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Sunday morning vibes

Me and my new bestie Andrea from The Darling Buds

Plus Andrea signed my cassette of Pop Said…!

Inevitable post-gig band t selfie!

The Darling Buds were brilliant last night - what a great band, and a privilege to see them in a small venue

Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m interviewing another of my musical heroes, Bid from @themonochromeset.bsky.social outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...

Great news from the wonderful Pat Cadigan: “In case you couldn’t hear me partying here in London, I beat terminal cancer. I kicked its ass down the stairs, took its lunch money, and threw rocks at it as it ran away crying. I don’t have cancer any more.”

Saturday morning listening, in preparation for this evening’s gig!

The novel It destroyed its cage Yes YES The novel is out Published today: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Improvements for froggy accommodations continue apace!

Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m interviewing the legendary Barney Greenway of Napalm Death! outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m interviewing the wonderful @jasminkirkbride.bsky.social about her brilliant debut novel The Forest On The Edge Of Time fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/04/inte...

Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social Sweetpool week continues as I review their brilliant third album outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...

It’s Sweetpool Week on @outsideleft.bsky.social so I’m interviewing leader Nic Beales! outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...

Final band t from the weekend’s gig - NAILS!

Day 3 post-gig and I’m wearing my Exodus tshirt!

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m interviewing the wonderful Rose Biggin about her new short story collection fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/03/inte...

Post gig band t selfie part 2 - I love my Carcass shirt!

Inevitable post-gig band t selfie!

Absolutely incredible night last night. NAILS, Exodus, Carcass and Kreator were all on brilliant form, and Kreator’s live show is something else, but my favourites and Liverpool’s finest Carcass stole the show for me. Probably won’t be able to hear anything all week now.

Super excited to see Kreator, Carcass, Exodus and NAILS on the same bill in Manchester tonight!

Our March installment of the #crsf2026 Book Club is Tender by Lauren Du Plessis 🥀 Read @jonathanthornton.bsky.social's full review via the link in our bio!

Excellent record fair haul. The Cradle of Filth cassette from last time was still there, picked up some classics that I’d wanted for a long time, and some cool badges as well

Saturday morning vibes: Bolt Thrower’s masterpiece Warmaster on glorious vinyl!

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Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing Aliya Whiteley’s brilliant new novel The Misheard World fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/03/the-...

Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m interviewing Cyklo from Czech goregrind legends Pathologist, for the DVD release of Grinding Putrefactive Spectacular outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...

Funny old week, but I did manage to get hold of Bolt Thrower’s Warmaster on vinyl! Looking forward to blasting this out

And Bolt Thrower!

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I don't deny that dogs can sometimes be quite lovely but what I will say is I don't trust their opinions. If a cat recommended me an album it had bought, I'd totally check it out. If a dog did the same, I'd promise to listen to the album, out of politeness, with no intention of actually doing so

Having a very metal train journey down to London to visit my Gran

The Manics warn us that if you like Marillion mark one, you’ll probably wind up enjoying Marillion mark two as well. Aaaaaaand if you tolerate Fish, then Steve Hogarth will be next…

Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m interviewing @oracogan.bsky.social about her brilliant new album Hard Hearted Woman outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...

Wildhearts badges!

Exciting ARC post this week

Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m interviewing @bencardew.bsky.social about his brilliant new book on Stereolab, Space Age Bachelor Pad Music! outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...

“Why don’t you listen to something really classical, like Mozart, Mendelssohn or Motörhead?”

Got my hands on the Bolt Thrower cassette boxset!

Today on @outsideleft.bsky.social I’m interviewing Michael Mazzarella of The Rooks, one of the most brilliant yet underrated songwriters of the 90s outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...

Another film has entered my personal pantheon of all-time greats. Max sold this to me by describing it as a trans Crash meets Tetsuo: The Iron Man. And incredibly Titane more than delivers on that promise. A modern masterpiece of body horror.

Thrilled to be interviewing Michael Timmins, guitarist and songwriter for the wonderful Cowboy Junkies, on @outsideleft.bsky.social today! outsideleft.com/main.php?sto...

Day 2 post-gig: rocking my new Whiplash t

And I got to meet and interview Napalm Death vocalist Barney Greenway, which was awesome!

Obligatory post-gig new t selfie

And we had thrash pioneers Whiplash as support!

Napalm Death were fucking amazing last night

Today…

Turns out Midwest emo is actually really great, which is brilliant because it gives me more music to be into AND an excuse to be even pissier about more commercially successful emo