claire biddles
@msclairebiddles.bsky.social
“the glamorous node of glasgow” - grant morrison // writing about music + films @ the wire, the guardian, the tribune, the quietus, little white lies, singles jukebox etc // big opinions @ overinvested podcast // https://clairebiddles.carrd.co/
I used this guide to fill out the consultation which was useful bc it's purposefully not very clear and also biased! do it before midnight tonight please www.gov.uk/government/c...
Amnesty International have put together a handy guide if you're against these hostile environment changes but don't quite know what to say! media.amnesty.org.uk/documents/Am...
media.amnesty.org.uk
February 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM
I used this guide to fill out the consultation which was useful bc it's purposefully not very clear and also biased! do it before midnight tonight please www.gov.uk/government/c...
i reviewed amy berg's new jeff buckley documentary for @lwlies.com and wrote about why it's difficult to fully capture his artistic and personal strangeness in one film – in cinemas this friday lwlies.com/reviews/its-...
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley review – a touching but incomplete…
Amy Berg's tribute to a singular artist is well-intentioned and often interesting, but doesn't quite live up to the its complex subject.
lwlies.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:11 PM
i reviewed amy berg's new jeff buckley documentary for @lwlies.com and wrote about why it's difficult to fully capture his artistic and personal strangeness in one film – in cinemas this friday lwlies.com/reviews/its-...
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For the @curzon.com Journal, I spoke with BAFTA nominee and Gotham winner Akinola Davies Jr about his Lagos-set debut feature MY FATHER'S SHADOW, directing as DJing, and the importance of authentic shooting locations.
www.curzon.com/journal/baft...
www.curzon.com/journal/baft...
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 PM
For the @curzon.com Journal, I spoke with BAFTA nominee and Gotham winner Akinola Davies Jr about his Lagos-set debut feature MY FATHER'S SHADOW, directing as DJing, and the importance of authentic shooting locations.
www.curzon.com/journal/baft...
www.curzon.com/journal/baft...
charging my phone! at claridges
February 7, 2026 at 7:05 PM
charging my phone! at claridges
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'The former Marc Almond and Einstürzende Neubauten collaborator conjures sensual rituals and half-dirges. An intense listen, but a beguiling experience – where the veils that separate desire, death and longing are worn thin'
Annie Hogan - Tongues In My Head
buff.ly/9uiHWJc
Annie Hogan - Tongues In My Head
buff.ly/9uiHWJc
February 5, 2026 at 6:18 PM
'The former Marc Almond and Einstürzende Neubauten collaborator conjures sensual rituals and half-dirges. An intense listen, but a beguiling experience – where the veils that separate desire, death and longing are worn thin'
Annie Hogan - Tongues In My Head
buff.ly/9uiHWJc
Annie Hogan - Tongues In My Head
buff.ly/9uiHWJc
‘ugh the taste and insight jumped out’ — me at my own selections of songs for this feature
Invisible Jukebox mix: Daniel Blumberg
Listen to the music we played to Daniel Blumberg during his Invisible Jukebox interview in The Wire 505, featuring Scott Walker, Daniel Lopatin, Pamela Z, Trent Reznor and more.
www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...
Listen to the music we played to Daniel Blumberg during his Invisible Jukebox interview in The Wire 505, featuring Scott Walker, Daniel Lopatin, Pamela Z, Trent Reznor and more.
www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...
Invisible Jukebox mix: Daniel Blumberg - The Wire
Listen to the music we played to Daniel Blumberg during his Invisible Jukebox interview in The Wire 505
www.thewire.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
‘ugh the taste and insight jumped out’ — me at my own selections of songs for this feature
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what if instead of every writer having an individual premium substack we had lots of writers working together for one publication. you might have editors, too, and designers. and only one regular fee, instead of seventy billion! wonder who will invent that. sounds like it’d be good
February 5, 2026 at 12:15 AM
what if instead of every writer having an individual premium substack we had lots of writers working together for one publication. you might have editors, too, and designers. and only one regular fee, instead of seventy billion! wonder who will invent that. sounds like it’d be good
ding dong new wire!! i had THEE best time doing the invisible jukebox feature with my fav daniel blumberg!!
i played him scott walker, david sylvian, pamela z +more and we talked about being mentored by david berman, working with improvisors, and how agnes varda influenced his songwriting
i played him scott walker, david sylvian, pamela z +more and we talked about being mentored by david berman, working with improvisors, and how agnes varda influenced his songwriting
The Wire 505 is out now!
