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Matt Catchpole

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Journalist and Editor at Associated Press

Journalist, Intake/Output Editor at Associated Press TV. Blog on punk/Indie/alternative music in spare time. Views are my own. RT are not endorsements

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  • 1 month ago | mattcatchpole.com | Matt Catchpole

    You’d think then that if he had an “eff you” to deliver it would have been directed towards Dig! director Ondi Timoner, but tonight it’s his mother in the cross hairs. “Man, this is awesome!” Newcombe pronounces after shuffling on stage looking like a cross between Neil Young‘s younger brother and an extra from a Sergio Leone Western. “Mom you said I’d never amount to shit, but I’m here headlining this place and you are dead.

  • 1 month ago | essentiallypop.com | Matt Catchpole

    You’d think then that if he had an “eff you” to deliver it might have been directed towards Dig! director Ondi Timoner, but tonight it’s his mother in the cross hairs. “Man, this is awesome!”, Newcombe pronounces after shuffling on stage looking like a cross between Neil Young‘s younger brother and an extra from a Sergio Leone Western. “Mom you said I’d never amount to shit, but I’m here headlining this place and you are dead.

  • Oct 21, 2024 | wp.me | Matt Catchpole

    *In no particular order some of my favourite musical moments. No50 Interlude by Morrissey & SiouxsieThe Smiths famously recorded with Sandie Shaw and Moz wrote for and befriended Nancy Sinatra. He tried on numerous occasions to contact Shirley Bassey, and was very sniffy when she rebuffed his advances before going on to make a record with Swiss electronic duo Yello. Interludeis a wonderful example of where his persistence paid off. Siouxsie eventually agreed to the duet.

  • Sep 4, 2024 | mattcatchpole.com | Matt Catchpole

    Cave has gone for broke on this one and the result is epic, grandiose, but above all joyful. The Bad Seeds’ are back with a vengeance, drummer Thomas Wydler recovering from illness to add a new layer of power to this swirling, tumultuous, behemoth of an album. As Cave himself says: “It bursts out of the speaker…..there’s no fucking around with this record. When it hits, it hits. It lifts you. It moves you.

  • Aug 29, 2024 | essentiallypop.com | Matt Catchpole

    Cave has gone for broke on this one and the result is epic, grandiose, but above all joyful. The Bad Seeds’ are back with a vengeance, drummer Thomas Wydler recovering from illness to add a new layer of power to this swirling, tumultuous, behemoth of an album. As Cave himself says: “It bursts out of the speaker…..there’s no fucking around with this record. When it hits, it hits. It lifts you. It moves you. I love that about it.”Cave’s difficult and tragic last decade has been well documented.

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Matt Catchpole
Matt Catchpole @matcatch
11 Mar 25

THIS IS WHY YOU LOVE ME - Brian Jonestown Massacre At Brixton Academy Live Review https://t.co/c0WV9W7jSv https://t.co/ur2mA0C5Lx

Matt Catchpole
Matt Catchpole @matcatch
27 Feb 25

LIVE REVIEW: @BJM_Band headlining show @O2AcademyBrix here: https://t.co/HPFtG3GSkJ https://t.co/GzxFD9encl

Matt Catchpole
Matt Catchpole @matcatch
16 Feb 25

Tonight’s Entertainment https://t.co/hsi8L2S0eM