• Finished Charles Stross’s ‘Glasshouse’ on holiday recently and whilst I’ve liked his other books (quite a bit actually) ‘Glasshouse’ [...]

  Glasshouse

  July 27, 2008
• I’ve been rather remiss in not mentioning the That Petrol Emotion reunion before now but I kept hoping that a proper tour may have been [...]

  Make It Quick

  July 23, 2008
• I kind of dismissed the Hold Steady last year after a Myspace audition but a combination of circumstances led me to their new LP ‘Stay [...]

  In Daylight She Was Desperate

  July 18, 2008
• Here’s the second in MPT’s series of classic radio broadcast gigs. And hopefully featuring the Smiths will prove to be something of a crowd [...]

  Unruly Boys

  July 13, 2008

• A final round-up of the best stuff I’ve heard for the first time this year (or re-released in one case!): Sleater-Kinney – Far Away (from [...]

  2008YTD3

  July 10, 2008
• More of the best from the stuff I’ve bought in 2008: De Rosa – Ore (from ‘Appendices’) [Get it] As a build up to new LP [...]

  2008YTD2

  July 7, 2008