Featuring dälek on the cover, plus an industrial hiphop primer, Vic Bang, Pascal Comelade, O Ghettaõ, Daniel Blumberg’s Jukebox, and much more.
Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
Featuring dälek on the cover, plus an industrial hiphop primer, Vic Bang, Pascal Comelade, O Ghettaõ, Daniel Blumberg’s Jukebox, and much more.
Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
February 3, 2026 at 3:50 PM
ding dong new wire!! i had THEE best time doing the invisible jukebox feature with my fav daniel blumberg!!
i played him scott walker, david sylvian, pamela z +more and we talked about being mentored by david berman, working with improvisors, and how agnes varda influenced his songwriting
i played him scott walker, david sylvian, pamela z +more and we talked about being mentored by david berman, working with improvisors, and how agnes varda influenced his songwriting
it's here baby!!!!!! we only have one film that overlaps and it's at the exact same spot on our lists!!!! gavia includes a film so obscure you can't even log it on letterboxd!!!! I advocate for ROOFMAN!!!!! neither of us can predict what will be each others' number one film!!!! tune in!!!!
Better late than never: Here's Overinvested's episode on the best films of 2025!
Claire and I reveal our respective Top 10 lists, including several Oscar contenders, plenty of queer cinema, and at least two titles you almost certainly haven't heard of. www.overinvestedpodcast.com/episodes/bes...
Claire and I reveal our respective Top 10 lists, including several Oscar contenders, plenty of queer cinema, and at least two titles you almost certainly haven't heard of. www.overinvestedpodcast.com/episodes/bes...
The Best Movies of 2025 — OVERINVESTED
Claire Biddles and Gavia Baker-Whitelaw reveal their respective top ten lists for the best new movies of 2025, including some major Oscar nominees (Sinners; One Battle After Another), several cool ind...
www.overinvestedpodcast.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:02 PM
it's here baby!!!!!! we only have one film that overlaps and it's at the exact same spot on our lists!!!! gavia includes a film so obscure you can't even log it on letterboxd!!!! I advocate for ROOFMAN!!!!! neither of us can predict what will be each others' number one film!!!! tune in!!!!
trial run of this bonkers fluffy top at a matinee screening of THE HISTORY OF SOUND
January 31, 2026 at 7:47 PM
trial run of this bonkers fluffy top at a matinee screening of THE HISTORY OF SOUND
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2026 has kicked off with not a small degree of financial urgency, so if there was ever a time for you - yes, YOU - to employ me to design you a book, good news! Now is that time, and I am your guy.
www.ryanvance.co.uk
www.ryanvance.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 11:36 AM
2026 has kicked off with not a small degree of financial urgency, so if there was ever a time for you - yes, YOU - to employ me to design you a book, good news! Now is that time, and I am your guy.
www.ryanvance.co.uk
www.ryanvance.co.uk
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a genuine dream come true to be asked to play this gig. the most impactful record of my life. gonna give it our all. tix on sale Friday! :-)
January 27, 2026 at 10:51 AM
a genuine dream come true to be asked to play this gig. the most impactful record of my life. gonna give it our all. tix on sale Friday! :-)
would rather the people at my p/t job didn't even know my name never mind any of my business and yet i'm having to reveal my most vulnerable self at work this morning (trying to get harry styles tickets as the presale goes live during an all staff meeting)
January 27, 2026 at 10:53 AM
would rather the people at my p/t job didn't even know my name never mind any of my business and yet i'm having to reveal my most vulnerable self at work this morning (trying to get harry styles tickets as the presale goes live during an all staff meeting)
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"The real question here isn’t why Heated Rivalry is a hit—it’s why this kind of romance series is so rare in the first place."
The great @gavia.bsky.social returns to Fansplaining with an incisive piece on Heated Rivalry, romance publishing, and the TV industry. Read or listen to an audio version:
The great @gavia.bsky.social returns to Fansplaining with an incisive piece on Heated Rivalry, romance publishing, and the TV industry. Read or listen to an audio version:
The Success of Heated Rivalry Should Not Be a Surprise — Fansplaining
Romancelandia understands why the show is a hit. Why is it so hard for Hollywood to get the message?
www.fansplaining.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:17 PM
"The real question here isn’t why Heated Rivalry is a hit—it’s why this kind of romance series is so rare in the first place."
