Sean Hannam
@seanhannam.bsky.social
Freelance journo:music,retail,tech.Digs retro specs,'60s spy stuff, James Bond, old TV,The Smiths,Dylan,country/Americana,'60s pop,’90s indie. Loathes summer.
Meanwhile up north, people keep dying as tributes are being paid to them. How unfortunate - most people die before the tributes happen, not while they’re taking place… 🤨 Maybe it’s the curse of the Liverpool Echo News. With friends like these…
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Meanwhile up north, people keep dying as tributes are being paid to them. How unfortunate - most people die before the tributes happen, not while they’re taking place… 🤨 Maybe it’s the curse of the Liverpool Echo News. With friends like these…
Delighted to have been asked to write the sleeve notes for Document - the great new album by Edgar Jones.
My vinyl copy just arrived, and it looks and sounds great. The album’s out next week on @av8records.bsky.social: vinyl and CD. I am available for other liner notes projects. 😉 #freelancelife
My vinyl copy just arrived, and it looks and sounds great. The album’s out next week on @av8records.bsky.social: vinyl and CD. I am available for other liner notes projects. 😉 #freelancelife
November 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Delighted to have been asked to write the sleeve notes for Document - the great new album by Edgar Jones.
My vinyl copy just arrived, and it looks and sounds great. The album’s out next week on @av8records.bsky.social: vinyl and CD. I am available for other liner notes projects. 😉 #freelancelife
My vinyl copy just arrived, and it looks and sounds great. The album’s out next week on @av8records.bsky.social: vinyl and CD. I am available for other liner notes projects. 😉 #freelancelife
Doing my tax / accounts, ahead of sending it to my accountant. Not a great year for me financially - no one can accuse me of becoming a freelance journalist to get rich quick, that’s for sure. #freelancelife #toughtimes #handtomouth
November 30, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Doing my tax / accounts, ahead of sending it to my accountant. Not a great year for me financially - no one can accuse me of becoming a freelance journalist to get rich quick, that’s for sure. #freelancelife #toughtimes #handtomouth
Not left the house all day - the kids woke up at 5am…We’ve been on the sofa, watched a lot of Horrible Histories, I finished the new @20thcenturymarc.marcburrows.co.uk book, Mistletoe & Vinyl, which is the story of the Christmas No.1, and we’ve eaten spaghetti bolognaise. An early night beckons.
November 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Not left the house all day - the kids woke up at 5am…We’ve been on the sofa, watched a lot of Horrible Histories, I finished the new @20thcenturymarc.marcburrows.co.uk book, Mistletoe & Vinyl, which is the story of the Christmas No.1, and we’ve eaten spaghetti bolognaise. An early night beckons.
I really enjoyed reviewing this new @nickheyward.com box set for @super-deluxe.bsky.social: three great albums and loads of extra tracks: demos, b-sides, live songs and previously unreleased gems.
"A reminder of why Heyward is one of England’s greatest and most underrated singer-songwriters". SDE reviews the Nick Heyward 'Epic & Creation Years' 4CD box set, which was released yesterday > bit.ly/4pDkLAQ
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I really enjoyed reviewing this new @nickheyward.com box set for @super-deluxe.bsky.social: three great albums and loads of extra tracks: demos, b-sides, live songs and previously unreleased gems.
I have an unholy amount of Bluesky followers… Maybe it’s an omen…
November 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I have an unholy amount of Bluesky followers… Maybe it’s an omen…
Having a Horrible Histories marathon on the sofa with the boys - we’ve covered a lot of ground this morning: Boudica, William the Conqueror, Henry VIII, The Great Fire of London, Mary Queen of Scots, The Gunpowder Plot, Napoleon, The First World War and The Second World War.
November 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Having a Horrible Histories marathon on the sofa with the boys - we’ve covered a lot of ground this morning: Boudica, William the Conqueror, Henry VIII, The Great Fire of London, Mary Queen of Scots, The Gunpowder Plot, Napoleon, The First World War and The Second World War.
