Jamie Atkins

I wrote the sleevenotes for this amazing compilation, available to pre-order now!

Depressing to come on here & see pro writers/journalists talk about using AI to "streamline" the process of writing. Really shows how many players have no love for the game. The process is the whole point! Trying to figure it out, & then figuring it out, is why you write!

@Steven_Hyden @geoffwilt So Beautiful Or So What for me… skip the first song obviously…

@geoffwilt No this album

my impression from yesterday is that a lot of you actually go home after work and like pour a glass of Beaujolais or whatever and put on You Can Call Me Al or Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard and sit there just absorbed in it? this really happens?

The Band’s Best Songs: 20 Classic Rock Gems udiscovermusic.com/stories/the-ba…

.@welovepulp's 30th anniversary reissue of 'Different Class' reviewed by SDE > bit.ly/47gZ1Vd

Bruce @springsteen's newly released 'Nebraska '82: Expanded Edition' reviewed by SDE > bit.ly/4nCFGTm

Loved writing about The Cramps for @uDiscoverMusic udiscovermusic.com/stories/cramps…

Wrote about The Making Of Five Leaves Left for @sdedition superdeluxeedition.com/reviews/the-ma…

SDE reviews the new Bruce @springsteen 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums' box set with a deep dive on all 7 albums including 'LA Garage Sessions' and 'Streets of Philadelphia Sessions'. Read > bit.ly/4lqwMri

Interviewed Jarvis and reviewed the new one from @welovepulp in the latest issue of @RecCollMag. He loves a biscuit

This album is so brilliant, buy it now trustfund.bandcamp.com/album/has-it-b…

@quantick Couple of his paintings in the study

FAO: @quantick I have found myself accidentally staying in Peter Skellern’s old house, look at this!

‘It’s waiting to be charged’ … how sad to think just 46 years ago British tv had space for a conversation between two giants in their respective fields about magic and inspiration. How sad to realise we’ll never see the like of Edna O’Brien again 💚

I have written a new book about everybody's two favourite things: Paul McCartney and the 1990s. It's called OFF THE GROUND: PAUL MCCARTNEY IN THE 1990s. Published by Reaktion Books 1/10/24 >>> ✌️👍✌️👍 reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/off-the-g… #paulmccartney #offtheground #musicbooks #beatlesbooks

still looking for a couple of uk tour dates in november. it's honestly a very good set atm. very happy to play new places, act kind of cold and weird around new people. can you help?

New Jill Swing, a comp I’ve put together for @AceRecordsLtd. Out in September. Uplifting R&B from the early 90s: SWV, Jade, En Vogue. Summer smash after summer smash! acerecords.co.uk/new-jilll-swing

Just finished this very funny, insightful and tender account of a year in search of quality liquorice and super stardom - miss him already, in a weird way

She has put up with me for seven years. Imagine!