The Shining remake sounds wild www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...

Keeping the ball rolling this week at CABBAGES with some thoughts on Westside Gunn's latest project, plus reviews of new albums by Crimeapple and Wave Generators. www.cabbageshiphop.com/westside-gun...

The 90s were awash in ridiculous rap talent but the Wu roster was truly special. Yes RZA in the studio knew how to get the best out of each and every member, but the raw talent spread amongst them was something else. Chef doesn't get nearly enough love for how brilliant he is.

My man @thobbsjourno.bsky.social is out here talking to legends! www.stereogum.com/2321791/raek...

I interviewed the legend Raekwon for @stereogum. We spoke about his Dad's Indian heritage, Cuban Linx 3, why the Wu-Tang are like King Arthur's Knights, rap needing to elevate prisoners, and sneaking veal steak into prison. Read here you won't regret it: www.stereogum.com/2321791/raek...

love this 20th-anniversary (!) retrospective on 50 Cent's video game, from @thobbsjourno.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...

The Hero of Twilight

Great piece, and delighted to have found @thobbsjourno.bsky.social again after all this time! I would add that the way Herrmann articulates his string writing - with down bow strokes on every stabbing beat - makes the orchestra reenact the murder itself, and makes them complicit in Bates's crimes.

A great read! 👇 ‘How PSYCHO’s terrifying music changed film forever’ by @thobbsjourno.bsky.social via BBC Culture: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

I wrote about the genius of Bernard Herrmann for BBC Culture, focusing on his score for 1960's Psycho, which bailed out Hitchcock. I'm proud this writing shows how the dread of the era crept into Herrmann's sound and details his influence on rap. Read: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

I wrote about the genius of Bernard Herrmann for BBC Culture, focusing on his score for 1960's Psycho, which bailed out Hitchcock. I'm proud this writing shows how the dread of the era crept into Herrmann's sound and details his influence on rap. Read: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

7/13/99: Stanley Kubrick's final masterpiece, Eyes Wide Shut Our take: midcenturycinema.org/2019/07/05/n... More @janetmaslin.bsky.social (who nailed it then): www.nytimes.com/1999/07/16/m... @kimmorgan.bsky.social: thenewbev.com/blog/2019/04... @thobbsjourno.bsky.social: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

@thobbsjourno.bsky.social did a great job with his Slick Rick article/interview for @stereogum.bsky.social www.stereogum.com/2312341/slic...

It was an honour to profile MIKE for @Dazed, who feels like one of the most important rappers around rn. Just like his music, speaking to him provides you with a lot of wisdom and i hope that comes across: www.dazeddigital.com/music/articl...

A wholesome interview with Curren$y, who’s installed an extensive racing track for radio-controlled toy truck battles on his lawn… www.stereogum.com/2306799/curr... [📝: @thobbsjourno.bsky.social]

I profiled the rap legend Curren$y (@CurrenSy_Spitta) for @stereogum. We spoke about why video games mean more to working class kids; creating rap songs that feel like the ocean; Soulja Slim; & being a big kid. A special conversation, to be honest. Read: t.co/Muzu8LnUQ8

Waiting for Britney Spears made Language Arts' "Definitive Spring and Summer Reading List." Now is the time to invest in rhinestone futures and Kitson stock. Past is prologue. Present is purgatory. Our only path forward is through toxicity. Out June 10 everywhere.

Have edited my website so it looks a bit neater with awesome press quotes from The Guardian, The Wire Magazine and The Quietus about my work and links to buy tickets for all my upcoming shows 🖤 krldslv.neocities.org

i need to post on here more often. seems alot more chill than x

Don't often recommend Guardian stuff but @thobbsjourno.bsky.social is always worth a read and this article is no exception www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...

An interview with Robby Krieger, the legendary guitarist of The Doors, about incorporating jazz influences and writing "Light My Fire," how Jim Morrison sang to the bobcat in his garden and predicted rap two decades early. By @thobbsjourno.bsky.social www.passionweiss.com/2025/03/05/r...

I profiled Sexyy Red for Dazed. We spoke about police harassment; the downsides of fame; rap being a lot like wrestling; Drake; and owning 600 pairs of True Religion jeans. The aim of this one was to show the human being behind the persona. Proud of it: www.dazeddigital.com/music/articl...

I wrote about the clashes between the longtime MAGA base and the recent tech-bro Trump converts, how Indian immigrants have stood at the center of it all, and why we're going to see even more open anti-Indian racism as this coalition stabilizes itself: slate.com/technology/2...

I profiled Sexyy Red for Dazed. We spoke about police harassment; the downsides of fame; rap being a lot like wrestling; Drake; and owning 600 pairs of True Religion jeans. The aim of this one was to show the human being behind the persona. Proud of it: www.dazeddigital.com/music/articl...

Once again asking what problem this technology has solved or is expected to solve to force us to endure this. www.fastcompany.com/91253026/air...

For a long time, I've had this idea of writing something rooted in the perspective of people who suffer from a extreme fear of dogs & getting their anecdotes on what it's like to live in a dog crazy world. This is that feature, for VICE dot com. Woof. Read here: www.vice.com/en/article/c...

For the BBC I wrote this long read about 1989's tv adaptation of The Woman In Black, which was so scary it terrified a whole generation and became a cult classic. i spoke to those involved in its creation as well as high profile fan Mark Gatiss. Read here: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

This been a hard year, but I'm proud I kept going & juggled freelancing w/ being a new dad. Given all the hard work involved, I want to celebrate my best 2024 writing with a thread. 1). For the Guardian I spoke to rap bodyguards about their dangerous jobs: t.co/ziNzTlalMb

For the @guardian (and my 40th piece for them!!) I wrote about how hip hop has always been a space for working class men to ruminate on the relationship with their mothers. Read: www.theguardian.com/music/2024/d...

Gregg Wallace accused of inappropriate behaviour in letter sent to BBC in 2022

clear up gonna be huge

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, and the Trans Murder Monitoring project has put out its "sobering" annual report, which found that 350 trans people have been killed in 2024. The report added that this horrific figure could in part be down to rising anti-trans hate speech and legislation.

Looking to speak to fans, musicians, promoters, managers-- anyone involved with comments or concerns, please share far and wide

Over recent years the cassette has gone from dusty relic to a thing Taylor Swift embraces. In my latest for BackMarket, I explored the revival of the cassette as a format and I try to answer why tapes are so hip again. Read here: www.backmarket.com/en-us/c/audi...

i love all the little details in RD2 but i found the storyline so joyless. so much dull exposition. i'm in the small camp who preferred the original game

and hello! i am looking forward to having another app to complain about classism and lil yachty on 🫡

MF DOOM's MM..FOOD is arguably his most personal project. To celebrate this classic rap record's 20th anniversary, Complex let me speak to DOOM' collaborators and disciples about why it remains such a delicious listening experience. read: www.complex.com/music/a/thom...