Things are shaking up around BIYL! For nearly a year now I’ve carried on solo, with the occasional guest post from my buddies at I Am The Crime or Future Rocket Soul. Lately, I’ve been thinking that it would be nice to have another voice on the site on a regular basis, and as fortune [...]

It’s not hard to swallow the idea that The Rifles were listening to a lot of Jam records as kids. And given the title of their new single, ‘The Great Escape’, a little Blur was likely in the mix as well. Now I know what you’re thinking – ‘Sean, I lived through Britpop. I’ve heard [...]

I had the grand pleasure of participating in a late night phone call with Bruce Foxton last night. Bruce is, of course, best known as bass player for The Jam as well as Stiff Little Fingers & Casbah Club. He’s recently completed a successful tour with Rick Buckler in a Weller-less ‘From The Jam’. The [...]