'Where's the Revolution'. Where's the question mark? Perhaps it's missing because, as ever, there are more questions tha...

I'm struggling, in search of a leading line. Perhaps I'll let do Paul do the talking: "My eyes are ringing and my eyes are sore...

“I’d always thought of the uke as a toy … a little handful of happiness. But not anymore. From the  moment I picked it up, I fell in love. ...

The Bathers: The Marina Trilogy Lagoon Blues · Sunpowder · Kelvingrove Baby A re-issue of the three, long out of print albums that Chris Tho...

A new album from Blue Rose Code is always something to celebrate. The title 'With Healings of the Deepest Kind' kind of gives the ga...

A while back I was involved in an interesting discussion with a mate (Tim Patrick) regarding Brian Wilson. Tim recently reminded me of th...

Sufjan Stevens  makes brave and challenging music. 'America' is no exception. No easy listen: it's one for you to decipher...

A few years back, when Di and I were involved in the Arizona music scene, we encountered a willowy young man,  Daniel Vildosola . Dan, a ...

“Get up and do it again, Amen.”  Another day in isolation. I'm intrigued by the music that I am reaching for. It seems that comfort i...

We watched this yesterday evening. As a pitch perfect rendition of the album - in sequence - it doesn't feel like a performance: mo...

“There is no such joy in the tavern as upon the road thereto.” Cormac McCarthy My latest album  'Carver's Law' is out: doin...

I woke up this morning to find that the River Blyth that borders The Studio to the north had flooded causing the River Dunwich 50 yards ...

So much darkness, and yet so much light. A release from Joe Henry is always worth celebrating. Joe has kindly and thoughtfully planned to...

Just in case you miss it: Elbow have a new album out today. I'm on the second play and, like an ill fitting jigsaw puzzle, it's ...

When I first started making music with other people, I had influences. All budding musicians do. It's how we find our way. In the mid...