I had just fired my final Magnum 44 round at the last surviving critter and drained the last of the Wild Turkey when the phone rang. ring ring ring crash! [...]

Here's one for Cap'n Purplehead. I couldn't find Jupiter and Teardrop, the one with the filthy ear-bleeding geetar lick that made the Cap'n famous, but this is pretty good too. [...]

See what they started now? Thanks to Sam and Anna, I'll probably just get worse and worse here. You see, looking at that video, I thought I noticed Jenny singing [...]

Did you know that? Adam Keane, a 20-year-old rapist from Daragh in Clare, claims his life has been ruined by the publicity surrounding his recent conviction for rape. He doesn't [...]

I'm grateful to Sam for the link to this site , which belongs to Anna, Sam's friend. It includes this clip from the incomparable Leonard Cohen, playing one of his [...]

Jesus, I've just realised. Bock is a year old today. I was exhausted from all the vigorous blogging I do on your behalf, so I took the night off and [...]

Today, my new album arrived in the post. Orphans by Tom Waits. It's a three-disk set and the CDs are named Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards. Very Tom Waits. Very good. [...]

I went to a funeral tonight. Well, actually, I went to the removal. It always surprises me how many people from outside Ireland visit here, so perhaps I should explain. [...]

Some stories you just couldn't make up. Here's an Iraqi guy going through security at Los Angeles airport when the alarm goes off. Think about it. An Iraqi! At an [...]

This is a true story for Dr Maroon. Ramanujan was one of the greatest mathematical prodigies who ever lived. A former railway clerk, his genius was spotted and he was [...]