In 1988 Phil became the founding editor of Ptolemaic Terrascope magazine, which over the course of the next eighteen years and 35 issues became one of the most respected, widely read, frequently quoted and oft-imitated independent music journals in the world. The Terrascope championed the finest and most worthwhile offerings from the worlds of psychedelic rock, folk, free jazz and beyond, making a particular point of publishing interviews with unsung heroes from the past alongside up and coming bands from the present day: David Ackles and Neutral Milk Hotel, Vivian Stanshall and Guided By Voices, Jefferson Airplane and Bardo Pond, Shirley Collins and Current 93 all appeared under the Terrascope’s lens, as well as many, many more, from the internationally famous to the unjustifiably obscure. In essence, almost the entire history of psychedelic rock and roll from the Sixties to the present day has been discussed, dissected, interpreted, and evaluated within its pages.

Since handing over the reins of Ptolemaic Terrascop magazine to a new editor in 2006, Phil has concentrated on publishing his work online, and curating a series of international festivals and multi-media events that bring together what's become known as the "terrascopic community".

Phil is married with two grown-up children and continues to live in the West of England.