BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 29/01/2016: Father John Misty, Macklemore, Rihanna and more...

Father John Misty confronts your nightmares, Macklemore confronts racial politics and Rihanna confronts the ears. 

Review of 'Adore Life' by Savages

Despite love being the running theme on this album, all-female London rockers Savages aren’t sounding any more romantic, certainly instrumentally.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 22/01/2016: Tacocat, Guerilla Toss, Radiation City and more...

A lot of female fronted rock this week. And the new Savages album is on the way. Its time to embrace girl power and guitars!

Review of '★' by David Bowie

I thought he was The Man Who Fell To Earth? I thought he was the Goblin King? Alas, no-one it seems - even the mystical and legendary David Bowie - is immune to dying.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 15/01/2016: David Bowie, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West and more...

It’s unfortunate that the birth of this new year has already been memorialised with the death of a musical icon. Does this spell out doom and gloom for the music industry? I’d like to think not. Continuing my ‘Tracks of the Week’ segment I bring you this first annual instalment, kicking 2016 off with some big names to prove that all is not lost. Big names like globally-renowned New York rockers, Washer. Everyone knows them. I can’t say I’m all that familiar with this Kanye West fellow though…

The Worst Songs of 2015

2015 has had some great musical moments. But every year has its lows. It's time to rummage through the garbage. I wish I could say that there was some positive goal behind this list, but there isn't - we're all sadists who love to indulge in a brutal panning now and again. Praise is boring.

My Top 20 Favourite Albums of 2015

Here it is - my favourite albums of 2015 BC! What a great year for music! The Ancient Egyptian lute scene was at it's peak. What do you mean they didn't have albums back then? Not even vinyl? Then what the hell am I supposed to write about? You want my favourite albums of AD 2015? Oh, alright then...