As part of an overhaul of the newspaper, the Observer Music Monthly has been axed. While the supplement did take some time to find its feet, I thought it had improved vastly in recent times, though they never quite got over the habit of giving every damn album four or five star reviews.

The first episode of new music TV show When Under Ether aired last night on RTE 2. For those who didn’t see it, the show is now available on the RTE Player.