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Music writer, football fan. Ranked by Feedspot in the Top 10 UK Indie Music Blogs of 2025. It's arcticreviews.co.uk if you want to read some stuff.

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Extra time for West Ham.

09.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Jello still has work to do. Best wishes for his full recovery.

09.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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09.03.2026 20:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember seeing them on Snub doing Drive Blind and it just clicked. I ended up being more into Catherine Wheel, but Ride felt perfect at the time.

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100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s #49 Ride – Twisterella Released : 1992 There has rarely been a music scene with a more British philosophy than shoegaze, being what was at first a tightly-knit conglomerate of bands who supposedly preferred to look down …

Released on this date in 1992, Going Blank Again by Ride #musicsky arcticreviews.co.uk/2021/08/03/1...

09.03.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Home draw too much to ask for. Again.

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β€œIt still keeps coming out Leeds versus Port Vale”

β€œRight, it’s time to use the special set of balls. We can’t disappoint Pep or Mikel”

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The Wave Pictures – Gained/Lost review Some bands are definitely born out of time. Since The Wave Pictures emerged from rural Leicestershire in the late 90's they've acted like one of the indie outfits that stalked the previous generation; releasing often, never threatening the mainstream and adored by a chosen few, they've come to define their own cult status. Part of their legend has been the Messianic guitar skills of David Tattersall, a virtuoso who Marc Riley once hailed as the greatest British chord craftsmen of his generation.

The Wave Pictures - Gained/Lost review

05.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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100 Greatest Songs of the 90’s #85 Nine Inch Nails – March of The Pigs Released : 1994 Success is a relative term. From an outsider’s perspective selling lots of records – especially ones like Nine Inch Nails debut album Pretty Hate Machine, with it’…

Released on this date in 1994, The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails #musicsky arcticreviews.co.uk/2021/02/16/1...

08.03.2026 22:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Foals – Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost, Part 1 review Yiannis Phillipakis has never been a man for soft pedalling; despite Foals losing their bass player and the music industry going to hell in handbasket they’ve chosen not to replace Walter Ger…

Released on this date in 2019, Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost, Part 1 by Foals #musicsky arcticreviews.co.uk/2019/03/01/f...

08.03.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just got back, great to see the Ramadan break respected, even applauded. Can anyone link me up to what Pep's had to say? He's been all over it, right? #lufc

08.03.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

I know where you live, Jim.

08.03.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚

08.03.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

I got you pal. Happy Birthday!

08.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We should’ve lost in the last round, so on paper this is a bonus. But not really.

08.03.2026 11:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

PTSD, triggered.

08.03.2026 11:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Normally quite positive (Much to a number of you's chagrin), but today feels like a shitshow in waiting. Out of form fringe players puttering about, ex-manager narrative, opposition who can play with complete freedom. Plus we're guaranteed a few idiots booing the food break. Meh. #lufc

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Buck Meek – The MirrorΒ review Buck Meek's fourth solo album was made with a little help from his friends; all of his Big Thief compadres are involved in some capacity, and he's also joined by a cast which includes Mary Lattimore and his brother Dylan. If the musings of his host band can sometimes be a little oblique, The Mirror by contrast has a more direct philosophy, the singer often grappling with self doubt and over thinking.

Big Thief guitarist makes a fourth solo album with a little help from his friends.

08.03.2026 10:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The highlight of today if the Harrogate game is any marker will be the chance to tut at the many examples of Gen Z β€œparenting by iPhone”.

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Talking Heads - Live in Shelton, CT (August 17th, 1979) - 16mm Film
Talking Heads - Live in Shelton, CT (August 17th, 1979) - 16mm Film YouTube video by Classic Rock Media Archive

Some very cool / freshly uploaded you-are-there footage of Talking Heads at a Connecticut country club on the Fear of Music tour. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRcT...

07.03.2026 22:56 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely hate it. Sound's shit, beer's shit, view's shit unless you're in front of the sound desk. Beta Band ruined by dickheads talking all the way through last time.

07.03.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A shame they've got to this. But I read no good stuff about them live these days.

07.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Throw in away trips, travel, beer...that's the sort of estimate I'd give to my wife. Under estimated.

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Yep.

07.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another fun fact: They had to use a cover version in Abigail’s Party, because the original version was banned by the BBC.

07.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Famously, the title track on the A-side lasts almost seventeen minutes, because that's they reckoned about as long as you could go for on snort.

07.03.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You can keep these two dickheads.

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Must've easily done seventy five grand in these 40 odd seasons.

07.03.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

83-84.

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