New Modern are publishing my next book on May 21. In Another World explores the full creative lifespan of Talk Talk and Mark Hollis while focusing on four remarkable records: The Colour of Spring , Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock , alongside Hollis’s eponymous solo album, released in 1998. More info here: https://bit.ly/InAnotherWorldThomson

The remastered edition of Under The Ivy has recently been published in the United States. Americans often have a different perspective...

I have a limited number of signed copies of my books, Themes For Great Cities: A New History of Simple Minds, and Cowboy Song: The...

The latest reviews/features/extracts relating to Themes For Great Cities: A New History Of Simple Minds, published by Constable on...

“A deep and thrilling dive into some of the greatest musical minds to have come out of Scotland in modern times.” – Ian Rankin "The...

My John Martyn biography, Small Hours: The Long Night Of John Martyn, has been out now for two months. More so than ever, I would love...

Back in March, I asked five artists I know and admire if they would like to help launch Small Hours virtually (this was, of course, right...

I interviewed the writer Pete Paphides about his memoir, Broken Greek, for the book pages of the Radio Times, and wrote a column for the...

I have written the cover story for the new Uncut magazine. It is about Prince’s purplest purple patch (1984-1986), with the central focus...

Now available for pre-order. More information here

I was very sad to hear of the death of Mark Hollis on Monday, February 25, 2019. The music he made with Talk Talk, and the solo album he...

A tremendously positive 10 / 10 review of Cowboy Song has appeared on PopMatters: ‘It is … difficult not to acknowledge that Cowboy Song...

Cowboy Song in the US includes reviews by Under the Radar, Austin Chronicle, and a feature in Houston Press. I was also pleased to get...

Out now, published by Es Pop Ediciones, in rather fine style.

Cowboy Song is published in the US this week, by Chicago Review Press. It is available at all the usual outlets, including Amazon and...

Cowboy Song is out now in paperback in the UK & Ireland

Behind The Locked Door was published in paperback in the US at the end of 2016. Here are recent reviews from the Houston Press and from...

Lewis Merenstein, who has died, produced Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks, and executive-produced the follow-up, Moondance. I interviewed an...

Dexys Midnight Runners have a new album out: Let the Record Show: Dexys Do Irish Country & Soul. In 2012, I chatted to Kevin Rowland at...

There has been lots of activity around the publication of Cowboy Song on February 25. Here is a summary of some of it, with links where...