"I want people to fuck up more... it's okay to be bad so long as it's a true badness": From the prairies of rural Canada, @mothlandsounds-signed Truck Violence are screaming and screeching into the endless void, writes Steven Loftin buff.ly/eB5KcGU

LA trio Provoker are crafting lush, cinematic synth-pop through raw instinct and ghostly inspiration, the @YEAR0001-signed band tell Steven Loftin buff.ly/Pji8t7F

Ahead of the release of Hope We Have Fun, Mt. Joy’s Mt. Joy Matt Quinn takes Steven Loftin Steven Loftin through the songs that made him buff.ly/c8sKCJY

Very much enjoyed geeking out about @thereplacements and other musical goodness with Finn Wolfhard.

As he releases his first solo album Happy Birthday, the actor and songwriter Finn Wolfhard Finn Wolfhard talks Steven Loftin through the songs that inspired a lifelong love of music buff.ly/gT1GoAp

Ahead of the release of Hope We Have Fun, Mt. Joy’s Mt. Joy Matt Quinn takes Steven Loftin Steven Loftin through the songs that made him buff.ly/c8sKCJY

Addison Rae’s debut is currently living rent free in my head and I love it

Two interviews away from my 500th. I'll wear a party hat for number 500.

I wish I could bottle the satisfaction I felt after nuking 1128 saved albums from my Spotify.

last fm informs me that the Post Malone country album continues to have me in a choke hold

I’ve just shaved off the ‘grief beard’ I’ve been growing all year since mum died, and it feels amazing to not have a sweater on my face in this heat.

I enjoy how we’ve shifted from MTV Cribs to Architectural Digest for celebrity home tours. Who says we haven’t grown as a society.

A reminder that I'm always on the look out for additional writing and editing work. I have experience penning and editing bios, articles, interviews, Q&A's, press releases, reviews (live/fest/etc), and whatever else is needed.

writer/journo people, what do you use for portfolios?

The new Karol G album is hitting nicely in this weather

Experiencing the cold clarity of going through an interview I did last night and realising in the heat-induced haze I was chatting more shit than normal. Apologies to that band.

no matter how long you've been writing nothing prepares you to enter an edited and commented google doc

In honour of Slipknot’s self-titled 25th anniversary, I dug out the 1999 promo trading cards I picked up a few years ago