Exiled Preacher

2016 may go down as a year of political upsets and celebrity deaths, but closer to home it was a year of celebration. Not all the time, o...

Augustine once said, "I want to know God, my soul and nothing else." When asked what music I like, I often reply, "I listen t...

I was never really a great fan of Jackson's music, but his passing last Thursday calls for some reflection on the emptiness of modern d...

I don't know whether it has anything to to with the credit crunch, but I notice that there has been something of a revival of ska music ...

I know U2's latest has been out for a few weeks now and this is a bit late in the day for me to share my thoughts, but there we are. I s...

In my review of Paul Hem's Calvin: A Guide for the Perplexed ( here ), I touched on the writer's speculation that the products of G...

On their celebrated B-side track, "Gravity", Chris Martin lamented that 'gravity pushes on everyone'. But now it seems th...

Much has been made of Coldplay's attempt to branch out in new directions on their latest offering. Having long term U2 collaborator Bria...

I have followed Paul Weller's career since I was in my teens. The Jam were my favorite band at that time in my life. Going Underground ...

Vernon Higham A friend of mine, Paul Rossiter has compsed some new tunes for some of Vernon Higham's hymns. You can listen online here ...

Here's are some things that have caught my eye (or ear as the case may be) in the last few days, Blogging: Paul Helm offers a "mode...

I got into Radiohead by downloading their "pay what you like" album, In Rainbows . I enjoyed that offering so much that I invested...

2007 marked the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade Here's a list of stuff that I've especially enjoyed over the ...

1. PARANOID ANDROID- Radiohead 2. YOUR LOVE ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH - The Manic Street Preachers 3. SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN ...

I've never really been into Radiohead. It's not that I actively disliked their music, they just seemed to have passed me by. I don...

I've just taken delivery of How to Save a Life by The Fray . Haven't had time to give it a proper listen yet, but here is the lates...

Anne-Sophie Mutter 1. Brahms Violin Concerto 2. Sibelius Symphony No. 5 3. Elgar Cello Concerto 4. Beethoven Symphony No. 3 5. Shostakovitc...

After splitting in 1982, original Jam members Rick Buckler (drums) and Bruce Foxton (bass guitar) are to reform for a series of "intima...

I've limited myself to one song per band and exluded bands who've already had their own top 10 ie Coldplay & Paul Weller ( here ...

10. From the floorboards up, Paul Weller 9. Strange town, The Jam 8. You're the best thing, The Style Council 7. Porcelain gods, Paul We...