After hearing the news that Linda had breast cancer, he resolved to carry on recording. 'You either go to bed and never get up,' he said, 'or you just carry on. This is carrying on.'

Music won’t go away, but will the album? Not likely, as Tom Dunne explains

You probably wouldn't guess them all, but My Bloody Valentine, Microdisney and U2 do feature 

Luka Bloom nailed it: Spotify is no craic. It’s doing what Record Companies used to do – exploiting your music - but is doing it without the charm. The foreplay is gone.

I've been reading the UK music press since the  1970s, so was sad to see this fine magazine become the latest victim of Covid-19 and changing consumer habits 

Life on the road with a guitar is far from the romantic lifestyle many assume it to be as a new book on the maverick musician explains