An entertaining easy-to-read memoir from bassist and founder member of Dire Straits, John Illsley. I didn’t know much about the…
There were ‘No Surprises’ in this book. Although it tells the story of the band, as promised, for me it…
When I heard that one of my favourite books was being adapted for the screen, I was doubtful. The marketing…
It’s Gary Numan’s 64th birthday so I thought it was an ideal day to post my review of his memoir,…
Write what you want to. You’re in control of the story, the characters, the language and everything else. As Aqua…
A fantastic 3 CD box set from Cherry Red which features synth pop from a very specific time, 1979-80. I…
What are ‘genres’ anyway? How do we define them? Are they important? This epic tome by music critic Kelefa Sanneh…
A strange novel which is a bit like Irvine Welsh without so much dialect. I’m not sure that I actually…
A very special evening for me. Not only was it the first time I’d seen Turin Brakes live (despite being…
Do we need another book about The Beatles? ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah!’ – of course we do, when it’s as fab…