Recorded music highlights of 2008
Records that would’ve got chewed up if they were cassettes: MGMT, Crystal Castles, Soko, Fleet Foxes, Friendly Fires, The Week That Was, TV on the Radio, Threatmantics, Euros Childs, and Neon Neon.

Live music highlights of 2008
Gigs that made me smile and feel warm inside: Casiokids @ Kruger in Buffalo, Gallops and Cats in Paris @ Swn, Truckers of Husk @ Swn Cinema, Kitty Daisy & Lewis @ Sxsw Texas, Little Commets at In The City Manchester, Manics @ O2 NME Awards Show, Hot Chip @ Cardiff Uni/ Clwb DJing, Soko, Rod Thomas, Blondie and Breeders @ Latitude, My Morning Jacket and Leonard Cohen @ Glastonbury.

2008 was…
…a scary year as I spent some time in hospital for a really bad chest infection that baffled doctors, but right from the off, it made me focus on friends and family and have a good perspective on work/life balance.

2009 will be…
…a year of adventures, starting with a month of travelling to Tokyo, Australia and Hong Kong – I’ll see you back at gigs and back on the radio in Feb!