You’ve seen the lower half of my Top 20 Albums of 2017. Now let’s step it up a notch. My ten best albums of the year are, as you might expect, stupidly good. So, off we go. Click here for… Continue Reading
Considering the strength of the albums that didn’t make this Top 10 – click here for numbers 20 to 11 and for Chris Nee’s picks – it goes without saying that I hold the following ten records in very high… Continue Reading
With half-hearted apologies for a rather longer period of silence than usual, this week’s Picks presents a trio of releases that aren’t all as new as our usual fodder, but are deserving of a belated visit. We go way back with… Continue Reading
In what is probably the final roundup of music videos of 2016, this week’s Hello Rockvids takes on a rather special edge for both partners at This Decay. Before jumping to clips from Vanna, Bury Tomorrow and The Album Leaf,… Continue Reading
Last week I was in the Cotswolds having a really rather lovely time at 2000trees festival – the fab three-dayer that champions new and underground British music (with the odd act from further afield thrown in for good measure). Everything about the… Continue Reading