First show for NTS radio
On Sunday 10th December I presented the first ever Manchester Digital Music Archive show for NTS Radio. I had a brilliant…
Iceland: Foreboding Joy
I went to Iceland in January. It was a truly mind-expanding experience. Awesome is a word I steer clear of,…
Songs in the key of Beatle
I created this mix while high on Night Nurse. It contains some of my favourite Fabs solo tracks and some heartfelt Beatles-inspired…
Imperfect Motion – early 90s daydream indie and imitations thereof
Last Sunday I did an ‘in conversation’ event in Shrewsbury with writer and historian Jon Savage. The subject was baggy,…
Where’s Bowie?
[From the vaults: a mix from 2011] Back in 2011 I organised a night called Where’s Bowie?. It had two…
Songs from a Railway Station at Dusk
I love being on train station platforms when the sun is going down. I made this mix for those moments….
Heavy Petting for Celibates
[From the vaults: a mix from 2011] For Steven, forever in his dressing gown… 01. The Korgis – Everbody’s Got To…
Station to Station
[From the vaults: a blog for Pop ‘Til You Drop, 2011] “It’s not the side effects of the cocaine /…