Albert Tatlock

It was watchable but lost its way towards the end. It was a semi-replacement for The sadly missed Spooks that was excellent through several series (bar the odd bit of improbable electronics spying wizardry) Did that ever get to the US? Be careful not to get too attached to any character - they usually get bumped off ...

Emmylou's voice is an absolute treasure of course. Pretty good.

It's a good one- preferred it to the Garlin podcast.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-bazer/jeff-tweedy-and-the-chica_b_2689280.html?utm_hp_ref=entertainment

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/morose-im-just-getting-started--nick-cave-loses-patience-during-twitter-qa-with-fans-8503539.html Excellent!

Float On - The Floaters. "Hi, My Name's Jeff, ..."

Now I'm so tired out enjoying that lot (and others you can find) I think I need a lie down ...

And sometime soon they'll start shaving

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np8qbeygLZQ

So, a quiet Sunday morning suddenly hit by a depth charge - randomly came across The Strypes on BBC Radio 6 Cerys Matthews show ... These boys have really got it. Nothing 'new', but good music played with this much energy never gets old. For those of us just born when this stuff might have been in its heyday, rhythm and blues is back, and this time in colour :-) (though they do tend to bevgoing for the retro black and white vids) What will they be like in a few years time?... No idea but I think I'll be taking a ride on their train. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plBtjQekyN4 EDIT - check

More w/o any JT references here. http://stereogum.com/1255121/lows-alan-sparhawk-on-the-invisible-way-the-bands-20th-anniversary-and-the-general-weirdness-of-getting-older/interview/

Had heard the first 10 mins or so before somehow/somewhere, but now it's on to the good stuff ... Spending a nice lunchtime in banter corner, though not warming particularly to the host. Seems a bit too much of a "If I swear it's enough to make it funny" type of comedian.

Indeed. With many of the great Welsh stars of my 70s childhood, and the melodious tones of Cliff Morgan (himself a former Welsh outside half) commentating. With (then amateur until 1995) rugby being such a part of the close-knit Welsh way of life, these guys were people everyone saw about town etc. and contributed to the closeness that the Welsh feel to their team and national sport that only the New Zealanders come close to matching. Only in those two countries is it the sport fo the working class.

They need a sax player :-) The continual acoustic hook reminds me of One Sunday Morning Steve Forbert - Make It All So Real

Ronnie Lane - The Poacher

Prefab Sprout - Faron Young http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FVEUwDAfzU

Dave Davies - Death of a Clown

Faces - That's All You Need

Crowded House - Catherine Wheels.

For obvious reasons Thin Lizzy - Cowboy Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x_xshO9CJc

Ha! And if a single individual is interested I'd be surprised, but you can then watch the whole match here ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXBIXqvNfwA

40 years ago tomorrow actually . Still brings me to tears with the genius and emotion of it all, but thats all part of the deeply poetic nature of being Welsh ...