It’s always a great day when a new Litany of Failures compilation comes out & I’m buzzed that my latest newsletter features some of the artists on it sharing insights into their tracks featured on Volume V. Read & Subscribe: zarahedderman.substack.com/p/the-bad-ar...

Had a lovely chat with Wilby about her debut album Center of Affection over on @northern-trans.bsky.social. Have a read over on the site! northerntransmissions.com/wilby-delves...

So unbelievably buzzed to be this month’s film selector for the @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social Bigger Picture. I obviously picked the greatest film of all time, Five Easy Pieces. Come along & watch it on Thursday, October 30th 🎹 ifi.ie/film/the-big...

Immediately fell in love with Ani Glass’s amazing new album Phantasmagoria when I listened to it. Enjoyed spending time with it to review for @theQuietus thequietus.com/quietus-revi...

Made pork & cabbage dumplings and they ruled 🥹🥟

On the eve of the release of Pôt-Pot’s excellent debut album, Warsaw 480km, I chatted w/ Mark Waldron-Hyden for my newsletter about how it morphed into a five-piece group from a solo project, how his bandmates have shaped his artistry & more. Subscribe: zarahedderman.substack.com/p/the-bad-ar...

Latest newsletter sent out & am excited to have the wonderful Throwing Shapes share their favourite debut albums & explore how those releases have informed their artistry & approach when making their excellent self-titled debut, due this Friday. zarahedderman.substack.com/p/the-bad-ar...

An absolutely mind blowing performance from Hayden Pedigo in Dublin last night. Could have listened to him play for hours! A true guitar hero.

Had a nice chat with Pip (of Pip Blom) & Willem (of Personal Trainer) on their new collaboration, Long Fling. Enjoyed hearing all about this project & their experience making their fun self-titled debut album for @northern-trans.bsky.social northerntransmissions.com/pip-blom-and...

Will be on with Cian Sullivan reviewing new releases from CMAT, Sabrina Carpenter and The Hives on RTÉ Radio One this evening. Tune in now! 📻

Darren Hayman’s recent album, Amazing Things, is a tender and immensely endearing work that explores all the different layers of grief. Was a pleasure to spend time with this album and review it for @thequietus.com thequietus.com/quietus-revi...

Had a ball writing about Gwenno’s Utopia, one of my favourite albums of 2025 for @aquariumdrunkard.com. If you haven’t listened to it yet then do so immediately!! You have been told. aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/08/22/g...

Will be reviewing new albums from Cass McCombs, Alison Goldfrapp and Mr. Gillette himself, Tom Grennan on RTÉ Radio One’s Arena with John Meagher. Tune in from the earlier time of 6:30pm 📻

One of my favourite memories is heading to Limerick last summer for Féile na Gréine. It’s the most fun festival I’ve been to & think about it often. Sad to miss it this weekend but I chatted to Diarmuid & Mícheál from the Féile team for my newsletter. zarahedderman.substack.com/p/tba-024-fe...

Going through my emails one day, I saw an announcement about a forthcoming album from Ohio-based trio Golomb & was intrigued. I listened to the singles & wanted to speak with the band, which is what I did for @aquariumdrunkard.com. Enjoyed this chat a lot! aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/08/12/g...

No better time than the almost halfway point of August to post my July Round-Up over on my Substack 😁 Read it, subscribe & tell your friends! zarahedderman.substack.com/p/the-bad-ar...

A pleasure to speak with Kyle & Adam of Nerves about their deadly new EP, Iarmhaireacht, for @northern-trans.bsky.social. Enjoyed hearing them discuss the process of developing their sound, complex thoughts about Ireland & getting ready for a debut LP. northerntransmissions.com/nerves-retra...

From Kelis to Elliott Smith and everything in between, ahead of her show at this year's Green Man, Nilüfer Yanya takes @zarahedderman.bsky.social through her Baker's Dozen Peel the Layers: #NilüferYanya’s Favourite Albums buff.ly/p5nDNcR

Had a lot of fun listening to Nilüfer Yanya talk me through her Baker’s Dozen of favourite albums from Amy Winehouse to Elliot Smith and PJ Harvey to Adrianne Lenker over on @thequietus.com thequietus.com/interviews/b...

Spoke to Sprints over on @northern-trans.bsky.social about their forthcoming second album, All That Is Over. We talked about the evolution of these songs, having fun with cowboy gothic, speaking out & what they’ve been reading recently. northerntransmissions.com/sprints-redisc…

Had a very nice chat with Folk Bitch Trio for @northern-trans.bsky.social in which we talked about their gorgeous debut album Now Would Be a Good Time (out this Friday) referencing themselves in the studio and what they’ve been listening to lately. northerntransmissions.com/folk-bitch-t...

A pleasure to speak with Poor Creature for my latest newsletter. Enjoyed hearing them talk about things that influenced their incredible debut, All Smiles Tonight. Subscribe & enjoy the latest The Bad Arts post: zarahedderman.substack.com/p/the-bad-ar...

New interview sent out on my newsletter featuring Juan Wauters talking about his very good new album MVD LUV and his experience of going back to Uruguay to make it. Be sure to subscribe to The Bad Arts, tell your friends and enjoy 😊 zarahedderman.substack.com/p/the-bad-ar...

June Round-Up just sent out on my Substack featuring some gigs, movies, albums and podcasts I enjoyed last month. Check it out 😎 TBA020: zarahedderman.substack.com/p/the-bad-ar...

Gotta love Gwenno @gwennosaunders.bsky.social @heavenlyrecordings.bsky.social

I spoke to Gwenno, an artist whose music I adore, about her extraordinary new album, Utopia (an easy contender for AOTY). I loved this chat & could have heard all about her approach to this LP & working w/ the Lord of the Dance show in Las Vegas all day. zarahedderman.substack.com/p/the-bad-ar...

