BOOK REVIEW: Bibliomaniac – Robin Ince (Atlantic Books 2022)
The story of author Robin Ince’s odyssey, visiting one hundred independent bookshops in one hundred days. Robin Ince is impossible to categorize. He co-hosts […]
book review
INSIDE QATAR: Hidden Stories from One of the Richest Nations on Earth – by John McManus (Icon Books 2022)
A snapshot of life in Qatar in the early twentieth century. This is a well written and eminently readable look at Qatar in the run […]
LONELY BOY: Steve Jones
Autobiography of Steve Jones, guitarist with the Sex Pistols – and some other stuff. First, we thought we should state the bleeding obvious. This is […]
SICK ON YOU (The Book): The Disastrous Story of the Hollywood Brats, the Greatest Band You’ve Never Heard of
The story of the Hollywood Brats, the missing link between glam and punk. The Hollywood Brats wrote and recorded one of the greatest punk tunes […]
A GOOD FACE FOR THE RADIO: Eddie Mair (2017)
A collection of Radio Times columns from (former) Radio Four national treasure. Eddie Mair, until very recently, was the jewel in Radio Four’s crown. Host […]
FESTIVALIZED – Ian Abrahams and Bridget Wishart
Festivals are a respectable and integral part of a British summer these days, but it aint always been that way. This is the story of […]