Louvre worthy

A little joy to palate cleanse the tl

We watched Good Boy last night, and it's fair to say that all three of us enjoyed it.

Here's my corgi/shiba cross Noodle with one of his favourite toys, Donut Bee. This guy has been through a lot, but still remembers to bee positive.

It's here! Welcome to THE WORLD CUP OF 2025 #PeoplesPop25 256 bangers, but only one can (eventually) prevail! Kick off with the first 6 groups and don't forget to use your BONUS VOTE docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

My attitude to snow is typically indifference, tending towards disdain the longer it hangs around for. Having a puppy may change that. Noodle LOVES the stuff.

After the surgical excision of an artist due to certain revelations, I'm pretty sure that my #TheTenx5 list is final, complete, and etched in stone. So let's do some stats!

Noodle's first Christmas was hectic, but on the whole he behaved excellently for a not-quite-six-month-old. Did have to repeatedly tell him not to mount sister-in-law's elderly dog though.

#PeoplesPop25 here’s the PLAYLIST THREAD for this poll We’ll start with the Spotify one not cos I love them dearly but it has the streams info I need - YT and Tidal to follow Happy Christmas listening! open.spotify.com/playlist/5Kg...

#PeoplesPop25 7/7 This scratches my very specific 90s female fronted alternative rock itch better than many songs from that actual era. Smashing. Momma I Want You (Fever)

#PeoplesPop25 6/7 I've been going back and forth on wanting to make this my main on nominations day, since it IS my favourite tune of the year, but I'm wary of just blocking out the other non-Golden noms. I'll see how belligerent I'm feeling on Saturday... Huntr/x How It's Done

#PeoplesPop25 5/7 Fair play, Arron - this bangs. JENNIE Like JENNIE

A fluffy dragon protecting his hoard.

#PeoplesPop25 4/7 Time to boost some existing picks I reckon - starting with this spiky lil beauty. ano Past Die Future

When I interviewed Spinal Tap and Marty DiBergi this summer, none of them broke character, for the whole hour. Except Rob Reiner, once, losing it when Michael McKean's David St Hubbins talked about minimalism. I didn't use this in the feature and hadn't published any audio, but this is joyful.

"Who's in here? NO-ONE"

#PeoplesPop25 3/7 Dead Channel Sky didn't thrill me like the two horrorcore albums that preceded it, but goddamn, it could still go incredibly hard. clipping. Change The Channel

#PeoplesPop25 2/7 This wee belter was released on Halloween, and it shows. A return to gnarly form for the lads. Hey Colossus Hey Zombie

#PeoplesPop25 1/7 Kicking my list off with a track that proved to be a highlight of the long journey to Edinburgh late this year. Just a really goddamn pretty tune. Snocaps Heathcliff

And now for some of my very favourite Smol Paul moments in no particular order, starting with the first ever yeet

To complete my #TheTwen2ie5 journey, here's my full list of 50 HMs, including the 5 I posted in the late October break. If you posted one of these in your main list, then thanks! You probably inspired me to pick it too!

Oh hey, it's Fault & Stitchery, another thing I'm in, alongside some very talented folk indeed. The first episode is out now, and it's pristine stuff. Give it a listen why not!

Art of the day Younguk Yi — A Portrait Of A Dog Exposing Its Belly And Adopting An Excited Posture As A Strategic Act Of Conditioning Its Human (acrylic on linen, 2024)

#TheTwen2ie5 50 Black Josh x Wino Willy E R M8 (ft Lee Scott & Sonnyjim) 2023 UK I love a good regional British rap, and this pops off nicely. I especially enjoy Lee's bars in the middle.

doctor: ma'am i'm afraid we can't save your husband. the groove spread from his blood stream. groove is in the heart. wife: [sobbing] dig

#TheTwen2ie5 49 Modern Woman Offerings 2021 UK Post punk propulsion under keening alt-folk vocal, just the way I like it. *FLASHING IMAGES*

#TheTwen2ie5 48 Olivia Rodrigo Vampire 2023 USA It's camp, it's drama, it's goddamn good shit.

#TheTwen2ie5 47 Young Fathers I Saw 2023 UK It's hard not to be gripped by the steady, loping intensity of this tune.

Noodle's first bath! He took to it pretty well, with very little acting out, and that thick fur is already mostly dry. Another milestone for our excellent boy.

#TheTwen2ie5 46 Ruby Ibarra Bakunawa (ft. Ouida, Han Han & June Millington) 2024 Philippines/USA/Canada Philippine mythology delivered ice cold by generations of performers. Compelling stuff.

#TheTwen2ie5 45 Shilpa Ray Manic Pixie Dream Cunt 2020 USA A lovely big blast of Stooges punk, brimful of righteous fury. Smashing.

#TheTwen2ie5 44 Wet Leg Chaise Longue 2022 UK Just a massively fun tune, really, which is all it needs to be.

#TheTwen2ie5 43 Huntr/x What It Sounds Like 2025 USA/South Korea The true emotional heart of the soundtrack. That big rush towards the end kicks me right in the feels.

#TheTwen2ie5 42 clipping. Change The Channel 2025 USA Although I don't love it as much as the horrorcore twosome, the most recent clipping. release is still very good, and this tune goes HARD.

#TheTwen2ie5 41 Say Sue Me Around You 2022 South Korea It's Korean pop, but it's not K-Pop. As sweet and jangly a tune as you'll ever hear.

#TheTwen2ie5 40 Sad13 Hysterical 2020 USA A ripping great alt-pop number with a none-more-lockdown Host-patische video.

#TheTwen2ie5 39 Rina Sawayama This Hell 2022 UK-Japan Doesn't look like anyone needs selling on this massive glittery country-pop anthem. It is objectively a bop.

#TheTwen2ie5 38 Denise Chaila C H A I L A 2020 Ireland-Zambia A late switch-in after one of my picks turned out to be from 2019, this spoke to me on several levels, including our shared disdain for people who repeatedly - often deliberately - mispronounce our surnames.

#TheTwen2ie5 37 Private Lives Misfortune 2022 Canada Just a big ol' bundle of fuzzy fun, which is all I ever really need.

#TheTwen2ie5 36 Peaness Kaizen 2021 UK Three women who really understand the brief when it comes to sparkly guitar pop.

#TheTwen2ie5 35 Otoboke Beaver I Checked Your Cellphone 2022 Japan A typically riotous racket from one of the best and snappiest punk acts on the circuit. This live rendition really captures their boundless energy.

#TheTwen2ie5 34 Audrey Nuna damn Right 2021 USA With the laconic flow and the sneering tude, it's no wonder she was picked to be Mira's singing voice in KPDH. Bang tidy tune this, too.

#TheTwen2ie5 33 Shana Cleveland Faces In The Firelight 2023 USA A lovely bit of psych-folk to wake up to on Saturday morning.

#TheTwen2ie5 32 Necronomidol Tupilaq 2021 Japan A stirring blast of bombastic synthy gothpop from the masters of the art and their last (final?) album.

#TheTwen2ie5 31 Mcbaise She's A Big Boy (Raviolo EP) 2020 UK-France A yacht rock song about pegging? In my good, clean, Christian list? There better not be a spooky-sleazy animated video to go with it...

#TheTwen2ie5 30 Hey Colossus Donkey Jaw 2020 UK Here, right in the middle of my brief run of NKC fails, is a poppier moment from a band that has run the full gamut of downtuned rock styles.

#TheTwen2ie5 29 Richard Dawson & Circle Lily 2021 UK/Finland Sinister verses, camp choruses, Steve Davis video. What more could you want?