Animals. Yes, that’s about as complex as this playlist gets. I spend far too much time coming up with themes that might string together my catholic music tastes into a coherent mixtape, butsometimes the simplest ideas are the best. I did consider specifically selecting songs that reference animals but, in [...]
If you read this blog regularly, or follow me on Twitter, you will know that music is a huge part of my life – and has been since my late teens,when I first started buying records and going to gigs. Of course, listening to a great deal of music and [...]
It’s that time again: emails from newspapers and magazines asking me to contribute to their Books of the Year round-ups. Sadly, I’m seldom asked about my favourite albums of thepast year, yet I spend a lot of time pondering this annual list. And this year, the majority of music I’ve [...]
In more than 30 years of listening to music, the most important bands in my life all have one thing in common: they are totally identifiable with place. The Clash are 100% a London band, and crucially a West London band, with Portobello and Notting Hill soaked into their sound [...]