Reviewing albums by Haim, Benson Boone and Yungblud on RTÉ Radio One’s Arena with Cian Sullivan after 7pm. Do tune in! 📻

The #GILDEDALM #AlbumOfTheWeek is Scratch It by U.S. GIRLS (Meg Remy) on @4ad.com Read @zarahedderman.bsky.social 's @northerntrans.bsky.social interview ⬇️ northerntransmissions.com/all-american... U.S. Girls play The Grand Social Dublin 27th Oct. bit.ly/GildedAOTWsp... 👂⬇️

Was an absolute buzz to speak with the legendary Meg Remy about the excellent new U.S. Girls’ LP Scratch It. She told me all about her experience making the album in Nashville, embracing mistakes & so much more including her go-to meals. northerntransmissions.com/all-american...

Beyond excited to announce All One Song: A Neil Young Podcast from @aquariumdrunkard.com Transmissions. @tylerwilcox.bsky.social hosts guests like Steve Gunn Chris Forsyth, & more. Coming June 25 in partnership with @talkhouse.bsky.social. aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/06/18/a...

Had a lovely chat with Will Anderson of Hotline TNT over on @northern-trans.bsky.social where he told me all about their excellent new album Raspberry Moon & more! northerntransmissions.com/hotline-tnt-ri…

Had a lovely chat with Stevie & Jake Lennox over on my newsletter (hot off the presses!) about Junk Drawer’s incredible second album, Days Of Heaven. They very kindly walked and talked me through all 11 tracks, which was very fun. zarahedderman.substack.com/p/the-bad-arts…

My slightly delayed May Round-Up newsletter has just been sent out over on my Substack. Please subscribe if you’re interested to see what films and albums I enjoyed last month. Read: zarahedderman.substack.com/p/the-bad-ar...

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Listen back to myself, Edel Coffey, Jenn Gannon and John Maguire sharing some culture highlights to keep you eyes & ears open for over the summer on a special Bank Holiday episode of Arena 📻 Listen back: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Tune in to Arena on @rteradio1.bsky.social at 2pm for a bank holiday special looking at upcoming cultural highlights with me, Sean Rocks, @johnmaguire.bsky.social @zarahedderman.bsky.social and @jengannon426.bsky.social. So many great books, films, albums and TV shows coming our way!

A pleasure to have Cable Boy talking about their forthcoming debut LP & more on my newsletter today. Read & Subscribe: zarahedderman.substack.com/p/the-bad-arts…

Spoke to Shura about her brilliant new album I Got Too Sad For My Friends (out May 30th) for @northern-trans.bsky.social. We talked about some of the new approaches she took to develop the songs & shared some useful relationship advice! northerntransmissions.com/embracing-th...

Had a lot of fun speaking with Search Results for this week’s newsletter post. Particularly enjoyed hearing about croquette gate when they played in Amsterdam and, of course, talking to them about their deadly new album Go Mutant (out May 23rd). Read: zarahedderman.substack.com/p/the-bad-ar...

New newsletter sent out featuring M(h)aol sharing 6 things that shaped their excellent second LP Something Soft. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I did hearing Connie, Jamie and Sean talk about their picks for this. Read: zarahedderman.substack.com/p/the-bad-arts…

A pleasure to speak with the wonderful Lael Neale for @aquariumdrunkard.com recently. We talked about everything from life on the road, opening the door when creativity knocks & the experiences that informed her incredible new album Altogether Stranger. aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/05/05/l...

A shorter than usual monthly round-up over on my Substack - link in bio, plz subscribe. As the preview says, I spent a lot of the month watching Married At First Sight Australia (season 12) and snooker and I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. Read: zarahedderman.substack.com/p/the-bad-arts…

This week’s newsletter features an interview with one of my favourite Irish artists Maria Somerville. I adore her debut LP so it was amazing to chat with her about her excellent second album Luster. Read & Subscribe: zarahedderman.substack.com/p/the-bad-ar...

New newsletter sent out featuring the irregular series where I ask an Irish artist to talk about their favourite debut LP. This time, Skinner shares an absolute banger & talks about making his own debut, New Wave Vaudeville. Read & Subscribe: zarahedderman.substack.com/p/the-bad-ar...

Fun find on today’s morning walk!

New substack sent out featuring an interview with one of my all time favourites Paddy Hanna. I love chatting with Paddy & enjoyed hearing all about the making of his terrific new LP Oylegate, watching Solaris, audience interactions & more. Subscribe: zarahedderman.substack.com/p/the-bad-ar...

📆💻I'm getting my work schedule organised & looking to do some copywriting. Get in touch if you’re looking for an artist bio/album or single press release/website copy/anything else! Would also love to hear from commissioning editors/radio producers ☺️ 📧[email protected]

📆💻I'm getting my work schedule organised & looking to do some copywriting. Get in touch if you’re looking for an artist bio/album or single press release/website copy/anything else! Would also love to hear from commissioning editors/radio producers ☺️ 📧[email protected]

At the age of 33, I’ve decided it’s finally time to get into Guided By Voices. Listened to Forever Since Breakfast a few times yesterday and really, really enjoyed it. Tomorrow, I get acquainted with Devil Between My Toes 🦶😈🦶 youtu.be/Og3lLvM1Ixc?...

Just send out a new post over on The Bad Arts featuring some bits and bobs I enjoyed in March. Enjoy! 🌸 Subscribe & Read: zarahedderman.substack.com/p/the-bad-ar...