Reviewed Dua Lipa, Sparks and Waxahatchee live. Land of contrasts! spectator.co.uk/article/dua-li…

Was there any public health incident in 2020 that might have had long-term effects? Let me just check. I’m sure Tom didn’t just fail to think before tweeting this

I spent an afternoon talking Springsteen with Laura Barton. theguardian.com/music/2025/jun…

Reviewed Black Sabbath and chums. #BTTB theguardian.com/music/2025/jul…

I wrote about the outdoor shows explosion. theguardian.com/business/2025/…

Sad to hear that another of the wonderful people I spoke to for Denim and Leather has passed away. RIP Kevin Riddles, bassist of Angel Witch and Tytan. youtu.be/bR4gK6tmIvQ?si…

"And don't you know you're breaking the law / With the service you're giving?" Someone should rewrite Iron Maiden’s Charlotte the Harlot to be about water companies. Or unhygienic food trucks. Or pubs altered without planning permission.

Reviewed the fantastic Sabrina Carpenter show and pondered a) the vfm or otherwise of outdoor shows and b) pop shows’ relationship to musical theatre. spectator.co.uk/article/a-deli…

I wrote about the Europop one-hit wonders of the 80s. theguardian.com/music/2025/jul…

Always horrfying to realise you're older than *all* the Traveling Wilburys were.

Yes. Next.

I wrote about a piece of American myth-making, Ghost Riders in the Sky. ft.com/content/b311db…

Do white men ever go and try to attack buildings where *white* rapists are staying?

RIP Ozzy youtu.be/uIXRfQvCqAU?si…

I picked 10 great Ozzy recordings for the Guardian. theguardian.com/music/2025/jul…

More of me on Ozzy. inews.co.uk/culture/ozzy-o…

Yet more of me on Ozzy. spectator.co.uk/article/what-i…

Final bit of me on Ozzy. economist.com/culture/2025/0…

I reviewed Stevie Wonder and Heavenly. spectator.co.uk/article/magnif…

And I went on a podcast to talk Ozzy … shows.acast.com/theintelligenc…