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Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
On the day episode 9 of the Beatles Anthology was released, I got to interview director, Oliver Murray: more on this soon. #thebeatles #anthology #episode9
November 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
On the day episode 9 of the Beatles Anthology was released, I got to interview director, Oliver Murray: more on this soon. #thebeatles #anthology #episode9
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Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
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I've written a big piece for the Observer about the Big C. Would be lovely if you find time to read it sometime and feel free to share.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I've written a big piece for the Observer about the Big C. Would be lovely if you find time to read it sometime and feel free to share.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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Same reason they won't show Only Fools.
Peter Kay: I wouldn't put Phoenix Nights on Netflix as I didn't want a trigger warning
Peter Kay: I wouldn't put Phoenix Nights on Netflix as I didn't want a trigger warning
But comic reveals he HAS written a film based on the sitcom
dlvr.it
November 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Same reason they won't show Only Fools.
Our local pharmacy in Bucks is next to our GP, but for some reason, they seem incapable of liaising on prescriptions. I’ve just queued up for 20 mins to get repeat prescriptions for our sons that I requested a week ago- one hasn’t been done and the other has been sent to a chemist in Oxfordshire!
November 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Our local pharmacy in Bucks is next to our GP, but for some reason, they seem incapable of liaising on prescriptions. I’ve just queued up for 20 mins to get repeat prescriptions for our sons that I requested a week ago- one hasn’t been done and the other has been sent to a chemist in Oxfordshire!
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Hang on... when did Andy Bell (the one out of Ride and Oasis, not the one out of Erasure), the elusive Dot Allison and krautrock legend Michael Rother team up to do a cover of "I'm In Love With A German Filmstar"?
Andy Bell feat. Dot Allison and Michael Rother "i'm in love..."
YouTube video by Andy Bell
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Hang on... when did Andy Bell (the one out of Ride and Oasis, not the one out of Erasure), the elusive Dot Allison and krautrock legend Michael Rother team up to do a cover of "I'm In Love With A German Filmstar"?
It’s that time of year when pubs, shops and trains overcompensate for the cold weather by whacking the heating on full. Everywhere is like an old people’s home… 🥵 *takes jumper off.*
November 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It’s that time of year when pubs, shops and trains overcompensate for the cold weather by whacking the heating on full. Everywhere is like an old people’s home… 🥵 *takes jumper off.*
I reviewed the great new @nickheyward.com 4CD ‘90s box set for @super-deluxe.bsky.social.
It’s released on Edsel / Demon Music tomorrow: superdeluxeedition.com/reviews/revi...
It’s released on Edsel / Demon Music tomorrow: superdeluxeedition.com/reviews/revi...
Review: Nick Heyward – The Epic & Creation Years 1993-1998 – SuperDeluxeEditionHamburger MenuCombined ShapeCombined ShapeGroup 25CommentsCommentsCommentsCommentsCommentsGroup 25Group 25
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November 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I reviewed the great new @nickheyward.com 4CD ‘90s box set for @super-deluxe.bsky.social.
It’s released on Edsel / Demon Music tomorrow: superdeluxeedition.com/reviews/revi...
It’s released on Edsel / Demon Music tomorrow: superdeluxeedition.com/reviews/revi...
Great final session at the Writeidea Festival with @robinince.bsky.social talking to @johnhiggs.bsky.social about his book,Exterminate/Regenerate:The Story of Doctor Who - on Doctor Who Day.I got to ask a question about one of my fave films: Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.What a brilliant day!
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Great final session at the Writeidea Festival with @robinince.bsky.social talking to @johnhiggs.bsky.social about his book,Exterminate/Regenerate:The Story of Doctor Who - on Doctor Who Day.I got to ask a question about one of my fave films: Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.What a brilliant day!
