BORN: 1970 JOINED THE DV STAFF: May 2010 HOMETOWN: Warrington, England NOW LIVING IN: Farnborough, England SPOUSE/KIDS: Caroline and a Black Labrador called Lucy FAVORITE ARTIST: Drive By-Truckers (however could change weekly) OTHER ARTISTS I LIKE: The Jam, The Clash, Madness, Richard Thompson, Bruce Springsteen, Nick Cave, Bauhaus, Green on Red, The Hold Steady, Happy Mondays, Stone Roses, Gorillaz’s, The Doves, Interpol, Elbow, The Smiths, The Housemartins, Marillion, Richmond Fontaine, Johnny Cash, Ryan Adams, 80’s Pop, Prince, Otis Redding, Billy Bragg, The Specials, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello BEER: Kronenbourg 1664 – although to be honest any cold lager will hit the spot OTHER HOBBIES: Rugby League, reading, walking (the dog)PERSONNEL MOTTO: Don’t die with the music in you – Wayne Bennett I WRITE MUSIC REVIEWS BECAUSE: I need to see if anybody else remembers the Redskins and Half Man Half Biscuit