thomas hobbs
@thobbsjourno.bsky.social
culture writer for: guardian, telegraph, dazed, bbc, pow, stereogum, financial times, discogs, mixmag, billboard, bandcamp, lwl, wallpaper, spin, hyphen, new statesman, p4k, wired, time out, crack etc.
my work: https://www.clippings.me/users/thobbsjourno
my work: https://www.clippings.me/users/thobbsjourno
trying to use this account more. the other place is pretty evil
November 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
trying to use this account more. the other place is pretty evil
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visited billboard's greatest pop stars podcast's vintage pop stars ed. to argue that d'angelo is It in the year 2000 and crow that what gets to be called pop is often a reduction of something that doesn't enjoy the same distinction
Final Vintage Almost-Pop Stardom, with the great @craigsj.bsky.social about 2000 D'Angelo.
-Mythology vs. Reality
-Neo-soul vs. Swedish pop
-A.J. Soprano makeout music
-"You've revived the backpacker in me" www.billboard.com/music/pop/da...
-Mythology vs. Reality
-Neo-soul vs. Swedish pop
-A.J. Soprano makeout music
-"You've revived the backpacker in me" www.billboard.com/music/pop/da...
Did D’Angelo Get Too Close to Pop Stardom for His Own Good in 2000?
This Vintage Almost-Pop Stardom episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast looks at the late great D'Angelo's 2000 brush with pop stardom.
www.billboard.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
visited billboard's greatest pop stars podcast's vintage pop stars ed. to argue that d'angelo is It in the year 2000 and crow that what gets to be called pop is often a reduction of something that doesn't enjoy the same distinction
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hello, here are frazzled d'angelo thoughts www.vulture.com/article/dang...
D’Angelo Saw His Future in the Past
To understand the late musician’s originality, look to his covers of the greats.
www.vulture.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
hello, here are frazzled d'angelo thoughts www.vulture.com/article/dang...
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The Shining remake sounds wild www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...
Calif. swinger hotel with sex maze for sale, signaling dying era in Palm Springs
"Palm Springs was not always wealthy people and movie stars."
www.sfgate.com
September 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The Shining remake sounds wild www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...
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Keeping the ball rolling this week at CABBAGES with some thoughts on Westside Gunn's latest project, plus reviews of new albums by Crimeapple and Wave Generators. www.cabbageshiphop.com/westside-gun...
Westside Gunn's 'Heels 2' Heroics
Assessing the Griselda don's latest 4th Rope brand extension. +reviews of Wave Generators, CRIMEAPPLE
www.cabbageshiphop.com
September 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Keeping the ball rolling this week at CABBAGES with some thoughts on Westside Gunn's latest project, plus reviews of new albums by Crimeapple and Wave Generators. www.cabbageshiphop.com/westside-gun...
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The 90s were awash in ridiculous rap talent but the Wu roster was truly special. Yes RZA in the studio knew how to get the best out of each and every member, but the raw talent spread amongst them was something else. Chef doesn't get nearly enough love for how brilliant he is.
I interviewed the legend Raekwon for @stereogum. We spoke about his Dad's Indian heritage, Cuban Linx 3, why the Wu-Tang are like King Arthur's Knights, rap needing to elevate prisoners, and sneaking veal steak into prison.
Read here you won't regret it: www.stereogum.com/2321791/raek...
Read here you won't regret it: www.stereogum.com/2321791/raek...
Three Decades On From 'Cuban Linx,' Raekwon Is Still Cooking Up Gourmet Mafioso Rap
The Wu-Tang emcee on his new album 'The Emperor's New Clothes' and more.
www.stereogum.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The 90s were awash in ridiculous rap talent but the Wu roster was truly special. Yes RZA in the studio knew how to get the best out of each and every member, but the raw talent spread amongst them was something else. Chef doesn't get nearly enough love for how brilliant he is.
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I interviewed the legend Raekwon for @stereogum. We spoke about his Dad's Indian heritage, Cuban Linx 3, why the Wu-Tang are like King Arthur's Knights, rap needing to elevate prisoners, and sneaking veal steak into prison.
