I asked the guy what it was. Kevin McDermott Orchestra Wheels of Wonder I was informed. The man didn’t know me from Adam but somehow, I have a face that can clearly demonstrate th