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Antony Szmierek: "There's still twenty percent that's still a secret. There's still a personal life behind it"
Departing the service station & leaving the characters behind - the once English teacher turned indie wordsmith reflects on a symbolic year that changed his life and produced a sequel. Written by Tom Adams | Edited by Lucy Astbury June 2026 "My secret is I'm actually in Bristol. I moved in the new year... classic me really". It's quite the bombshell icebreaker. For a man whose spoken word curated a patron saint of Withington, refe
Tom Adams
14 min read


Retro FIFA Songs: Revisited
Fifteen timeless anthems from a franchise that soundtracked a generation. Written by Tom Adams & Edited by Lucy Astbury April 2026 (Credit: Electronic Arts) FIFA [cough] sorry EA FC, as it's now known following the end of a licensing partnership, seems to forever be a game simultaneously adored and despised by its own player base. But once faulty connections and dodgy goalkeeping mechanics can be overlooked, it's fair to say the hit vi
Tom Adams
12 min read


The Hunna: "If you're in a position to take back some of the power, that's definitely a good thing to do"
Celebrating ten years of The Hunna - now freshly independent and set to embrace a new era of transition a decade on. Written by Tom Adams | Edited by Lucy Astbury October 2025 "Ten years later we're enjoying the legacy we've made..." And it's been some legacy too. Early label exploits, a novel case study for aggressive marketing, repeatedly hitting back at industry injustices, all the while producing British Phonography Ind
Tom Adams
13 min read


Antony Szmierek: "There's still twenty percent that's still a secret. There's still a personal life behind it"
Departing the service station & leaving the characters behind - the once English teacher turned indie wordsmith reflects on a symbolic year that changed his life and produced a sequel. Written by Tom Adams | Edited by Lucy Astbury June 2026 "My secret is I'm actually in Bristol. I moved in the new year... classic me really". It's quite the bombshell icebreaker. For a man whose spoken word curated a patron saint of Withington, refe
Tom Adams
14 min read


The Hunna: "If you're in a position to take back some of the power, that's definitely a good thing to do"
Celebrating ten years of The Hunna - now freshly independent and set to embrace a new era of transition a decade on. Written by Tom Adams | Edited by Lucy Astbury October 2025 "Ten years later we're enjoying the legacy we've made..." And it's been some legacy too. Early label exploits, a novel case study for aggressive marketing, repeatedly hitting back at industry injustices, all the while producing British Phonography Ind
Tom Adams
13 min read
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