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Jon Perks

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French cheesemaker wins title at World Cheese Awards

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Nick Mason recalls the making of Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd's Nick Mason tells Jon Perks of the 'painful process' en route to their classic 1975 album, Wish You Were Here.Read

Review: Guillemots, at HMV Institute Library, Birmingham

A band with more talent in their little fingers than a whole complement of X Factor wannabes, Guillemots know how to put on a proper live show. Read

Guillemots getting it together in the country

Guillemots' Fyfe Dangerfield talks bands, birdwatching and Birmingham with Jon Perks.Read

Photographic exhibitions capture the essence of the 1960s and 70s

Two new photographic exhibitions capture stars of stage and screen in different lights, writes Jon Perks.Read

Review: Ron Sexsmith, at Town Hall, Birmingham

While many a rock star has dabbled in the world of hard drugs, Lemsip is about as extreme as it gets for mild mannered Ron Sexsmith.Read

Review: The Big Chill at Eastnor Castle Deer Park

The inclement weather threatened to make it a chilled festival weekend for all the wrong reasons – until DJ Norman Jay stepped on stage Sunday afternoon. He has a habit of bringing out the sun every year.Read

Creating a culture of ping pong in Birmingham

A campaign to get more people playing table tennis in the city has got under way, writes Jon Perks.Read

The taste of things to come with Neneh Cherry

Singer Neneh Cherry talks family, festivals and food with Jon Perks.Read

Tom Tom Club putting their heads together

Jon Perks speaks to a husband and wife team about life after Talking Heads.Read

Review: Cornbury Festival, at The Great Tew Park, Oxfordshire

In a summer packed with festivals, it takes something to stand out from the crowd. Now in its eighth year, Cornbury does just that. Read

Review: Roger Waters - The Wall Live, at Birmingham NIA

The word spectacular doesn’t come close to describing Roger Waters’ latest live imagining of Pink Floyd’s classic album The Wall. Read

Ron Sexsmith's a late bloomer

Despite being championed by the likes of Elton John and Elvis Costello, Ron Sexsmith has never quite broken into the big time. Now his latest album could change all that. Jon Perks spoke to him.Read

40 successful years in the property business for estate agent Andrew Grant

Andrew Grant tells Jon Perks the secrets of his success in a property business that has withstood the test of time Read

Review: Rush, at LG Arena

When you’ve released 19 studio albums over the course of 35-plus years, putting a setlist together must be a nightmare.Read

A summer of great festivals across the Midlands

Summer is nearly upon us, which means one thing – festivals. Jon Perks casts an eye over some of the best on offer in the Midlands.Read

Music is food for Fyfe Dangerfield and Guillemots

Jon Perks talks to Fyfe Dangerfield about Guillemots' new album, which takes the band in a new direction.Read

Neil Morrissey is a bad boy reformed

Neil Morrissey opens up about a painful childhood growing up in care homes for a TV documentary, he tells Jon Perks.Read

Jenn's dinner date with millions on Come Dine With Me

TV series Come Dine With Me has become a cult foodie favourite. Jon Perks spoke to one woman who experienced the reality cookery show  first hand – with a little help from Michelin-starred chef Glynn Purnell.Read

Tributes for Broadcast vocalist Trish Keenan

Tributes have been paid to a “brilliant” Birmingham singer who has died of swine flu.Read

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The Birmingham Post's Magazines Editor, Jon has been a journalist since the early 90s, working on a range of titles including The Birmingham Metro news, Sunday Mercury and most recently, What's On, SelectLiving and CityLiving, which he edited for more than three years.