Approaching Pavonis Mons by balloon

 The Cardiff Half-Marathon took place on Sunday, with an estimated 29,000 participants. My wife and I stayed overnight so as to make our mor...

 From Yes, with more than a little predictability, we pivot to reasonably unloved 80s supergroup Asia, featuring Yes's Steve Howe on gui...

The trouble with Genesis is that they are/were always quite an insular band - other than Earth, Wind & Fire's horn section, you'...

 Just back from a jaunt to Sweden for the Gothenburg Book Fair, where I was looked after very well by both the fair and my friends from SF B...

 It's a short detour from Joni Mitchell to Weather Report, thanks to WR's Jaco Pastorius providing bass on Hejira!  I bought this 19...

 Keeping with the monochrome theme (why not), here's Joni Mitchell's magnificent 1976 album Hejira. This is a little different than ...

 With a certain inevitability we come to Steely Dan itself, via their 1974 third album, Pretzel Logic: It's a monochrome album cover, so...