All the Playlists

Silly Love Songs – Wings

4 July 2017

After leaving one of the most popular bands of all time, Sir Paul McCartney segued smoothly into a solo career, releasing some of the most popular pop rock confections of the 70s. With his soulmate Linda on the keyboards, Paul and his band managed to have 14 number one singles in the U.S…

Haunted Past – Philip Wesley

4 July 2017

Close your eyes, let this wonderful music flow through your feelings. Let the notes take your soul and feel as when you were a child, listening to the lullaby to fall asleep.

Jericho Road – Steve Earle

3 July 2017

After a long winded following of the likes of Husker Du, Black Flag and the Underbelly Punk scene, Steve Earle was the man that introduced me to Folk, Bluegrass and all things Americana in the mid 90s…

Sapphire – TNT

29 June 2017

The Pirate’s not much for talking…

Peace Sells – Megadeth

29 June 2017

C’mon And Love Me – Kiss

29 June 2017

Take Your Fingers From My Hair – Zebra

29 June 2017

Roots Bloody Roots – Sepultura

29 June 2017

Weightless – Neil Cowley Trio

27 June 2017

We don’t allow more than two tracks from any one artist on these playlists but I’m thinking of making an exception for the Neil Cowley Trio ‘cos well, they’re just bloody great!  I remember falling in love with this track last week and it sounds even better on the 6th or 7th listen – and the video’s pretty rad too.

God in Chicago – Craig Finn

27 June 2017

At the end of the day, songs are stories – messages wrapped in sound that are designed to make you feel.  In some songs the story is simple, the lyric sparse and straightforward – often accompanied by an elaborate musical wrapper that gives the words weight – but in other songs – in a song like this – it’s the other way around.  I like songs like this…

Miraflores – Feathered Sun

27 June 2017

So I’m breaking my own rules on this track but hey – sometimes you just gotta try something a little different – this track has words – not a lot – but definitely a sense of lyric, and yet…

Dear Darkness – PJ Harvey

27 June 2017

I am so glad to be a contributor for this playlist. As I’m growing older, I realize more and more the importance of female solidarity in my life. And while these words may have a pretty elevated ring to them, female solidarity starts with quite simple, everyday things.