So I am another year older today…. Ha last year I remember well, Keath putting together a great little podcast for me when we both wrote for Rock Sellout. This year I thought maybe I should reflect and give you all a little mixtape!!!! So I have spent a good part of this evening trawling [...]

You know I was one of the lucky ones to meet Glasvegas before they broke here in the UK. In fact, James Allen gave me a scoop in an interview two days before they signed to Columbia. Recent events have got me thinking about the whole industry in general – is there any thought about [...]

Ahhh the Mercury Prize. Supposedly the more respectable award in comparison to its commercial peers, it has also become an infuriatingly inconsistent and sometimes hilariously out of touch honor. Lest we forget, they handed out an award to M People over Pulp, Blur & The Prodigy in 1994. Then there’s the so-called Mercury Curse – [...]

Wednesday night saw myself and Pauline make the two hour trek through thick freezing fog to Cambridge to catch up with my current favourite band Glasvegas. Backstage with the band the conversation went something like this:
Glasvegas
Photo: Pauline
Mark: So you are everyones tip to be big in 2008. How are you coping with the hype?
James: You [...]