A lot of incredible music has emerged from my home town of Manchester over the years – and a big chunk of it has been created by Doves. To coincide with their last tour of the United States, in 2009, I featured them in my weekly syndicated comic strip BIOGRAPHIC. …

After years of prevarication, excuses and indolence, I finally got round to redesigning my website, which hasn’t had a style makeover since the internet was made from string and tincans and driven by steam. Or to be more accurate, I finally got round to telling Joe, the eldest of the …