Dr Thackray

Hey good morning @pastels_the . I thought you might enjoy my tribute to The Royal We. facebook.com/share/v/UJf4CC…

@nothingelseon Much appreciated… and now mercifully I no longer have to go onto Twitter

Alright team, that’s me done. 15 years of content squeezed into 5 years of what turned into (nearly) daily output. It’s been amazing! Thanks for all of your support and engagement, it’s made it a wild ride. #MyLifeInTheUKMusicPress

Why does AI in essays always read like it was written by a slightly pompous 11-year-old?

A Steve Albini playlist... A snapshot of some of the great bands Steve recorded open.spotify.com/playlist/7cTYg…

@membranes1 you beat me to it (I know, I know, I can still do my own!) Good on ya. And good on Steve

@nothingelseon @serial_miller I was the very proud editor! He sent me this out of the blue via transAtlantic post. It just showed up on my desk one day and I was like... whoa! Fuck this is good.

For @serial_miller and others interested, here’s Steve Albini’s Slint review. RIP Steve.

R.I.P. Steve Albini (6/8) Nina Nastasia – On Leaving Manic Street Preachers – Journal for Plague Lovers Jarvis Cocker – Further Complications My Disco – Little Joy The Cribs – In The Belly of the Brazen Bull Teeth – The Strain Sunn O))) - Pyroclasts

R.I.P. Steve Albini (5/8) The Breeders – Title TK Scout Niblett – I Am Songs: Ohia – The Magnolia Electric Co. mclusky – The Difference Between Me and You Is That I'm Not on Fire Electrelane – The Power Out Gogol Bordello – Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike Joanna Newsom – Ys

R.I.P. Steve Albini (4/8) Smog – Kicking a Couple Around Plush – More You Becomes You Dirty Three – Ocean Songs The Ex – Starters Alternators Bedhead – Transaction de Novo Low – Secret Name Danielson Famile – Fetch the Compass Kids Mogwai – "My Father My King" Cinerama – Torino

R.I.P. Steve Albini (3/8) Superchunk – No Pocky for Kitty Silverfish – Fat Axl Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion PJ Harvey – Rid of Me Nirvana – In Utero Silkworm – In the West Melt-Banana – Speak Squeak Creak Oxbow – Serenade in Red

R.I.P. Steve Albini (2/8) Pussy Galore – Dial 'M' for Motherfucker Boss Hog – Drinkin', Lechin' & Lyin' The Breeders – Pod The Jesus Lizard – Head Tad – Salt Lick/God's Balls The Wedding Present – Seamonsters The Mark of Cain – Incoming The Jesus Lizard – Goat

R.I.P. Steve Albini (1/8) Big Black - Songs About Fucking Rapeman - Two Nuns and a Pack Mule Shellac - Excellent Italian Greyhound The Membranes – Kiss Ass... Godhead! Pixies – Surfer Rosa Bitch Magnet – Star Booty Head of David – Dustbowl Ut – Griller

Writing about popular music through the ages The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles Taylor Swift The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles

How the music industry works

2/2 ...And always remember you’re not here to give consumer advice or help with people’s filing. You’re here to set people’s heads on fire.” Neil Kulkarni, Drowned In Sound, 2009

1/2 “Accept that everything you say will be forgotten and ignored but write as if you and your words are immortal. Don’t just describe but justify — make sure the reader knows WHY the record exists whether the reasons are righteous or rascally...

Neil Kulkarni was so, so good. His writing on social media in recent years really helped keep the black dog from my door. He’s so inspirational. And such a sweet, gentle, funny person. And now he’s gone

@secondzeit It was probably more down to the people I was hanging out with, rather than the place. Although I do recall Auckland being quite rundown at that point.

Breaking news: The Beatles to release first ‘new’ studio album in over 50 years, the follow-up to Let It Be - Please Make It Stop “It’s the title John would have wanted” - Paul McCartney, 2023

So which Beatles album would this one have appeared on? Please Let It Be?