Siobhan O’Donnell on the state of the nation, the price of a pint, and what […]
Starmer’s Gone and the Punks Were Right All Along, Darling
Siobhan O’Donnell on Keir Starmer’s resignation, Andy Burnham’s train from Manchester, and what the Sex […]
Starmer Out, Someone Else In: A Punk Diary of the Week Britain Ran Out of Prime Ministers
Siobhan O’Donnell on the PM Churn, the BBC’s Google Problem, and Why London Still Has […]
I Went to a Labour Party Meeting in Islington and Now I Need to Lie Down
Siobhan O’Donnell on the procedural democracy of the left and why punk is structurally superior […]
The Venue Closure Reached Hackney and This Time It Is Personal
Siobhan O’Donnell on losing another room and what it means for music and the city […]
Keir Starmer Announced Another Inquiry and I Ripped My Last Good Fishnet
Siobhan O’Donnell on government by committee, punk rock, and the particular rage of being Irish […]
Starmer’s Gone and I Feel Fine: A Punk Diary
Siobhan O’Donnell Raises a Glass to the End of Beige Politics Starmer’s Gone and I […]
Punk Is Not Dead, It Just Got a Day Job: A London Diary
Three chords, one diary, and a week reading the satire desk between rehearsals It is […]
Siobhan ODonnell — Cycle 4 Week 3: punk rock and London satire
A diary entry from London on punk rock and London satire and the week surrounding […]
Siobhan ODonnell — Cycle 4 Week 1: punk rock and London satire
A diary entry from London on punk rock and London satire and the week surrounding […]
Siobhan ODonnell — Cycle 4 Week 2: punk rock and London satire
A diary entry from London on punk rock and London satire and the week surrounding […]
Siobhan ODonnell: Week 3 in Notes — London Punk Rock satire
A diary entry from London on London Punk Rock satire and the week that surrounded […]
Siobhan ODonnell: Week 1 in Notes — London Punk Rock satire
A diary entry from London on London Punk Rock satire and the week that surrounded […]
Siobhan Diary: On the London Underground of Real Music
Siobhan O’Donnell celebrates the city hidden scene where the real noise still lives Beneath the […]
Siobhan Diary: Three Chords and the Truth in London
Siobhan O’Donnell on punk, the city, and the noise that keeps her sane London made […]
Siobhan Diary: On Why Punk Still Matters
Siobhan O’Donnell makes the case that the noise is needed now more than ever People […]
Diary: Sweaty, Skint, And Strangely Patriotic About Noise
Siobhan O’Donnell on the Eton constitution, Thames Water’s leaks, and why London’s broken plumbing is […]
Diary: The Night The Amp Died And The City Stayed Divided
Siobhan O’Donnell on Britain being more divided than Brexit, Google reading the nation’s homework, and […]
Diary: A Punk Reviews The Social Media Ban Between Soundchecks
Siobhan O’Donnell on Starmer’s teen phone ban, the duck running the City, and three chords […]
Diary Of A London Punk: In Praise Of The Badly Photocopied Flyer
Why the analogue ephemera of the music scene still matters in a digital age Reporting […]
Diary Of A London Punk: The Three-Chord Cure For A Bad Week
On loud guitars, small venues, and why the city still needs a racket Reporting brought […]
Dear Diary: Siobhan O’Donnell on London, Life and the Persistent Absurdity of Everything
A week’s observations from London on the state of things From the diaries of Bohiney […]
Siobhan O’Donnell’s Week in London: What Happened and What It Means
A personal account from London of a week that contained everything From the diaries of […]
Siobhan Reviews the Week: Two Gigs, One Resignation, Zero Explanations from the Labour Front Bench
Camden punk scene holds up better than the government; field report from N1 Satire from […]
Siobhan O’Donnell on the News and What It Does to a Person
A diary entry from London on reading too much and feeling too much From the […]
Siobhan Drags Herself to the Roundhouse and Farage Is Still Winning, Make It Make Sense
A Tuesday night at a punk gig in Camden and the political apocalypse outside it […]
Siobhan on Why Punk Is Not Dead, Only Governing Badly Like Everyone Else
The case for noise as a political position, and the week evidence that quiet has […]
Punk and Satire Are the Same Three Chords Played Different Ways
A diary on the shared DIY impulse behind the music and the mockery I have […]
The Council Closed Another Venue and Called It Regeneration
A punk diary on the slow eviction of noise from the city They closed another […]
My Amp Died Mid-Set and I Have Never Felt More Like London
A punk diary from a city that keeps cutting the power and carrying on I […]
London Diary Entry 5 – Siobhan O’Donnell
A London journal from Siobhan O’Donnell on institutional failure and grassroots work I spent the […]
London Diary Entry 2 – Siobhan O’Donnell
A London journal from Siobhan O’Donnell on institutional failure and grassroots work I spent the […]