The great @gavia.bsky.social returns to Fansplaining with an incisive piece on Heated Rivalry, romance publishing, and the TV industry. Read or listen to an audio version:
The great @gavia.bsky.social returns to Fansplaining with an incisive piece on Heated Rivalry, romance publishing, and the TV industry. Read or listen to an audio version:
are you wearing —
— the bootleg twilight/one direction as vampires 3XL tshirt? yes I am
— the bootleg twilight/one direction as vampires 3XL tshirt? yes I am
January 24, 2026 at 6:45 PM
are you wearing —
— the bootleg twilight/one direction as vampires 3XL tshirt? yes I am
— the bootleg twilight/one direction as vampires 3XL tshirt? yes I am
listening to the second disc of sketches for my sweetheart the drunk which is my favourite jeff buckley material!!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlKQ...
Back In N.Y.C.
YouTube video by Jeff Buckley - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:42 PM
listening to the second disc of sketches for my sweetheart the drunk which is my favourite jeff buckley material!!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlKQ...
this absolutely rules btw
Sister Irene O'Connor's Fire of God's Love is going down a storm here today!
First authorised reissue of this holy grail since 1976; the album restored and remastered. Sincere, soulful, and unconsciously psychedelic.
reissue made with loads of love: monorailmusic.com/product/fire...
First authorised reissue of this holy grail since 1976; the album restored and remastered. Sincere, soulful, and unconsciously psychedelic.
reissue made with loads of love: monorailmusic.com/product/fire...
January 23, 2026 at 3:14 PM
this absolutely rules btw
wumni mosaku the first cast member of seminal bbc three supernatural drama IN THE FLESH to be nominated for an oscar
January 22, 2026 at 4:29 PM
wumni mosaku the first cast member of seminal bbc three supernatural drama IN THE FLESH to be nominated for an oscar
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I’m pretty unimpressed that COVER-UP didn’t get nominated for doc today, but since it just went up on Netflix this is a reminder to you all to go check it out.
Hersh’s reporting on My Lai and Abu Ghraib and his struggles with the NYT could not be more germane for viewers in 2026.
Hersh’s reporting on My Lai and Abu Ghraib and his struggles with the NYT could not be more germane for viewers in 2026.
January 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I’m pretty unimpressed that COVER-UP didn’t get nominated for doc today, but since it just went up on Netflix this is a reminder to you all to go check it out.
Hersh’s reporting on My Lai and Abu Ghraib and his struggles with the NYT could not be more germane for viewers in 2026.
Hersh’s reporting on My Lai and Abu Ghraib and his struggles with the NYT could not be more germane for viewers in 2026.
someone sponsor me and gav to do an episode of the podcast about their three minute appearance on the olympic torch relay broadcast i'm so serious
www.patreon.com/overinvestedpodcast
www.patreon.com/overinvestedpodcast
January 22, 2026 at 3:27 PM
someone sponsor me and gav to do an episode of the podcast about their three minute appearance on the olympic torch relay broadcast i'm so serious
www.patreon.com/overinvestedpodcast
www.patreon.com/overinvestedpodcast
only had clean sweeps in two categories in my predictions this year but i DID predict f1 in picture lol
January 22, 2026 at 1:57 PM
only had clean sweeps in two categories in my predictions this year but i DID predict f1 in picture lol
DELROY LINDOOOO
January 22, 2026 at 1:38 PM
DELROY LINDOOOO
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The UK government is proposing radical and punitive changes to settlement rules. This is settlement, not citizenship. The consultation is open until 12 February; please respond to it and oppose these evil proposals. Amnesty have a good guide: www.amnesty.org.uk/resources/gu...
Guidance for responding to 'A Fairer Pathway to Settlement' consultation
We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.
www.amnesty.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 10:22 AM
The UK government is proposing radical and punitive changes to settlement rules. This is settlement, not citizenship. The consultation is open until 12 February; please respond to it and oppose these evil proposals. Amnesty have a good guide: www.amnesty.org.uk/resources/gu...
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The writing's been on the wall for a while but Conde Nast is the enemy of journalism and will not be satisfied until they have strip mined all cultural outlets for parts
I do not need a music news site to become a social media platform
A New Era for Pitchfork: Introducing Reader Scores and Commenting
After 30 years, we’re expanding the role readers have in our music criticism and giving you full access to the reviews archive
pitchfork.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:12 PM
The writing's been on the wall for a while but Conde Nast is the enemy of journalism and will not be satisfied until they have strip mined all cultural outlets for parts