I am a freelance journalist, author and editor who writes about arts and entertainment (music, film, TV, comics and literature), social history (20th and 21st centuries) and sport (soccer and tennis history).
BOOKS
My books include works on the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, the Clash, Coronation Street, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tarzan, James Bond, William Goldman and Manchester United.
See books section.
I HAVE WRITTEN FEATURES AND REVIEWS FOR:
MAGAZINES: Ace; Acoustic; Billboard; Book Collector; Classic Pop; Classic Rock; Classic Rock Presents The Blues; Comic Heroes; Comic Scene; The Critic; Death Ray; Discoveries; Flipside; Goldmine; The Guardian; Guitar & Bass; Ikon; Inside United (official Manchester United magazine); Ireland's Own; Judge Dredd Megazine; La Dolce Vita; Long Live Vinyl; Manchester Evening News; Music Mart; Reader's Digest; Record Collector; Record Mart & Buyer; Replay; Rock 'n' Reel; Rock Sound; SciFiNow; Serve And Volley; SFX; SFX Collection; Shindig!; SkySports; Sunday Express; Tennis World; Total Film; TV Film Memorabilia; Uncut; Vintage Rock; Vive Le Rock!; Vox; Yours Retro
BOOKAZINES:
What Your Dog is Trying to Tell You; The Great Depression; Story of the Western Front
WEBSITES: Amazon.co.uk (editorial, not customer, reviews); BBC.co.uk; Billboard.com; CD Now; Dotmusic.com: Mojo4Music.com; Music365.co.uk; Music.com; RollingStone.com; Sport365.co.uk; TennisOne.com
See journalism section.
I HAVE WRITTEN CD SLEEVENOTES/LINER NOTES FOR:
Beat Goes On; Cherry Red; Eagle; GottDiscs; Mercury; Hux; New Millennium; Rhino; Sanctuary; Shout! Factory
(My credits in this area include Mercury's 1999 remaster of Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears, Rhino's 2003 re-master of Electric Warrior by T. Rex and Warners' expanded 2009 version of Rod Stewart's Atlantic Crossing.)