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Greg Wetherall
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Music + Culture Journalist. Words upon a time: Dazed, Guardian, NME, FT, and more. Lawyer at Gov (Costs Law). Spurs ST holder. Frustrated musician.

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Going to do an intro, as I’m new here. Hello everyone. 👋🏼 I am a freelance music journo, mainly, but also have a long history of writing on film. My portfolio is here: www.gregwetherall.co.uk

Nice to meet you all. Let’s hope this place continues to promote kindness and a generosity of spirit!
Greg Wetherall | Arts and Culture Journalist |
www.gregwetherall.co.uk
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I spoke with Idlewild as they released first album in six years.

“…around that time [of 100 Broken Windows] I was unselfconscious. If I was reading a book by Gertrude Stein or on postmodernism, I would put it in a song. I wouldn’t really do that now.’’
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Idlewild: "As you get older, you become so much more comfortable with yourself"
Roddy Woomble of Idlewild reflects on the hits and near-misses of indie's most enduring punk poets as a 2025 UK tour starts
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October 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I spoke with Idlewild as they released first album in six years.

“…around that time [of 100 Broken Windows] I was unselfconscious. If I was reading a book by Gertrude Stein or on postmodernism, I would put it in a song. I wouldn’t really do that now.’’
discover.ticketmaster.co.uk/interview/id...
Idlewild: "As you get older, you become so much more comfortable with yourself"
Roddy Woomble of Idlewild reflects on the hits and near-misses of indie's most enduring punk poets as a 2025 UK tour starts
discover.ticketmaster.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Echobelly looked back with me on Britpop and discussed 30 years of ‘On’.

We talked ‘Great Things’, ‘King of the Curb’, press culture, the fall of Britpop, and more.

“I remember sitting in a pub, going ‘What the fuck are we going to do?’,” Sonya Madan tells me.
Always 'On': Echobelly Talk 30 Years Of A Britpop Classic | Features | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews
Echobelly’s Sonya Madan is looking back on Britpop and the 1990s. “Very early on, I was dating an NME journalist,” she relays to CLASH. “He had a
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October 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Echobelly looked back with me on Britpop and discussed 30 years of ‘On’.

We talked ‘Great Things’, ‘King of the Curb’, press culture, the fall of Britpop, and more.

“I remember sitting in a pub, going ‘What the fuck are we going to do?’,” Sonya Madan tells me.
Always 'On': Echobelly Talk 30 Years Of A Britpop Classic | Features | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews
Echobelly’s Sonya Madan is looking back on Britpop and the 1990s. “Very early on, I was dating an NME journalist,” she relays to CLASH. “He had a
www.clashmusic.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Reunited again.

RIP Robert Redford. What a legacy he has left behind — both in front and behind the camera. A heartthrob who transcended the tag. He was not only a fantastic actor, but a man of substance.

We’ve lost one of the all-time greats.
September 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The Charlatans are good, aren’t they?

Want to hear memories of a ‘terrified’ Gary Neville cameo in 2015? Or how supporting Oasis at Knebworth probably saved the band?

Guitarist Mark Collins shared all that + more, inc their best, worst, + weirdest gigs.
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Stage Times: The Charlatans
From The Haçienda to Knebworth, Mark Collins remembers the best, worst, smallest and biggest times The Charlatans took to the stage
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July 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Cinema has undoubtedly lost one of its greats today. Here was an artist who never tired in stretching the form’s boundaries, be it reshaping narrative possibilities and/or the approach to aesthetics. Lynch expanded film’s vocabulary exponentially. His mark will always be felt.
January 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Finally watched THREADS (1984) last night on iPlayer, and I still haven’t recovered this morning. It’s so sobering it could snap an alcoholic out of a stupor mid-bender. A truly terrifying depiction of a nuclear war and its aftermath. What a warning shot.
December 29, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Special rendition of Wild Wood featuring Irish/Palestinian artist Roisin at the Paul Weller curated Gig for Gaza at Brixton Academy last night.
December 14, 2024 at 12:10 PM
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It’s the film Benjamin Netanyahu tried to ban. For my FT debut, and on the day Netanyahu attends court on his extant corruption charges, here is my exclusive interview with the man who was leaked the interrogation footage: Oscar-winner, Alex Gibney.
December 10, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Great to see Billie Eilish smashing it (again) in her new Tiny Desk Concert. There has to be little doubt that HIT ME HARD AND SOFT is one of the year’s best albums. youtube.com/watch?v=fOAI...
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December 12, 2024 at 6:44 PM
A year ago today, I sat down with Liam Gallagher and John Squire for their very first interview as a duo for The Guardian.
December 12, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Proud to present my interview with Alex Gibney on The Bibi Files. 👇🏼
The sight of Benjamin Netanyahu confronting evidence in real time makes for astonishing viewing. This is Israel’s prime minister as the public has never seen him before: a man at the mercy of his interlocutors, stripped of rehearsal and on the back foot www.ft.com/content/6c4b...
December 10, 2024 at 5:03 PM
It’s the film Benjamin Netanyahu tried to ban. For my FT debut, and on the day Netanyahu attends court on his extant corruption charges, here is my exclusive interview with the man who was leaked the interrogation footage: Oscar-winner, Alex Gibney.
December 10, 2024 at 2:40 PM
I was watching Jools Holland in my teens when this happened and it blew my mind.

If you know, you know.
December 2, 2024 at 5:45 PM
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UK freelance writers for magazines and journals in the last three years: remember to submit your eligible articles at ALCS by 30 November to qualify for a royalty reimbursement in March!
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ALCS
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November 26, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Ooof, Kendrick Lamar’s surprise release is just a bit good, isn’t it? He’s nailed it. Again.
November 22, 2024 at 11:36 PM
I’ve cherished the electric portion of Bob Dylan’s ‘Royal Albert Hall’ concert (Bootleg Series, Vol 4) for around 30 yrs. It made me resistant to the release of the ‘real’ concert. But, aside from preferring ‘Tell Me, Momma’ on the former, I concede it’s a FAR superior performance across the board.
November 22, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Spoke to Good Neighbours for NME about the viral success of their TikTok hit ‘Home’ and plans for the future. Today, they made the much criticised BBC Sound of 2025 longlist. www.nme.com/news/music/g...
BBC Sound Of 2025 stars Good Neighbours: "We want to be 'that' festival band"
BBC Sound Of 2025 nominees Good Neighbours have spoken to NME about the making of their viral TikTok hit ‘Home’ and their breakthrough year.
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November 21, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Having seen Ridley Scott doing the press rounds at nearly 87 years of age, I demand to know his secret. His brain and appearance seem about twenty years younger!
November 20, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Art Garfunkel told me yesterday he regularly plays chess with Graham Nash, and now I can’t get the thought of this exclusive chess club out of my head.
November 20, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Going to do an intro, as I’m new here. Hello everyone. 👋🏼 I am a freelance music journo, mainly, but also have a long history of writing on film. My portfolio is here: www.gregwetherall.co.uk

Nice to meet you all. Let’s hope this place continues to promote kindness and a generosity of spirit!
Greg Wetherall | Arts and Culture Journalist |
www.gregwetherall.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 11:29 AM
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Made a starter pack of Culture journalists worth following (I'll keep populating). Let me know if you'd like to be added.

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November 18, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Had to visit some Before Sunrise locations when in Vienna the other week. I’m sure this one is familiar.
November 17, 2024 at 10:54 AM