The REAL Reason Why Springsteen’s “Western Stars” Is So GreatI adore Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen; I love his music and I respect him immensely as a person. However, in choosing “Western Stars”…Mar 15, 2020Mar 15, 2020
The Day I Met… Mark KnopflerWay back in the olden days, when you had to sell more than a hundred records to reach №1 and streaming didn’t even have a name, I started…Feb 20, 2020Feb 20, 2020
Sticks & Stones Might Still Break Our Bones, But It’s The Words That Are Now Killing UsI’ll start by saying that I had no real affinity for Caroline Flack. I rarely watch Strictly Come Dancing, have never watched Love Island…Feb 18, 2020Feb 18, 2020
2019 — The Acoustic Egg Box Top 30 Albums Of The Year — THE ACOUSTIC EGG BOXI know, I know, it’s nearly the end of January 2020 and I’m only just publishing my review of 2019. I could, of course, come up with all…Jan 21, 2020Jan 21, 2020
Hey kids! Exams are the failures, not you — THE ACOUSTIC EGG BOXThe exam results silly season is upon us. I keep hearing horror stories in which children are suffering from severe mental strain because…Aug 18, 2019Aug 18, 2019
My colonoscopy: A gut-wrenching tale packed with twists and turnsAt 9:00 this morning (3rd May 2019), my wife, Rachel, gleefully inserted a long plastic tube into my anus along with what seemed like a…May 3, 2019May 3, 2019
LIVE: PP Arnold — The Plough Arts Centre, Great Torrington, Devon — 14th October 2017Last year the wonderful PP Arnold released “The New Adventures Of…P.P.Arnold” her first album of new material for over 50 years (it was…Oct 17, 2017Oct 17, 2017
The Day I Met… Cathy Dennis (Among Others) — THE ACOUSTIC EGG BOXA staff photographer snapped this colourful (who said gaudy?) ensemble at the Brighton Metropole Hotel during the 1991 PolyGram Autumn…May 1, 2017May 1, 2017
