Good news! I bring you good news. After being whittled down from 2500 entries, Wrexham’s Andy Hickie has made it through to become one of the 12 finalists of the Glastonbury Festival New Talent 2008 competition. The final is being held on 29th and 30th March down in Pilton, Somerset (the closest village to the [...]

You nearly didn’t get this column this week. My laptop nearly littered the bed and I was close to going round to my mum’s house to route in the attic for her 1984 ‘Cyrillic 5’ typewriter. As it happens my woes were short lived. Did you know that the unbalanced Country Music singing sensation Dolly [...]

Good evening, morning or indeed afternoon, depending on where the sun is when you’re reading this. I had a week off work last week and I managed to recharge the old Duracell’s whilst enjoying the sunshine, even though it was quite deceiving as it was as cold as ICE-T outside. Shall we begin with this [...]

Lord above, how quick does the week go by? Before we all know it we’ll all be resting in our nursing homes comforted by our tartan Marks and Spencer’s slippers, chattering about ‘back in the day’ and sucking on Werther’s Originals. But before then we have some living to do. It always amazes me to [...]

I think everyone should give a huge thanks and a fond farewell to Laura who has served this column with an excellent guide to the scene for the past couple of years. All the best to her as she continues on the musical path with her solo work and Heal The Last Stand. Hopefully I [...]