Do my Guardian quiz about the Cure!
Clearly one of the best British bands of the last one hundred years, on Friday the Cure are releasing their first new album for 16 years. Regular readers will know that I do the Guardian’s Thursday quiz, but today as…
The incredible secret of the London Overground rebranding
I am 100% on-board with the London Overground being split into six different lines with individual names. It is infuriating to see there are delays on the Overground and have no clear idea of whether they might be on a…
New m-orchestra mini-album A Blessing out today
What better time for some spooky music than Halloween week? And so today I am pleased to say the new m-orchestra mini-album A Blessing has been released for your listening delight! It features seven tracks, including the two singles that…
Listen to The Holmwood Foundation!
Fio Trethewey, one of my Doctor Who brethren – I’ve previously bought their incredible little Who-themed enamel pin badges – has a really cool new project with their partner Georgia Cook called The Holmwood Foundation. Described as “a found footage…
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“Walthamstow FC exist and they’re playing on Saturday, and that’s a start …”
Do you remember when bloggers just sometimes did short posts about things they had enjoyed and just wanted to share them? I know, I am such a boomer*. Anyway, here is one of those, with a couple more to follow…
New m-orchestra single Emoting out today
It is my birthday today! Happy birthday to me! And as my present to you there is a new m-orchestra single out. Emoting is available now on all good streaming services, and if you get it from the Bandcamp store…
A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in September 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 September
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…
A one-line spoiler-free review of all three old movies I watched in the cinema in August 2024
I’ve never really been a movies person, they last too long and I always want the bar/toilet after 20 mins like at gigs, which stresses me out. But I got myself a BFI and a Picturehouse membership and as often…
A one-line review of every gig I’ve been to in August
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…