A one-line review of everything I saw at Manchester Folk Horror Festival VII
I was very lucky enough to be invited to play at the Peer Hat in Manchester at the weekend as part of the Manchester Folk Horror Festival VII, and so here is my take on everything I saw at the…
A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in January 2025
I’ve ditched the usual blurb about “not being a movies person, but anyway…” because since I started going to the cinema regularly in 2022 I’ve turned into the kind of guy who downloads the London Film Festival brochure and meticulously…
A one-line review of every gig I’ve been to in January 2025
This monthly series is probably as much for my benefit as yours. I go to a lot of gigs and it is nice to have a way to remember them all. Maybe your interest will be piqued by one of…
Calling female football fandom – research help needed!
One of the Leyton Orient regulars, home and away, is looking for some help with research they are carrying out into female football fandom. Rhiannon Harrison writes: “I am currently completing my final research project dissertation at university focusing on…
m-orchestra – Rosaleen – track-by-track guide
I’ve released Rosaleen by m-orchestra today – some more of my Fortean electronica. Yay! It isn’t really an album, because it is only 20-ish minutes long. And it isn’t really an EP, because it has seven tracks. I guess if…
Some lovely radio about how Leyton Orient got Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Taxi as their signature tune
There was a lovely bit of radio over the holiday period, where Colin Murray and former footballer and Scottish national treasure Pat Nevin discussed with Leyton Orient commentator Dave Victor how it came to be that the O’s, uniquely in…
Come and watch m-orchestra at the Manchester Folk Horror Festival!
It has been a while since the last m-orchestra show, but I am absolutely thrilled to be doing my first gig of 2025 on 1 February at the Manchester Folk Horror festival! The venue is The Peer Hat in Faraday…
A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in December 2024
I’ve ditched the usual blurb about “not being a movies person, but anyway…” because since I started going to the cinema regularly in 2022 I’ve turned into the kind of guy who downloads the London Film Festival brochure and meticulously…
A one-line review of every gig I’ve been to in December 2024
This monthly series is probably more for my benefit than yours, but maybe your interest will be piqued by one of the reviews. Maybe you’ll scroll straight past. Maybe you’ll unsubscribe thinking what did I see in this blog in…