Tag Archives: Van Morrison

Essential Listening: Special Herbs, The Box Set – Volumes 0-9 – MF Doom (2012)

Posted on 31/07/2025 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

There’s been a cluster of celebrity deaths in the last week or so; Ozzy Osbourne, Hulk Hogan and Donald Trump’s political career (who said Jeffrey Epstein was all bad?). The death of Daniel Dumile, aka MF Doom, a few years … Continue reading →

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Essential Listening: Something/Anything? – Todd Rundgren (1972)

Posted on 22/06/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

A while ago I discovered a blog called ‘Music Ruined My Life’. As it was a blog full of albums and how these had shaped the author’s musical taste, and therefore life, it made the title glib and ironic. However, … Continue reading →

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Song Of The Day – Tribute to Mum

Posted on 25/05/2014 by Wichita Lineman Was A Song I Once Heard

My mum died a year ago today. This isn’t the time or place for me to write something thoughtful or sufficiently thorough, the kind of eulogy her formidable nature deserved, so to honour her I’ll use the one medium that … Continue reading →

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