It’s Christmas so here is the gift of chapter sixteen from my book, Connection is a Song: Coming Up and … More
Category: Digital
Jumbled pebbles of sound
I used to write pretty lists and carefully crafted summaries at the end of each year, imagining myself into a … More
This is what I listened to this year
Better late than never… this is a list of music I enjoyed over the last 12 months. Plus – for … More
Cult raving in a blindfold: my tunes of 2014
In very particular order, these are the albums which brought out cult-like feelings of worship and belonging in La Doble … More
Kate Bush: We need to check that you are human
From Cloudbusting to Captcha crunching: how the chase for Kate Bush tickets made us pine for days spent queuing in … More
The circle of hip and why we shouldn’t fear the tattooed douchebags
Clive Martin’s essay on the “sad young douchebags who took over modern Britain” is a fascinating dissection of a generation … More
Kraftwerk’s Kinderspiel
Kraftwerk – The Catalogue 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tate Modern Kraftwerk are serious. Serious music … More
In the beginning there was music, then came auto-tune
I bet Nick Clegg never imagined the music of Cher would impact upon his political career. But like a crazed … More
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