Glastonbury 2014
If 2013 was the year the Stones came to Glastonbury, then 2014 was the year that Dolly Parton charmed the world’s greatest music festival. Here follows…
What The Light Was Like
Richard Sharland's new exhibition, 'What The Light Was Like', drew us to Manchester this weekend and made for a fantastic Friday night in the north west.…
Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
“Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers, and they’ve been known to pick a song or two. Lord they get me off so much, they pick me…
Festive Fifteen 2013
It’s Festive Fifteen time again – my annual homage to John Peel and his annual round-up of the year’s best new music (the Festive Fifty). The…
Festival No.6 (Port Meirion) 2013
Festival No.6 2013 was a rather unique festival experience, not least because rather than camping in a damp tent, we were comfortably ensconced in a guest…
Glastonbury 2013
Glastonbury is without doubt the highlight of every year. I love it unequivocally and never want to stop going. 2013 was quite simply ‘The Year of…
Lovely Latitude 2013
With a bit of luck (and application) this is the first in series of blogs that will attempt to catalogue some of the many wonderful festivals…
Made of Stone
Shane Meadows' latest film, Made of Stone, is a eulogy to the Stone Roses advertised with the warning that it 'will make grown men cry', and…
Charlie Parr at the Slaughtered Lamb
Charlie Parr just became the lead member of an exclusive club: visitors to Britain who go home eulogising about the quality of our rail system. But…
The Handsome Family
Islington Assembly Hall, 29 May 2013 John Bramwell, lead singer and songwriter of I Am Kloot, delights in introducing almost any of his compositions with the…
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