Ebony & Ivory Yeah. I bought it. On 45. Hmm... I was 10. It was a former Beatle. Paul McCartney. And it was Stevie Wonder…FFS!!! I know. I know. I know. But I Don’t Care. And, no. He didn’t play it when I…Read more
Standing In The Way Of Control - The Gossip It was 26 January 2007. We were at a garage in Overton, Cheshire, England; he was having his tyres changed. The garage’s radio was blasting a haunting melody. But we were still lost. Lost in a post-drunk session haze. It…Read more
Teenager Buys Guitar It was a dull rainy morning in Runcorn. I parked up my white mark II Ford Escort. It still had the stale smell of 10 years+ of tobacco fumes woven into every fabric in it: Thanks, Mum! I took a…Read more
Did You Ever Consider Quitting, Too? First time was when my mate, Pete gave me his VHS copy of Dire Straits Alchemy Live. I watched Mark Knopfler in awe. His fingers gliding over the fretboard like Torville and Dean on ice. I figured I could never…Read more
My First Mix Tape The first music I fell in love with was rock and roll. Elsie Bower, my mum's friend gave me my first "mixtape" when I was about 6. An AGFA C90. No inlay card. So, no tracklisting. The only writing on…Read more