Music editor, @guardian
London, England
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It was a total honour to write the cover feature for The Guardian Film and Music on the mighty Iron Maiden, out today.
I did the first newspaper interview with Dave Grohl since his infidelity scandal, and since the deaths of his mother and Taylor Hawkins. He was powerful on grief, selfhood, ambition ... and we did an interesting dance around *that* issue too.
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Really important report from Eamonn Forde looking at the implications of record labels getting in bed with generative AI companies
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"[The Band] was my first major project as an engineer and I was a smart-ass kid, like calling Garth Hudson 'old man' thinking he was too old to stay awake, not realising he had narcolepsy." Very funny and wonderfully indiscreet stuff from Todd Rundgren.
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Stunning, impassioned analysis of what made D'Angelo one of the greatest to ever do it. Thank you Daphne
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Ambient dub techno or dubby ambient techno? Short Span is quickly becoming a buy on sight label for me. This new one from Conna Haraway did not miss.
The Dare does not deserve to be up top outside this A-Z. In fact he should be in his own section below it
I spoke to Scott Ian of Anthrax, Randy Blythe of Lamb of God, Brann Dailor of Mastodon, Lita Ford, Joe Duplantier of Gojira, Matt Baty of Pigs x7 and Mick Box of Uriah Heep about Ozzy Osbourne. Great testaments to his brilliance, and to the power of metal
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i went to North Carolina to chat with Wednesday's Karly Hartzman about writing about death, loving her hometown, and making one of the year's best records ❤️🔥 theguardian.com/music/2025/j…
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ICYMI - I interviewed Bobby Weir of the Grateful Dead for The Guardian a few weeks back. He's playing Royal Albert Hall this Saturday.
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One of the best British debuts in ages - spry, funky, expert sound design but also powerfully human... Every single track operating on such a high level 👏👏👏👏👏
Demdike Stare’s DDS label with a standout debut album from NZO, distilling 2-step UKG, R&B x computerised funk, adjacent to mutant jungle and footwork. RIYL SND, Rian Treanor, Beatrice Dillon, Rodney Jerkins, Groove Chronicles, Akufen… 🔥
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I wrote about @_jakemuir's transportive new album Campana Sonans, constructed from field recordings of church bells in England and Germany
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I spoke to @BiffyClyro and @eisenbergsounds for this piece with songwriters digging into what made Brian Wilson such a singular genius. Thank you @davesimps0n for doing the other chats!
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The albums of the year so far, as chosen by me, Alexis and Laura
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Any worries about a good song of the summer are vaporised with the arrival of the new Alex G. His best ever song imo
Remembering how Yung Lean made a song with Kreayshawn and it was deeply moving and absolutely amazing
I met @theweeknd in New York to discuss his path to the top of pop, the "hell" of making "half-baked" The Idol, and the panic and abandonment issues he confronted in making new film Hurry Up Tomorrow.
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Thanks @phinjennings for this one on his Guardian debut!
Super important piece on uber-wealthy ownership of grassroots club culture and how experimental, diverse lineups are increasingly being supported by nepotism money
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