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http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/35117 tribute show on wfmu - 3 hours of Alex Chilton

Monsignor Quixote is funny and moving. I thought it had a lovely forgivingness to it. Its quite slight in some ways, but its one of my favourites of his.

Terre T tribute show to Jay Reatard: http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/34478

What a great bar. I didn't know they did gigs there. Pity the American doesn't have a function room - that would be a great spot for a gig

When I heard this record I thought it was a joke. It really pissed me off. They were playing in Belfast a couple of days later. Even though I don't go to gigs too much anymore, my reaction had been so strong I decided to check them out anyway. They totally blew me away, more than any band had...

Portrush is by the sea, has plenty of places to stay and some decent places to eat. Its pretty close to the Giants Causeway if you've got wheels. Ballyvoy near Ballycastle has a great National Trust cottage you can rent. There's some great stone age sites around there. And the Glens are...

This is such a great book, and not just for those in the civil service. I wrote freelance for a while and found it an invaluable style and usage guide. One of my favourite charity shop discoveries. Every home should have a copy!

He was in the Babysnakes

GP is a good suggestion. An enlightened GP would suggest a visit to a counselling service that specializes in addiction/substance misuse. AA, while beneficial for some, is not necessarily the way to go for everyone. Abstinence isn't working for your friend at the moment. Working with a good...

When I worked in the Motor Tax office in the Corpo, years ago at this stage, the christmas parties were held in the building. Maybe because the staff there couldn't have been let loose on the world at large. I went to one and it was absolute mayhem. The boss got whipped with his own belt, there...

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They were both on Julius Geezer records

His writing can be sprawling and messy, admittedly, but I enjoyed that. I like the energy of his writing and his passion; the increasing sense of disgust at the machine the rock 'industry' soon became; his willingness to be gratuitously offensive; the general sense of learned iconoclasm; and his...

Seconded on 'Deep Blues' by Robert Palmer: has to be the best music book I've ever read. Honourable mentions go to 'Send Em Home Sweating', 'Our Band Could Be Your Life' and 'A Whore Just Like The Rest' - a Richard Meltzer compendium. Worst was a biography of Richard Thompson. I can't even...

Smokey & The Bandit A Matter of Life & Death Solaris Mirror Shoot The Piano Player