Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed 199 “Bandcamp Gold”
Creating a couple of radio shows and having a voracious appetite for new music keep me coming back to Bandcamp. It is a wonderful thing. I never play tracks on my shows that I have not […]
Wilco
Essentials
Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Two of “The Bear”
There was an Essentials feature on season 1 of Hulu’s hit TV series “The Bear” posted back in June (2025). Much has changed leading into season 2. Picking up seemingly days after the first season’s end, […]
Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed 192 “New Van”
Ever since this column began, I have, on occasion, bored you, dear reader, with my tales from the road as I’ve driven round the UK and Europe in our brilliant van, Pierre, so named because he […]
Essentials
Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from season one of “The Bear”
You have to wonder why there aren’t more TV series about restaurants. It’s a good question. Ensemble casts work well on television and restaurants have staffs which are made-to-order ensembles. In restaurants, people work long hours, […]
Columns
Sounds from beyond the Shed 178 “Plus ca change”
Since hanging up my mortarboard and gown (I never actually had either of these, but you get my drift), I’ve been doing lots of things, as these pages will attest. One of those things is taking […]