2006 was a weird time for music. It had been over half a decade since Napster brought about a major shake up of how we accessed and listened to music. The platforms that followed in Napster’s wake, with their varying levels of legality, felt a lot like sub par imitations or best guesses at theContinueContinue reading “20 years of Less Than Jake’s ‘In With The Out Crowd’”
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YATM ’26: We are so lucky to have all this.
I look at this photograph taken Wednesday evening and almost can’t believe the circumstances that led us all to here. This isn’t a company or a family per se, this is a collective of people who, in a big part due to timing and sheer luck I expect, found their way to You Are TheContinueContinue reading “YATM ’26: We are so lucky to have all this.”
This is the May
Ok, so ‘May the Fourth…’ was a week ago, but with The Mandalorian and Grogu just under two weeks away from heralding the return of Star Wars to cinemas (with a new film for the first time in seven years), I’m celebrating the saga all month. Over on the Collect Us All! Instagram page I’ve been sharing some items from myContinueContinue reading “This is the May”
May 2026 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. Dazy – BIG Problem02. Michigander – Freaking Out03. Javier Rayes – No Ifs04. The All-American Rejects – King Kong05. Wildermiss – Kiss The Weeds06. Rostam – Back of a Truck07. The Flints – Don’t Wanna Be Your Drug08. Prima Queen – Crumb09. Vanessa Carlton – Mountain10. Tyler Lyle – Pondicherry11. A – BringContinueContinue reading “May 2026 Mixtape”
The first 24 hours
With this month’s edition of 11 tracks, the total play length of all the playlists going back to February 2023 combined has hit 24 hours. I consider the sequencing for these mixtapes meticulously each month, but if you’d like to abandon all of that and just hit shuffle on a days worth of my favourite music fromContinueContinue reading “The first 24 hours”
Gigs of 2026 (so far)
Tuesday 10th February 2026: Maxïmo Park at O2 Academy, Bournemouth w/ Art Brut Thursday 12th February 2026: Militarie Gun at Kola, Portsmouth w/ The Tubs Tuesday 17th February 2026: Pool Kids at The Joiners, Southampton w/ Sydney Sprague and Get Mendoza Sunday 22nd February 2026: Chloe Slater at The Wight Bear, Southbourne (Matinee) w/ LydiaContinueContinue reading “Gigs of 2026 (so far)”
April 2026 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. Death Cab for Cutie – Riptides02. The Academy Is… – L Train03. Arlo Parks – Get Go04. Snail Mail – Tractor Beam05. Livingmore – Undone06. Fruit Bats – The Landfill07. Holly Humberstone – Cruel World08. Child Seat – My Broken Seat09. Dagny – Dancefloor Erotica10. Melanie C – Undefeated Champion11. Arkells, GROUPLOVE -ContinueContinue reading “April 2026 Mixtape”
Beer Tours: Exeter
Arcadia by Utopian, 6 Northernhay Place, Exeter, EX4 3QJ CUCKOO Taproom & Bottleshop, 25 Paris Street, Exeter, EX1 2JB Exeter Brewery, Cowley Bridge Road, Exeter, EX4 4NX The Fire House, 50 New North Road, Exeter, EX4 4EP The Turk’s Head, 57A High Street, Exeter, EX4 3DJ Topsham Brewery, Maclaines Warehouse, Haven Road, Exeter, EX2 8GRContinueContinue reading “Beer Tours: Exeter”
Beer Tours: London
3 Locks Brewing Company, Arch S14/15 Hawley Wharf, London NW1 8NX Anspach and Hobday, 118 Druid Street, Bermondsey, London SE1 2HH Babel Beerhouse, 1 Lewis Cubitt Walk, Kings Cross, London, N1C 4DL The Barrel Project (London Beer Factory), 80 Druid Street, London, SE1 2HQ Beavertown Brewery, Unit 17, Lockwood Industrial Park, Mill Mead Road, London,ContinueContinue reading “Beer Tours: London”
March 2026 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. Lucia & The Best Boys, Lauren Mayberry – Lonely Girl02. MUNA – Dancing On The Wall03. favourite daughter – you but different04. Ally Evenson – Blame it on You05. Transviolet – LEECH06. Bleach Lab – My Favourite Game07. Soda Blonde – Suit & Tie08. Vanessa Carlton – Great House09. CHVRCHES – Such GreatContinueContinue reading “March 2026 Mixtape”
Co-owners Annual Meeting at Vue
Employee ownership has given us the opportunity to do lots of things at Grapevine we might not have otherwise. It’s also opened a door to fun ideas. Tonight was the latest, holding this year’s Co-owner Meeting at our local cinema, which has just had a beautiful refit. As well as taking over a cinema screen,ContinueContinue reading “Co-owners Annual Meeting at Vue”
Time at the bar
I took a photo of this beer last Wednesday at Brewdog on Baldwin Street (one of their earliest opened pubs in 2012) as I had a feeling it might be my last visit there. Today’s news has confirmed this. Regardless of your views on Brewdog in 2026, or any of the years before now (trustContinueContinue reading “Time at the bar”
Liam Toms 