No Ripcord editor David Coleman was in the audience at two of My Bloody Valentine's recent reunion shows. In fact, he's still excited about the experience a full month later.

Alan Shulman searches for meaning and truth in his brand new column for No Ripcord, Obsessions and Lamentations.

The joys of trawling the shelves of used bookstores and charity shops for hidden gems are many and varied. Wading through heaps of Frampton Comes Alive or Robert Plant solo albums is a frustrating yet rewarding pastime, and if end you end up with a flowery shirt and a dozen copies of The Da Vinci Code, all the better.