Wanna hear hard core Bluesy R&B? Check out '45s Are Go!' on Rolling Records and such artist as Paul Paterson, Hi Voltage and the Excellos.

Watch out for Sam Brothers, blues singer,harpist and mean tambourine player, the 21 year old 'new Mick Jagger' of Brighton and Canterbury.

Jon Newey achieving fantastic things with Jazzwise magazine in teeth of media recession. Why not order a dozen copies each now ye Twitters?

South Ken's museums used to be peaceful places to commune with art and science. Alas overrun with school children yelling and texting.

Talking of Tweets, anyone remember 'The Hot Canary' by Canadian trumpeter Maynard Ferguson? It begins 'Tweet Tweet...' So, now you know.

'Be not solitary, be not idle', says Robert Burton (1577-1640).Wise words mate.Must fling myself into social whirl and achieve great things.

Steve Eggs Band launched new album 'Hometown Skyline' at Bulls Head, Barnes to great acclaim. It's already had major airplay. So, buy it.

What happened to 'Dragon's Den?' A handful of new shows, then all 'repeats'.Did they start rowing in the Den, or even rowing? As in boats?

London's Southbank - greatest show on earth. Watch out for young girl singer Sherika Sherard singing 'Write Me A Letter' outside Fest Hall.

Special delight, John Horler Trio with Alec Dankworth (bass) Winston Clifford (drums) playing in foyer of Fairfield Hall, Croydon,Sunday.

Can there be a finer modern jazz drummer in the UK today than Winston Clifford? Answer - nay!