It'll corral my 50 years of music journalism and authoring books in one spot, often in original uncut form, with pics and memorabilia, plus current activities with Nina Walsh in the Cosmic Hutch.
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NEWSLETTER: Finally reaching finishing lines
It’s been a little while since I did one of these newsletters so first an apology and explanation for the sometimes sporadic nature of recent posts due to one of the most insane years work-wise of my entire life. I’ve also been prodded to w...
ADRIAN SHERWOOD: The Collapse of Everything
The veteran studio pioneer released one of 2025’s most intoxicatingly widescreen LPs around a year ago and I wrote this piece for Electronic Sound now added to the archive.
Reviewing an On-U Sound compilation ten years ago in these pages I...
THE STRANGLERS: Down In The Sewer
50 years ago, I did my third ever interview for Zigzag after the Flamin’ Groovies and Ramones with their unknown Roundhouse gig support band because I liked them. They went on to be quite successful!
Among the hordes of bands currently pla...
THE WHO:
Strangely, in my 52 years doing this I’ve only been called on once to write a major piece on The Who - in 2016 for Record Collector. Focussed on my fave 60s but started with when I saw them in ‘71.
SEPTEMBER 18 1971, THE OVAL, KENNINGTON:...
Bowie notes & interviews: Mike Garson
Raw material sent to Paul Trynka in 2009 for his Starman biog. I’m a massive mike Garson fan so here’s him expounding on his 90s stretch with David.
On Bowie as a producer…
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