By rejecting royalties on _In Utero_ alone, Steve Albini turned down about two million bucks. Putting principle before personal enrichment is one reason why he's one of the extremely few producers (sorry, Steve) whom great numbers of people would mourn. Money isn't everything.

The good folks at What Hi-Fi? asked me to pick out some of the best new bands playing at Glastonbury this weekend, but if you only tune in for one make it the mighty High Vis on Saturday whathifi.com/features/7-bes…

The original Sony Walkman turns 45 today, so I wrote something for TechRadar about how it changed the world (and introduced me to Nirvana) techradar.com/audio/the-sony…

Another year, another #BHAFC season preview for FourFourTwo fourfourtwo.com/features/brigh…

4 years gone. Never forgotten. RILEY GALE forever #RIP

SENSATIONAL!!! I’ve been dreaming of doing this for sooooo long and it’s waaay better than I could have imagined!! Bryan’s Gunn … I salute you sir! 👏👏👏👏👏

The ineffable sadness of David Coote theguardian.com/football/2024/…

Very excited to say we are running Kitmas again this year! We collect pre-loved football shirts, and raise money to buy new ones, for children who may not otherwise receive a Christmas present. Please help make our 5th year our biggest yet! crowdfunder.co.uk/p/kitmas-2024

Back to the future: "The post-pandemic indie landscape... feels more aligned with the no-frills, get-in-the-van attitude of the ’80s." Great piece by @LFitzmaurice in the excellent @HearingThingsCo. hearingthings.co/how-the-indie-…

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#SaveThePCC Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease. For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below; you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princecharle…

A lot of people exposing themselves and their lack of understanding of what the game is actually about with their reaction to this take. Maybe this will help: The first ever Merseyside derby was in this ground in 1894... 131 years later, after 10,000's of minutes of derby

These three companies have developed tactile devices that help visually impaired spectators follow the live action playing out on the field. wired.com/story/the-trio…

After 33 years of people (subconsciously, actively, desperately) wondering where the iconic commentary sample in the Gazzetta Football Italia title music came from — with help from Natalie Gedra, Jack Lang and the craque himself, O Diplomata, heitor — we have the answer...

⚽️ 2025/26 starts here. #FFTPreview 📚 FourFourTwo Season Preview out Thursday, July 24.

The auto-generated playlist was launched 10 years ago to much fanfare, but is it losing sight of what made it great? whathifi.com/streaming-ente…

The Gallagher circus has rolled into London this weekend for five shows under the Wembley arch, but you won’t get soaked in beer (or worse) with our alternative option whathifi.com/streaming-ente…

My thoughts on Brighton & Hove Albion's prospects for the 25/26 season are now free to read on FourFourTwo's excellent website. One week to go... fourfourtwo.com/features/brigh…

Imagine if John Wick’s grandad had popped up in Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds and you'd pretty much have Sisu whathifi.com/streaming-ente…