That's not true RP I grew up in the 80s when every single song was an absolute banger [Link]

I agree Alan, and I would run a mile from any 'controlling' group. I just see 'most modern music is crap' posted quite a lot by people who wouldn't want to admit that loads of the popular music that was around when they grew up (so not 'modern' in their terms) was also crap.

People get hung up on latest music, films, comedy and books. The truth is anything that floats your boat is great for you. But in whatever form, great art is great art.

RP - good choices (of course…), and I agree, there’s so much great new music, it’s just knowing where to find it - 6Music is one of the best places to find it. For anyone into jazz, if you haven’t already heard Ezra Collective or Knats (“Geordie jazz”), try them…

[Link] I think the 'big' clubs may already have the discarded (& hidden) gems market covered.

I genuinely don't think I would recognise an Ed Sheeran song if it came on the radio.

Spit, you must be listening in the wrong place. I'm 64 and listen to 6-8 hours of radio (mostly 6Music) every day. A lot of it compares very well with what I've listened to since Radio1/TOTP from the 1960s onwards. My favourites at the moment are Angine de Poitrine, Madra Salach, and Bodega. I've seen them all live in the last month and they were all brilliant.

I hope the club do suitable tributes to Paul Strank online, in the programme and especially a minute's applause.

Thoughts are with the Strank family. Very long term sponsors of the club and obviously equally long term supporters.

Sheeran and most modern music is crap

My daughter saw this band a couple of weeks ago in Islington, thought they were brilliant [Link]

I'm hearing that Paul Strank died from a heart attack

Not sure I’ve ever heard one of his songs all the way through. Mostly because of off buttons. Not much modern music is anywhere near palatable.

Ed Sheeran’s Kent house [Link]

Saw Ed supporting Bruno Mars at an early iTunes festival at the Camden Roundhouse. Pretty decent he was too.

CW - presumably she was playing for the A-Team…?

I once met Ed Sheeran at a Wimbledon hockey match his wife was playing for the opposition

I once saw Ed Sheeran play to about ten people - he’s come quite a way since then… Not my kind of music, but he seems popular…

OI, don’t they all sound very “similar “?

Any particular songs Spit?

Well I've become an Ed Sheeran fan the last week.

That’s very sad news.

Sadly it is true Meadow

If true, RIP Paul Strank.

OI - thank you. Meadow- yes. Problems here to.