This is what I’ve been working on for the last six years. So excited to be able to share it.

Fiery Furnaces + Destroyer, Pitchfork Festival, Barbican.

Piece I contributed to on (who else) Prince: www.vulture.com/article/eigh...

Crime and the City Solution, St Matthias Church.

If I was a magazine subeditor, it’d be hard to resist ‘Sonic Woof’ (Thurston Moore Group, Oslo, tonight).

The Hard Quartet, EartH.

My review of Caroline Fraser’s Murderland: observer.co.uk/culture/book...

@pressfuturist.bsky.social Just found a copy of “inv 5”, do you remember what it was?

Tyler, the Creator, Chromakopia, O2.

Saw reviews comparing Hurry Up Tomorrow to Purple Rain. Ha ha, no, but it does resemble Prince’s mid-90s ideas, videos and aborted ideas for dramas/musicals about relationships with female fans.

Thurston Moore, Evan Parker, Pat Thomas, Cafe Oto.

Sarabeth Tucek, West Hampstead Arts Club.

Wolf Eyes, Underworld.

Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Cafe Oto.

070 Shake, Koko.

Spiritualized, Barbican

Tindersticks (w/Gina Foster), Royal Albert Hall.

Very much enjoyed interviewing David Keenan at the London launch of his excellent new music book Volcanic Tongue.

Second Night of Moor Mother residency at Cafe Oto: TEMPORAL ASSEMBLIES: TIME RITUALS - MOOR MOTHER + READING OF 'THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS'

Always great when a favourite musician returns after a long absence. Nina Nastasia last year, Edith Frost this year. Will be playing this one for a while.

KEENAN. THORNE. FOYLES. MONDAY. @reversediorama.bsky.social in conversation with @8minutesidle.bsky.social about his collection of music writing, VOLCANIC TONGUE, this Monday @foylesforbooks.bsky.social Charing Cross Road www.foyles.co.uk/events/david...

Stephen King films fun in the foyer is always a cut above.

James Brandon Lewis + The Messthetics, 100 Club, tonight.

Am generally not one for nostalgia shows, or “play the album” shows but Frank Black’s Teenager of the Year show, which for me is him at his top dollar best, was much better than seeing him at the time, when his career was imploding - and reminded me of Camden Joy’s essay on this misunderstood album.

Redundant to say he was my favourite director/artist; he was everyone’s favourite director. Have this print in my living room.

First gig of the year: Jesus Lizard at the Electric Ballroom

Me on Dylan: amp.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

Always love it when I’m watching a film at Xmas and didn’t know it was set at Xmas. Tonight’s unexpected Xmas movie: The First Deadly Sin.

Last night of LCMF

More LCMF

London Contemporary Music Festival is such a fun Xmas treat.

LCMF is so much fun. Always my favourite festival of the year.

Enjoyed Little Black Egg (Yo La Tengo’s more experimental side-project) at Cafe Oto last night.

Seems everyone starts here with an “allow me to reintroduce myself” message, so I’m Matt Thorne, I’ve written novels and a book about Prince and have a new music book coming out in 2026. Mainly post about music, books and films.