New Glory #Philly issue is a beauty. I channelled my Always Sunny obsession into this piece for it, exploring how Rob McElhenney's TV shows have connected UK & US sports fans

Michael Kiwanuka's fourth album ‘Small Changes’ is a homely, life-affirming listen that smothers you in a warm blanket of heartfelt soul music Read the four-star review of ‘Small Changes’ here: bit.ly/4fYlo37

Few words from me here on two of my favourite tracks of 2024, ‘BUSS UR HEAD’ by JD Cliffe & ‘Not Like Us’ by Kendrick Lamar (NME’s No.2 song of the year)

Bohs doing Bohs things. Enjoyed diving into the progressive identity and cultural heritage of Bohemian Football Club in this piece for CircleZeroEight last year: circlezeroeight.com/article/bohemi…

I recently revisited the beautiful city of Bologna 🇮🇹 Stuffed with cheese and wine, I headed to Stadio Renato Dall'Ara to watch Bologna vs Venezia stanchiondotblog.wordpress.com/2024/12/10/bol… #groundhopping

Weaning myself off this app, in favour of Bluesky... you can give me a follow there at @fred-gs.bsky.social

Dublin rapper 1 of 1 is at the forefront of a generation of Black Irish artists forging a new path within the country’s music scene. Fresh off his #1 mixtape ‘Spooky’, I spoke to him for NME about the strides he's taking & the barriers he's faced nme.com/features/music…

Hey everyone, sadly my contract with NME is expiring at the end of this month, so I'm freelancing from April onwards. I'm a diligent editor and a sharp writer able to write engaging copy on tight deadlines about music/film/TV/culture - RTs appreciated! alexrigotti.com

fred explores how bar-top bread rolls have survived waves of pub gentrification 😋🥪🧅 🤓 Read on page 68 in this month's issue 📸: Photo Highbury Vaults #fermentmagazine #beer52 #pubfood #craftbeer

Across England’s east coast, deprived towns like Great Yarmouth are turning to Reform. In this feature for The Lead | theleaduk.substack.com I headed to GY to speak to locals about why that is, and explore what the future holds for this town and others like it open.substack.com/pub/theleaduk/…

For MusicRadar I dived into the making of Kendrick Lamar's seminal record 'To Pimp A Butterfly' 10 years on from its release, and had a good chat with yousef about why it's such a special album musicradar.com/artists/theres…

#RSUKFutureOfMusic 2025: Pozer, cover 1/3. Read the interview: tinyurl.com/423vpcev

After becoming the first UK rapper to score a Top 40 finish with both of his first two singles, Croydon-born artist Pozer is re-writing his story through developing an intriguing sound dubbed UK Jersey drill. rollingstone.co.uk/music/pozer-je…

Pozer: ‘UK Jersey drill is mine’ rollingstone.co.uk/music/pozer-je…

Between the release of A Jaguar’s Dream and Jordan Adetunji's last project, 2023’s Rock ’N’ Rave, his progression has been monumental. rollingstone.co.uk/music/jordan-a…

fred asks whether traditional UK cask ale has a future in lager-loving Italy 🤎🇮🇹⁉️ 🤓 Read on page 56 in this month's issue #fermentmagazine #beer52 #italiancaskale #craftbeer

🇮🇹 🍺 And there is also my contribution in the latest issue of Ferment Magazine ❤️ 🇺🇦 entirely dedicated to #ItalianBeer, giving my opinion on the popularity of #cask beers in Italy! Tnx🧡 fred