If It Ain't Broke by Cyrena Wages
Cyrena's new single is out today and it's absolutely amazing
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May Erlewine
We only cover artists we love here. And this one is a keeper.
Ali Angel
This strand on Americana musicians continues with LA valley girl Ali Angel.
my bipolar journey
so much better in lowercase. it reduces its power. a little.
Cyrena Wages
Cyrena's real family name is Wages, pronounced exactly as you would think. Her former band, Lost Wages, makes it clear.
Girls, Guitars, Guns, Gasoline and God: Country Music & Neurodiversity
I have finally polished the playlist that kept me calm during four months of insomnia and hyperactivity. We are on the down slope now.
Those Literary Things + Men
I was present at one of the most exciting and bizarre literary events I have ever seen: the launch of Gestures on 3rd April at the Royal Academy of Art, Battersea. The cover image shows the hands of Georgia O'Keeffe.
Men Writing for Women
I've been looking for a way into this one for a few weeks now. First it was one thing. Then it was another thing. As I start to write, I think I know what the thing is. I think I do. Let's go.
Lilly Winwood
We revive a strand started on Medium and continued on The Z Review: features on inspiring musical and show business figures across the generations.
Hull Blitz 1941
The Hull Daily Mail wasted no time in preparing for Blitz. 2 January 1941 they refer to Blitzes past. Coventry, Sheffield and Manchester were already smoking ruins by then.
Suzy 2: The River
I wanted to follow-up on the river post. This was a breakthrough moment for me. It was the first time I have ever visited a crime scene/area in person, and I am following it up tomorrow with my first ever Crime Guy-related interview with an expert.
Suzy: The River
I was in Fulham last week to take photographs of key locations relating to the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh in July 1986.
AI
Hitchhiker's Guide to Microsoft Copilot
The executive summary of this section of the guide is that anyone in office work needs to become expert at Copilot as quickly as humanly possible. We had such a gargle blast with this that we did it all again!
AI
Hitchhiker's Guide to AI at Work
The executive summary of this section of the guide is that anyone in office work needs to become expert at Copilot as quickly as humanly possible. Either that or adjust to a future you who no longer works.
Culture
Social Media Fuels Gossip: But Is It Fake?
Another delve into the 2017 archives of The Z Review. So many of these stories are still relevant.
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Sport is Data Now
Are all sports data sports now?
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Strike Me Down: GenAI on the Ropes
2025 will be the year when the big vendors realised their ambition outweighed their talent.
Culture
I Love Watching Women's Sports
I find it amazing that in 2017, I could have written this article about women's football being shown on mainstream television for the first time. Now that England have won the Euros, and with the Euros back again in 2025, I feel like we have made big progress.
Musicians
Review: Tom Petty / Stevie Nicks @ BST Hyde Park
In 2017 I saw Stevie Nicks and the Heartbreakers live in Hyde Park at British Summertime. Just weeks later, Tom Petty would be dead.
Musicians
The Music of David Lynch
Another piece from 2017 and my time on The Z Review
Sophie Toscan du Plantier
Sophie: The Deceased Witnesses
Time is a funny thing. It has a habit of marching on, for some reason. Time flies too. It marches sometimes and flies at others. Time. A conundrum.
Culture
Movie: David Lynch's "The Art Life"
This is adapted from an article I wrote in 2017 for The Z Review in New York
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Your Kindle Isn't a Book, It's Netflix
More from the 2017 Z Review archive
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David Lynch
We lose a great mind tonight. It's difficult to choose a few words or a single image to summarise the life of David Lynch, the man behind Twin Peaks. He won multiple Oscar nominations for 1980's The Elephant Man, a film so terrifying I can still remember a short clip we were shown at primary school.