February 10, 2026 at 4:44 AM
February 5, 2026 at 4:41 AM
February 4, 2026 at 7:35 AM
I know some purists will hate this but the bassline alone makes this a classic, never mind the vocals…
youtu.be/WULff_XxcRI
youtu.be/WULff_XxcRI
February 1, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I know some purists will hate this but the bassline alone makes this a classic, never mind the vocals…
youtu.be/WULff_XxcRI
youtu.be/WULff_XxcRI
Second day back at work after a few days in Seville with another couple. Yes, we did visit record shops. 3 very different in one street. One had tons of ‘my’ stuff but only fairly priced. A couple in the next tho - my mate got the Chameleons and the Whitfield era Temptations and funky jazz for me.
January 31, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Second day back at work after a few days in Seville with another couple. Yes, we did visit record shops. 3 very different in one street. One had tons of ‘my’ stuff but only fairly priced. A couple in the next tho - my mate got the Chameleons and the Whitfield era Temptations and funky jazz for me.
Woke up with this earworm. Long me nah smoke the good tu sheng peng and longer since it was a (Jamaican) dollar a stick in the city and 50 cents in the country but what a tune!
youtu.be/1ZFCxtq7Lqo
youtu.be/1ZFCxtq7Lqo
Frankie Paul - Pass The Tu-Sheng Peng
YouTube video by runitselectah
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Woke up with this earworm. Long me nah smoke the good tu sheng peng and longer since it was a (Jamaican) dollar a stick in the city and 50 cents in the country but what a tune!
youtu.be/1ZFCxtq7Lqo
youtu.be/1ZFCxtq7Lqo
Freezing morning on the station platform and what we need is some dubby disco-boogie and Sun, Sun, Sun…
youtu.be/bUkI-On9Gtc
youtu.be/bUkI-On9Gtc
JAKKI: "SUN SUN SUN" [Danny Krivit Mr.K 7'' Edit)
YouTube video by Juan Negron
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Freezing morning on the station platform and what we need is some dubby disco-boogie and Sun, Sun, Sun…
youtu.be/bUkI-On9Gtc
youtu.be/bUkI-On9Gtc
Happy New Year folks!
Love my Latin, love a bit of psychy guitar and organ, love El Chicano and I hope you do too!
youtu.be/hoR_vcdckgg
Love my Latin, love a bit of psychy guitar and organ, love El Chicano and I hope you do too!
youtu.be/hoR_vcdckgg
Ahora Si - El Chicano
YouTube video by Luisao quiñonez
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Happy New Year folks!
Love my Latin, love a bit of psychy guitar and organ, love El Chicano and I hope you do too!
youtu.be/hoR_vcdckgg
Love my Latin, love a bit of psychy guitar and organ, love El Chicano and I hope you do too!
youtu.be/hoR_vcdckgg
On a train home after a 10 hour shift and shuffle does it right for an old punk-soulboy whose birthday is tomorrow:
youtu.be/TJdM9dazxQo
youtu.be/TJdM9dazxQo
Love Come Down (12" Version)
YouTube video by Evelyn "Champagne" King - Topic
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
On a train home after a 10 hour shift and shuffle does it right for an old punk-soulboy whose birthday is tomorrow:
youtu.be/TJdM9dazxQo
youtu.be/TJdM9dazxQo
Is there a better accompaniment to tired and slightly drunk on the way home from a second 10-hour shift in a row than Ray Price?
(Clue: No)
youtu.be/orSArw274h0
(Clue: No)
youtu.be/orSArw274h0
Ray Price - The Same Two Lips
YouTube video by Tom Page (Real Country)
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Is there a better accompaniment to tired and slightly drunk on the way home from a second 10-hour shift in a row than Ray Price?
(Clue: No)
youtu.be/orSArw274h0
(Clue: No)
youtu.be/orSArw274h0
December 19, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Mackems at 2.00.
Guests so won’t actually be watching but a big, big game!
