Spiked, January 8, 2016

Lemmy: the nice man of rock’n’roll

The harder the sound, the softer the performers.

in spiked, June 6, 2014

Glastonbury, Metallica and the rise of e‑belligerence

in spiked, June 27, 2013

Why art-school toffs never got Black Sabbath

Sabbath 'trod water in a sea of retarded sexuality and bad poetry’, and they were all the better for it.

In spiked, December 7, 2012

Look at me and my old band t-shirt!

Declaring your love for some barely remembered group on your chest is a strange mix of narcissism, nostalgia and irony.

in spiked, August 6, 2012

Beethoven’s
shock-and-awe riffs
Even cranked up to 11, Deep Purple aren’t a patch on Beethoven. But their music can be equally stirring.

in spiked, January 4, 2012

When instrumental music strikes a false chord
When music is used as a weapon, a shopping aid or an educational tool, we lose sight of its ability to move us.