My passions English teaching, music and movie reviews and sport

My review of the 2010 album love and Its Opposites by Tracey Thorn - one half of the hugely successful Everything But The Girl

4 more new albums reviewed - Cate Le Bon's Pompeii, Lp3 by Hippo Campus, Andy Bell's Flicker and Ibibio Sound Machine with Electricity

The debut album by Daryl Hall & John Oates called Whole Oats released in 1972 and reviewed in depth

The best songs from 1969 Singles onnly

My review of 4 new album releases 2022

Spoon, Alt-J, Young Guv and Black Country New Road

My reviews of these 2 classic albums

Shades Of A Blue Orphanage by Thin Lizzy and Toulouse Street by Doobie Brothers

2 rae classics from 1972

Tracks by Head Hands & feet  and

Rockpile by Dave Edmunds

My review of The Criminal frpm 1960 - movie directed by Joseph Losey and starring Stanley Baler as a career criminla

A quick look at music new releases in April 2022 - Good bad recommended

my favourite albums from 2010

My review of the award winning movie The Apartment from 1960 starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine

My review of 2 albums from 1972

All The Young Dudes by Mott The Hoople and prologue by Renaissance

My review of The Savage Innocents from 1969 Directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Anthony Quinn

My review of the 1972 soundtrack album Obscured By Clouds from Pink Floyd

My review of this unusual cop drama out Of Blue from 2019 directed by Carol Morley and starring Patricia Clarkson

1972 classic albums reviewed - Argus by Wishbone Ash - Who Came First by Pete Townsend and Stevie Wonder's Music of My Mind

my review of tarantino's once upon a time in hollywood from 2019 starring leonardo di caprio and brad pitt

my review of 2 albums released in 1972

saint dominic's previe by van morrison and boomers story by ry cooder

My 1st video looking a new music releases from 2022 - includes The Weeknd, Lumineers, The Wombats, Elvis Costello

my review of this romantic drama from 2019 Only You

my best 10 songs from 1968

my review of official secrets from 2019 directed by gavin hood and starring keira knightly, matt smith and ralph fiennes

My review of Mighty Like A Rose by Elvis Costello from 1991

my review of this classic western last train from gunhill directed by john sturgis - starring kirk douglas and anthony quinn

my top songs from 1968 

My review of Imitation Of Life from 1959 Directed by Douglas Sirk Starring Lana Turner

My round up of the Best Music for 2021

end of year run down for best albums of 2021 here is my choices  nos 26 to 50 - another due later this week top 25 - stay tuned

my look at 2021 music releases by established artists

steely dan, amythyst kiah, penelope isles, marissa nadler, new music releases reviewed

My review of the movie The Wife from 2018 starring Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce

1970 west coast music albums reviewed - spirit 12 dreams of dr sardonicus, workingmans dead by grateful dead, rides again by the james gang and just for love by quicksilver messenger service

my review of Joker from 2019 starring Jocquin phoenix

my review of the 2019 movie In Fabric - directed by Peter Strickland

My Top 10 music albums from 2007 Ranked

my review of Mutations by Beck from 1998

my review of this classic hollywood blockbuster - ben hur from 1959

My look at Anatomy Of A murder from 1959 Directed by otto preminger and starring James Stewart, Lee remick and Ben Gazzara

My latset new music releases for 2021 - The steoples, Curtis Harding, Angelique Kidjo, Leon Harding, La Luz and Liars

my movie review of A private War from 2018 - a documentary drama starring Rosamund Pike as War correspondent Marie Colvin

A look at my vinyl collection - short reviews on 6 albums

My review of Cherry from 2019 starring Tom Hollander - a tense drama about War, Relationships, Addiction and mental health - Gripping

Reviews of Diana Ross, The Temptations and Stevie Wonder released in 1970

A look at 3 albums released in 1991 - Michael Jackson, Prince and Seal

my look at the Top 10 movies from 1959

My review of the 2007 album by Radiohead called In Rainbows

My review of Harriott released in 2019 Based on a true story about a woman's determination to be free of slavery

A look at 6 albums I have kept and stored here in Thailand - Review Ry Cooder, Elvis Costello, Colosseum, Steely Dan, The eagles, and Soft machine

My review of the latest version of the classic A Star is Born released in 2018 Srarring Bradley Cooper and Lady GaGa

What were your favourite songs from 1967 Listen to mine and comment