This week I saw two wildly different musical performances over two consecutive nights, so you’re getting two reviews for the price of one.

In recent years I have got back into collecting physical media, but the surging price of vinyl is making me fall out of love with it again. It’s no wonder everybody uses Spotify when the alternative is so unaffordable. Something has to change.

Last night I saw YHWH Nailgun - an extraordinary band - live in Berlin. Their debut album 45 Pounds is good, but their live act is something else entirely. Read my review…

With One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson has now made 10 brilliant feature films. But where does his newest one sit among his filmography so far? In my new Substack post, I have attempted to rank his 10 films from least to most brilliant.

With One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson has now made 10 brilliant feature films. But where does his newest one sit among his filmography so far? In my new Substack post, I have attempted to rank his 10 films from least to most brilliant.

I saw One Battle After Another last night. It’s the film of the year, if not the decade, and it reinforced my view that Paul Thomas Anderson is our greatest living filmmaker. Read my review.

This week I have written about Long Story Short - a Netflix show which really charmed me this summer - and where this ‘sadcom’ sits in the pantheon of adult animated comedy.

This week I have written about Long Story Short - a Netflix show which really charmed me this summer - and where this ‘sadcom’ sits in the pantheon of adult animated comedy.

💿 RECORD REVIEW 💿 Jonathan Richman: Only Frozen Sky Anyway

💿 RECORD REVIEW 💿 Jonathan Richman: Only Frozen Sky Anyway

Important piece of writing from Nathan McIlroy (Indian Pale Male) on the daily atrocities committed in Gaza, perpetuated by a complicit media and a Cult of Greed and Self-Interest...

🎞️ FILM REVIEW 🎞️ 28 Years Later

🎸 LIVE REVIEW 🎸 Morrissey

📖 BOOK REVIEW 📖 MC5: An Oral Biography of Rock's Most Revolutionary Band