Guests so won’t actually be watching but a big, big game!
December 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Mackems at 2.00.
Guests so won’t actually be watching but a big, big game!
Guests so won’t actually be watching but a big, big game!
Prepping Sunday Lunch and having a bit of a dancey shuffle round the kitchen to a stone-cold Latin jazz-funk classic:
youtu.be/C9n02sGMaiU
youtu.be/C9n02sGMaiU
Azymuth - Jazz Carnival
YouTube video by Far Out Recordings
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Prepping Sunday Lunch and having a bit of a dancey shuffle round the kitchen to a stone-cold Latin jazz-funk classic:
youtu.be/C9n02sGMaiU
youtu.be/C9n02sGMaiU
Want some glorious catchy, danceable, soul-pop from the 80’s?
The Empress has it for us:
youtu.be/HB0P8XdVNUA
The Empress has it for us:
youtu.be/HB0P8XdVNUA
Gladys Knight & the Pips..... Baby , baby don't waste my time .
YouTube video by gaynormartin
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Want some glorious catchy, danceable, soul-pop from the 80’s?
The Empress has it for us:
youtu.be/HB0P8XdVNUA
The Empress has it for us:
youtu.be/HB0P8XdVNUA
Someone just posted the ‘Cher with The Osmonds’ clip and it reminded me that I was going to post their ‘One Bad Apple’ song. Some debate with myself as whether to post the video but decided not to. Close your eyes and it’s funky and soulful pop worthy of the Jackson 5
youtu.be/30Cxl5bVmVU
youtu.be/30Cxl5bVmVU
One Bad Apple
YouTube video by The Osmonds - Topic
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Someone just posted the ‘Cher with The Osmonds’ clip and it reminded me that I was going to post their ‘One Bad Apple’ song. Some debate with myself as whether to post the video but decided not to. Close your eyes and it’s funky and soulful pop worthy of the Jackson 5
youtu.be/30Cxl5bVmVU
youtu.be/30Cxl5bVmVU
‘What music is ‘doing it’ for you just now, Michael?’
‘Why, since you enquire, it’s ’The Village Caller’ by Vibraphonist Johnny Lytle:
youtu.be/e_Pw5qMYIdU
‘Why, since you enquire, it’s ’The Village Caller’ by Vibraphonist Johnny Lytle:
youtu.be/e_Pw5qMYIdU
The Village Caller! - Johnny Lytle (1963) (HD Quality)
YouTube video by mleroy
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
‘What music is ‘doing it’ for you just now, Michael?’
‘Why, since you enquire, it’s ’The Village Caller’ by Vibraphonist Johnny Lytle:
youtu.be/e_Pw5qMYIdU
‘Why, since you enquire, it’s ’The Village Caller’ by Vibraphonist Johnny Lytle:
youtu.be/e_Pw5qMYIdU
Reposted by Mike Brookes
Today's episode of Give the Drummer Some will feature 3 hours of under-heard marvels by the women of ska and early reggae. Rarities, obscurities and beloved cuts. Hear the show live, 9 to noon (ET) on @wfmu.bsky.social's Drummer Stream. LISTEN: wfmu.org/wfmu_drummer... CHAT: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
October 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Today's episode of Give the Drummer Some will feature 3 hours of under-heard marvels by the women of ska and early reggae. Rarities, obscurities and beloved cuts. Hear the show live, 9 to noon (ET) on @wfmu.bsky.social's Drummer Stream. LISTEN: wfmu.org/wfmu_drummer... CHAT: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
@cici6923.bsky.social
Last full day in Italia and heading back to Bari station and…
Last full day in Italia and heading back to Bari station and…
October 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
@cici6923.bsky.social
Last full day in Italia and heading back to Bari station and…
Last full day in Italia and heading back to Bari station and…
All these years of wrongly thinking it’s Indian Pale Ale and in reality it’s ‘Italian’!
