Copywriter - get in touch for album promo, artist biogs. Words at @louderthanwar, @tapthefeed, @godisinthetv and @atthebarrier. Glastonbury ETC judge.
Bradford-on-Avon, England
Joined January 2017
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A curious weekend. My review for @louderthanwar.
@vampireweekend, @MadnessNews, @KidKapichi, @shedseven, @TheShowhawkDuo, @octoberdrift
There was plenty going on at 2025’s @VictoriousFest and a reasonable amount of it was about the music. louderthanwar.com/victorious… #victorious #louderthanwar
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All hail the early 90s! I reviewed the @GiganticUK All-Dayer at Bristol’s Marble Factory for @louderthanwar, featuring @theedarlingbuds, @NORTHSIDE___ , @TheSoupDragons, @mrjimBob, @Nedsatomictweet & @inspiralsband.
louderthanwar.com/gigantic-a…
Afternoon, @PaulTonkinson! Just finished your splendid marathon book. Many thanks for writing it. As someone who hit the ‘Cracknell Crossbar’ and finished in 3.01 in 2009, I emitted a joyful, watery-eyed tear when I read the ‘finish line’ segment. 🖖🏼
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It’s dark, chilly and the airwaves have been hijacked by Christmas tunes. Time to look forward to August and @VictoriousFest. My preview for @louderthanwar here:
louderthanwar.com/first-arti…
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Angie McMahon’s ‘Light, Dark, Light Again’ album passed me by late last year, but it been on repeat over recent months. I was delighted to see its companion EP ‘Light Sides’ emerge on Friday. My review for @louderthanwar here:
louderthanwar.com/angie-mcma…
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Took Problem Chimp To Ideal Home Show by Half Man Half Biscuit
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No rules. The only limit is our imagination.
Look 👁️ & 🎶 Play
King Kong (1933) by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack
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#GeneTop15
9 - Where Are They Now?
The looping guitar riff at the start draws me in and the way the song builds over the opening two minutes into the resplendent crescendo makes this such a rich and rewarding track. I wish I’d seen the Albert Hall show.
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10 - Haunted By You
If Olympian was the gateway to Gene, Haunted By You would have been the gateway to Olympian. As a portal to push open, it offers so much - from the opening riff, through the instrumental bounce to the Rozza’s vocal growl.
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12 - I Love You What Are You?
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11 - Sleep Well Tonight
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Playing catch-up - one interrogative and one imperative, bringing much of Gene’s inquisitive and commanding power in equal measures. A top ten without these two 🤷🏼♂️
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Another splendid weekend at @VictoriousFest. My review for @louderthanwar, featuring @LotteryWinners, @idlesband, @PIXIES, @thefutureheads, @prsnl_trnr, @TheTorsBand
and @WorldWideWelly
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13 - Sick Sober & Sorry
A song that sums up the mid-90s in the UK in under three minutes. There’s some splendid tambourine work on here too.
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#GeneTop15
14 - Save Me I’m Yours
The first minute is a beautiful mix of lush instrumentation and very few words - “Don’t turn the light off and leave me. This bed feels cold and empty.” Sombre, slow and sparse, this one has a simple beauty.
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#GeneTop15
If Martin Rossiter could pop round and sing to me once a day, the rest of life’s trials and tribulations would fade into insignificance.
This Gene track is one of many that hooks me with the intro alone. 🖖🏼
Number 15 - How Much For Love
youtu.be/it50gPrdt_E?si=voad…
First heard music by @PIXIES in 1990. Interviewed three of them for @LTWZINE in 2019. Finally get to see them play at @VictoriousFest on Saturday. I cannot wait!
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A week and a half until we can indulge ourselves in being Southsea Common People at @VictoriousFest . Can’t wait for @idlesband, @LotteryWinners, @PIXIES and @eaveswilder in particular.
My preview for @louderthanwar here:
louderthanwar.com/victorious…
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Black Betty by Ram Jam
Ram? A lamb?
youtu.be/I_2D8Eo15wE?si=FPwS…
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No rules. The only limit is our imagination.
Look 👁️ & 🎶 Play
Today we are inspired by @JayChasJohnson
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#MeasuresOfMusic
Day 12 - One Man Guy by Loudon Wainwright III
“I don't know why I'm a one man guy
Or why this is a one man show
But these three cubic feet of bone and blood and meat are what I love and know.”
youtu.be/KoLInMWt5O0?si=LJSn…
