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Articles

Here's a few bits of writing I've done for various places, some kept on this site and others not.

The Latest Review

A series of very late gig reviews written for Maps Magazine.

The Midlands Embassy

A tribute to part of the old St Pancras Station in London, which first appeared in Smoke Magazine.

My Exciting Life In ROCK

Over a year's worth of twice weekly articles for the PopArt Digest about ... well, my exciting life in ROCK.

Tales From The Conference League

The archive of my monthly columns in Sandman Magazine

The Curse Of Voon

The epic story of Voon - a band before their time.

The Solo Career

MJ Hibbett: Before The Validators. The early solo career, Voon, The Council, and much much more.

On The Road (on broken rails)

The (*ahem*) TOUR DIARY from the end of 2000. WARNING: includes a LOT of opinion about TRAINS.

How To Be A Solo ARTISTE

Words of TRUTH garnered from my years of experience being SOLO.

Quality Of Life Enhancement Devices

An article I wrote about QOLEDs for Get Together fanzine.

Yet Another Football Analogy

A rather jolly article from the Scalarama Programme - a wry smile, a touch of pride, and An Amusing GAG at the start.

Birmingham New Street

Written after a particularly gruelling Sunday spent there after a gig at the Jug Of Ale, this gives forth my (worryingly detailed) opinions on the cities of Britian, their railway stations, and especially Birmingham New Street.

Are You Local?

An article about Local Bands that I wrote in 2000 for Freaky Trigger.

They're Out There Somewhere

Another Freaky Trigger article, this time about finding THE KIDS, still rocking!