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One of the books of the year, and great to meet on of your journalistic heroes. The book is a very important book of our time, relating to all things autism and music. The Kraftwerk chapter is very emotional, @johnharris1969.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
One of the books of the year, and great to meet on of your journalistic heroes. The book is a very important book of our time, relating to all things autism and music. The Kraftwerk chapter is very emotional, @johnharris1969.bsky.social
Thanks to @danielrachel.bsky.social for a great interview at Write Idea Festival on his new book,This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich:out now on @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social .
Not an easy subject to deal with, but an important one, and Daniel tackles it brilliantly.
Not an easy subject to deal with, but an important one, and Daniel tackles it brilliantly.
November 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Thanks to @danielrachel.bsky.social for a great interview at Write Idea Festival on his new book,This Ain’t Rock ‘n’ Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich:out now on @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social .
Not an easy subject to deal with, but an important one, and Daniel tackles it brilliantly.
Not an easy subject to deal with, but an important one, and Daniel tackles it brilliantly.
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Deep and absorbing in-conversation in Whitechapel - thank you to everyone who came and debated the Swastika in pop music...
Mon 24/11 Rough Trade East with Billy Bragg & Miranda Sawyer
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
A Rough Trade / Resident Book of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
Mon 24/11 Rough Trade East with Billy Bragg & Miranda Sawyer
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
A Rough Trade / Resident Book of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Deep and absorbing in-conversation in Whitechapel - thank you to everyone who came and debated the Swastika in pop music...
Mon 24/11 Rough Trade East with Billy Bragg & Miranda Sawyer
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
A Rough Trade / Resident Book of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
Mon 24/11 Rough Trade East with Billy Bragg & Miranda Sawyer
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
A Rough Trade / Resident Book of the Year
geni.us/ThisAintRock...
Thanks so much to Write Idea Festival for asking me to interview @johnharris1969.bsky.social
on stage tonight - I really enjoyed it. Maybe I’m Amazed is a great book and we had a lovely chat about it. Good vibes: Macca-style 👍
on stage tonight - I really enjoyed it. Maybe I’m Amazed is a great book and we had a lovely chat about it. Good vibes: Macca-style 👍
November 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Thanks so much to Write Idea Festival for asking me to interview @johnharris1969.bsky.social
on stage tonight - I really enjoyed it. Maybe I’m Amazed is a great book and we had a lovely chat about it. Good vibes: Macca-style 👍
on stage tonight - I really enjoyed it. Maybe I’m Amazed is a great book and we had a lovely chat about it. Good vibes: Macca-style 👍
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Tomorrow is the 20th Maybe I'm Amazed book event, and the last of 2025. It's at the WriteIdea festival in Whitechapel, East London, at 5.30pm. And it's free. Music, autism, Kraftwerk, The Clash, all that. Register here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/john-harri...
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Tomorrow is the 20th Maybe I'm Amazed book event, and the last of 2025. It's at the WriteIdea festival in Whitechapel, East London, at 5.30pm. And it's free. Music, autism, Kraftwerk, The Clash, all that. Register here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/john-harri...
I never saw the Roses live, but I saw Mani with Primal Scream several times, including memorable gigs at the Wedgewood Rooms,in ‘97, Creamfields in ‘98, and Event II, Brighton:2000.They’re still one of my fave live bands:Mani gave them an extra edge and groove.Keep on keeping on…
November 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I never saw the Roses live, but I saw Mani with Primal Scream several times, including memorable gigs at the Wedgewood Rooms,in ‘97, Creamfields in ‘98, and Event II, Brighton:2000.They’re still one of my fave live bands:Mani gave them an extra edge and groove.Keep on keeping on…
Some lovely Mani tributes/memories. I never met him, but I spoke to him on the phone:my friend, Alex Lowe, from Hurricane#1, was a mate of his - one night, when Alex and I had been out drinking in Scotland, where Alex lived,he called Mani, and we all had a quick chat! It’s hazy…
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Some lovely Mani tributes/memories. I never met him, but I spoke to him on the phone:my friend, Alex Lowe, from Hurricane#1, was a mate of his - one night, when Alex and I had been out drinking in Scotland, where Alex lived,he called Mani, and we all had a quick chat! It’s hazy…