The Plastic Mancunian

  Generally I don’t like power ballads. To be honest, I don’t know what constitutes a power ballad because different people define them diff...

  There is a saying that I’ve heard a lot of blokes say and it is this: “Happy wife, happy life” I think that this saying is a bit biased to...

I have a new enemy in my war against procrastination – my piano.  I once read a book that suggests that in order to motivate yourself you sh...

Welcome to a cloudy South Manchester with a hint of sunshine and enough heat to require a summer coat to be worn. I am writing this on a day...

This will be my last post before Christmas so I thought I would resurrect a stupid idea from many years ago when I started to supply alterna...

Welcome to South Manchester on day 34 of so-called freedom, on an unpleasant day with lots of rain. I narrowly avoided the rain this morning...

I came across an article where one of my favourite musicians listed ten albums that changed his life. I found it quite interesting and so I ...

I’ve just heard that Jim Steinman has died. People will know him as the man behind “Bat Out of Hell”, the iconic and best selling album by M...

I have learned something about my relationship with Mrs PM during the year or so of lockdown and restrictions due to COVID-19. It is somethi...

  If you haven’t heard of Steven Wilson or Devin Townsend then there is a very good chance that you may not have heard of Mariusz Duda eithe...

Welcome to a sunny South Manchester on day 350 of lockdown restrictions. I had my first Covid-19 vaccination this week and it was a piece of...