Tom Watson is a gamer and a regular reviewer of games for "New Statesman" and other titles. He finds it relaxing and confessed to spending too much time on "Portal 2" while preparing for questions during the hacking story interviews. He is also a fan of alternative rock music, especially the band Drenge, whom he recommended to the Labour leader Ed Miliband in his letter of resignation when stepping down from the post of party general election co-ordinator. He additionally likes the music of Courtney Jaye, Danny Coughlan, Billy Bragg, Elvis Costello, Primal Scream and Public Enemy.