2023
A report from Japan about training Tai Chi
ITQF Newsletter April/May 2023
Green Issues: Music, Cannabis And You
An in-depth investigation into the relationship between music, cannabis and psychosis.
The Quietus March 2023
das warten. kleine prosa und gedichte by Manos Tsangaris (Radius, 2023)
Translated from German into English
2022
An examination of the impact of formats on musical content, Das Journal #5, Dec 2022 (Translation by Swantje Lichtenstein)
Addicted To Plastic? Eco-Vinyl And The Impact Of Our Listening Habits
An investigative piece into environmental impact of the music industry, The Quietus, April 2022
2021
A farewell to the legend of Café del Mar, José Padilla
A personal obituary for my old friend Jose Padilla, New Sound Generation magazine, Jan 2021
A Century of the Theremin (Read here)
Historical piece, Mü magazine (print), March 2021
From Plantation to Ballroom (Read here)
Historical piece, Mü magazine (print), July 2021
Slave Dances (Seven Portraits) Zine
A companion to the album Slave Dances (Seven Portraits) Psychomat (print), Aug 2021
2020
Jaki Liebezeit: Life, Theory and Practice of a Master Drummer
An exploration of the life and legacy of Can drummer Jaki Liebezeit. Hardback, Softback and Ebook
Published by Unbound Jan 2020
UK electoral fraud, Getintothis, Jan 2020
with Banjo, Getintothis, Feb 2020
Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew: the album that reimagined jazz music 50 years on, Getintothis, March 2020
Revisiting Echo and the Bunnymen’s debut album, Getintothis, May 2020
Exploring the practice of Tai Chi at the height of the Covid pandemic, Tai Chi Chuan and Oriental Arts: No. 60 (print), July 2020
Liverpool’s first black Lord Mayor, Psychomat July 2020
2019
The Problem with Ethics: coffee, morality and freedom
“Peering into the dubious swamp of ethical consuming” Getintothis, Feb 2019
“how Cameron’s Brexit gamble went so wrong” Getintothis, March 2019
Captain Beefheart’s Trout Mask Replica 50 years on
“a wonderful and peculiar masterpiece” Getintothis, April 2019
“the tribal beat beast which became hip hop’s blueprint” Getintothis, June 2019
Dominic Cummings: Boris Johnson’s spin doctor and the non-genius behind Brexit. Getintothis, Aug 2019
“…a look back at a what can arguably be considered one of the finest records to ever come out of Manchester.” Getintothis, Oct 2019
General Election column: Getintothis 2019
Alternative Christmas Message 2019
AKA “end of year rant”, Getintothis, Dec 2019
2018
“The performance that changed my life” Getintothis, Apr 2018
Response to Trump’s UK visit, Getintothis, July 2018
“his message, hip hop and why great DJing is like a martial art” Getintothis, July 2018
Matthew Herbert and The Politics of Hearing
Getintothis, Oct 2018
Theresa May’s political obituary Getintothis, Nov 2018
Alternative Christmas Message 2018
AKA “end of year rant”, Getintothis, Dec 2018
2017
“remembering the architect of krautrock” Getintothis, Jan 2017
“which side would you play for, Team Bowie or Team Savile?” Getintothis, May 2017
“It’s time to register to vote” Getintothis, Feb 2017
Pierre Henry: The Liverpool Mass
Review Getintothis, May 2017
Getintothis, Aug 2017
Getintothis, Sept 2017
Alternative Christmas Message 2017: Grenfell Tower
Getintothis, Dec 2017
2016
35 years of My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Brian Eno and David Byrne’s cultural appropriation Getintothis, Feb 2016
What has the EU ever done for me?
On the eve of the Brexit referendum, Getintothis, May 2016
“why it’s time to forget the past and move forward” Getintothis, June 2016
“who are the puppets and who is pulling the strings?” Getintothis, Aug 2016
Iannis Xenakis – the elements unleashed
Getintothis, Sept 2016
Shock as the loser wins again!
Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party Leadership Getintothis, Oct 2016
Getintothis, Nov 2016
Trump, the Brexit effect and the looming threat of Fascism Getintothis, Nov 2016
Alternative Christmas Message 2016
Getintothis, Dec 2016
2015
the oddity of the working class Tories Getintothis, May 2015
Alternative Christmas Message 2015
Getintothis, Dec 2015
2014
Why Vinyl won’t disappear Getintothis, Apr 2014
a response to David Stubbs’ Future Days Getintothis, Aug 2014
How UKIP and the Tories are destroying Britain’s cultural diversity Getintothis, Dec 2014
Alternative Christmas Message 2014
Getintothis, Dec 2014
2013
Digital v Analogue audio Getintothis, Dec 2013
Alternative Christmas Message 2011
Alternative Christmas Message 2010