The Insider

Prior to the appointment of ‘Grimmy’ (never was a nickname more appropriate to a situation) the controller of BBC Radio One, the 42 year old Ben Co...

There is something profoundly depressing about the NME (and others) suggesting that the Roses gigs (previously described as "...like taking notes a...

We are living through a commodification of taste that drives a fracturing of the appreciation of art for short term financial gain.... As part of i...

When two things collide sometimes it just really gets to you. For me, those two things this week were the Mercury Music Prize and the Review show...

Whilst XL, Domino, 4AD, Wichita and others put new acts on the map and control the direction and priorities of the new alternative scene, the major...

Exclusivity in and of itself does, of course, make perfect sense in some situations. A magazine or radio station or tv show is hardly likely to cov...