After a brief Indian summer, it’s back to Autumn. Here’s a selection of new music, mashed mixes and tracks to tickle your aural senses. Emeli Sande has a new single. “Daddy”. It’s out in November. Here’s the new video for Beyonce’s “Countdown”. Baby bump and everything! What a fabulous track.. esp the middle 8 breakdown. [...]

Time for some more slices of musical deliciousness. The September Max MixTape Part 2 is here! This time, some great new music, a couple of splendid mash-ups, an 80’s retro fest, some new YouTube talent and some filth. I don’t need to tell you how amazing Ed Sheeran is do I? “You Need Me, I [...]

Miserable. Sorry but it’s September and the economy is miserable. The weather is miserable. A lot of the stuff on telly is miserable. And, well, it’s just miserable. So how better to cheer yourself up than with Part 1 of my September Max Mixtape! Oh. To ensure you remain cheered. No Matt Cardle. This time [...]

For the second part of my A – the remnants of a summer we never had, a tumultuous period of social unrest at home and abroad and the extraordinary oscillations of our financial markets. We don’t live in settled times. However there’s still an abundance of feel good music around. Where better to start than [...]

August is here. So a brand new Max Mixtape. Whilst the country gets over its extraordinary lawlessness, rioting, wanton violence and destruction it’s time for my all new August Max Mixtape! I hope the social unrest is nothing to do with the news that on September 12th One Direction will release their first track. “What [...]

It seems as if this month is all about the remix, the collaboration and the mash-up. Given that I like all three, that’s a good thing. See what you think of my selections for this month’s Max MixTape. I love a collaboration. And this is one of the best I have heard for a very [...]

There’s so much good music and in particular some fine videos around that I thought you should be treated with a June Max Mixtape Part 2! Katy Perry. Love her, of course. This video is absolutely epic. The song “Last Friday Night” is like, you know. The video? AMAZEBALLS! The cameo appearances from Hanson, Kenny [...]