4:30pm on a Friday afternoon is officially gin Lazy Blogging O’Clock, which is why it’s brilliant that earlier this week my ace pal Richy deemed…
Okay, full disclosure: in the years since I discovered Louise McVey’s compelling voice with its alternating tones of death and honey I’ve become lucky enough…
It’s a sad fact, but in tough economic times charitable giving tends to be one of the first things to go. Of course most of…
“What Gaggle means to me” by Gaggle member Angela. I got involved with Gaggle because Deborah spotted me singing really loudly on a table outside…
“What Gaggle means to me” by Gaggle member Amy. I met Deborah Coughlin on our Masters degree, I found her funny and was intrigued by…
“What Gaggle means to me” by Gaggle member Perpetual Crush. I was 19 years old when I joined Gaggle after stalking 586 (Deborah’s previous project)…
21-member strong all-female choir Gaggle has been one of my more interesting musical discoveries of the year. Led by Deborah Coughlin, they’ve been around for…
As I share in the misery of my fellow Springsteen fans on the Isle of Wight, whose cars are currently being towed out of the…
Badlands | No Surrender | We Take Care of Our Own | Wrecking Ball | Death to my Hometown | My City of Ruins |…
So I’m standing ten feet from Mike Doughty, an artist I have loved since the Poet introduced us the best (and worst) part of a…
As a serious proper journalist (at least in my day job) I know better than to publish press releases in full, but given my disappointment…
The fabulously flamboyant Louise Quinn, somewhat better known around these parts as the icily seductive voice behind A Band Called Quinn, invited me to see…
