Nick Leggatt Biography

Nick Leggatt, while proud of his useless advanced degrees, has chosen to avoid a stodgy teaching career and instead fills his life with writing and cartooning. He has written regular columns and freelance articles on a variety of subjects - from gossip to the best local live music to how to buy a gun to political humor - for several “alternative weeklies, ” many of which have not gone out of business since. He has also published a drawing or two in the more obscure broadsheets. And yet, oddly, his fame is marginal, to say the least.Desert Island List: 25 Best Discs (excluding compilations of unoriginal stuff) 1 Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited 2 Dylan, Blonde On Blonde 3 Tom Waits, Rain Dogs 4 Dylan, Bringing It All Back Home 5 Waits, Small Change 6 REM, Document 7 Dylan, Time Out Of Mind 8 Pogues, If I Should Fall From Grace With God 9 Elvis Costello, Punch the Clock (Ryko reissue) 10 Waits, Franks Wild Years 11 Dylan, Blood On the Tracks 12 Clash, Give ‘Em Enough Rope 13 Clash, London Calling 14 Belle & Sebastian, If You’re Feeling Sinister 15 Paul Simon, Graceland 16 They Might Be Giants, Lincoln 17 Shane MacGowan, The Snake 18 Basehead, Play With Toys 19 Beach Boys, Pet Sounds 20 Costello, This Years Model (Ryko reissue) 21 Costello, Get Happy!! (Ryko reissue) 22 Beatles, For Sale 23 Johnny Cash, Unchained 24 Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Inevitable 25 Steve Wynn, Melting In the Dark, All Music Guide