Band T-shirts for the Telegraph Magazine

The band t-shirt has evolved from the preserve of the insular music geek desperate for some sort of affiliation, to the preserve of the papped LA sleb (see above, one Mr Davide Beckhame of 'Galaxy'; apparently he's a former cockney). Here's a short interview with the lovely Jude Rogers and Ian Wade, the creators of the guaranteed ROFL inducer, MyBandT-shirt.

REVIEWED: N-Dubz for the Telegraph

An accurate, objective account of the O2 Arena show, in which I position Dappy within the silly-hat/naughty-boy continuum begun by my neighbour Brian Harvey.

REVIEWED: Coachella 2011 for the Daily Telegraph

A couple of weeks ago I flew out to LA to review Coachella Festival for the Telegraph, as well as interview Scala & Kolacny Brothers (the Belgian girls choir which made its name through a viral ad for The Social Network which featured their version of Radiohead's 'Creep') for the paper (the piece will run next month sometime). Read my review for the Telegraph here

The festival - and the whole LA experience - completely changed my perspective on Ariel Pink. I suddenly got it, whereas before I couldn't see past an apparent veneer of parody that I'd let simplify my reaction to the music. Strangely for an artist that so depends on lo-fi recording techniques for his aesthetic, it was seeing his petulant performance in front of a pretty indifferent audience which swung it this time. I'm writing something for The Quietus about the trip which I'll post here when its up there in a week or so.

REVIEWED: Foo Fighters at Wembley for the Daily Telegraph

Nice guys don't finish last, they get 3/5. Originally published in the Daily Telegraph 28/2/11.

INTERVIEWED: The Drums

Thought I should start posting again. Sorry it has been a while - have been having too much "outside time" recently. Back indoors now, so here goes.

First, an interview with this year's indie-boy pop entity, The Drums, published in the Daily Telegraph in June...