An unbelievable band. It’s a travesty that they’re still relatively unknown in the US. We worked hard with v2 to give them profile over here, but outside of the NPR and Pitchfork-type communities, it was extremely difficult. The first time I met them was when they came and...

Not a lot to say on this one. Now it’s probably a collector’s...

  Andy Cairns from Therapy? is a lovely bloke. His wife, Kris used to work with me at Virgin in London. He even took his life into his hands and played a T-Rex song with the Glittering Moes (an annual Glam show we’d play in London every Xmas). To be honest I’m sure I was at this...

Fabulous evening out with the Virgin crew seeing the lovely Sharleen Spiteri and her lads. A talented act that the US never really embraced. I used to love going to showcases and record launches at Ronnie Scott’s jazz club in Soho. The venue added a sense of quality equal to the...

This is a Firehouse poster signed by BB King. It was designed as a giveaway for the launch of the Virgin Megastore in New Orleans. I was working for Virgin in London and got invited to the opening. Spoiled to say the...

Meeting the man who was responsible for Virgin’s initial success. This was at the Quatre Saisons restaurant near Oxford. The event was a playback for Tubular Bells 2. Sadly, the awful ponytail on the right belonged to yours...