Well, what a few months. Finally Reform and Restore seem to be on the run and old Nige under the cosh because of all the dodgy donations he’s been touting for and receiving. Tough luck for him. Maybe he needed some big spending unions in his back pocket. …

Time has been very kind to this 1981 mock-dramatised rockumentary, if you will, of the Nutty Boys’ formative years as Camden-dwelling wannabes, Madness’s formation, and rapid ascent. Directed by Stiff Records label founder Dave Robinson and now restored b…

Arab Strap are back with more unflinchingly pessimistic commentary on the modern world, but although their lyrical content is far from uplifting, they’ll still have you grooving. ‘Half-Told Tales’ introduces a more fully-realised approach to their songwri…