A one-line review of every gig I’ve been to in July and August 2025
This instalment got rather behind schedule while I was having a tricky summer, but anyway, my gig reviews are back, featuring, among others, Duran Duran in Exeter, The Human League in Halifax, Kaiser Chiefs, The New Eves, the Manics, Natalie…
Farewell to our lemon tree …
Another little corner of the old internet I used to live in crumbles away today, as blogging service Typepad is closing its doors for good. From March 2006 to October 2008 I used to write A lemon tree of our…
The Guardian Thursday news quiz is back!
Good news, everyone! After an unexpected hiatus due to me going slightly loopy over the summer, the Guardian Thursday news quiz is back! As I said on Facebook, “A huge news week deserves the return of a huge news quiz….
#Sparkstember2025 is on, and today is the best day for the Sparks-curious
Regular readers know I love Sparks. Even more regular readers will know that September is #Sparkstember. The plan is that you listen to every Sparks album in order, once a day during September. A few years back, as part of…
A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in August 2025
I’ve ditched the old 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 spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in July 2025
I’ve ditched the old 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 June 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…
A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in June 2025
I’ve ditched the old 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 everything I saw at Forever Now
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…
What happened to the Guardian Thursday quiz?
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve had lots of lovely messages from people all asking what boils down to one question – “What happened to the Guardian Thursday quiz?” Regular readers will know that I write a Thursday quiz for…