In League With Paton

Lots to write about at the moment – especially as posts have become infrequent due to photoshoots, rehearsing and housewarming parties among...

Readers of this blog might be interested in the tracking list I've just set up at Rate Your Music for the best albums of the year so far...

Two artists who have kept on doing their thing to little or no fanfare release new albums this month – Manchester’s Alfie and former Longpig...

There's a plethora of potentially superb releases still to come this year: August New Pornographers - Twin Cinema Laura Veirs - Year Of ...

It’s been absolutely ages since I’ve written anything about cinema – but don’t think that’s because I’ve stopped attending films. So far in ...

...But a plethora of excellent releases from solo artists make up for it. I had been hoping to post a review of the Old Crow Medicine Show ...

The nominations were announced this morning: Bloc Party – 'Silent Alarm' Hard-Fi –'Stars Of CCTV' Kaiser Chiefs – 'Emplo...

R.E.M. wow Hyde Park 16/7/05 R.E.M.'s massive Hyde Park gig may have been postponed due to the tragic events of last week, but the impac...

After several days of immense positivity now this. A horrific, scary day during which my thoughts are with friends and families of those aff...

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed here are entirely my own and are written with my work hat firmly off. For better or for worse, I felt a part...

I've not been spending much money on music lately (mainly because I don't have much to spend!) - but two albums which cautiously res...