From the sheer horror of hearing Terry Wogan's The Floral Dance at the age of five, to the almost life changing experience of hearing Perfect Skin by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions, John has always been fascinated by music.

He dreams of working in the music or film industry, but by day he takes the corporate dollar and works for Ufi Ltd in Sheffield (they do that 'learndirect' thing dontcha know?), thus enabling him to afford his frankly harrowing addiction to CDs and DVDs.

John lives in a luxury apartment overlooking Central Park in New York. When he wakes up however, John lives in a flat in Sheffield, with just three shop mannequins and a tear stained carpet for company.

Currently blasting into John's ears are::

Basia Bulat - Oh My Darling (Is there no end to Canada's well of talent?)

The Maccabees - Colour It In (Smart, edgy guitar pop from Brighton)

Kate Nash - Foundations (You'll be hearing a lot more from her, very soon)

The Cribs - Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever (Alex Kapranos polishes up the Wakefield's trio to superb effect)

Manic Street Preachers - Send Away The Tigers (Their best work in years)

Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton - Knives Don't Have Your Back (Metric's frontwoman goes solo. World swoons)

Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare (They said they couldn't do it twice. They were wrong)

Editors - The End Has A Start (Forthcoming second album from the Interpol-a-likes. Believe us, it's stunning)

Candie Payne - I Wish I Could Have Loved You More (Liverpudlian chanteuse with a collection of glorious torch songs)

Suzanne Vega - Beauty & Crime (She's back after a long time away. It's been worth the wait)