New Tunes

A quick word about the new ROKR list. There are a couple of self-made compilations for a change. The Crash Course in Jazz is one that a friend did a few years back - she knows her stuff on the subject and did it for me. I've listened to a it a few times and really enjoyed it, but it's only just gone on iTunes so I thought I'd give it another spin.

MOLF stands for Marillion OnLine Forum. Every now and then an excellent fella nicknamed toodles gets everyone's names together and dishes out an address to each person. The idea is you make a compilation and send it to the address you're given, and then receive a random compilation from someone else in return. I think I enjoy the compiling more than anything! I've uploaded my gift to give it a spin. It's got quite a lot of prog-rock on it, so it's not really to my tastes but there are some good tracks I've not heard before. In particular Florida Keys by a chap called Pat Dailey is fantastic.

Most of the rest are Christmas presents. Emma Bunton's new album is really good, and I reckon Houses of the Holy is the best Led Zeppelin album. The Rain Song is absolutely stunning. My new job means a much longer journey to work, so I think I'll be getting more use than ever out of my choons!!!