....the story of Anvil. I often struggle to articulate what I feel is wrong about the X Factor-style shows that seem to have devoured much of the music industry, and why it's incredibly important that people make a point of not ...Read More
I can't deny I am prone to taking a cynical view to the 'official' statements put out by organisations when they've dropped a howler, but this latest effort from Greater Manchester Police is a particular work of pure poetry. Nothing particularly ...Read More
Another neat idea, another Radiohead project. This time they've given an audio rip of a live show to a collaborative project which has basically made a gig DVD from fan footage. The team behind it had a hell of a ...Read More
first proper week of self employment has taken in a photography commission in Westminster, writing an 800 word opinion piece on justice in an age of austerity and mojitos at lunchtime. also nearly finished the first book on the pile ...Read More
Well, Parliament is in recess but my own 'break' started a few weeks ago, when I was made redundant. I've not blogged much as I seem to have been ridiculously busy on the photography front, and I've obviously been thinking ...Read More
I was having a conversation about the music industry with a friend who PRs several big acts, and we came to the conclusion that more than ever before, it’s TV and radio that breaks acts. The mainstream media’s role has ...Read More
During the election, I would hope that I was reasonably easy to get hold of for members of the public, maintaining a website and blog, twitter feed and facebook group (in addition to flickr, myspace and my photography blog) - ...Read More
well, it's been a while since I did one of these so thought I'd share what tunes have so far struck me during the opening weeks of festival season 2010. if you live near my flat, this has also what ...Read More
Gordon Brown (you may remember him, greying scottish bloke who had a tendency to be quite grumpy) had a great idea to boost Labour's support in the marginal cities: take the cabinet out on a day trip, hold cabinet there ...Read More
Well, ok, he hasnt said it directly - but in the debate around VAT, I was reminded of a contribution William Hague made to the Higher Education Bill debate. I was sat in the public gallery when the former Conservative leader ...Read More