Words & Guitars
As part of the publicity for Cowboy Song, I wrote about a handful of my favourite music books for Words & Guitars
As part of the publicity for Cowboy Song, I wrote about a handful of my favourite music books for Words & Guitars
As part of the publicity for Cowboy Song, I wrote a 10 of the Best feature on Thin Lizzy for the Guardian.
I spoke about Cowboy Song on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. Also features Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham. You can listen to the...
Published by Constable & Robinson, February 2016 Featured in Irish Times books to watch 2016
Reading and reviewing Mick Houghton’s excellent new Sandy Denny biography recently, I’ve Always Kept a Unicorn, reminded me of a piece I...
I did the One on One interview this week for BBC Radio Leeds, featuring an in-depth chat and some of my favourite tunes. It can be...
“Do we need another book on the Beatles? In this case, definitely. Not just because it’s a juicy story, but because Harrison’s life was...
Behind the Locked Door is reviewed in the February 2015 issue of Status magazine: “The life and times of George Harrison, thoroughly...
A thoughtful review of Behind the Locked Door in Brooklyn webzine The Agit Reader.
The New York Post has published a piece about Behind the Locked Door.
The US edition of Behind the Locked Door is published today. The Chicago Tribune reviews: “Thomson’s book adds something new to this...
The US edition of Behind the Locked Door is published next week (January 22), by The Overlook Press in New York. In the run-up, there’s...
A gripping account of the complex, fascinating and richly eccentric life of the supposedly ‘quiet’ Beatle – Mark Ellen, Saga, February...
Extract: “Behind The Locked Door has two major factors to recommend it. First, the author is responsible for 2010’s Under The Ivy, an...
There is a 4-star review of ‘Behind The Locked Door’ in the current issue of Record Collector
There is a long review of ‘Behind The Locked Door’ in what used to be George Harrison’s local paper, The Henley Standard
There’s an 8-page extract from ‘Behind The Locked Door’ in the November issue of GQ
When George Harrison met Bob Dylan. Read an extract from Behind The Locked Door on The Arts Desk