I popped to New York at Thanksgiving for an assignment which is a wild sentence for me to write. This was an absolute joy, and a bucket list moment in what has, categorically been, the worst year of my life.

In honour of @slipknot’s self-titled 25th anniversary, I dug out the 1999 promo trading cards I picked up a few years ago

no matter how long you've been writing nothing prepares you to enter an edited and commented google doc

Oh and Fontaines at Finsbury

In a week with the British Grand Prix, Oasis reunion shows, Lana Del Rey at Wembley, and the final Black Sabbath show, I am attending absolutely zero events and the fomo might actually do me in.

Experiencing the cold clarity of going through an interview I did last night and realising in the heat-induced haze I was chatting more shit than normal. Apologies to that band.

The new Karol G album is hitting nicely in this weather

writer/journo people, what do you use for portfolios?

A reminder that I'm always on the look out for additional writing and editing work. I have experience penning and editing bios, articles, interviews, Q&A's, press releases, reviews (live/fest/etc), and whatever else is needed.

I enjoy how we’ve shifted from MTV Cribs to Architectural Digest for celebrity home tours. Who says we haven’t grown as a society.

I’ve just shaved off the ‘grief beard’ I’ve been growing all year since mum died, and it feels amazing to not have a sweater on my face in this heat.

last fm informs me that the Post Malone country album continues to have me in a choke hold

As he releases his first solo album Happy Birthday, the actor and songwriter Finn Wolfhard @finnwolfhard talks @_steven_loftin_ through the songs that inspired a lifelong love of music https://t.co/zGbFTGeXXf

Ahead of the release of Hope We Have Fun, Mt. Joy’s @MtJoyBand Matt Quinn takes Steven Loftin @_steven_loftin_ through the songs that made him https://t.co/5l6vTHBgES

I wish I could bottle the satisfaction I felt after nuking 1128 saved albums from my Spotify.

Two interviews away from my 500th. I'll wear a party hat for number 500.

Addison Rae’s debut is currently living rent free in my head and I love it

Ahead of the release of Hope We Have Fun, Mt. Joy’s @MtJoyBand Matt Quinn takes Steven Loftin @_steven_loftin_ through the songs that made him https://t.co/5l6vTHBgES

Very much enjoyed geeking out about @thereplacements and other musical goodness with @finnwolfhard.

"I want people to fuck up more... it's okay to be bad so long as it's a true badness": From the prairies of rural Canada, @mothlandsounds-signed Truck Violence are screaming and screeching into the endless void, writes @_steven_loftin_ https://t.co/15YcOlwxif