The glitzy Liverpool leg of Gary Barlow’s current solo tour reviewed by me in today’s Observer
My new radio column, Radio-Activity (oh yes), starts today on The Quietus. I’m really excited
I’m on Woman’s Hour this morning, talking to Jenni Murray about all the ladies in
In the new issue of Q, I gallivant off to the Netherlands to review the
…therefore it’s time to nominate my favourite moment and albums and tracks of the year for The Guardian. I
My review of the BBC’s fantastic Ghost Stories Box Set – including lots of terrifying
Kylie’s Abbey Road Sessions, and where Ms Minogue stands now after 25 years in pop,
In today’s Observer, Bobby Womack takes me through the soundtrack to his life. I also speak
I find opinion pieces tough to write. But sometimes there are things gnawing at you
In today’s Observer, I interview former Auteur/self-saboteur, turned surreal singer-songwriter, film-star, and white-suited man of
In this month’s Red, I write 600 woozy words about what I’ll be doing this
In this month’s Q, I listen to the new Suede album before anyone else –
No posts for the last two months (alas) due to a long holiday (very much
This month’s news! I review Roxy Music’s back catalogue, plus new albums by James Yorkston,
I still can’t believe this is the last issue of The Word Magazine. It’s where
In this month’s Q, I interview Justin Bieber. There he is. I was there when
A recent round-up! I went to Sweden for the Observer to review the Stone Roses’
The irascible, adorable Rhys Ifans, interviewed by me, in this month’s Red Magazine
The amazing Neneh Cherry, interviewed by me, in today’s Guardian
And now for something very close to my heart. Smoke: A London Peculiar, the quarterly
My monthly slot on Jo Whiley’s Radio 2 show tonight, reviewing new albums by Garbage,
Here I am, shoe-shopping, traffic-jamming and hob-nobbing in New York, with Rebecca Ferguson, in today’s
In this month’s Word, I interview the wonderful Saint Etienne – on the occasion of
In this month’s Q, I interview the wonderful American singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten – show
On Tuesday, I met Orbital. I love Orbital. I interview the Hartnoll Brothers here
In this month’s Word Magazine, I spend an hour with Joan Baez – I enjoyed
A new dawn, a new day, and a new Q – with a new editor
More Weller, Weller, Weller, ooh. Review up now on BBC Music
In this month’s Word, I interview its cover star, Mr Paul Weller. He tells me
In this month’s lovely Red Magazine, I write about why I didn’t change my surname
In the new issue of The Gentlewoman, I interview Brix Smith-Start about fashion and music.
Over at The Quietus today, I write about why the big-haired, big-mouthed, big-selling Adele is
In today’s Independent, I write about the Welsh language, the recent Language Board report about
In this month’s Word Magazine, I interview Henry Rollins for the Word To The Wise
Busy broadcasting day today: I’m on 5 Live’s Victoria Derbyshire show this morning reviewing singles,
In this month’s The Word, I interview my favourite interviewer – the fantastic Kirsty Young.
In today’s Guardian, I interview the great young folk singer Jackie Oates – who also
What’s the most Christmassy song? And how can you define its Christmassiness? I asked four
In this month’s bumper Christmas Word, I put Mike Batt in the Word To The
In this month’s Red Magazine, I interview (for the cover story, hooray!) the absolutely lovely
This morning, I was on the Today Programme, discussing band t-shirts with Evan Davies and
A few months back, I pitched an idea to The Guardian suggesting that we get
Regular readers of this site will be aware that in my spare time – between
In this month’s The Word, I interview George Monbiot on a bitterly cold day in
Kate Bush’s new album – toeing the line between the sublime and the ridiculous as
Just before R.E.M. leave us for good, I interviewed Michael Stipe, my teenage hero, for
Two very different features by me in this month’s new issues of Elle and Red.
Jarvis Cocker’s Mother, Brother, Lover, reviewed by this old and dear Pulp fan, in this
