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Salutations, instructions, and explanations, oh my!

Dec 21, 2024 • Amy McGrath

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze

From 1993, the lyrically poignant and melodically refined 'Some Fantastic Place' as seen by the band's frontman and co-songwriter Glenn Tilbrook

Dec 14, 2025 • Amy McGrath

Music – 'Various Artists: With A Little Help From My Friends - Covers of The Beatles 1967–1970'

The sequel to 'We Can Work It Out – Covers of The Beatles 1962-1966' explores their 'blue period'

Nov 26, 2025 • Amy McGrath

Book Review: The Beatles 'Anthology' 25th Anniversary Edition

Reintroduce yourself to the band you've known for all these years

Nov 16, 2025 • Amy McGrath

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Reeves Gabrels

From the summer of 1992, the guitar soundscapist talks Tin Machine, paying it forward and the local Boston music scene

Oct 29, 2025 • Amy McGrath

The Beatles

Music – 'Various Artists: With A Little Help From My Friends - Covers of The Beatles 1967–1970'

The sequel to 'We Can Work It Out – Covers of The Beatles 1962-1966' explores their 'blue period'

Nov 26, 2025 • Amy McGrath

Book Review: The Beatles 'Anthology' 25th Anniversary Edition

Reintroduce yourself to the band you've known for all these years

Nov 16, 2025 • Amy McGrath

The Beatles Announce 30th Anniversary of 'Anthology'

Updated, revamped and revised for 2025 with a few gems tucked in for good measure

Aug 21, 2025 • Amy McGrath

Book Review – Paul McCartney 'Press To Play:' That Unmistakable 80s Sound

A re-evaluation of McCartney's 1986 album with a view from the 21st century

Jun 28, 2025 • Amy McGrath

Book Review – 'With a Little Help From Their Friends: The Beatles Changed the World. But Who Changed Theirs?'

BBC Radio 6 DJ Stuart Maconie delves into the people who contributed, influenced and guided four lads from Liverpool to the world stage

Jun 4, 2025 • Amy McGrath

Music

Music: Emma Swift – 'The Resurrection Game'

A gorgeous collection of songs that speaks from and to the heart

Sep 11, 2025 • Amy McGrath

Music: Phil Collins – 'No Jacket Required (Fully Tailored)'

A 40th anniversary edition remastered and expanded, because we definitely need more Phil in our lives

Sep 1, 2025 • Amy McGrath

Music: 'Various Artists: Joe Meek – A Curious Mind'

The eccentric genius of the 1960s composer is brought to life in this compendium full of Meek, his admirers and the experimental unknown

Aug 26, 2025 • Amy McGrath

Music: The Cranberries 'No Need To Argue' 30th Anniversary Edition

The second album from Ireland's gifted and prolific pop quartet, now augmented and remastered for its 30th anniversary

Aug 12, 2025 • Amy McGrath

Music – 'I Wanna Be A Teen Again: American Power Pop 1980–1989'

Flip that channel to MTV and dial in FM rock radio. We're going back in time.

Jul 16, 2025 • Amy McGrath

Wales Unveiled

The Sheenant Chronicles: 'Romeo and Juliet'

Patricia Browning of 'A Tennantcy to Act' and I compare and contrast the performance of Shakespeare's Romeo through the eyes of Michael Sheen... and…

Oct 26, 2025 • Amy McGrath and Patricia Browning

The Michael Sheen Chronicles – 'Tron: Legacy'

Take a trip back to 2010 for the End of Line and a taste of Castor's oily delights

Oct 19, 2025 • Amy McGrath

The Michael Sheen Chronicles: 'Our Town'

The Welsh National Theatre's debut will be a touring production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play

Oct 5, 2025 • Amy McGrath

The Michael Sheen Chronicles: 'When She Danced'

Michael makes his professional stage debut in 1991 opposite... Vanessa Redgrave

Sep 22, 2025 • Amy McGrath

The Michael Sheen Chronicles: 'Pobol Y Cwm'

That time when a troubled Welsh soap opera character awakens to find a caring doctor at her side

Jun 15, 2025 • Amy McGrath

Book Review

Book Review – 'I Got You Babe: A Celebration of Cher'

Cher fundamentally proves that talent, audacity, and the refusal to disappear quietly are a potent combination for surviving – and thriving – across…

Apr 27, 2025 • Amy McGrath

Book Review: 'Fagin the Thief — A Novel'

A thrilling reimagining of the world of Charles Dickens, as seen through the eyes of the infamous Jacob Fagin, London’s most gifted pickpocket, liar…

Feb 21, 2025 • Amy McGrath

Book Review: 'Pretend We're Dead – The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Women in Rock in the '90s'

From the founder of the Women of Rock Oral History Project, an exploration of women in the '90s rock scene, featuring original interviews

Jan 22, 2025 • Amy McGrath

Book Review – 'Washita Love Child: The Rise of Indigenous Rock Star Jesse Ed Davis'

"Jesse Ed Davis is resurrected in story" — Joy Harjo

Dec 25, 2024 • Amy McGrath

Book Review: 'Live From the Underground – A History of College Radio'

A long time ago, in a broadcast booth far, far away, a great revolution took place

Dec 19, 2024 • Amy McGrath

Alternating Currents

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze

From 1993, the lyrically poignant and melodically refined 'Some Fantastic Place' as seen by the band's frontman and co-songwriter Glenn Tilbrook

Dec 14, 2025 • Amy McGrath

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Reeves Gabrels

From the summer of 1992, the guitar soundscapist talks Tin Machine, paying it forward and the local Boston music scene

Oct 29, 2025 • Amy McGrath

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Midge Ure

From 1991, the former Ultravox frontman talks about Band Aid, The Prince's Trust and his latest release 'Pure'

Sep 28, 2025 • Amy McGrath

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Henry Rollins

From 1992, on the cusp of mainstream breakthrough, its rage, fury and heartbreak for the once and future frontman of hardcore expressionism

Jun 11, 2025 • Amy McGrath

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprout

From 1992, an in-depth chat with one of the UK's most under-appreciated masters of songwriting

Feb 20, 2025 • Amy McGrath

Media

Television: 'Scarecrow and Mrs. King' and the Politics of 2025

How is the legacy of a spy series from the mid-80s reflecting on our current political and social environment?

Jun 25, 2025 • Amy McGrath

Theatre Review: 'Macbeth' with David Tennant and Cush Jumbo

Filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London, Shakespeare's 'Scottish play' will be in select cinemas starting February 5

Jan 27, 2025 • Amy McGrath

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