Where's The Black and Blue?

'How To Lose Your Mother' by Molly Jong-Fast review: You never outgrow a bad childhood

Jong-Fast reflects on being Erica Jong's daughter, addiction and sobriety, and her year from hell in a striking, compulsively readable memoir

Jul 4 • 

Tom Williams

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July 2024

Woman's World Review: Katy Perry's Endlessly Questionable Comeback Single

The Feminism-101 of Katy Perry's comeback single is a blast from the past in all the wrong ways

Jul 12, 2024 • 

Tom Williams

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May 2024

CMAT Live in London: The Decade’s Greatest Performer So Far

At O2 Forum Kentish Town, CMAT delivers on her global superstar ambitions

May 17, 2024 • 

Tom Williams

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April 2024

REVIEW: The Tortured Poets Department

Swift's new double album is alternately frustrating and fascinating - and often both at once

Apr 23, 2024 • 

Tom Williams

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March in Review: Beyoncé, Waxahatchee, Adrianne Lenker and more

Thoughts on the most significant releases of March 2024

Apr 8, 2024 • 

Tom Williams

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What Critics Got Wrong About Beyoncé's New Album

...and other thoughts on Cowboy Carter

Apr 1, 2024 • 

Tom Williams

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March 2024

In With The Old: Focus 2022 Review

With Gigwise now sadly defunct, I'm re-publishing the pieces I wrote for them over the years: beginning with my review of Focus Wales festival 2022 …

Mar 25, 2024 • 

Tom Williams

Nina Renata-Aron's Excellent Memoir on Co-Dependence and Addiction

Reflections on 'Good Morning, Destroyer of Men's Souls', an excellent collection of personal stories, feminist history, and introspective musings

Mar 18, 2024 • 

Tom Williams

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International Women's Day: 5 Essential Albums from Female Singer-Songwriters

Old and new albums that speak to the endless well of female talent in music

Mar 8, 2024 • 

Tom Williams

The Battered Optimism of Jason Molina

Reflecting on the misunderstood legacy of the Songs: Ohia musician

Mar 2, 2024 • 

Tom Williams

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February 2024

Ranking Every Lana Del Rey Title Track

Following a Grammy's snub and the announcement of a new album, I rank every title track from every Lana album released so far

Feb 26, 2024 • 

Tom Williams

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A Running Start: The Year So Far in Music

A run-down on the best and most notable releases of 2024, so far

Feb 19, 2024 • 

Tom Williams