BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 02/07/2016: Arc Iris, Trim, Fallout Boy and more...

I had a smashing time in Ibiza… thanks for asking. A lot has happened since my last Tracks of the Week instalment, although not much musically, unless you count that little festival in Glastonbury. And oh yeah, an underground rapper named Kanye released a music video. But I’m not going to talk about any of that, so let’s move on…

Review of 'Magma' by Gojira

Magma sees the French metal champs maturing like camembert. In other words, they’ve turned soft. Softer but stronger.

Review of 'Peach Panther' by Riff Raff

Houston rapper Riff Raff has always been an utter goofball. But he was once a goofball aware of his own ridiculousness. Now it seems, Riff Raff genuinely thinks he’s an amazing rapper, which is a worry for us all.

The Music Festival Toilet Survival Guide

Toilets - most of us are familiar with them. That is until we go to a music festival. Suddenly, toilets take on a whole new scary and alien form and the whole act of relieving one’s bowels becomes a disturbing and traumatic experience.

Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be this way. As somewhat of a festival veteran, I’d like to guide you through the art of festival toileteering as learnt the hard way.

So, without further ado let's weigh up your options.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 17/06/2016: Disclosure, BADBADNOTGOOD, Snoop Dogg and more...

I'm off to Ibiza for a week to fry my skin and damage my liver, so there won't be any Best and Worst New Tracks of the Week section next Friday. Hopefully, this selection will keep you going in the meantime...

Review of 'Levitate' by Lone

Lone’s music has always been impossibly feelgood. Take the feeling a child has being told they’re going to Disneyland, combined with the feeling of falling in love, combined with that first beer buzz you ever had as a spotty-faced teenager. Take that combined level of euphoria and multiply it by ten. Lone’s music is still more feelgood than that.

BEST AND WORST NEW TRACKS OF THE WEEK 11/06/2016: DJ Khaled, DJ Shadow, Nails and more...

A lot of marmite choices this week. You’ll love them, or hate them. It’s been a curious week…