Hopefully I’m not the only one out there resisting Christmas music until next week and leaving my end of year lists until the end of the year. Instead I’ve been searching out lots of great new music and looking at upcoming releases for next year.
Continue reading “New Music Playlist 14/12/25”Dealing with Tinnitus as a Live Music Fan
A couple of years ago now I started to notice a buzzing, pounding and whooshing in my ears. It felt like I was in a boxing match underwater. Sometimes I would also hear a high pitched noise, like a radio frequency out of tune. Mostly it only bothered me at night, which was annoying but I could cope.
Continue reading “Dealing with Tinnitus as a Live Music Fan “Album Review: Juliana Hatfield – Lighting Might Strike
Juliana Hatfield has been hugely prolific in the period since this blog started in 2017, releasing albums Pussycat, Weird and Blood along with her cover albums of songs by Olivia Newton John, The Police and ELO. It’s been hard to keep up, even for dedicated long time fans like myself. She’s also been writing a brilliant Substack newsletter too. This new album Lightning Might Strike was recorded after she moved to the countryside and went through a difficult period in her life.
Continue reading “Album Review: Juliana Hatfield – Lighting Might Strike”Most Read Posts of the Year
As it’s December I am beginning my end of year posts with a little round up of the most read new articles of the year.
Continue reading “Most Read Posts of the Year”E.P. Review: Kaitlin Butts – Yeehaw Sessions
One of the most heartening stories of the year is the rise to success of Kaitlin Butts. After going viral with her song You Ain’t Gotta Die (to be Dead to Me) she got the support slot on Lainey Wilson’s tour and subsequently signed a major record label deal.
Continue reading “E.P. Review: Kaitlin Butts – Yeehaw Sessions “Women in Music to Follow on Substack!
This week I started using Substack for the first time. I know I’m seriously behind the times but after looking at the abysmal current state of social media, I thought an app focused on writing would be worth investigating.
Continue reading “Women in Music to Follow on Substack! “Album Review: Caroline Spence – Heart Go Wild
When I started blogging in 2017 one of my favourite discoveries was Caroline Spence. I have since reviewed both her albums Mint Condition and True North, and believe they are two of the best recent releases in the Americana genre. She’s a compassionate and poetic songwriter with a beautifully sweet voice.
Continue reading “Album Review: Caroline Spence – Heart Go Wild”Why I Finally Started a Substack Newsletter
Since starting Blogmas earlier this week, I’ve been thinking about my blogging strategy going forward into 2026. The last few years I’ve only been reviewing sporadically but now I’m looking for new writing motivation and different ways of sharing my posts.
Continue reading “Why I Finally Started a Substack Newsletter “Ryan Adams: Self-Destruction on the Edge of Town
Look I don’t want to be writing about Ryan Adams again. I was one of his biggest fans for a long time and I feel like I’ve given him more than enough of my time and my energy. After a string of women called him out for his harmful, awful behaviour I stopped listening to his music. I wrote a few years ago about how I struggled with guilt but was resolved to quit caring too. He even came to play in Scotland and I didn’t waver for a second. I was done. Done.
Don’t worry – I’m still done. I’m writing this post because I’m still learning my lesson. Ryan’s debacles this year have shown me that not only were we so right to cancel this man, we need to take a long hard look at the blob of narcissistic darkness we helped create and acknowledge it our own.
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