‘Luppolo in fiore’: flowering hops…no idea but it’s fine to celebrate US Lecce’s towering 0-0 draw and numb the pain of a poor Toon performance on the south coast.
‘Luppolo in fiore’: flowering hops…no idea but it’s fine to celebrate US Lecce’s towering 0-0 draw and numb the pain of a poor Toon performance on the south coast.
October 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
All these years of wrongly thinking it’s Indian Pale Ale and in reality it’s ‘Italian’!
‘Luppolo in fiore’: flowering hops…no idea but it’s fine to celebrate US Lecce’s towering 0-0 draw and numb the pain of a poor Toon performance on the south coast.
‘Luppolo in fiore’: flowering hops…no idea but it’s fine to celebrate US Lecce’s towering 0-0 draw and numb the pain of a poor Toon performance on the south coast.
Off to the game today but not NUFC.
Getting the bus to the stadium with a Lecce Ultra. He goes in the Curva Nord where they wait outside until the gates are overwhelmed checking tickets and then push in for free - not a method of entrance for me given Hillsborough. I’m happy to pay £17 for Serie A!
Getting the bus to the stadium with a Lecce Ultra. He goes in the Curva Nord where they wait outside until the gates are overwhelmed checking tickets and then push in for free - not a method of entrance for me given Hillsborough. I’m happy to pay £17 for Serie A!
October 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Off to the game today but not NUFC.
Getting the bus to the stadium with a Lecce Ultra. He goes in the Curva Nord where they wait outside until the gates are overwhelmed checking tickets and then push in for free - not a method of entrance for me given Hillsborough. I’m happy to pay £17 for Serie A!
Getting the bus to the stadium with a Lecce Ultra. He goes in the Curva Nord where they wait outside until the gates are overwhelmed checking tickets and then push in for free - not a method of entrance for me given Hillsborough. I’m happy to pay £17 for Serie A!
Mike thinks:
stylish, contemporary Anglo-Italian, jazz modernist with a hint of Ivy League.
Italians think:
aging big foreign lad in a lairy shirt…
stylish, contemporary Anglo-Italian, jazz modernist with a hint of Ivy League.
Italians think:
aging big foreign lad in a lairy shirt…
October 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Mike thinks:
stylish, contemporary Anglo-Italian, jazz modernist with a hint of Ivy League.
Italians think:
aging big foreign lad in a lairy shirt…
stylish, contemporary Anglo-Italian, jazz modernist with a hint of Ivy League.
Italians think:
aging big foreign lad in a lairy shirt…
When Mrs B is missing Strictly, Mr B could find himself at a performance by the local ballet school.
Well out of my comfort zone but rather enjoyed it and fantastic Bach from the Salento Sinfonia Orchestra.
Well out of my comfort zone but rather enjoyed it and fantastic Bach from the Salento Sinfonia Orchestra.
October 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
When Mrs B is missing Strictly, Mr B could find himself at a performance by the local ballet school.
Well out of my comfort zone but rather enjoyed it and fantastic Bach from the Salento Sinfonia Orchestra.
Well out of my comfort zone but rather enjoyed it and fantastic Bach from the Salento Sinfonia Orchestra.
#5debutalbums8084
Timeless classic debut from one of the truly great soul/R&B voices and opened many musical doors for me. From the opening of the title track to the shivers down the spine of House Is Not A Home, total pleasure.
Timeless classic debut from one of the truly great soul/R&B voices and opened many musical doors for me. From the opening of the title track to the shivers down the spine of House Is Not A Home, total pleasure.
October 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
#5debutalbums8084
Timeless classic debut from one of the truly great soul/R&B voices and opened many musical doors for me. From the opening of the title track to the shivers down the spine of House Is Not A Home, total pleasure.
Timeless classic debut from one of the truly great soul/R&B voices and opened many musical doors for me. From the opening of the title track to the shivers down the spine of House Is Not A Home, total pleasure.