Archive - Tony Fletcher, Wordsmith

Present Perfect

Dean & Britta & Sonic Boom bring us a Future Classic of Unusual Winter Songs Past.

5 hrs ago •

Opening up the floodgates

Ending 2024 with an invite to revisit 2024.

Dec 15 •

The best book I read this year. The perfect year to read it.

Dec 12 •

Making Noise for the Ones You Love: Ratboys

"Radiohead in a major key": A dad and his son bond over their new fave indie band.

Dec 8

A Band From Britain Called James

Episode 12 of the CROSSED CHANNELS podcast takes on a UK fave with a US cult following

Dec 5 •

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Beyond The Image

An unposed photo in India remains the best I've ever taken.

Dec 1 •

November 2024

Tim Booth on The Smiths: "It was like coming to see a guru."

Part 2 of my 2011 interview with the James front man, on touring with The Smiths, a calendar pic with Moz, and why "we hate it when our friends become…

Nov 27 •

Tim Booth on Morrissey, Marr, The Smiths & James

An epic first interview transcript from the A Light That Never Goes Out vaults

Nov 24 •

Relaunching Your Fanzine

A new Fanzine Podcast episode speaks with 3 ex-editors doing just that

Nov 21 •

Your Sunday read: fellow Substackers on the way forwards.

Nov 17 •

The Boy About Town

A conversation about Growing Up Punk

Nov 16 •

Who Are You? (And how are you doing?)

I’d like to know more about my readers.

Nov 13 •

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