In League With Paton

My albums of the year list will follow shortly, but for starters, here are some thoughts on the tracks that shaped my year, for better or fo...

When Tom Waits last released an album, 'Real Gone' in 2004, I commented that, for all its madcap cabaret and junkyard stomp, the mo...

A Brief Report From the London Jazz Festival We Londoners all like to moan at every available opportunity. We hate the tube and its endless ...

Lots of albums to write about, I've been building up quite a backlog over the last couple of months. I'll try and be brief, but I...

The Alternative Closing Night Gala Yep that's right, whilst some muppets headed in the direction of Leicester Square for the Closing Nig...

The title of this post is probably a touch misleading, but the remarkable songs of Daniel Johnston are the thread that links two utterly sup...

Another brief rant: There has been some really bizarre journalism regarding the imminent release of an Oasis 'greatest hits' compila...

Why, for a second year in a row, have Uncut magazine published their albums of the year list in the first week of November? It's complet...

Please note that my thoughts on Red Road contain significant plot spoilers. I really hate doing this, but it's impossible to convey my j...

Back to the great catch-up.... I want solo albums from the members of the Manic Street Preachers about as much as I want a pot of piss for C...

What with Bruce Springsteen delving into the Pete Seeger songbook and Joe Lovano revisiting Miles Davis' legendary Birth of The Cool mus...

It's been so long since the last update I'd almost forgotten my Blogger login details. Oops. The highlights of the past week have be...

I had the pleasure of attending two superb gigs last week, although the contrast between the two could hardly be more striking. First off wa...