Green Man 2006: Through Joel Renbourn

In the summer of 2006 I was head chef at a conference centre in Lancaster. I was seeing a … More

My Lloyd Cole and The Commotions Story.

Today I read that it is 35 years since ‘Rattlesnakes’ was released. As soon as I heard ‘Perfect Skin’ I … More

Lovely stuff. The title track from their second album, out in November – this time on the wonderful Moshi Moshi … More

I’m going to sweep through a few Buzz Clubs here. These few gigs feature bands who never quite made it … More

Malcolm Wyatt and I met a while ago, when he interviewed my band Bluetrain for his ‘Captain’s Log’ fanzine in … More

The wonderful thing about social media is that you can get a message on a Saturday morning from someone you’ve … More

I have written in some detail about how Danny Hagan and myself started the Green Man Festival in 2003. I … More

Philip ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson has once again turned up an absolute treasure trove of Buzz Club memorabilia for me! The man … More

More from the wonderful photo collection of Guy Van Steene. This time of a band who were actually label mates … More

I had a three piece band called Plaza. Drums, Danny on bass and me on electric guitar and vocals. We … More