Ben Hogwood
@benarcanafm.bsky.social
The music sounds better with you! Music rights for Naxos; editor of Arcana.fm; writing for musicOMH & Presto Music. Dreams of forming acoustic band Good On Paper while supporting the Canaries #ncfc
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Ben Hogwood
@benarcanafm.bsky.social
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10 today!
Back with the TRON Ares soundtrack, Nine Inch Nails' icy beats matching the subzero temperatures! #commuterworld
November 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Back with the TRON Ares soundtrack, Nine Inch Nails' icy beats matching the subzero temperatures! #commuterworld
Bright electronica from Field Lines Cartographer this morning, in the form of new album Apeiron Anxiety #commuterworld
November 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Bright electronica from Field Lines Cartographer this morning, in the form of new album Apeiron Anxiety #commuterworld
On the 130th anniversary of his birth, I've recycled a piece I wrote some while back about one of my favourite composers, Paul Hindemith. Unfashionable music but well worth your time! arcana.fm/2025/11/16/p...
On this day – the birth of Paul Hindemith
published by Ben Hogwood. Photo of Hindemith in 1923 courtesy of the Hindemith-Institut als Rechteinhaber / Wikipedia Two days ago we marked 90 years since the world premiere of Paul Hindemith̵…
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November 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
On the 130th anniversary of his birth, I've recycled a piece I wrote some while back about one of my favourite composers, Paul Hindemith. Unfashionable music but well worth your time! arcana.fm/2025/11/16/p...
One to add to the listening 'inbox' - a consistently fine artist
My latest ‘Hanging Out a Window’ column is out and it’s a review of Tanita Tikaram’s latest album. Read and subscribe (free) here:
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November 14, 2025 at 9:41 AM
One to add to the listening 'inbox' - a consistently fine artist
Reposted by Ben Hogwood
Author wrote best book he's ever written.
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Author wrote best book he's ever written.
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
Publisher disintegrated/fucked off with author's earnings.
Book was finally published by new publisher.
Author has bought two hardbacks, for full price, to give away, signed.
Please repost/reply if you'd like a chance to win one..
bsky.app/profile/zygo...
Never thought I would write anything about ABBA...but have attempted to sum up my feelings on a visit to ABBA Voyage the Saturday just gone: arcana.fm/2025/11/12/a...
In concert – ABBA Voyage @ ABBA Arena, London
by Ben Hogwood photos courtesy of the ABBA Voyage website An admission: I used to struggle with ABBA. Although I loved the tunes to the likes of Money, Money, Money and Super Trouper – the first so…
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November 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Never thought I would write anything about ABBA...but have attempted to sum up my feelings on a visit to ABBA Voyage the Saturday just gone: arcana.fm/2025/11/12/a...
Wonderful to see Helen Grime's 'Folk', written for soprano Claire Booth, winning an IVOR Classical Award last night. I've been lucky to interview both composer and performer for my Arcana website: arcana.fm/2025/06/15/h... & arcana.fm/2024/10/20/c...
Talking Heads – Helen Grime
by Ben Hogwood Helen Grime In the classical music calendar, summer effectively begins with the start of the Aldeburgh Festival. This year’s model – the 76th running of the Suffolk festival – comes …
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November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Wonderful to see Helen Grime's 'Folk', written for soprano Claire Booth, winning an IVOR Classical Award last night. I've been lucky to interview both composer and performer for my Arcana website: arcana.fm/2025/06/15/h... & arcana.fm/2024/10/20/c...
On the train and finally getting round to Daniel Avery's new one Tremors - typically intense soundscapes that are more song-based this time #commuterworld
November 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
On the train and finally getting round to Daniel Avery's new one Tremors - typically intense soundscapes that are more song-based this time #commuterworld
The right decision to part with Manning...but more change needed. I feel for him but he arrived for the wrong person at the wrong time #ncfc
November 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The right decision to part with Manning...but more change needed. I feel for him but he arrived for the wrong person at the wrong time #ncfc
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November 7, 2025 at 9:33 AM
WIN a set of #Christmas cards
Repost and follow me to enter
I’ll pick a winner at 9pm tonight (Friday 7 Nov)
gailmyerscough.co.uk
Repost and follow me to enter
I’ll pick a winner at 9pm tonight (Friday 7 Nov)
gailmyerscough.co.uk
Good morning sunshine! A pic from my run earlier on...now on the train with a second listen to Jamie Lidell and Luke Schneider's collaboration album A Companion For The Spaces Between Dreams #commuterworld
November 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Good morning sunshine! A pic from my run earlier on...now on the train with a second listen to Jamie Lidell and Luke Schneider's collaboration album A Companion For The Spaces Between Dreams #commuterworld
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Anything new from @flcartographer.bsky.social is always an event, but we are especially excited to be releasing this beautiful new album on Friday.
