A weekly perspective on music every Friday. Information, inspiration, indignation.
Ex-journalist. Current music fan. Proud Lancastrian with Irish tendencies. "Without fail, the highlight of the week" - Howard Salmon. "This rare gem of an email pops into the mailbox every Friday and always makes me smile" - Paul Rizos.
The number of free subscribers for Musical Chairs over time since it was added to the directory.
Record Shop Stories is a lovingly produced newsletter about independent record stores โ the people who run them, the people who cherish them, and the stories that live behind the counter.
The Long Play Project. Essays about albums with a sense of adventure.
It will be a buffet, hopefully one with good salads and homemade delights rather than a beige banquet. I write memoir and cultural musings.
Award-winning short story fiction literary magazine designed to spark real discussion in classrooms, book clubs, and around the dinner table.