Fossil Fools doing a pretty damn fine XTC impersonation

A one-line review of every gig I’ve been to in October 2021

Nobody has asked for this. It is more for my benefit than yours, I guess. It’s a monthly series now. Links go to the artist website. Maybe your interest will be piqued by one of the reviews. Maybe you’ll scroll…

Friday Reading S12E04

Friday Reading S12E04

Friday Reading is a weekly series of recommended reads from the Guardian’s Martin Belam, covering journalism, media and technology, and other interesting nerdy things he found on the internet this week. It is now in its twelfth season. Sign up…

Friday Reading S12E03

Friday Reading S12E03

Friday Reading is a weekly series of recommended reads from the Guardian’s Martin Belam, covering journalism, media and technology, and other interesting nerdy things he found on the internet this week. It is now in its twelfth season. Sign up…

Friday Reading S12E02

Friday Reading S12E02

Friday Reading is a weekly series of recommended reads from the Guardian’s Martin Belam, covering journalism, media and technology, and other interesting nerdy things he found on the internet this week. It is now in its twelfth season. Sign up…

Friday Reading S12E01

Friday Reading S12E01

Friday Reading is a weekly series of recommended reads from the Guardian’s Martin Belam, covering journalism, media and technology, and other interesting nerdy things he found on the internet this week. It is now in its twelfth season. Sign up…

A one-line review of every Sparks studio album because I listened to them all during #Sparkstember

A one-line review of every Sparks studio album because I listened to them all during #Sparkstember

It was #Sparkstember, where you listen to one Sparks album a day. Here’s my reckons … 1: Halfnelson/Sparks Halfnelson/Sparks (1971) – Originally recorded and released under the name Halfnelson, and produced by Todd Rundgren, there’s a very strong run of High C, Fletcher Honorama,…

A one-line review of every gig I’ve been to in September 2021

A one-line review of every gig I’ve been to in September 2021

Nobody has asked for this. It is more for my benefit than yours, I guess. It’s a monthly series now. Links go to the artist website. Maybe your interest will be piqued by one of the reviews. Maybe you’ll scroll…

UsVsTh3m features in ‘Formats unpacked’

UsVsTh3m features in ‘Formats unpacked’

Bless him, Hugh Garry, who I have worked with at Storythings in the past, this week chose one of the UsVsTh3m quizzes as the topic for his regular Formats Unpacked newsletter. He wrote about The North-o-Meter, saying, among other things:…

My tuppence on Russell T Davies returning as Doctor Who showrunner

If you were at all curious as to what I think about the news that Russell T Davies is returning to Doctor Who as showrunner – and frankly who wouldn’t be – then luckily I’ve said it all as part…

Friday Reading is back! [SOON]

I know most of the people subscribed to this blog via the newsletter were subscribed because of my Friday Reading compilation of links, recommended reads and oblique comments, and recently it’s just been all Doctor Who and gig reviews etc….