Read here you won't regret it: www.stereogum.com/2321791/raek...
Read here you won't regret it: www.stereogum.com/2321791/raek...
Three Decades On From 'Cuban Linx,' Raekwon Is Still Cooking Up Gourmet Mafioso Rap
The Wu-Tang emcee on his new album 'The Emperor's New Clothes' and more.
www.stereogum.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I interviewed the legend Raekwon for @stereogum. We spoke about his Dad's Indian heritage, Cuban Linx 3, why the Wu-Tang are like King Arthur's Knights, rap needing to elevate prisoners, and sneaking veal steak into prison.
Read here you won't regret it: www.stereogum.com/2321791/raek...
Read here you won't regret it: www.stereogum.com/2321791/raek...
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love this 20th-anniversary (!) retrospective on 50 Cent's video game, from @thobbsjourno.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
‘The idea was for a Black James Bond’: the making of 50 Cent: Bulletproof
The game’s launch 20 years ago coincided with the rapper’s meteoric success with his album The Massacre. Here, the team that made the shooter reflect on how it all happened
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
love this 20th-anniversary (!) retrospective on 50 Cent's video game, from @thobbsjourno.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
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The Hero of Twilight
August 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The Hero of Twilight
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Great piece, and delighted to have found @thobbsjourno.bsky.social again after all this time!
I would add that the way Herrmann articulates his string writing - with down bow strokes on every stabbing beat - makes the orchestra reenact the murder itself, and makes them complicit in Bates's crimes.
I would add that the way Herrmann articulates his string writing - with down bow strokes on every stabbing beat - makes the orchestra reenact the murder itself, and makes them complicit in Bates's crimes.
I wrote about the genius of Bernard Herrmann for BBC Culture, focusing on his score for 1960's Psycho, which bailed out Hitchcock.
I'm proud this writing shows how the dread of the era crept into Herrmann's sound and details his influence on rap.
Read: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
I'm proud this writing shows how the dread of the era crept into Herrmann's sound and details his influence on rap.
Read: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
'It's a reference whenever you want to build tension': How Psycho's terrifying music changed film forever
Alfred Hitchcock's grisly horror, which turns 65 this month, might not have become known as an-all time classic without the crucial addition of Bernard Herrmann's disturbing score.
www.bbc.com
July 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Great piece, and delighted to have found @thobbsjourno.bsky.social again after all this time!
I would add that the way Herrmann articulates his string writing - with down bow strokes on every stabbing beat - makes the orchestra reenact the murder itself, and makes them complicit in Bates's crimes.
I would add that the way Herrmann articulates his string writing - with down bow strokes on every stabbing beat - makes the orchestra reenact the murder itself, and makes them complicit in Bates's crimes.
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A great read! 👇
‘How PSYCHO’s terrifying music changed film forever’ by @thobbsjourno.bsky.social via BBC Culture: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
‘How PSYCHO’s terrifying music changed film forever’ by @thobbsjourno.bsky.social via BBC Culture: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
'It's a reference whenever you want to build tension': How Psycho's terrifying music changed film forever
Alfred Hitchcock's grisly horror, which turns 65 this month, might not have become known as an-all time classic without the crucial addition of Bernard Herrmann's disturbing score.
www.bbc.com
July 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
A great read! 👇
‘How PSYCHO’s terrifying music changed film forever’ by @thobbsjourno.bsky.social via BBC Culture: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
‘How PSYCHO’s terrifying music changed film forever’ by @thobbsjourno.bsky.social via BBC Culture: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
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I wrote about the genius of Bernard Herrmann for BBC Culture, focusing on his score for 1960's Psycho, which bailed out Hitchcock.
I'm proud this writing shows how the dread of the era crept into Herrmann's sound and details his influence on rap.
Read: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
I'm proud this writing shows how the dread of the era crept into Herrmann's sound and details his influence on rap.
Read: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
'It's a reference whenever you want to build tension': How Psycho's terrifying music changed film forever
Alfred Hitchcock's grisly horror, which turns 65 this month, might not have become known as an-all time classic without the crucial addition of Bernard Herrmann's disturbing score.
www.bbc.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I wrote about the genius of Bernard Herrmann for BBC Culture, focusing on his score for 1960's Psycho, which bailed out Hitchcock.
