Sound Screen: Spotify Sunday - A Beginner's Guide to Funk

In my role as music editor of Sound Screen, I decided to propose something I've been meaning to follow up for a long time: Spotify playlists for people to get into a genre of music they'd usually write off, or haven't really listened to in any depth. The first, which uses basic Photoshop jobs on my behalf etc (dusting off my old skills), is all about funk and written/compiled by myself, though I hope others take my idea and use it to introduce others to their favourite artists.

It also gave me chance to break my record of 16 full articles in a month - one with 28 days too, which I'm seeing as a good achievement.

Click here for the Spotify Sunday debut.

Sound Screen: Music review - Outbursts (Turin Brakes)

In the first of two album reviews for Turin Brakes (with another to follow tomorrow for inthenews.co.uk in an altogether different format), I tackle Outbursts, which is due out for release on March 1st. The folk duo are back, but will it match releases past?

Find out by visiting the website through this link.

Sound Screen: Music review - Dirt (Kids in Glass Houses)

In a return to form on Sound Screen, I look at the new album from Kids in Glass Houses, as they try to take a few more steps to world domination. Do they reign supreme or fail to capture the hearts and minds of the public?

Click here to find out.

inthenews.co.uk: Music review - Liquid Love (Shy Child)

A band known to have supported Muse (among others), Shy Child have done pretty well for themselves, yet is their fourth offering any good?

Find out my viewpoint on the release by clicking here.

inthenews.co.uk: CSKA Moscow 1-1 Sevilla

In my second piece of two for an evening of football coverage, I watched and reported on the game between CSKA Moscow and Sevilla, the first leg of a last-16 match-up held in the frozen conditions of Russia.

Find out what happened by clicking here.

inthenews.co.uk: Van Persie could return at start of April

In an effort to prove my abilities to myself and others when professionally addressing my one major hobby - sport - I requested to cover a couple of things at short notice and, a few hours later, I turned up two articles, this being the first.

Click to read about Robin van Persie's progression in my report for inthenews.co.uk.

inthenews.co.uk: Music review - At Loch Shiel (Trademark)

After three years of hard graft on this release, Trademark are hoping that their ambient blend of pop and electro will come off and win over new fans to a band who, it has to be said, have worked hard to build up to this moment.

Click here for my take on At Loch Shiel.

inthenews.co.uk: Music review - Nerve Up (Lonelady)

For my next review, I had a look at one of the more promising artists, by all accounts, to fully enter the music scene this year. Will she sink or swim?

Read the Lonelady review here.

inthenews.co.uk: Fulham 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk

In my first match report for inthenews.co.uk, I took on the task of addressing the night's game between Fulham and last year's UEFA Cup champions Shakhtar Donetsk, which saw Fulham triumph at home.

Check out my piece by clicking here.

inthenews.co.uk: Premier League Playoffs: Good idea? Bad idea?

In this article for inthenews.co.uk, I had the chance to discuss the much talked-about issue of a possible Premier League playoff for the final spot to get into the Champion's League. Again teaming up with Alistair Potter, who I've worked with for both Super Bowl previews for this year and last, I take the side of being pro-playoff.

Does my argument hold firm? Click here to find out and judge for yourself.

inthenews.co.uk: Music review - Mumbo Jumbo and Murder (Swanton Bombs)

A pair of 20-year-old lads get together to make a ferocious offering which harnesses heavy drumming and powerful chords. Hasn't this been done before?

Find out how it fares by visiting inthenews.co.uk.

inthenews.co.uk: Music review - Brow Beaten album sampler (Silver Columns)

A mysterious pair of mixers put together this interesting offering, though still refuse to let us know who they are, despite them being supposed household names.

Is it any good, despite this ruse? Have a look at it here.

inthenews.co.uk: Music review - Crude Futures (So So Modern)

In the first of three CD reviews for inthenews.co.uk this week is for So So Modern, an interesting band who prove that a CD should not be judged by its cover.

Click here to read all about it.

Sound Screen: Music review - Greatest Hits & More (The Who)

In one of my longest reviews yet, I get to grips with the newest greatest hits compilation released by The Who. Is it a cut-and-dry verdict or a tough call to make?

Click here to read my review.

inthenews.co.uk: Super Bowl preview - New Orleans Saints

After collaborating for a similar piece last year, I took the opportunity to preview the Super Bowl's underdog contender: the New Orleans Saints. As a big fan of the NFL and the sport of American football in general, it was a piece I was able to write off the top of my head, though looking for statistics and researching a few of the finer points helped me improve on the previous year's effort.

Click here to read my preview of the Saints, underneath my colleague Alistair's account of the Indianapolis Colts.

inthenews.co.uk: Music review - I Was a King (I Was a King)

I Was a King have roped in some of the finest minds of indie, pop and lo-fi to produce what has to be one of the most exciting CDs on paper that's come out in the last few months. The question is... is it any good?

Click here to read my review.

inthenews.co.uk: Music review - Godzilla Black (Godzilla Black)

In one of the strangest reviews I've ever done - if not the strangest ever - I get to grips with Godzilla Black's self-titled debut.

Read my coverage of the new outfit here.