The first few pieces on this blog are inspired by my Canadian buddy Mike Coffey, who sent me one of those Facebook “Answer 10 bizarre questions about yourself!!!”-type notes, except this one was “name 15 albums that will always stick” – far more interesting than what I had for breakfast this morning.

So these five subsequent pieces – 3 albums in each, plus hopefully a video snippet that’s at least slightly relevant – come with thanks to Mike, and are for music lovers everywhere. First one coming soon – covering the Only Ones, Springsteen and far-too-obscure NZ band the Chills.