Category Archives: Worlds Shortest Radio Show

………and if you’re as graceless and clumsy as I am, it certainly wasn’t. Any attempts at skateboarding, windsurfing and waterskiing all ended in……well, you can imagine. So I could only ever pretend I was going to Surf City. I’ll be pretending today. And yes, I always thought this was The Beach Boys too.

…….that Prince George would one day “wear the crown”, this majestic 12″ single, seldom heard since the 80s, started going round and round in my head. A timely reminder that rap wasn’t always about bitches, guns and hoes. And a cameo from Stevie Wonder too. What’s not to love?

……so I thought we should salute Belgium’s contribution to the UK charts. Hmmm. I know what you’re thinking. Wonderful beers? Yes. Gorgeous chocolates? Certainly. Popular music? Possibly not.

……..I could try to ignore today’s big news story. I could try to be sneeringly republican about it. I could try being a bit arch and playing Shine On You Crazy Diamond for the other, departed, “Prince of Cambridge”. But why bother? It’s the birth of a child, a joyous occasion, a moment in history. […]

This track. It’s not about a beautiful day – quite the opposite. But the sneeringly ironic lyrics are forgotten because it has such a strong and memorable chorus that makes it the perfect backdrop for a beautiful day. God damn right, that’s ironic.

……places like Islington and Notting Hill were once rough, whereas suburbs like Harrow and Croydon were not. Now it’s the other way round. The first poor part of London to make the turn was Fulham, childhood home of my old friend Brian Jones. We try to out-working class each other with nostalgic tales about poverty, […]

……we’ve woken up and there ain’t no sunshine. You’ll be (over) familiar with the Bill Withers original but what about this cool cover? The beauty of it is, when the sun does come out this afternoon, it’ll sound even better.

…..”I wish I’d spent more time at the office”. No woman either. Which is why today, a lot of people will be struck down by “summer colds”. Cars will break down. Children, domestic appliances and ailing parents will suddenly require urgent attention. Those responsible for them “won’t be in today”. And who can blame them? […]

A phrase that has very quickly become a bane of modern life. Especially in M&S in Muswell Hill. To the chagrin of their once happy customers, they’ve installed automated checkouts at the front of the store. But if you go to the tills at the back, not only are you served by a human being […]

…..well, when the sun comes out out, so do we. I was out in Soho last night and it was glorious. Hundreds of happy people in summer apparel outside pubs and bars, enjoying themselves. It was as warm and inviting as anywhere on earth. At midnight it was still about 25 degrees. All we ever […]