“You’ll never do anything good if you base it on how you think it will be interpreted. Fuck ’em.” – Interview with GAWLD

“All around gathered round in the auditorium/ You were there with your curly hair as the judge got underway/ But I’m working on my masterpiece so go away.” Initially, I never would have imagined hearing about any great artist or source of creativity coming from the city of Hull. It’s not a place I think […]
FELTENSHAME INK PLAYTLIZT #17

Morrissey is the villain we need – He’s trapped in his own creation

By artist, singer-songwriter and Fat White Family and Moonlandingz man Lias Saoudi. It’s been 20 years since I first set eyes on a Smiths LP. The LP in question — Meat is Murder — was released 40 years ago this week. I loved that cover. It made me ponder an alternative universe, one where the US army […]
Amanda Acevedo: “I believe uncomfortable feelings are challenging and beautiful.”

“You are youngHeartache to heartache we standNo promisesNo demandsLove is a battlefield” This is an interview with the angelic Mexican songwriter and artist Amanda Acevedo. I had never heard her name until I found out that legendary ex-Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds guitarist Mick Harvey was touring last year, with Amanda Acevedo as his […]
It’s NOELY-NOELY NOELY-NOELY: Watch the Making of Council Skies + Seoul Highlights

The full four-part making of ‘ of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds stellar record ‘Council Skies’ is available to watch. Shot by Anais Gallagher over four months, the series gives viewers a unique fly-on-the-wall view of Noel’s recording process. The album was recorded at Lone Star Sound studio, and edited by Jamie Carter. ‘The Making […]