ITV Anglia first met Jonnie back in 1999 shortly after he had to have part of his leg amputated because of meningitis. Even then as a six year old his determination to succeed was very clear. One of his teachers revealed how he took part in the school sports day perhaps even then, a shape of what was to come in 2012.
Hey kids, this is rock and roll. One of the great Letterman moments from earlier this week.
Silver Age, Bob Mould's new album is extraordinary.
It sounds like he's picked all the best sounds from his solo, Hùsker Dù and Sugar years.
Fabulous.
Not officially released in the UK until October but you can get it now from Merge Records.
Maybe it is because Early Doors is of a certain age, but there seems to be an inescapable sadness about Michael Owen. When his name flashes across Sky Sports News, or his latest tweet drops into a timeline, as the brain's synapses crackle in response a subliminal image recurs. It is the image of an 18-year-old with wide eyes and arms stretched even wider, a stadium in St Etienne erupting, Roberto Ayala and team-mates left strewn across the turf by Owen's five-second burst of brilliance. A moment when anything seemed possible.
Excellent article by Tom Adams. Bonus points for the Liam Gallagher analogy.
Of course, you just accumulate records over the years. You buy some. In my job you get given others. Then you start hanging on to the third album because you quite liked the first one, which is no way to carry on. If you were born in a certain era you never shake off the feeling that records are precious even when they're clearly not.If I was starting again now, this is what I'd do:
Although I agree with much of David's list, of course I still end up doing the opposite, especially with the last one:
Don't waste time trying to like things you don't like because you think you ought to. It's supposed to be popular music, for God's sake.