MUSIC NEWS:Our own Tony Clayton-Lea is launching his new book 1 01 Irish Albums to Hear Before You Dienext week.

It will be available from libertiespress.com from Tuesday, hits shops on December 5th and covers Tony’s essential Irish records from the 1950s to the present. “It didn’t matter to me if a record had huge or no historical value,” he said of the diverse selection. “If it didn’t connect with me, then it didn’t go in.”