2017 – Live

Let’s cut to the chase – Live Band of the Year. I actually saw them play my first two gigs of 2017 but despite seeing stellar performances from the likes of the Dream Syndicate and P.J. Harvey in 2017, it has to be the Blue Aeroplanes for their brilliant shows in Edinburgh and Glasgow in…

A Bit of Theatre – P.J. Harvey live

Photograph by Caroline Binnie P.J. Harvey – Edinburgh International Festival – The Playhouse, Edinburgh – Monday 7th August 2017 It’s been a very long time since I attended a rock show at the Edinburgh Playhouse. In fact I don’t think I’ve seen a show there since R.E.M.’s ‘Green’ tour in 1989. The Playhouse was a…

2016 – L.P.s (11-40)

So here’s the first batch of MPT’s favourite albums of the year. Included below are some very fine records indeed that 5 years ago would have been comfortably in the Top 10. There’s also a number that are probably underappreciated due to a lack of airtime. On with the show … 11. Sophia – As…

MPT LPs of the Year – Nos 11-25

Got to call a halt at some point. There’s two or three 2011 LPs kicking around which may well prove good enough to make it into this list when I’ve had a chance to listen to them properly, but I could go on for a while. So, with apologies to Low and United Fruit at…