by Paul Stephenson | Dec 22, 2020 | Music
2020 seems to have been one of those years where the whole world seemed absolutely terrible, but we got almost unfathomable amounts of good new music. Way back at the start of March I put out a call on Twitter saying I hadn’t heard a single new album from the year,...
by Paul Stephenson | Dec 24, 2019 | Music, Stupid Challenges
Part One Part two Part Three Part Four Here we are at the end of my countdown of the 50 greatest albums of the last decade, spread out as they are over five days in the lead up to Christmas like I’m some kind of a demented cross between an advent calendar and...
by Paul Stephenson | Dec 23, 2019 | Music, Stupid Challenges
Part One Part two Part Three Hey’ it’s nearly Christmas. And what says the birth of baby Yoda better than listening to a bloke the wrong side of forty waxing lyrical about a half-forgotten Sweet Cobra album like it is itself the second coming?Let’s crack on, shall...
by Paul Stephenson | Dec 20, 2019 | Demon Pigeon, Music
I do love a list. If you gave me a choice between making a million pounds through toiling away at a novel or a million pounds to sit around all day making playlists and best of lists, I’m sorry but chances are you’d never read another book from me ever again. Well,...
by Paul Stephenson | Dec 19, 2019 | Books, Movies, Music, TV
If my last post was all about accountability, today’s is nothing but the simple joy of listing out my favourite albums, books, movies, and television of the year. Yes, that’s right, it’s time to play End of Year Roundup!I’ve seen a few people putting their own lists...