The blog is not being relaunched. This is not an official post. It's mainly just for my own reference - my top 20 albums of 2024. It co...

The blog is not being relaunched. I'm reposting this article that I originally published in the very early days of the blog, back in Feb...

Exactly 10 years ago to the day, Is This The Life? was launched. It started off with a clear direction - to document all the significant eve...

The last post of 2023 - and it's a final summary of my 23 fave records of the year, starting off with some great EPs, including a couple...

Just in case you're even remotely interested, here's a few more of my fave albums of 2023. We Are Scientists - 'Lobes' Me...

Another selection of my year's highlights... Gaz Coombes - 'Turn The Car Around' Another strong set of songs from Gaz. Whil...

Crikey! Is it that time of year again? That was quick. I shall refrain from the waffle, other than to say it's been a decent year for ne...

A quick post to make you aware of this rundown the members of R.E.M. did for NME. Each member chose their 10 favourite R.E.M. tracks and it...

The last one of these before I slither back into my dark little pit for a while. It's been pleasant enough rearing my head for a few day...

A few more fave tunes from 2023 so far. Starting off with Heartworms , a one-woman project inspired by the racism and sexism faced by protag...