I’ve been posting an annual ‘best of’ list for a few years now – this is the fifth run through. I can honestly say that this is the easiest year by far. That isn’t a reflection on the scarcity of good material. Rather, the ten albums listed below stand head and shoulders out there as […]

My last post was about The Stone Roses: a Manchester band which left a mark so deep on our cultural landscape that you can probably see it from space. At the other end of the scale, a band which made barely a dent, but one from the same time and same place as The Stone […]

I’m like a walking anachronism. Consider the evidence: I wear a suit to work – more often than not with a tie. Yes, kids – a tie. I prefer to buy my music in the physical form. Yes, CDs, and that. I can write the sentence ‘they’re like a breath of fresh air, blending guitar-driven […]