Last night I appeared on LBC 97.3FM to give my “expert opinion” as a blogger/broadcaster/human on the Mercury Prize. With Cristo Foufas I talked about the full list of nominations including Laura Marling and The XX, talked about what the prize means to the public and the music industry, and gave my tip for the [...]
Welcome to Bitter Fingers - a blog about popular song. Written by the hand of Mark Higgins, it serves up the very finest in new music, radio shows, spurious comment and #1 jams.
I am eating a Kit Kat at the Light Programme. Tonight's show is prepared and I am feeling pretty happy about the whole affair. How are you? 16 minutes ago
I'm on a bus to work. Time has no meaning any more, so chances of Squeeze getting played on the radio are markedly higher. 2 hours ago