I'm proud this writing shows how the dread of the era crept into Herrmann's sound and details his influence on rap.
Read: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
I'm proud this writing shows how the dread of the era crept into Herrmann's sound and details his influence on rap.
Read: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
I wrote about the genius of Bernard Herrmann for BBC Culture, focusing on his score for 1960's Psycho, which bailed out Hitchcock.
I'm proud this writing shows how the dread of the era crept into Herrmann's sound and details his influence on rap.
Read: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
I'm proud this writing shows how the dread of the era crept into Herrmann's sound and details his influence on rap.
Read: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
'It's a reference whenever you want to build tension': How Psycho's terrifying music changed film forever
Alfred Hitchcock's grisly horror, which turns 65 this month, might not have become known as an-all time classic without the crucial addition of Bernard Herrmann's disturbing score.
www.bbc.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I wrote about the genius of Bernard Herrmann for BBC Culture, focusing on his score for 1960's Psycho, which bailed out Hitchcock.
I'm proud this writing shows how the dread of the era crept into Herrmann's sound and details his influence on rap.
Read: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
I'm proud this writing shows how the dread of the era crept into Herrmann's sound and details his influence on rap.
Read: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
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7/13/99: Stanley Kubrick's final masterpiece, Eyes Wide Shut
Our take: midcenturycinema.org/2019/07/05/n...
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@janetmaslin.bsky.social (who nailed it then): www.nytimes.com/1999/07/16/m...
@kimmorgan.bsky.social: thenewbev.com/blog/2019/04...
@thobbsjourno.bsky.social: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Our take: midcenturycinema.org/2019/07/05/n...
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@janetmaslin.bsky.social (who nailed it then): www.nytimes.com/1999/07/16/m...
@kimmorgan.bsky.social: thenewbev.com/blog/2019/04...
@thobbsjourno.bsky.social: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
July 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
7/13/99: Stanley Kubrick's final masterpiece, Eyes Wide Shut
Our take: midcenturycinema.org/2019/07/05/n...
More
@janetmaslin.bsky.social (who nailed it then): www.nytimes.com/1999/07/16/m...
@kimmorgan.bsky.social: thenewbev.com/blog/2019/04...
@thobbsjourno.bsky.social: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
Our take: midcenturycinema.org/2019/07/05/n...
More
@janetmaslin.bsky.social (who nailed it then): www.nytimes.com/1999/07/16/m...
@kimmorgan.bsky.social: thenewbev.com/blog/2019/04...
@thobbsjourno.bsky.social: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
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@thobbsjourno.bsky.social did a great job with his Slick Rick article/interview for @stereogum.bsky.social
www.stereogum.com/2312341/slic...
www.stereogum.com/2312341/slic...
Slick Rick Is Only Looking Forward
The 60-year-old storytelling rap veteran just released a new album; here he reflects on a trendsetting career.
www.stereogum.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
@thobbsjourno.bsky.social did a great job with his Slick Rick article/interview for @stereogum.bsky.social
www.stereogum.com/2312341/slic...
www.stereogum.com/2312341/slic...
It was an honour to profile MIKE for @Dazed, who feels like one of the most important rappers around rn. Just like his music, speaking to him provides you with a lot of wisdom and i hope that comes across: www.dazeddigital.com/music/articl...
MIKE: ‘I wrote my first-ever bars in England’
US-based artist MIKE has gone from niche underground rapper to being labelled ‘the GOAT’ by Earl Sweatshirt. We meet the 27-year-old as he releases latest project Pinball II
www.dazeddigital.com
May 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It was an honour to profile MIKE for @Dazed, who feels like one of the most important rappers around rn. Just like his music, speaking to him provides you with a lot of wisdom and i hope that comes across: www.dazeddigital.com/music/articl...
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A wholesome interview with Curren$y, who’s installed an extensive racing track for radio-controlled toy truck battles on his lawn…
www.stereogum.com/2306799/curr...
[📝: @thobbsjourno.bsky.social]
www.stereogum.com/2306799/curr...
