Paul Rees
@paulreesauthor.bsky.social
Music writer & author. Subscribe to my Access All Areas newsletter at Substack: https://substack.com/@paulreesuk Also keep up with me at my website: https://paul-rees-author.com/
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Paul Rees | Substack
Music writer, based in Edinburgh, with 30 years in the rock’n’roll trenches.
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Subscribe to my Subsack - Access All Areas. Stories, thoughts, opinion. Rock'n'roll uncensored. Go behind the curtain with a newsletter every Tuesday and Friday.
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Two of these four make my list of the 10 best #Stephenking reads. Full list at the link: paulreesuk.substack.com/p/ranked-ste...
January 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Two of these four make my list of the 10 best #Stephenking reads. Full list at the link: paulreesuk.substack.com/p/ranked-ste...
My latest newsletter. A personal take on the very best of @stephenking.bsky.social. Please do read, comment on, and if you enjoy, subscribe and share at the link:
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Ranked! Stephen King's 10 Most Rocking Books
Filtering 52 years of hits.
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January 26, 2026 at 11:20 AM
My latest newsletter. A personal take on the very best of @stephenking.bsky.social. Please do read, comment on, and if you enjoy, subscribe and share at the link:
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The most underrated American film of the decade, and increasingly ever more so. #civilwar #alexgarland
January 25, 2026 at 12:13 PM
The most underrated American film of the decade, and increasingly ever more so. #civilwar #alexgarland
A joke told to me by Adele: "What do you call a blonde standing on her head?" Punchline at the link. Please do check out, and if you enjoy, subscribe to and share my newsletter: paulreesuk.substack.com/p/adele-unta...
#adele
#adele
Adele Untamed
A pop superstar at the moment of being "a clueless girl who's going places."
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January 24, 2026 at 9:22 AM
A joke told to me by Adele: "What do you call a blonde standing on her head?" Punchline at the link. Please do check out, and if you enjoy, subscribe to and share my newsletter: paulreesuk.substack.com/p/adele-unta...
#adele
#adele
Cameron Winter - Love Takes Miles (Later... with Jools Holland)
YouTube video by BBC Music
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January 24, 2026 at 9:20 AM
John Mellencamp Easy Target
YouTube video by John Mellencamp
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January 24, 2026 at 9:09 AM
John Legend, The Roots - Hard Times (Live In Studio)
YouTube video by johnlegendVEVO
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January 24, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Subscribe to my Subsack - Access All Areas. Stories, thoughts, opinion. Rock'n'roll uncensored. Go behind the curtain with a newsletter every Tuesday and Friday.
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Paul Rees | Substack
Music writer, based in Edinburgh, with 30 years in the rock’n’roll trenches.
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January 24, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Subscribe to my Subsack - Access All Areas. Stories, thoughts, opinion. Rock'n'roll uncensored. Go behind the curtain with a newsletter every Tuesday and Friday.
substack.com/@paulreesuk
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Iron & Wine - In Your Ocean (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by IronandWine
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January 23, 2026 at 5:52 PM
"What did Jay Z smell like? Delicious. He smells of money!" Adele untamed in my latest newsletter. Read it here, and if you enjoy, please do subscribe and share: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees...
#adele #jayz
#adele #jayz
Adele Untamed
A pop superstar at the moment of being "a clueless girl who's going places."
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January 23, 2026 at 10:57 AM
"What did Jay Z smell like? Delicious. He smells of money!" Adele untamed in my latest newsletter. Read it here, and if you enjoy, please do subscribe and share: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees...
#adele #jayz
#adele #jayz
If they'd been handing out an Oscar for Best Scene, it'd have been a slam-dunk...
#oscars #sinners
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#oscars #sinners
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Sinners - Rocky Road to Dublin [4K] [HDR] [5.1]
YouTube video by Preacherboy Snoopy
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January 22, 2026 at 5:15 PM
If they'd been handing out an Oscar for Best Scene, it'd have been a slam-dunk...
#oscars #sinners
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWZZ...
#oscars #sinners
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#madonna called me an "asshole". #iggypop told me: "You're a music journalist. And music journalists are very poorly paid people." How to - and not to - interview a music icon. In my latest newsletter. Please do read, and if you enjoy, subscribe and share: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees...
January 22, 2026 at 9:19 AM
#madonna called me an "asshole". #iggypop told me: "You're a music journalist. And music journalists are very poorly paid people." How to - and not to - interview a music icon. In my latest newsletter. Please do read, and if you enjoy, subscribe and share: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees...
Favourite watch: Big Thief. TV most often shrinks live performance. Not this one. Life-affirming, powerful. Or as Jimmy Fallon sums up: "That's how you do it right there."
#bigthief #jimmyfallon #tonightshow
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RhW...
#bigthief #jimmyfallon #tonightshow
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Big Thief: Grandmother | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
YouTube video by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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January 22, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Favourite watch: Big Thief. TV most often shrinks live performance. Not this one. Life-affirming, powerful. Or as Jimmy Fallon sums up: "That's how you do it right there."
#bigthief #jimmyfallon #tonightshow
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RhW...
#bigthief #jimmyfallon #tonightshow
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RhW...
How Willie Nelson Sees America
On the road with the musician, his band, and his family.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:57 AM
How to survive a close encounter with a pop superstar. Read, & if you enjoy please do subscribe and share, my latest newsletter here: paulreesuk.substack.com/p/why-madonn...
#madonna #madonnafans #materialgirl
#madonna #madonnafans #materialgirl
January 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM
How to survive a close encounter with a pop superstar. Read, & if you enjoy please do subscribe and share, my latest newsletter here: paulreesuk.substack.com/p/why-madonn...
#madonna #madonnafans #materialgirl
#madonna #madonnafans #materialgirl
First post on Bluesky! Looking forward to reading, and chatting with the good people here.
January 21, 2026 at 2:54 PM
First post on Bluesky! Looking forward to reading, and chatting with the good people here.