Music editor, @guardian

Joined March 2009
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It was a total honour to write the cover feature for The Guardian Film and Music on the mighty Iron Maiden, out today.
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I did the first newspaper interview with Dave Grohl since his infidelity scandal, and since the deaths of his mother and Taylor Hawkins. He was powerful on grief, selfhood, ambition ... and we did an interesting dance around *that* issue too. theguardian.com/music/2026/m…
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"[The Band] was my first major project as an engineer and I was a smart-ass kid, like calling Garth Hudson 'old man' thinking he was too old to stay awake, not realising he had narcolepsy." Very funny and wonderfully indiscreet stuff from Todd Rundgren. theguardian.com/music/2025/o…
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Ambient dub techno or dubby ambient techno? Short Span is quickly becoming a buy on sight label for me. This new one from Conna Haraway did not miss.
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The Dare does not deserve to be up top outside this A-Z. In fact he should be in his own section below it
PULL UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I spoke to Scott Ian of Anthrax, Randy Blythe of Lamb of God, Brann Dailor of Mastodon, Lita Ford, Joe Duplantier of Gojira, Matt Baty of Pigs x7 and Mick Box of Uriah Heep about Ozzy Osbourne. Great testaments to his brilliance, and to the power of metal theguardian.com/music/2025/j…
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Type of breakdown where I'm taking off my t shirt and mopping my brow with it 😮‍💨🚨
In Super Mario 3D World Bowser's Fury, crouch-walking against a switch will make Mario vibrate extremely rapidly while emitting a barrage of "ha", "hoo", and "hmm" soundbites.
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One of the best British debuts in ages - spry, funky, expert sound design but also powerfully human... Every single track operating on such a high level 👏👏👏👏👏
Demdike Stare’s DDS label with a standout debut album from NZO, distilling 2-step UKG, R&B x computerised funk, adjacent to mutant jungle and footwork. RIYL SND, Rian Treanor, Beatrice Dillon, Rodney Jerkins, Groove Chronicles, Akufen… 🔥 boomkat.com/products/come-al…
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Any worries about a good song of the summer are vaporised with the arrival of the new Alex G. His best ever song imo
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Remembering how Yung Lean made a song with Kreayshawn and it was deeply moving and absolutely amazing
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Ben Beaumont-Thomas retweeted
Rp boo
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There’s no way a guy from Chicago is a conduit to god
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Thanks @phinjennings for this one on his Guardian debut!
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Super important piece on uber-wealthy ownership of grassroots club culture and how experimental, diverse lineups are increasingly being supported by nepotism money theguardian.com/music/2025/a…
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