[📝: @thobbsjourno.bsky.social]
May 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
A wholesome interview with Curren$y, who’s installed an extensive racing track for radio-controlled toy truck battles on his lawn…
www.stereogum.com/2306799/curr...
[📝: @thobbsjourno.bsky.social]
www.stereogum.com/2306799/curr...
[📝: @thobbsjourno.bsky.social]
I profiled the rap legend Curren$y (@CurrenSy_Spitta) for @stereogum.
We spoke about why video games mean more to working class kids; creating rap songs that feel like the ocean; Soulja Slim; & being a big kid. A special conversation, to be honest. Read:
t.co/Muzu8LnUQ8
We spoke about why video games mean more to working class kids; creating rap songs that feel like the ocean; Soulja Slim; & being a big kid. A special conversation, to be honest. Read:
t.co/Muzu8LnUQ8
May 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I profiled the rap legend Curren$y (@CurrenSy_Spitta) for @stereogum.
We spoke about why video games mean more to working class kids; creating rap songs that feel like the ocean; Soulja Slim; & being a big kid. A special conversation, to be honest. Read:
t.co/Muzu8LnUQ8
We spoke about why video games mean more to working class kids; creating rap songs that feel like the ocean; Soulja Slim; & being a big kid. A special conversation, to be honest. Read:
t.co/Muzu8LnUQ8
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Waiting for Britney Spears made Language Arts' "Definitive Spring and Summer Reading List."
Now is the time to invest in rhinestone futures and Kitson stock.
Past is prologue. Present is purgatory. Our only path forward is through toxicity.
Out June 10 everywhere.
Now is the time to invest in rhinestone futures and Kitson stock.
Past is prologue. Present is purgatory. Our only path forward is through toxicity.
Out June 10 everywhere.
April 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Waiting for Britney Spears made Language Arts' "Definitive Spring and Summer Reading List."
Now is the time to invest in rhinestone futures and Kitson stock.
Past is prologue. Present is purgatory. Our only path forward is through toxicity.
Out June 10 everywhere.
Now is the time to invest in rhinestone futures and Kitson stock.
Past is prologue. Present is purgatory. Our only path forward is through toxicity.
Out June 10 everywhere.
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Have edited my website so it looks a bit neater with awesome press quotes from The Guardian, The Wire Magazine and The Quietus about my work and links to buy tickets for all my upcoming shows 🖤
krldslv.neocities.org
krldslv.neocities.org
April 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Have edited my website so it looks a bit neater with awesome press quotes from The Guardian, The Wire Magazine and The Quietus about my work and links to buy tickets for all my upcoming shows 🖤
krldslv.neocities.org
krldslv.neocities.org
i need to post on here more often. seems alot more chill than x
April 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
i need to post on here more often. seems alot more chill than x
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Don't often recommend Guardian stuff but @thobbsjourno.bsky.social is always worth a read and this article is no exception
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
‘It’s allowed me to see through his eyes’: Super Mario, my dad and me
When his mum found their old family NES covered in dust and rust, Thomas Hobbs cleaned it up, got it working and reconnected with his childhood and late father
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Don't often recommend Guardian stuff but @thobbsjourno.bsky.social is always worth a read and this article is no exception
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
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An interview with Robby Krieger, the legendary guitarist of The Doors, about incorporating jazz influences and writing "Light My Fire," how Jim Morrison sang to the bobcat in his garden and predicted rap two decades early.
By @thobbsjourno.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2025/03/05/r...
By @thobbsjourno.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2025/03/05/r...
“Living Was Never Ordinary”: An Interview With Robby Krieger
Thomas Hobbs speaks to The Doors’ legendary guitarist about trying to channel the romantic longing of early Bob Dylan, remembering the late Jim Morrison, writing The Doors’ defining son…
www.passionweiss.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
An interview with Robby Krieger, the legendary guitarist of The Doors, about incorporating jazz influences and writing "Light My Fire," how Jim Morrison sang to the bobcat in his garden and predicted rap two decades early.
By @thobbsjourno.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2025/03/05/r...
By @thobbsjourno.bsky.social
www.passionweiss.com/2025/03/05/r...