The Listening Log

A quiet space for music, speech, memory, and reflection.

Listening without algorithms. Writing without noise.

Created by writer Derek Franklin

Recent Entries

  • Stolen Car

    A chaotic, brilliant playlist soundtracks a long drive home after Cambridge United’s 4–0 win, shifting from euphoria to calm across the night roads.

  • Flowers

    Sunshine brings out the worst drivers, but Pete Shelley, garage, and dub keep my sanity just about intact.

  • Oops… #2

    A familiar collapse as Cambridge United concede late again, the commentary heavy with tension and the table shifting underneath us.

  • The Magic

    Storm Dave rattles the building while Southampton unsettle Arsenal, and I drift between football and work on a long night shift.

  • Oops… #1

    Late drama, a familiar punch in the gut, and Bowie still demanding a belly rub — football, as ever, refuses to let things stay simple. But we are still there. Third in League Two. Just.

  • Satan Rejected My Soul

    From Lennon’s raw rock and roll to Sylvester’s life-affirming groove, Dylan soundtracking Manchester chaos and Morrissey arriving on cue after a doorstep visit from the God Squad — a reminder that when everything is equal, the moments tend to find you.