The husband and wife duo who front Pomplamoose already have nearly 1.3 million subscribers on YouTube alone so they hardly need me promoting them, but on the off chance you haven’t been captivated by them I’m delighted to bring them to your attention. They are superbly professional in what they do. They produce exceptional music, […]

What can you say about the greatest band ever? What can you say that hasn’t already been said? Not a lot in all honesty. In my humble opinion The Beatles stand head and shoulders above any other band ever. In something like only 7 years of recording they were the focal point of a seismic […]

Rick’s YouTube channel has 2.2 million subscribers so if you’re into making music it’s highly likely you’ve already heard of him, and you’re probably already subscribed yourself. If you haven’t heard of Rick then in my opinion he’s well worth catching up with, especially his series of videos ‘What makes this song great’ where he […]

Ahead of the big reveal tomorrow of the song that is my own personal favourite of all time I thought I’d give an honourable mention to some of the songs that didn’t quite make it into my personal Top Ten. In no particular order here’s a handful of my all time favourite songs:  

Austrian twins Mona and Lisa (yes, really) came to my attention quite some time ago because they excel at Beatles covers which they post onto YouTube. Both are talented musicians and demonstrate this on stage, have a look at their sessions at the Cavern for evidence. They have over 165,000 subscribers on YouTube so they’re […]

Leonard Cohen was a genius. There, I’ve said it. You might not agree but musicians all over the world have been influenced to a greater or lesser extent by this poet, novelist, singer and ex-monk from Canada. Hey, That’s No Way To Say Goodbye is just under 3 minutes of pure gold. Three verses, well, […]

To paraphrase Neil Armstrong, one small step for mankind, one giant leap for Sean Kearns. As those who know me will testify my IT skills are, shall we say, hit and miss. With more emphasis on the miss than the hit if we’re being honest. But what you’re looking at in the picture is Cubase […]

Husband and wife team Robert Fripp and Toyah were surely made for lockdown. Just when you thought you were going mad from being locked inside for months on end along came Toyah and Robert to prove your world is quite normal compared to the lunatic stratosphere they inhabit. But it’s all done with that gorgeous […]

Written in 1960 by Carole King and her then husband Gerry Goffin Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow was originally released by The Shirelles and was a hit. But it is the 1971 version from Carole King’s mega selling hit album Tapestry that makes it to number 3 in my all time Top Ten songs. […]

You might not have heard of Leland Sklar but you’ve almost certainly heard him. Leland is a bassist in the same way Charles Dickens is a writer. He’s played with hundreds of people over decades and since the start of lockdown he’s been hosting his own YouTube channel which dives into some of the recordings […]