Ginger. Writer. Wearer of black. Bylines @clash_music, @vinylmeplease, @LWLies, @Gigwise, @Conemagazine and more.
Bristol, UK
Joined June 2009
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Had a ruddy good time catching Courtney Barnett for @ClashMagazine last night.
Live Report: Courtney Barnett - Bristol Beacon
A career spanning set highlighting the power of a rock trio…
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🚨 WATCH: Robert Jenrick asks Reform UK's audience to stand up if they work
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Live Report: Adult DVD – Thekla, Bristol
Leeds' synth-punks bring a sold-out boat to boiling point…
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Thekla + Adult DVD made for a rave-tastic good match last week. My live review is now up @ClashMagazine.
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Four albums in, and The Avalanches still haven’t dropped a bad one. No Bad Memories is fresh, erratic and properly joyous, and frankly, we could all do with that right now. My review for @ClashMagazine below.
REVIEW: @TheAvalanches - 'No Bad Memories'
A fantastic technicolour return that ranks with their best work -
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American Football's take on @thecure classic 'Boys Don't Cry' earns Robert Smith's approval...
A fresh rendering of a classic -
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REVIEW: Wishy - 'Nature's Pill'
A confident, good-time record somewhat lacking in a voice of its own, reckons @SamWalkerSmart -
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LIVE: @limegardenband – Electric, Bristol, 02/10/2026
"Lime Garden are already cracking into the champagne. Night one of the tour is a triumph." @SamWalkerSmart godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2026/…
My latest for @godisinthetv
LIVE: Lime Garden – Electric, Bristol, 02/10/2026 - godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2026/… via @godisinthetv
Sold out on a Monday in Bristol.
Francis of Delirium were a snarling, tight, joyous racket at Exchange, with May Payne brilliant support. My review for @godisinthetv 📸 Rhys Dolman.
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We're back, with some *good news*!
Scottish arts charity Outer Spaces is partnering with our publisher Radge Media CIC to continue our two decades of independent cultural journalism – more details at the link...
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.@simplethingsuk FESTIVAL FIVE ACTS TO CATCH AT BRISTOL’S CITY-WIDE TAKEOVER
The Avalanches
THE GNOMES
TAKUYA NAKAMURA
MYKKI BLANCO
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LIVE: @dcfc – The Prospect Building, Bristol, 23/09/26
"Closing in on 30 years together, Death Cab are burning brighter than they have any right to, and they are very much worth catching live." @SamWalkerSmart godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2026/…
New live review: Death Cab For Cutie hit Bristol's Prospect Building touring I Built You a Tower — turns out almost 30 years in, they can still bring the muscle. Pool Kids tore up support duties too. For @godisinthetv, shot by Rhys Dolman 📸
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REVIEW: @leonbridges - 'Happiness Anytime'
A refreshing Jungle-infused return that pays homage to his foundational soul influences while injecting eclectic sunshine aspects.
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New review for @ClashMagazine: Leon Bridges' Happiness Anytime, made with two thirds of Jungle.
Afrobeat-flavoured soul, a whiff of Graceland, and a voice that glides like it's got all the time in the world. Twelve tracks, no filler. 8/10
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Loved writing this one for Clash. Now, hum Zelda's lullaby with me...
Echoes Of Hyrule: Ocarina Of Time's enduring musical legacy
@SamWalkerSmart pens a love letter to a generational fave -
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Breakfast – Strange Brew, Bristol
"With @BreakfastRecs now a decade old..a proper celebration of Strange Brew as a venue, of a label going from strength to strength, and of the wider Bristol scene it lives inside. A great day out" Sam Walker-Smart godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2026/…
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Made my Metro debut to discuss the appalling treatment of Macklemore, Ed Sheeran’s desultory statement + the perilous state of free speech in America.
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