Had things played out differently, we would have been in cinemas this month for Star Wars’ return to the big screen, with director Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron. It’s fair to say we were living in an uncertain climate when the announcement of this film was made in December 2020. The project is currently dormant and wasn’tContinueContinue reading “My ‘Twin Suns’ moment”
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December 2023 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. MisterWives – Trip Around The Sun02. Paramore, Remi Wolf – You First03. Master Peace, Georgia – I Might Be Fake04. Viji – Slip out quiet05. Petey – I Tried To Draw a Straight Line06. Softcult – Haunt You Still07. Holiday87 – Goodbye Eyes08. Everything Everything – Cold Reactor09. Charli xcx, Sam Smith -ContinueContinue reading “December 2023 Mixtape”
November 2023 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. Green Day – The American Dream Is Killing Me02. blink-182 – TERRIFIED03. Ash – Double Dare04. Feeder – Playing With Fire05. HUNNY – sixteen stitches06. Sydney Sprague – smiley face07. Blondes – Best Friends08. Sum 41 – Landmines09. MxPx – Mountains To Climb10. Less Than Jake – Come Dancing11. Charli Adams – naContinueContinue reading “November 2023 Mixtape”
October 2023 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. Augustana – Stand On My Own02. Inhaler – The Things I Do03. Holly Humberstone – Into Your Room04. PRONOUN – SLAP ME IN THE FACE05. Death Cab For Cutie – Arrow In The Wall (CHVRCHES Remix)06. Jessica Winter, Jonathan Snipes – All I Need07. Kevin Kiner, Sarah Tudzin – Igyah Kah08. Anyma, GrimesContinueContinue reading “October 2023 Mixtape”
25 years of Less Than Jake’s ‘Hello Rockview’
In Spring 2002 I took a trip to London with my Mum. While she went to a specialist hospital appointment I walked from London Waterloo, across the Thames, up through Charing Cross and Trafalgar Square to Piccadilly Circus where, at the time, were three massive record shops, all facing in on each other like behemothsContinueContinue reading “25 years of Less Than Jake’s ‘Hello Rockview’”
Beer Tours: Worcester
The Arch Rivals Brewing Company, 4 Netherton Court, Infirmary Walk, Worcester, WR1 3AU Cardinal’s Hat, 31 Friar Street, Worcester, WR1 2NA Copper Beech Brewery, 6 Britannia Road, Worcester, WR1 3BQ The Firefly, 54 Lowesmoor, Worcester WR1 2SE King Charles House, 29 New Street, Worcester, WR1 2DP Oil Basin Brew House, 7 Copenhagen Street, Worcester, WR1ContinueContinue reading “Beer Tours: Worcester”
September 2023 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. OK Go – This02. GROUPLOVE – Malachi03. Wildermiss – Gettin’ old Rock & Roll04. The Linda Lindas – Resolution/Revolution05. Teenage Wrist – Digital Self06. Shalom – Did It To Myself07. Georgia – All Night08. Carly Rae Jepsen – Weekend Love09. Best Frenz – The Carousel10. MC Lars, Mega Ran, Tee Lopes, Cowboy CoderContinueContinue reading “September 2023 Mixtape”
MMPR Turns 30: The Millennial superheroes
At a pub quiz in spring 2019, I stood confidently as I answered “28th August 1993” to a solo question our team had been asked. The question was, “when did ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ first air?”. Our team got the points and I got some bewildered stares. How the hell did I know that? I amContinueContinue reading “MMPR Turns 30: The Millennial superheroes”
July 2023 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. The Knocks – I Promise02. The Aces – Always Get This Way03. White Reaper – Getting into Trouble w/ the Boss04. Miniature Tigers – Carousel05. Meet Me @ The Altar – Kool06. Izzy Mahoubi, Sydney Sprague – Big Yellow Taxi07. half alive – Brighton08. crushed – respawn09. Foo Fighters – Show Me How10.ContinueContinue reading “July 2023 Mixtape”
August 2023 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. Bully – All This Noise02. Petey – I’ll Wait03. The Beaches – Everything Is Boring04. Michigander – Indianapolis05. San Holo – TINY FLOWERS06. Holly Humberstone – Antichrist07. Couch Prints – True Religion08. HUNNY – big star09. Viji – Anything10. The Japanese House – Touching Yourself11. Fall Out Boy – We Didn’t Start TheContinueContinue reading “August 2023 Mixtape”
June 2023 Mixtape
Tracklisting: 01. Circa Waves – Never Going Under02. MisterWives – Out Of Your Mind03. We Are Scientists – Turn It Up04. Shalom – Happenstance05. Gretel – Drive06. Bully – Hard to Love07. Coach Party – All I Wanna Do Is Hate08. Holy Wire – Phantom Nihilism09. Tommy Lefroy – The Mess10. girlhouse – you don’tContinueContinue reading “June 2023 Mixtape”
20 years of Less Than Jake’s ‘Anthem’
I first got into Less Than Jake in late 2000. By this point in time I had 4 studio albums and a bunch of other releases to catch up on. Anthem was the first of their albums I got to experience the full release cycle for, and I remember it all like it was yesterday. Today theContinueContinue reading “20 years of Less Than Jake’s ‘Anthem’”
Liam Toms 