Going down in rock history!

Been doing quite a few bits of things in town today, including preparations for my upcoming trip to Israel. One of the things on my to do list was to go to fopp and purchase the Peel Sessions album by the delgados. This is definately the album of the year, all their music is fantastic and to have all their Peel stuff in one place is just great. Twenty-nine tracks over ten years, including some covers, all magnificent. I also bought some more music, which is always the problem when I go into fopp, and I shall probably speak more about the other purchases later. Once home I started listening to the music and began reading the sleeve notes to the Peel Sessions. I always enjoy reading Stewart's words, he has a great writing style and conveys humour throughout. One day i look forward to him publishing the diary he wrote for the release of the Hate album. Anyway, as I was nearing the end of the sleeve booklet so I came across a name check to me! Over the years I've been a regular on the message board and have enjoyed chatting with stewart and alan barr at various gigs, but here it is, my name in 'rock and roll' literature!

Exciting music news

Some regular readers may remember I was quite excited earlier this year in the knowledge that the much missed Delgados announced they were planning to release a compilation of all their Peel Sessions. Well I can let you all know that this magnificent double album will be released in the UK on June 12th, so make sure you go out and buy it! You'll be pleased to know that some of the fans (including myself) noted the absence of 'Parcel of Rogues' from the original tracklist and asked for it's inclusion which was agreed. This was recorded as part of a Burns Night special, where one of Robert Burns' poems was read over some music they composed. There is even opportunity to listen to one of the tracks on Chemikal Underground's myspace site.
Here you will also learn of the imminant release of a further Chemikal Underground compilation which will include tracks by all past and present bands that the label has put out, including very rare work from Interpol, which I own ;)
And it's not just music, coming complete with a DVD of promo videos and some interviews too.