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

  • Running Free

    A sunlit Manchester wander with Bowie, drifting from Buzzcocks to OMD, Irish indie gems The Hitchers, and an Elvis film song, via old radio memories I’d forgotten about. And it was sunny!

  • A Good Idea

    A blog of two halves: a sunlit walk with Bowie drifting from Sugar to Ultra Vivid Scene, then back to 1983 via a John Peel Festive Fifty in the office.

  • Let’s Take A Ride

    A tired Monday playlist drifts from Timberlake pop to Patti Smith confidence, Nick Cave soundtrack mood, and the unexpected joy of Mozart’s Figaro.

  • Let’s Get Lost

    A Saturday night rediscovering old radio shows, forgotten songs, and the strange pleasure of hearing your younger broadcasting self again.

  • Shoot To Thrill

    (More) Manchester rain, AC/DC therapy, spooky Moondog, Leon Russell blues and a haunting Nico closer.

  • Woo Woo

    Rain, traffic and Manchester gloom meet Biffy Clyro, obscure folk, a Greek goddess and a lost psychedelic gem.