I'm late to this excellent summary of the gradual defanging of (at least written) music journalism over the years, but just wanted to highlight its accuracy not just in music, but arts criticism more widely. Let critics hate things without being doxxed for it (1)

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If you get a chance, pay a visit to the Palestine Museum in Edinburgh

RIP to Tom Lehrer. A true great
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This is from Pamenar Online Magazine, but not in the way we ever wanted to share.

Parnia Abbasi (2002–2025), a young Iranian poet, was killed with her family in a brutal Israeli strike on Tehran.

We honour her voice.

Do not stay silent.

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Had a great time seeing Heilung in Oslo tonight! Catch them before their upcoming hiatus if you can

Really enjoyed THE BLOCK ISLAND SOUND. Maintains a consistently creeping sense of unease throughout (with the help of a great score) and effectively blends cosmic horror with a thoughtful rumination on living with, and through, grief. Worth checking out!

A fitting epitaph for an absolute legend. #RIPDavidLynch

Been listening to an audiodrama called The Silt Verses lately. Only a few episodes in, but I recommend it if you're finding yourself too relaxed this weekend and need to increase the tension with some Lovecraftian horror or just fancy hearing some horrific elk noises

I’ve had enough of woke ugly men in our games, so I’ve improved Geralt

The Witcher IV officially announced, starring Ciri.

#TheGameAwards

Really did capture the feeling of waking up at 8 and realising you've forgotten to do the reading boxd.it/7JQ6kr

Hello Bluesky. In lieu of an introduction, here is a song I've really been loving lately. I hope you like it too

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