(My) 10 Best Albums of 2007

1. Boxer by The National

This album is a triumph on so many levels. Not only does it demonstrate a great and ever growing songwriting talent in Matt Berninger, but each song is the work of a band on top of their game in every respect. These are songs that get stuck in …

Geminid Meteor Shower

The Bad Astronomer has posted his Top 10 astronomy images, an excellent selection stretching from colliding galaxies to the dark matter halo. However, despite all these reviews of the year there is plenty still going on in the world of astronomy. On Earth, observers …

All UK Homes Green by 2020?

Is today's announcement by John Hutton, the Energy Secretary, another attempt to talk big, or is this the start of a real push to achieve our ambitious target of 20% renewable energy by 2020? Whilst some of the reporting is getting itself muddled (one BBC article claims …

Year in Review: Astronomy

This is a brief review of my year in Astronomy. All pictures were taken by myself with the exception of the January image and the graphic used for April. Clicking on any will take you to a larger version held on Flickr. You can also see more reports from this year on my …

The Wombats Live

After the bouncer took pity on me I managed to wrangle a ticket for this sold-out show at Moshulu last night, the venue with the stickiest floor in Aberdeen. Whilst we queued to get our drinks we were able to watch support act To My Boy bang out a few electro-clash …