Not Going Shopping: audio documentary
This audio documentary was created to mark the 30th anniversary of Manchester’s anti-Clause 28 march, 1988. Attended by 20,000 people,…
New show for NTS
For me, two of the most important components in music are mystery and melancholy. This is my latest Big Strings…
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….