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Will thoroughly look forward to seeing this - and yourself - at Krakenhaus, John!

there's almost nobody in This Thing Of Ours who doesn't owe something to Keith in one way or another, so let's all chip in a few quid when he needs it most... very glad to hear he's comfortable at last

‘I’m rooting for them’: why American Movie is my feelgood movie The next in our series of writers drawing attention to their favourite comfort films looks back to a funny and touching documentary from 1999

I love the documentary American Movie very deeply. I wrote the latest entry in the my feelgood movie series on it about how inspiring I find the purity and heart of it on top of the lols. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...

Been meaning to read this anyway but a very helpful reminder to buy asap, which I now have done. Cheers Jude.

Quietus Albums of the Year So Far 2025 graphic. Composite image made of several of the top ranking artists.

It's here! The Quietus Albums of the Year So Far 2025.

What's at Number One? How many have you heard?

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@normanrecords.com

'Vietnam was insane, Apocalypse Now only slightly less so': The inside story of the wildest shoot in film history No production has been as troubled as Apocalypse Now. As a documentary about Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 war epic is re-released, its director, and people who were on set, reveal all.

Hearts of Darkness - a doc on the making of Apocalypse Now - is back in cinemas this week. I spoke with its director, along with a couple of cast and crew from the original film, to dig into a troubled production that produced a landmark despite the chaos. www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...

Cheers!

Total pleasure!

oh cheers, Hannah!

‘Not all grassroots venues are struggling’: Sheffield’s Leadmill may be closing, but the city’s DIY hubs are thriving Despite controversial new ownership for the local landmark, Sheffield’s vibrant network of staunchly independent spots is bucking the crisis facing Britain’s small music venues

After 45 years, The Leadmill closes this week. It's been a bitter, messy, battle – personal and legal – until the end. It's sad for many people but I wanted to use it as an opportunity to celebrate Sheffield's bountiful ongoing independent spirit elsewhere. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

Cheers Pete

Thanks!

Cheers Dan

‘I'm just a specky bum from Sheffield who got lucky’ Coles Corner was Richard Hawley’s love letter to his city. 20 years on, he looks back on the record that made him a star

"In Sheffield you let your music and your art do the talking. You leave your ego at the door. Everything else doesn’t matter. The song is king."

@danieldylanwray.bsky.social catches up with the legendary Richard Hawley to talk dreams, dogs, and why he’ll never set foot in The Leadmill ever again.

New documentary, Move Ya Body: The Birth of House, illuminates Chicago house music's Black and queer roots Ahead of its UK premiere at Sheffield DocFest this week, Daniel Dylan Wray speaks to house pioneer Vince Lawrence and filmmaker Elegance Bratton about Move Ya Body: The Birth of House, a new documenta...

"House music demands that we all have a space at the table.”

Ahead of its UK premiere at Sheffield DocFest, @danieldylanwray.bsky.social‬ speaks to house pioneer Vince Lawrence and filmmaker Elegance Bratton about Move Ya Body: The Birth of House

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This is such a wonderful record. Drink it up.

‘Chaps frame the buttocks in a beautiful way’: John C Reilly on Magnolia, moving into music – and his nice bum The actor and musician takes your questions on devastating box office results, his love of Oliver Hardy, and his new vaudeville crooner alter ego

Did this week’s readers interview with John C Reilly, who was a total sweetheart and answered various Qs on everything from Tom Waits to Magnolia via his new musical project and his buttocks.

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

It’s on Matador so presume Noam

good gear.

Art-house or porn? London’s Barbican showcases gay film pioneer Peter De Rome The audacious director of erotica, who pushed boundaries of acceptability in the 1970s, is now part of the cinematic canon

My FT profile of the wonderful Peter De Rome, gay film pioneer (not using the other p-word as prudish Bluesky gets upset) is now up online. One of the gay and bisexual men whose lives were changed forever by their experiences of WWII & the state of the UK afterwards...

www.ft.com/content/f981...

‘I couldn’t get to New York, so Heeley Bottom had to do’ Pete Hill looks back at 50 years of shooting Sheffield

‘You can't live in a museum. I'm a great believer in moving forward’

Pete Hill made his name shooting the rising stars of 80s Sheffield

He now documents the city’s rapidly disappearing past 📸

✍️ @danieldylanwray.bsky.social

‘Yes, there was a riot, but it was great’: Cabaret Voltaire on violent gigs, nuclear noise – and returning to mark 50 years They made music like sonic warfare, using steamhammers for drums and annoying anyone they could. As the band return, they relive the mayhem years – and their soundtrack spinoffs, from Attenborough to ...

The mighty Cabaret Voltaire are back to play a small run of 50th anniversary shows this year. I sat down with Chris Watson and Stephen Mallinder for their first return interview. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

Radiohead’s Hail to the Thief Brilliantly Recontextualized by New Staging of Hamlet: Review A modern British production of Shakespeare’s immortal tale of madness and revenge brings out the underlying themes of Radiohead's most “political” album with the blessing of Thom Yorke himself.

I was really surprised by just how effective and successful the Radiohead / Hamlet production was. Pretty remarkable stuff at times. I dug into the Radiohead/music side of things in a little more detail after last night's world premiere. pitchfork.com/thepitch/rad...

‘It’s a northern sound, it gives you hope that it can happen to you’: how bassline bounced back Once maligned as a scene marred by violence, bassline is booming once again thanks to pioneers such as Big Ang, Jamie Duggan and a T2 track that changed everything

And was also fun to get stuck into the story and history of bassline and how it's gone from a genre that police once outlawed to a celebratory and family-friendly part of Bradford City of Culture.

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...

Eccentric musician Swamp Dogg at 82: ‘There’s no sympathy for octogenarians’ The genre-bending cult singer is the subject of an offbeat new documentary where he invites people into a long life filled with ups, downs and LSD

Enjoyed catching up with Swamp Dogg, who is a wonderful character and has lived a hell of a life, much of which is explored in a new documentary doing the rounds at the mo.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...

50 Years of Sonic Shock: Celebrating Cabaret Voltaire - Performance Venues

... and @danieldylanwray.bsky.social will be in conversation with two very special guests. I'll be spinning Cabs-related tunes in the intervals! Check the details here: performancevenues.group.shef.ac.uk/event/50-yea...

The Bee Magazine launches TODAY.

It has been created to redress the class imbalance in literature, and features an array of writing talent. Big respect to editors Richard Benson, Claire Malcolm and all at @newwritingnorth.bsky.social.

Please support it if you can.

Go to TheBeeMagazine.com.

Thicker Than Water: Richard Dawson's Favourite Films As he prepares to tour new album End Of The Middle, Richard Dawson selects 13 films that share the record's themes of domesticity, home, and family units

I had a really beautiful chat about films with Richard Dawson for @thequietus.com. He's picked 13 favourites that share the same theme of family/home as his latest record, End of the Middle. A really thoughtful, and hugely knowledgable, selection. Joy to do this one. thequietus.com/interviews/b...

It's not but funnily enough I nearly went to that one by mistake as there are two in Enfield!

OK, who fancies popping over to #Sheffield next month to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first #CabaretVoltaire gig (13 May 1975)

#RussellHaswell, #Prangers, #SynthClub, and @danieldylanwray.bsky.social in conversation with special guests. I'll be spinning Cabs-related tunes as well.