Daniel CadwalladerTale from the Crypt: the joy of underground music“Cause only one thing really sets me free, Heavy metal, loud as it can be” — Metal Daze, ManowarFeb 3, 2018Feb 3, 2018
Daniel CadwalladerMistletoe and Whining: The horror of Christmas musicAfter the last sparks of the final fireworks die in the sky, and a hard, cold wind signals the start of real winter you begin to hear…Dec 12, 2017Dec 12, 2017
Daniel CadwalladerMore than a mohawk: defending punk ideals against asshole privilegePunk rock and controversy have always gone hand in hand. Whether it’s Steve Jones from the Pistols calling a chat show host a “fucking…Jul 7, 2017Jul 7, 2017
Daniel CadwalladerFear and Loathing on Worthy Farm“We can’t stop here, this is gak country” — Hunter S. Thompson… Sort ofJun 14, 2017Jun 14, 2017
Daniel CadwalladerDaniel’s Run: The pointlessness of expectationsWhen I was about 15 or 16 I watched Logan’s Run for the first time. As with anything cultish and 70’s, I suspect it was my Dad who…Apr 15, 2017Apr 15, 2017
Daniel CadwalladerInto the Void: My fond farewell to Black SabbathIt’s the 2nd of February 2017. I am sat in Birmingham’s Genting arena with 15,000 other people in various states of delirious intoxication…Feb 7, 2017Feb 7, 2017
Daniel CadwalladerSurviving the age of TrumpAnd so it begins ladies and gentlemen. Whatever your nationality, be you American or not, we are all now living in the age of Trump. Today…Jan 20, 2017Jan 20, 2017
Daniel CadwalladerHow I learned to stop worrying and ignore 2017If you’ve ever listened to Brian Cox talking about Time (as in “Time and Space”) he’d have told you, in his lilting Mancunian tones, that…Jan 8, 2017Jan 8, 2017
Daniel CadwalladerTowards victory, regardless: the guilt of a bourgeois FidelistaThe death of Cuban revolutionary leader/autocrat dictator Fidel Castro last weekend has posed certain questions for people like me. Does…Nov 30, 2016Nov 30, 2016
Daniel CadwalladerRequiem for Bake OffWe’ll all remember where we were when we first heard that the last good and pure thing in this world had died. When that last glimmer of…Sep 22, 2016Sep 22, 2016
