[Top 10] Best Aerosmith songs (not on a studio album)

Aerosmith are in their final throes, apparently. I know – we’ve heard the song before with other bands. But with Steven Tyler in his 76th year and the group having faced health and legal issues in recent times, perhaps, fifty years after the release of their debut record, this is a sincere finale. If you […]

[Album Review] “Under” – Savoy

Artist: Savoy | Album title: Under | Year: 2024 Track Listing: 1. Lonely Surfer; 2. Station; 3. Digital River; 4. Pure as Driven Snow; 5. Life and Times of a Wannabe; 6. Under; 7. Coming Down; 8. Camden Palace Chronicles; 9. X Marks the Spot; 10. Lonesome Alone | Running Time: 36m 33s Note: I have incomplete […]

[Book review] Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?

Title: Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Memoir Authors: Steven Tyler Published: 2012 Version reviewed: Audiobook In 1986 – at 12 years old – I first saw and heard Steven Tyler as he screeched his way through a song called “Walk This Way”, seemingly as a side-act to three […]

[Top 10] Best Savoy songs

You are probably here for one of two reasons – you were knowingly led here and are interested in what is written below, or you clicked out of curiosity, (oddly) asking yourself “who are Savoy?” And you might think you know who Savoy are but, no, this is not the American electronica band. Savoy consist […]

[Top 10] Underrated a-ha songs

Calling something underrated is a bit of a minefield. A song may have been underrated in your experience, in your circle of friends. But over in Argentina, everyone loved it. So what the hell are you talking about? Like any list, it’s subjective. The criteria could vary wildly. It’s a single that wasn’t as big […]

#PochIn #PochOut #ShakeItAllAbout

Do I want Pochettino sacked? No. I do not. My Twitter account has said “Pochettino Out” since the day he was appointed. It was a bit of a joke. But that joke is not funny anymore. Some real accounts are popping up suggesting that the guy be sacked, and they are proving divisive. True to […]

The greatest celebrities I’ve ever met

Celebrity has been with us for about 30 years now and it’s gone from strength to strength. From the very first famous person, helicopter pilot Jan-Michael Vincent, to bleached female cyborg Yazz, through the glory days of diminutive real-life wizard Harold Potter, celebrity has brought us many minutes of enjoyment. There’s nothing more exciting than meeting a […]

No Point Lane for Jose and his Conspiracy Campaign

If Jose Mourinho’s in-match performance was his usual artful theater, his post-match turn had the whiff of a whodunit mystery with some B-movie conspiracy theory waffle thrown in for good measure. Despite his side conceding five goals at White Hart Lane (one win in nine league games for Chelsea now at so-called Three Point Lane), Mourinho chose […]

[Movie Review] 13 Sins

Starring: Mark Webber, Rutina Wesley, Tom Bower, Devon Graye, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Ron Perlman, Richard Burgi Director: Daniel Stamm Genre: Horror Cert: 15 Released: 2014   Opening with a scene where a respected elderly professor seems to lose his marbles by reciting crude limericks in front of a well-to-do audience before chopping a woman’s finger off when […]