Paul Rees
paulreesauthor.bsky.social
Paul Rees
@paulreesauthor.bsky.social
Music writer & author. Subscribe to my Access All Areas newsletter at Substack: https://substack.com/@paulreesuk Also keep up with me at my website: https://paul-rees-author.com/
#madonna called me an "asshole". #iggypop told me: "You're a music journalist. And music journalists are very poorly paid people." How to - and not to - interview a music icon. In my latest newsletter. Please do read, and if you enjoy, subscribe and share: open.substack.com/pub/paulrees...
January 22, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Favourite watch: Big Thief. TV most often shrinks live performance. Not this one. Life-affirming, powerful. Or as Jimmy Fallon sums up: "That's how you do it right there."

#bigthief #jimmyfallon #tonightshow

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Big Thief: Grandmother | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
YouTube video by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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January 22, 2026 at 9:05 AM
My favourite read of the moment. Willie Nelson vividly profiled.

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
How Willie Nelson Sees America
On the road with the musician, his band, and his family.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:57 AM
How to survive a close encounter with a pop superstar. Read, & if you enjoy please do subscribe and share, my latest newsletter here: paulreesuk.substack.com/p/why-madonn...

#madonna #madonnafans #materialgirl
January 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM
First post on Bluesky! Looking forward to reading, and chatting with the good people here.
January 21, 2026 at 2:54 PM