Uncovering wonderful music, with no plans to stop. — Welcome to Part Five in a series of stories about my favourite records. If you’ve just joined us for the journey, you can find out more in Part One, Part Two, Part Three or Part Four, or check out the story from Paul Combs who set this behemoth task. This…

Still discovering great music! — Welcome to Part Four in a series of stories about my favourite records. If you’ve just joined us for the journey, you can find out more in Part One, or check out the story from Paul Combs who set this behemoth task. As I’ve keyed in the Part details for…

The wonder years. I’m so glad I lived through this! — Welcome to Part Three in a series of stories about my favourite records. If you’ve just joined us for the journey, you can find out more in Part One, or check out the story from Paul Combs who set this behemoth task. A lot happened in this ten-year period. I…

Instability and discovery in the formative years — Welcome to Part Two in a series of stories about my favourite records. If you’ve just joined us for the journey, you can find out more in Part One, or check out the story from Paul who set this behemoth task. The second decade of my life saw my love…

Another challenge to dive into! — I’ve been thoroughly enjoying some recent music writing challenges, including eight desert island discs, my favourite songs from the year I turned 16, and collecting music memorabilia. Now along comes a significant challenge, your favourite album from every year you’ve been alive, which is so big that it has to…

Not quite famous enough for the real deal — A new favourite medium contributor, Belcairn, recently wrote an excellent piece about her love for the BBC Radio show Desert Island Discs, which has been around since 1942. The show invites celebrities to pick eight discs that they’d take with them if they were cast away on a desert island…

Writing Prompt: What’s in your music memorabilia collection?? — I recently had a brief discussion with a friend about bits and pieces we collect throughout our lives. Some people collect stamps, coins, first edition books, vinyl records, seashells, baseball cards, cheese knives, or woodworking tools. And of course, some people just collect (or accumulate?) …

My favourite songs at the age of 16 — Alrighty then, another excellent writing prompt to attend to! This time, Pierce McIntyre has invited us to share our 16 favourite songs from the year when we were 16 years old. Surely, that can’t be too hard. Wrong! Here is Pierce’s story: Holdin’ On To 16 As Long As I Can Writing Prompt: What were your favorite songs when you were 16 years old?medium.com I turned 16 early in 1985. My music…

A very quick look back at a great debut album — A little while ago, Pierce McIntyre set a writing challenge in Plethora Of Pop: to write about a favourite debut album. I’ve been thinking about it for a couple of weeks, contemplating which record to write about, and trying to find a spare five minutes to bash something into the…