Field Lines Cartographer
"Apeiron Anxiety"
Heavyweight Vinyl/Digital
CiS188
07.11.2025
castlesinspace.bandcamp.com
+ All good record shops.
Field Lines Cartographer
"Apeiron Anxiety"
Heavyweight Vinyl/Digital
CiS188
07.11.2025
castlesinspace.bandcamp.com
+ All good record shops.
November 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Anything new from @flcartographer.bsky.social is always an event, but we are especially excited to be releasing this beautiful new album on Friday.
Field Lines Cartographer
"Apeiron Anxiety"
Heavyweight Vinyl/Digital
CiS188
07.11.2025
castlesinspace.bandcamp.com
+ All good record shops.
Field Lines Cartographer
"Apeiron Anxiety"
Heavyweight Vinyl/Digital
CiS188
07.11.2025
castlesinspace.bandcamp.com
+ All good record shops.
Catching up with recent album releases, and enjoying the futuristic electronica of HAAi, with busy beats and wide open spaces on her new one Humanise #commuterworld
November 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Catching up with recent album releases, and enjoying the futuristic electronica of HAAi, with busy beats and wide open spaces on her new one Humanise #commuterworld
Calm waters from Jamie Lidell & Luke Schneider this morning, in the form of their new collaborative album A Companion For The Spaces Between Dreams #commuterworld
November 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Calm waters from Jamie Lidell & Luke Schneider this morning, in the form of their new collaborative album A Companion For The Spaces Between Dreams #commuterworld
Excellent work!
October 31, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Excellent work!
Back with WiFi for the first time in 11 days. It's revealing - and scary - to note just how essential it is to everyday life! The cafes of Tonbridge might now experience a temporary drop in coffee sales
October 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Back with WiFi for the first time in 11 days. It's revealing - and scary - to note just how essential it is to everyday life! The cafes of Tonbridge might now experience a temporary drop in coffee sales
A rare #commuterworld selfie...while waiting for the Redhill train. Today's soundtrack is Nine Inch Nails' epic soundtrack for the TRON: Ares film, a million miles from Kent!
October 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
A rare #commuterworld selfie...while waiting for the Redhill train. Today's soundtrack is Nine Inch Nails' epic soundtrack for the TRON: Ares film, a million miles from Kent!
I find it remarkable how many 'broadsheet' football match reports fail to tell you the basic facts of what really happened
October 27, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I find it remarkable how many 'broadsheet' football match reports fail to tell you the basic facts of what really happened
Wow, George Michael's A Different Corner never loses its potency. Something in my eye every time!
October 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Wow, George Michael's A Different Corner never loses its potency. Something in my eye every time!
Well there's a thing...a storm named after me! I was born in the South East, too...
October 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Well there's a thing...a storm named after me! I was born in the South East, too...
House move more or less done...and the owner of the house looks satisfied with our work so far!
October 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
House move more or less done...and the owner of the house looks satisfied with our work so far!
Moving house this weekend, first move in 11 years and it's a real head scrambler...in a good way, thankfully. Needless to say there are far too many books and CDs, still!
October 17, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Moving house this weekend, first move in 11 years and it's a real head scrambler...in a good way, thankfully. Needless to say there are far too many books and CDs, still!
Off to the Gramophone Awards tonight - always a special date in the calendar, and a moment to be grateful for the wonderful music we've been served the last year🎵 Equally importantly, the tuxedo is intact!
October 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Off to the Gramophone Awards tonight - always a special date in the calendar, and a moment to be grateful for the wonderful music we've been served the last year🎵 Equally importantly, the tuxedo is intact!
I missed this - could be v interesting:
PREORDER: 'Einstein on the Beach' by Suzanne Vega, Ictus, Collegium Vocale Gent
Reimagination of Philip Glass’s 1976 minimalist landmark.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2122...
Reimagination of Philip Glass’s 1976 minimalist landmark.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2122...
October 14, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I missed this - could be v interesting: