paul weller – A-Side Glance

Thirty Days of Music, Day Nineteen

Serious talk for a moment. 2025 has been a godawful year, not just in general but for my family. I won’t go into detail but a lot of shit has come our way and it has meant that I have been thinking about life in general. Like, is this how it’s meant to be? BeingContinue reading “Thirty Days of Music, Day Nineteen”

Thirty Days of Music, Day Nine

And now on A-Side Glance, we’re going to stop and consider an emotion that’s become an increasing rarity as time has gone by, as we’ve gone from literal to virtual caves. Happiness, as decreed by the 30 Day Song Challenge. Day 9: A song that makes you happy 2020: “Wild Wood”, Paul Weller In myContinue reading “Thirty Days of Music, Day Nine”

Entry #48 – What I’ve Been Listening To Lately: May 2025 (a.k.a Sequelitis and Singles)

I wanted to try and establish a theme for this month. If you don’t know, Sequelitis is a term reserved for sequels to an artist’s magnum opus that don’t quite make the grade. Sometimes it’s because it went in a totally different direction and hit a wall, sometimes the artist in question just gave up,Continue reading “Entry #48 – What I’ve Been Listening To Lately: May 2025 (a.k.a Sequelitis and Singles)”

Entry #45 – What I’ve Been Listening To Lately: March 2025 (a.k.a This is a regular thing now, so naturally I’m posting this three days late)

I’ve been on more familiar ground for the past month, not straying too far from the beaten path as work becomes more intense the closer summer approaches. That familiarity can keep you stable and lord knows music is good at harnessing your emotions in this day and age. Anyway, I guess that’s me saying inContinue reading “Entry #45 – What I’ve Been Listening To Lately: March 2025 (a.k.a This is a regular thing now, so naturally I’m posting this three days late)”

Entry #30 – More of What I’ve Been Listening to Lately (a.k.a At least one entry per month, dammit!)

So there’s been another lengthy gap between now and my last entry. Unfortunately, I’ve ended up having one of those months. Nothing depressing or anything like that, but quite hectic; it all started off with a nice holiday in Sussex seeing family for the first time in nearly a year, then I returned home andContinue reading “Entry #30 – More of What I’ve Been Listening to Lately (a.k.a At least one entry per month, dammit!)”