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

  • 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.

  • The Disintegration Loops

    The sound was low, barely there, but it filled the room. When it stopped, the silence felt wrong.

  • The Curse

    A humdrum day soundtracked by Jethro Tull, post-Morrison Doors, early Status Quo and late-period Leonard Cohen. Fuel shortages, spring air, quiet routines and the ongoing search for meaning between meals and music.

  • Lagoon West

    Sunlight returns, the head fully clears, and a day of wildly different voices somehow fits together perfectly.

  • Trevor Sinclair

    Hail, bad decisions, and an old radio show unearthing forgotten gems that make the walk bearable again.

  • Lunchtime Lunacy

    A tense Saturday lunchtime with BBC Radio Cambridgeshire as Cambridge grind out a crucial 1–0 win over Salford to stay in the promotion race.