Side stepping from last week’s focus on popular musicians and tabloid-ism, in this week’s writing I want to shine my blog torch toward...

From my many years of being on the receiving end of tabloid sensationalism I’m rarely surprised by the British press, but a recent piece...

Moving slightly away from (but not forgetting) the grass roots world, creativity and other ventures, in this week’s blog I wanted to...

A This blog was inspired by a recent Tonic Rider Peer Support Group where we found ourselves discussing young musicians and a potential...

A few weeks back now the irreplaceable David Lynch left this mortal coil. "So what does he have to do with music and mental health?" I...

Do you have a local venue, when was the last time you went to a show? This blog was inspired by a recent post in Drowned in Sound and...

You’re standing in a packed, dimly lit venue, the bass is shaking the floor, it probably smells a bit, the crowd is alive, and for a few...

I’ve recently been doing some research into why music makes us happy (or not) and came across an interesting piece from Australia....

This blog was inspired by a recent post (on social media ironically) talking about how social media and technology have contributed to...

So, last week (or so) the NME reported on the ‘booming’ music industry. It seemed quite a positive start for 2025 but it did unfold with...

As we slowly get started in the new year I thought I would remind everyone of ears! Yes, hearing. 2025 sees me back out playing the drums...

Moving sideways from last year’s series of blogs on grassroots culture, I will now zoom out and look at the positive impact of the arts...

Moving on from grass roots culture, I thought I would end this year’s writing by looking at musicians and money, especially at this time...

Grass roots, yeah, so what? I, like many of us, started out in the small gritty performing venues spread across the UK. Some call them...

Hold the front page… I’m taking a temporary diversion from the music psychology stuff! I’m not sure about you but I’ve been keeping an...

Carrying on from Tonic’s new partnership with Richer Sounds, I thought it would be interesting to put my music psychologist hat on and...

To celebrate Tonic Music’s recent collaboration with Richer Sounds I thought it would be interesting to zoom out of the world of...

As I continue on my path of musicking and social identity, this week I want to zoom out a bit more and explore both how we fit in with...

Continuing on from the last blog I now want to explore another theory to understand how we interact with others, especially in the world...

Jumping back into my blog a few weeks ago (the one about social media), I want to continue on this path of identity. One area that I’m...