Sean Hannam

Lovely to talk to one of my fave singer-songwriters,Dr Robert from @theblowmonkeys.bsky.social ,for the new issue of Hi-Fi+ mag.
We chatted about the band’s new album, Birdsong - out this month on Creation Youth Music - and loads of other stuff, including Paul Weller, Alan McGee and Curtis Mayfield.

Watched Gabrielle Drake’s This Is Your Life - deliciously old school Brit showbiz: ‘George Sewell has just popped in from the studio next door,where he’s playing Jim Davidson’s boss in Home James.’ Possibly the only time you’ll hear Nick Drake and Jim Davidson mentioned in the same TV show…

Thanks, Nick. Cheers - glad you enjoyed it.

‘I don’t like straight love songs. My favourites are always the ones that have a bit of doubt or jealousy…’ New York-based singer-songwriter Jake Winstrom’s second album, Circles, which came out in 2020, was one of our favourite records of that year. As we said at the time, ‘the former frontm…

Here’s my chat with New York-based singer-songwriter, Jake Winstrom, about his great new album, Razzmatazz! It’s out on Friday - August 8 - and includes intimate, Paul Simon-like folk, power pop, country and Southern rock:
sayitwithgarageflowers.com/2025/08/03/i...

Thanks, Nick - much appreciated.

This is a great interview by Sean - well worth a read!

Always great to talk to Richard Hawley - one of my favourite singer-songwriters and guitarists: this time it was for SDE to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his 2005 melancholy masterpiece, Coles Corner - reissued on vinyl and 2CD this Friday: Aug 1. superdeluxeedition.com/interview/ri...

NEW RELEASE!!

@dotallison.bsky.social’s new album, ‘Subconsciousology’, is out now. It’s available on all digital platforms and there’s a limited edition pollination vinyl version.

Buy or listen: linktr.ee/dotallison

Revolution Blues is my favourite Neil Young song - very dark…

Find El Dorado Paul Weller · Album · 2025 · 15 songs

This morning’s train journey from South London to Bucks is being soundtracked by the new Paul Weller covers album, Find El Dorado - it’s brilliant: gorgeous arrangements and a melancholy vibe. Lots of songs I don’t know - like finding buried treasure: open.spotify.com/album/1n9CQ6... #nowplaying

My favourite Neil Young album.

I actually saw all the original members of Black Sabbath play live at Ally Pally when they were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 - I was there as a guest of a tech company. When Sabbath played Paranoid, Ozzy got his arse out on stage. #ozzyosbourne #blacksabbath

Walked into a quiet pub for a pint - Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell is playing. Perfect - it had just started as I opened the door.

It’s not the shame of the infidelity they should be worried about - it’s more about how mortifying it is being caught in public attending a Coldplay concert… 🤨

Great to chat to singer-songwriter Jake Winstrom in New York tonight, ahead of the release of his new album, Razzmatazz!It’s a really good record: stripped-back folk songs and a dash of jangly power-pop and rock ‘n’ roll.He kindly sent me a test pressing!
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I love hanging out with Swing Out Sister - last week, I went to their studio to talk to them about their new @cherryredrecords.bsky.social 8CD box set, which is out this Friday: superdeluxeedition.com/interview/sw...

This my kind of summer evening - it’s grey and wet, and I’m sat indoors, reading a crime thriller set in wintry Aberdeen. Perfect.

Recent reads - crime fiction and rock ‘n’ roll. I enjoyed all of them. 📚

I’m reading a new music biography, which I’m mostly enjoying, but it’s full of spelling mistakes and typos. Has no one proofread it?

Beyond The Title Podcast · Josh Barry · Creating a snapshot of the entertainment landscape through a series of insightful interviews with some of the most prolific figures of the British entertainment industry. Find o...

And it’s on Spotify too: open.spotify.com/show/4u5exhb...

Beyond The Title Podcast · Josh Barry · Creating a snapshot of the entertainment landscape through a series of insightful interviews with some of the most prolific figures of the British entertainment industry. Find o...

And on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4u5exhb...

Oasis Special 2 - Beyond The Title For music writers and journalists, the landmark Oasis announcement has provided endless scope to create a new rhetoric about the dynamics of the Gallagher brothers. With eccentric behaviour, sibling r...

Very happy to be in this:

www.beyondthetitle.co.uk/portfolio/oa...

I have a few fans - I know you like me…

I really enjoyed appearing on the Beyond The Title podcast this week to talk all things Oasis and Britpop. Listen to me rambling on, and then you can enjoy an amusing interview with @quantick.bsky.social after: really good fun. www.beyondthetitle.co.uk/portfolio/oa...

Heaton is an appropriately named place for watching Oasis in weather like today’s. 🥵 🤨 #oasislive25

It worked!

Can’t sleep - too hot. Been tossing and turning. Woke up at 2am - have abandoned bed. Now laying on the sofa in the lounge and hoping to try and drift off… 🙏 🛋️

As if having to cope with two young kids who can’t sleep due to the heatwave isn’t hard enough, they now want to watch Justin’s House. 😭

I adore folk who pour their efforts into things like this.

Oh wow this is glorious. @seanhannam.bsky.social