Tom Phelan
@tomphelan.bsky.social
The Head at Heads on Sticks, love music and write about it, socialist 🌹👽👌
Recent piece for @faroutmagazine.co.uk examining @onusound.bsky.social side-project ‘Barmy Army’, Football themed industrial dub which channels the joys and turbulence of the “beautiful game” at the end of the 1980s.
June 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Recent piece for @faroutmagazine.co.uk examining @onusound.bsky.social side-project ‘Barmy Army’, Football themed industrial dub which channels the joys and turbulence of the “beautiful game” at the end of the 1980s.
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Becomes a chore.
University – ‘McCartney, It’ll Be OK’ album review: too hectic for its own good
Becomes a chore.
faroutmagazine.co.uk
June 18, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Becomes a chore.
Here’s my verdict on @ministryband.bsky.social’s 16 albums worst to best 👌
An incredible oeuvre.
Every Ministry album ranked
An incredible oeuvre.
faroutmagazine.co.uk
June 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Here’s my verdict on @ministryband.bsky.social’s 16 albums worst to best 👌
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"I saw the second horse, the horseman held a sword".
‘Four Horseman’: the psychedelic masterpiece that inspired The Verve
"I saw the second horse, the horseman held a sword".
faroutmagazine.co.uk
May 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
"I saw the second horse, the horseman held a sword".
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THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My verdict on @depechemode.com’s ten best B-sides 👌
Gems from the B-side.
The 10 best Depeche Mode B-sides
Gems from the B-side.
faroutmagazine.co.uk
April 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
My verdict on @depechemode.com’s ten best B-sides 👌
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Today we celebrate Him
April 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Today we celebrate Him
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A nod to an icon by one of the 1970s most underrated songsmiths.
Exploring Stephen Stills' tribute to Jimi Hendrix on his self-titled LP
A nod to an icon by one of the 1970s most underrated songsmiths.
faroutmagazine.co.uk
April 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
A nod to an icon by one of the 1970s most underrated songsmiths.
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"I'm the greatest!"
Did the heavyweight champion of the world help invent rap?
"I'm the greatest!"
faroutmagazine.co.uk
April 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"I'm the greatest!"
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Turn off your mind.
Five incredible covers of The Beatles’ ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’
Turn off your mind.
faroutmagazine.co.uk
March 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Turn off your mind.
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"...I didn’t have a strong sense of certainty".
‘Hosono House’: the album that launched a lo-fi revolution
"...I didn’t have a strong sense of certainty".
faroutmagazine.co.uk
April 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"...I didn’t have a strong sense of certainty".
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"And now I'm all alone..."
‘Bedsitter’: the Soft Cell lyric that defines clubland’s underbelly
"And now I'm all alone..."
faroutmagazine.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
"And now I'm all alone..."
Still proud of this one. I piece I did on @vizcomic.bsky.social’s Buster Gonad novelty single
'Bags of Fun': The surreal XTC and Viz Comic collaboration
During their heyday, Newcastle's Viz Comic teamed up with members of post-punks XTC for a novelty single of one of their most classic characters
faroutmagazine.co.uk
March 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Still proud of this one. I piece I did on @vizcomic.bsky.social’s Buster Gonad novelty single
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An enduring legacy.
‘Being Boiled’: The Human League song that kickstarted the synth revolution
An enduring legacy.
faroutmagazine.co.uk
March 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
An enduring legacy.
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March 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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"I'm forever near a computer screen saying, 'What the fuck is this garbage?' And the answer is always NME."
www.nme.com/news/music/j...
www.nme.com/news/music/j...
James Blake: "Coldplay bashing has got to stop – it's not cool anymore!"
James Blake has called for an end to people “bashing” Coldplay, saying that it’s “not cool anymore” to hate on the band.
www.nme.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"I'm forever near a computer screen saying, 'What the fuck is this garbage?' And the answer is always NME."
www.nme.com/news/music/j...
www.nme.com/news/music/j...
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Legendary work.
Every My Bloody Valentine studio album ranked
Legendary work.
faroutmagazine.co.uk
March 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Legendary work.
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"...what the hell am I supposed to get so excited about man?"
“Wasn’t that good to care about”: why Ray Charles resented Elvis Presley
"...what the hell am I supposed to get so excited about man?"
faroutmagazine.co.uk
February 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"...what the hell am I supposed to get so excited about man?"
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Double Dutch Bus (1981)
Frankie Smith
Frankie Smith
February 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Double Dutch Bus (1981)
Frankie Smith
Frankie Smith
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Love this pic!
January 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Love this pic!