46 years and counting for ESG, who have arguably had a helping hand in shaping the sound of every decade since then. I chatted with Renee about the group’s history and infinite influence. For DJ Mag djmag.com/features/esgs-…

"As long as I can sing the song and give a message of ‘be yourself, dance, and have fun because life is hard enough’, then I’ll keep going” ESG's Renee Scroggins catches up with Daniel Dylan Wray, who documents the group's influence on house and hip-hop buff.ly/3UI5Fxq

After the rather doomy takeaway from the recent piece I did on bands struggling to make it work financially touring, it was a joy to go visit The Lovely Eggs 🥚 📺 at their HQ who are thriving as a DIY band by ditching industry convention. theguardian.com/music/article/…

I love a beer on the move, so no judgement, but it’s odd and kinda wild how normalised getting properly clattered on trains at like 10am has become in the UK. It’s like the law of the airport gone mobile, except usually minus the holiday at the other end.

Wrote about the quieter side to Steve Albini’s output and legacy - Low, Dirty Three, Smog, Newsom etc. and how some of it is just as potent as the louder stuff, while often sharing a lot of the same dynamics as his beloved noise. For Crack Magazine. crackmagazine.net/article/profil…

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With a new book on Kes out by Dave Forrest, Threads turning 40 and getting a new doc, plus And Other Stories re-publishing The Gatekeeper. I dive into the powerful yet often overlooked world of Barry Hines for The Tribune. +words from Ken Loach & Sixteen Films open.substack.com/pub/thetribune…

Ahead of the final ever Inside No. 9, I chatted with the show's creators Reece Shearsmith Steve Pemberton, as well as directors and producers, and guest stars Maxine Peake, Daniel Mays, Jane Horrocks, Simon Callow, Charlie Cooper, Mark Bonnar and Tom Riley. theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/a…

Wrote about an ace new doc that just premiered at Sheffield DocFest about the overlooked yet hugely significant UK reggae band the Cimarons. I speak with the band who collaborated with everyone from Bob Marley to Paul McCartney but were often uncredited. theguardian.com/music/article/…

I wrote about darkwave, the genre nobody can agree on what it is, or whether they make it, but is doing billions in streaming and shaping pop as well as underground sounds. theguardian.com/music/article/…

The award-winning podcast Buried is back for series 2 and finds banned forever chemicals in our food, soil and blood. With help from michael sheen 💙 and an eccentric whistleblower, they unearth a wild story. I spoke with Dan Ashby & Lucy Taylor about it. theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/a…

Strike: An Uncivil war, an excellent doc on the battle of Orgreave (winner of the audience award at Sheffield DocFest) is now out in cinemas. I spoke to the film’s director & an ex-miner about the impact of that day and 40 years of injustice for The Tribune open.substack.com/pub/thetribune…

Vote done. Alf says don’t forget your ID. #dogsatpollingstations

Wrote up Jason Pierce of Spiritualized's Baker's Dozen for The Quietus. He eschewed predictable picks and thew in some killer deep cut LPs, spanning junkie soul, bargain bin gospel, leftfield country and improvised piano music made by a nun. thequietus.com/interviews/bak…

For the The Tribune Saturday read I spoke with Désirée Reynolds about the excellent Dig Where You Stand exhibition, and a life spent uncovering untold histories, and how she - and several other artists - are re-narrating Sheffield’s history. open.substack.com/pub/thetribune…

From dream to new music genre in three days, I caught up with DREW DANIEL to chat about hit em, the increasingly rare fun and creative side of twitter, and whether there’s a meaningful future for this wonky new dance music. theguardian.com/music/article/…

Wrote about Max’s Kansas City, the back room party den for Warhol superstars turned punk hotspot that ended in darkness, drugs and a prison sentence for its basement counterfeiting operation . theguardian.com/music/article/…

.Daniel Dylan Wray hops on the Trans Pennine Express and travels to Macclesfield to interview newly reformed and reinvigorated Factory Floor ahead of a live show MUTEK Montréal this month Return of the Macc: Factory Floor Interviewed buff.ly/46HHumU

Oren Ambarchi can make a guitar sound like anything but a guitar. We've got a guide to exploring his work. bit.ly/3MdusEw