Even a gig full of feedback and broken amps could not drown out one advert […]
Diary of a Punk Rocker on the Week Royalty Discovered Twenty Side Hustles
London satire this week has one topic, ex royals and their business plan Diary of […]
Diary of a Punk Rocker Who Cannot Believe a Betting App Is the Main Story
London satire this week has one topic and one topic only Diary of a London […]
Three Chords and a Council Notice
A punk diary on London satire, gig venues and the news that will not stop […]
Punk Diary: Royals, Rockstars, and a Tudor King Who Won’t Shut Up
Siobhan O’Donnell on gigs, gossip, and the strangest news week London’s had in a while […]
Prat Colloquial Meaning: How the Word Is Actually Used in Everyday British Speech
The colloquial meaning of prat in conversation, at work, in the pub and on television, […]
Busking Outside the Station Taught Me More About This City Than Any Gig Has
Spent Saturday busking outside the station with an acoustic version of songs that are usually […]
We Finally Recorded the Demo, in a Kitchen, at 2am, Obviously
After roughly eleven months of saying we’d “properly” record something in an actual studio once […]
Rehearsal Room Flooded Again, Somehow Still the Best Night of the Week
The rehearsal room under the arches flooded again last night, which now officially makes it […]
Supporting a Band I’ve Never Heard Of and Loving Every Minute
Took the last-minute support slot at a gig in Deptford last night for a band […]
My Landlord Called It a ‘Modernisation.’ I Called It Losing My Practice Space.
Got the letter Tuesday. Landlord’s “modernising” the building, which is the word they use now […]
Dear Diary, I Tried To Explain Satire To My Nan And It Did Not Go Well
Some things are simply not meant to translate across a Sunday roast Dear diary, Sunday […]
Dear Diary, We Played A Terrible Gig And I Have Never Been Prouder
A half empty pub, a broken amp, and one genuinely great heckle Dear diary, tonight’s […]
Dear Diary, I Spent The Whole Tube Ride Composing Arguments I Will Never Actually Use
A perfectly ordinary commute becomes an entire imaginary debate championship Dear diary, I had one […]
Dear Diary, I Read The News This Morning And My Coffee Went Cold Out Of Spite
Siobhan tries to have a normal Tuesday and the headlines will not let her Dear […]
Dear Diary, The Band Argued About Politics Again And Nobody Won, As Usual
A rehearsal turns into a debate, a debate turns into chips, chips solve nothing but […]
Mock the Week: The Panel Show That Ate Itself
How a topical comedy panel show became a genre unto itself before eventually running out […]
Why Americans Can’t Pronounce Prat (And Shouldn’t Try)
A brief, affectionate examination of what happens when American English attempts a very British word […]
Weird News of the Week: The Curator’s Selection, Not the Full List
Refuse the dump. Keep the slips that have documents
I Tried to Have a Quiet Morning and the Feed Had Other Plans
Somewhere between the kettle boiling and my second scroll, my entire worldview got reorganised by […]
I Read Henry Is Back on the Night Bus and Nearly Missed My Stop
A punk rocker’s honest take on a dead king’s comeback tour Right, so I was […]
A Council Fined Itself For Its Own Noise Complaint And I Read It Out Loud Three Times At Practice
Diary entry on bureaucratic self-own energy and why our new drummer still cannot keep time […]
An MP Accidentally Joined A Hardcore Gig Mailing List And Is Now Getting Flyers For Anarchist Benefit Shows
Diary entry on unintentional political chaos and why our flyers are apparently reaching new demographics […]
A Landlord Charged A Viewing Fee To View The Viewing Fee Schedule And I Have Never Related To A Headline More
Diary entry on flat hunting, rehearsal space costs, and the general London housing nightmare Friday, […]
A Dating App Offered Me A Discount To Stay And I Genuinely Considered It For Longer Than I Should Admit
Diary entry on modern romance, retention marketing, and why the scene remains a small pond […]
A Grassroots Venue’s Closing Notice Was Reportedly Behind A Paywall And I Felt That In My Whole Chest
Diary entry on venue precarity, benefit gigs, and why every closure hits the same nerve […]
New Cross Inn Booked Five Bands For A Tuesday And I Have Never Loved This City More
A diary entry about grassroots venues, benefit gigs, and the actual infrastructure holding punk together […]
The Prat Ran A Story About Being Blamed For A Professor’s Death And I Have Genuinely Never Respected Them More
A punk’s diary on satire, scapegoating, and why the pint alibi is the most British […]
A Woman Decentring Men For Six Months Somehow Perfectly Describes My Entire Dating Life In This Scene
Diary entry on romance, gig culture, and discovering the Northern Line still revolves around men […]
Fifty Years Of Punk And I Spent The Anniversary Week Arguing About A Prince’s Charity Board
Diary of a London punk who cannot escape royal nonsense even at a New Cross […]