The Listening Log

Late drama, a familiar punch in the gut, and Bowie still demanding a belly rub — football, as ever, refuses to let things stay simple.…

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…

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

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…

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

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

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.

A springtime wander soundtracked by Depeche Mode’s A Broken Frame, revisiting an awkward but important album from the band’s early years.

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…

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…