Category: 51 for 50

Let's get the funk outta here. Yeah. I'm a middle-class kid, brought up in Watford. That sort of talk is incongruous really, isn't it? There's a Riot Going On is wonky, dirty, grimy funk. Soul music emerging out of the excesses of the hippy '60s. And Family Affair sonically one of the cosiest songs ever … Continue reading 51 for 50 – 1971

Yesterday I began my 50th year on the planet. So today I am beginning a new project, building on a thing I did as I approached the milestone of 40. Every week for the next 51 weeks I'll be picking one album from each of the calendar years I've been around. The albums will mean … Continue reading 51 for 50 – 1970