As part of the publicity for Cowboy Song, I wrote about a handful of my favourite music books for Words & Guitars

As part of the publicity for Cowboy Song, I wrote a 10 of the Best feature on Thin Lizzy for the Guardian.

I spoke about Cowboy Song on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. Also features Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham. You can listen to the...

Published by Constable & Robinson, February 2016 Featured in Irish Times books to watch 2016

Reading and reviewing Mick Houghton’s excellent new Sandy Denny biography recently, I’ve Always Kept a Unicorn, reminded me of a piece I...

I did the One on One interview this week for BBC Radio Leeds, featuring an in-depth chat and some of my favourite tunes. It can be...

“Do we need another book on the Beatles? In this case, definitely. Not just because it’s a juicy story, but because Harrison’s life was...

Behind the Locked Door is reviewed in the February 2015 issue of Status magazine: “The life and times of George Harrison, thoroughly...

A thoughtful review of Behind the Locked Door in Brooklyn webzine The Agit Reader.

The New York Post has published a piece about Behind the Locked Door.

The US edition of Behind the Locked Door is published today. The Chicago Tribune reviews: “Thomson’s book adds something new to this...

The US edition of Behind the Locked Door is published next week (January 22), by The Overlook Press in New York. In the run-up, there’s...

A gripping account of the complex, fascinating and richly eccentric life of the supposedly ‘quiet’ Beatle – Mark Ellen, Saga, February...

Extract: “Behind The Locked Door has two major factors to recommend it. First, the author is responsible for 2010’s Under The Ivy, an...

There is a 4-star review of ‘Behind The Locked Door’ in the current issue of Record Collector

There is a long review of ‘Behind The Locked Door’ in what used to be George Harrison’s local paper, The Henley Standard

There’s an 8-page extract from ‘Behind The Locked Door’ in the November issue of GQ