13 out of 20 Serie A clubs have changed coaches this summer. The managerial instability will be a huge story this season. In all the chaos, Napoli's stability may well be the biggest weapon in a league defined by chaos. #SerieA #Calcio #Napoli #Football

The Edward Sharpe slander is hilarious, because a) it is still a great song b) there are numerous worse songs, even hits (My Humps?). This was far less successful but also good: youtu.be/08WeoqWilRQ?... 🎧

My hot take for this season: Fiorentina are dark horses. With Pioli, the master of regeneration, plus the confirmed talents of Gudmundsson and Kean, they have the pieces to really shock people and fight for a top spot this season. #Fiorentina #PioliIsOnFire #SerieA #Viola

I wrote about Skunk Anansie and Garbage, and what happens when women in rock refuse to fade.

Roma's FFP challenge is a reminder of Serie A's financial tightrope. They need €12M to avoid sanctions. While Napoli continue to make headlines with huge signings, other clubs are just trying to stay afloat. The two realities of Italian football. Meanwhile, Gasp is desperate for new signings!

Tonight, the Azzurre are huge underdogs in a historic Euro semi-final against England. While the men continue to struggle, the women's side has been a rising force, showing what's possible with heart and fearlessness. Forza Azzurre! 🇮🇹 #WomensFootball #WEURO2025 #Italia #ForzaItalia

Inter's interest in Lookman is potentially a deal that works for everyone. For Inter: Lookman is a "double-digit" scorer who brings versatility and an eye for goal. He's the perfect player to complement Lautaro and Thuram, particularly after Taremi flopped last year. #Inter #Atalanta #Lookman

The Premier League is the de facto Super League now. It makes no sense to compete with clubs that can spend €250M on just three players, as Liverpool have done this summer. The problem is the institutional inertia in Italy. While I think Serie A is on the right track, the system needs to catch up.

The Vlahović to Milan rumour continues. The price is steep, the wages are massive, but he has a point to prove. This is a huge risk-reward equation for a club that can't afford to get it wrong again after last season. #Vlahovic #Milan #SerieA #Calciomercato

The Osimhen to Galatasaray deal is apparently done. The key? An "anti-Serie A clause" to prevent a return to Italy. Napoli didn't just get their €75M; they sent a message. An unprecedented move to control a player’s future and protect their investment. #Osimhen #Napoli #Galatasaray #Calciomercato

Wrote a thing about the Oasis reunion

music felt impossible, yet essential, during a war I never chose.

#TicketStubWed #MusicChallenge I flew back early to London especially to catch the French duo doing their thing. Possibly the gig that cemented Brixton Academy's spot as one of my fave venues ever.

I wrote about the latest Arcade Fire album 🎧

Bastoni continues to baffle

Woohooooo!

Eurovision confirms how many people on here live in an echo chamber.

The latest skunk Anansie single sounds like the Serial opening credits... in a good way youtu.be/eISV3_ivZRs?...

if you're sincerely gonna say "country's government sucks shit" means "that country's people shouldn't be allowed to compete in Eurovision" you are going to have a very, very difficult time going back over every participant since 1959 and weighing their government's heart on a scale with a feather

I am a big fan of the BBC convincing me (or rather wearing me down) to download the, admittedly great, BBC Sounds app, before slyly deciding to make it unavailable to listeners outside of the UK soon. Cheers!

#TicketStubWed #MusicChallenge They ran a phone lottery for tix. My flatmate at the time, a diehard U2 fan, sent 100s of text messages. Out of solidarity I sent exactly ONE. Somehow I was selected and took him along. Thus I saw the classic Pink Floyd lineup live, amongst many other legends.

playing the new albums by Billy Woods and PinkPantheres back to back is quite the mood shift. Yet it is very much the vibe of 2025. #musicsky 🎧

Heartbreaking, always had a soft spot for Samp.

This Sorry track is excellent, proper 90's trip-hop vibes + bonus points for sampling Guided By Voices sorrybanduk.bandcamp.com/album/jetplane

Di Natale at Udinese was something else! #SerieA www.instagram.com/reel/DG8IBhY...

This sentiment gets more pronounced by the day.

My kid handed me a closed box after nursery/kindergarten. "Dad, it is our turn to look after them" Look after what?? Ahhh...

Ever since I took my boy to San Siro Milan have won 4 in a row. I'm not saying he's somehow responsible, but if milanisti around the world fancy chipping we can fly him to every game until we return to our rightful place at th top of Europe.

This is a lot of good!

#TicketStubWed #MusicChallenge Relationship Of Command had just dropped a few months prior and there was a real buzz in the venue. The band, still in their preachy phase, delivered an electric set. Support band Murder City Devils were equally thrilling. Gonna listen to them both now.

Suffice to say I can't get enough of this Viagra Boys album, particularly the track Uno II. Good stuff!

Not to be Scrooge about it, but a football match ending 4-3 (7-6 on aggregate!) by definition was not a good match. Fun/thrilling for sure, but a tactical shit show.

Milan earn their 4500th ever points in Serie A. Or so i read on Eurosport Italia, so it must be right

Milan turn it around Vs Big Pat Viera's Genoa with two goals in the space of minutes. Topsy turvy season continues but I guess this is some sort of momentum

When discussing what music we were going to listen to on the way back home, my 5-year-old came in with an unusual request for him: “Can you play something really really super loud?” I’ve got you…

Arguably the 21st century's greatest mind and prime poet

Start again in the month of May youtu.be/eNINCykhR3I?...

Someday someone will be able to explain to me exactly why Shazam requests or needs my location data.

Had to be done

This is a MAD game.

I have an irrational dislike of Arsenal and a rational one for PSG, so this tie will be fun for me whichever way it goes.

On repeat today: Janis Joplin's "Pearl". Hard not to get sucked in by the sheer size of that voice. Epic. 🎧

In a rare moment of clarity, I have to say that regardless of how this season ends Inter deserve credit for taking 3 competitions seriously. Rare for an Italian team, even in the golden age. #SerieA

She is brilliant

In case you missed it (and crucially you care), I wrote about Kanye's MBDTF, an album I truly love/loved but can't listen to anymore.

Serie A update.

Ooft, was tough to write this one