In the murky world of music, the romanticised allure of illegal substances is almost inescapable. Rock biographies often troop down the tired road of detailing drug use as a serious problem for the artist, or as a catalyst for their destruction in excruciating matter of fact detail. …

Just like those wisened musical soothsayers The Buggles had iterated, video had pretty much killed the radio star by the time I’d got into the music industry in the mid 00s. …

In my late teens, my da died. It was pretty sudden, from a brain haemorrhage when he was visiting his own da. My da was the eldest of 5 children born between the 40s-60s in the east end of Glasgow and had a volatile relationship with all of them. The…

T in the Park: AKA A Grim Cavalcade of Cocks “You’re playing T in the Park,” crackled the voice of our manager, Tam, his gruff, ridged tones barely breaking through on my ancient mobile phone. …

The Ears They Fall Into: McCartney & Me Moderate success was full of surprises, one of which was opportunity. Some opportunities were unfair and, in my case, almost always undeserved. An opportunity that frequently arose as you orbited a certain world was the chance to mingle with the stars, those…

Supersonic Balding I’d forgotten. A bit like how Peter Pan in that 90s bizarro-sequel, Hook, had forgotten and had to be slowly reminded that the boy who never grew up, grew up. I’d forgotten. In the mid 00s, I was in the best band in the world. And I’d forgotten. Don’t get…

At the risk of sounding like a big self-absorbed moan-fest, I’m going to prefix this by saying WELCOME. WELCOME ONE AND ALL to my big self-absorbed moan-fest. My name is Michael and The Verge called me ‘The Man Who Won The Internet Three Times’ in 2014 due to me churning…

So, you think you’re up to speed and down with the kids just because you know your LOLs from your LMAOs? Well, FU (false understanding), old timer. …