freelance writer. words for @shindigmagazine @roughtrade (more active on instagram)
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I have used my powers for evil (got Flanders and Swann onto a Rough Trade playlist).
"Sun is in the sky, oh why, oh why, Would I wanna be anywhere else?"
Song which best represents London to you?
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can you imagine arctic monkeys still doing one-note songs with lyrics like “men with truncheons dressed in hats” now. it’s not *that* good ffs.
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60 years of 'Revolver'.
An album of remarkable variety with a legacy that rests on how boldly it transformed The Beatles from a pop phenomenon into studio innovators.
Find out where it stacks up in our ranking by our resident Beatlemaniac @huwareyou.
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Published yesterday, @RecCollMag presents… XTC is a magazine dedicated to XTC. To mark the occasion, Today's What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast brings together editor Jeremy Allen, @huwareyou and @bebbydriver to go behind the scenes. xtclimelight.com/2026/07/17/…
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@RecCollMag's XTC Special is out tomorrow! Don't forget to pre-order today using the 20% off code RCXTC20.
Record Collector Presents… XTC
The story of XTC, from Swindon beginnings to one of Britain’s most inventive and influential bands…
Pre-order now and get 20% off with code RCXTC20 (valid until July 12) shop.recordcollectormag.com/…
On sale: July 16
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this harry hill bit where he describes the plot of gummo (1997) to thunderous applause has fully shattered my grip on reality
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Record Collector Presents… XTC
A special edition @RecCollMag completely dedicated to the band will be out on July 16th! Pre-order now with 20% off code RCXTC20.
shop.recordcollectormag.com/…
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Today in 1967, The Beatles walked into Studio One at Abbey Road Studios and the rest is history.
This #WorldBeatlesDay, we tasked our resident Beatles expert @huwareyou with ranking a top 10 of the Liverpool legend’s genius catalogue.
Which Beatles album takes your top spot?
The best Australian album of all time is State of Shock by the Moirs, an eerie and arty feminist yacht rock LP that sounds like a cross between Kate Bush, The Roches and Olivia Newton-John. This is not negiotiable.
The best Australian album of all time?
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this lady, lorraine bowen, was actually in a DIY post-punk band in the early 80s called see you in vegas.
youtu.be/BgnwLLTLvDY
hello. this blew up for me so I’d just like to say that I’m a music / culture writer with a line in this kind of pop ephemera. I regularly contribute to @shindigmagazine and you can find a taster of what I do here. always up for opportunities. thank you!
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"I had to go deeper and, as I began to power through the albums, I started to wonder – did Paul McCartney peak after the Beatles?"
Macca Ranked. How does our ranking stack up against your own?
blog.roughtrade.com/gb/ranke…
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Across solo records, collaborations with wife Linda and the ever-shifting identity of Wings, Rough Trade's @huwareyou dives deep into McCartney mania, with a refined ranking of the lender British artist’s top ten greatest works outside of The Beatles.
blog.roughtrade.com/gb/ranke…
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McCartney is up to something. Keep your eyes peeled on our socials for something special incoming.
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Fab @ElvisCostello cover story in the new issue. Order today via the below link. shindig-magazine.com/?p=7519
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This masterpiece increasingly feels like the last gasp of a kind of British TV that both reflected and educated the country that produced it. In the decades since, perhaps only Small Axe has approached its scope and seriousness
