The album I put together in 2001 was a big success but, from boyband managers to mates of mine, there was plenty chatter about who I should have put in 

I have one fairly valuable U2 record, but that's nothing compared to Ray Connolly's Beatles-related material 

The great Tony Hendra died last week, leaving behind memories of a tour manager character that was one of the great comic creations 

My band spent a lot of time playing gigs at 'cool' venues, with mixed results. In the US, however, it was also worth hitting the neon shamrock circuit occasionally

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

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