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Author, Together Through Life Freelance music writer for Far Out Magazine & Together Through Life Substack | all writing here: linktr.ee/MatthewIngate Support my work here: ko-fi.com/matthewingate Vegan Bob Dylan fan

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Far Out Magazine @faroutmagazine.co.uk · 02/10/2026
“If you are any kind of artist, then you are channelling energy”: Juanita Stein talks 20 years of ‘Howling Bells’
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“If you are any kind of artist, then you are channelling energy”: Juanita Stein talks 20 years of ‘Howling Bells’
20 years of 'Howling Bells'. The post “If you are any kind of artist, then you are channelling energy”: Juanita Stein talks 20 years of ‘Howling Bells’ first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Spoke to Juanita Stein ahead of the 20th anniversary reissue of Howling Bells' debut album, which will bring the record to vinyl for the first time ever, at long last faroutmagazine.co.uk/juanita-stei...
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Juanita Stein Interview: Talking 20 years of Howling Bells
Having kicked off the year by releasing their first new music in over ten years, Howling Bells now turn their attention to celebrating 20 years of their debut.
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I recently had a wonderful conversation with Thee Sinseers, a Chicano soul group who just released one of my favourite albums of the year. We spoke about love, community, history and tradition, humanity and speaking out for what's right faroutmagazine.co.uk/thee-sinseer...
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wrote about Tom Waits' Small Change ahead of it's 50th anniversary re-issue this week. It's new, it's improved, it's old fashioned and it mows your lawn faroutmagazine.co.uk/tom-waits-sm...
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Tom Waits - 'Small Change' review
To celebrate 50 years since its original release, ANTI- Records are gearing up to re-issue the Tom Waits classic 'Small Change'. Read more here.
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Far Out Magazine @faroutmagazine.co.uk · 22/09/2026
How a Hank Williams song from 1951 helped inspire the biggest hit by The Allman Brothers Band
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How a Hank Williams song from 1951 helped inspire the biggest hit by The Allman Brothers Band
Hope you'll understand The post How a Hank Williams song from 1951 helped inspire the biggest hit by The Allman Brothers Band first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Far Out Magazine @faroutmagazine.co.uk · 22/09/2026
How did Johnny Marr achieve the 1984 guitar tone for ‘How Soon is Now’?
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How did Johnny Marr achieve the 1984 guitar tone for ‘How Soon is Now’?
How soon is now to find out? The post How did Johnny Marr achieve the 1984 guitar tone for ‘How Soon is Now’? first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
In case I've not shared enough of my writing in the last 24 hours, after those Jad Tariq and Charlie Musselwhite pieces... Today see's the release of the new record from Thee Sinseers, Love Stories, which to my ears is the best soul album released this side of 1975. Review below
Graphic from Substack featuring the album art for Thee Sinseers new album Love Stories
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Had the true pleasure of sitting down with Matthew Stubbs of GA-20 and the legendary Charlie Musselwhite recently, to talk about their great new record Blues Now and upcoming European tours. Link below...
Press image of blues band GA-20 and legendary harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite, taken to promote their new album Blues NowPress image of blues band GA-20 and legendary harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite, taken to promote their new album Blues NowPress image of blues band GA-20 and legendary harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite, taken to promote their new album Blues Now
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
My review for the great new record from Jad Tariq, Precious Company, is up on Far Out now. Album is out tomorrow. Review link below
Jad Tariq - Precious Company album cover
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Yet another great new Bob book out this (we've seriously been spoilt for choice lately with No Time to Think, After the Flood, Dylan Revisited and Where the Music Had to Go) 94matthewingate.substack.com/p/2026-dylan...
Front cover of Dylan in Cincinnati by Graley Herren
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Far Out Magazine @faroutmagazine.co.uk · 14/09/2026
‘Who Will the Next Fool Be?’: The night that Charlie Rich killed his own career in 1975
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‘Who Will the Next Fool Be?’: The night that Charlie Rich killed his own career in 1975
"The winner is..." The post ‘Who Will the Next Fool Be?’: The night that Charlie Rich killed his own career in 1975 first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I thought we might watch Play Misty for Me together, but Beatrice doesn't seem to care for my pick
Tabby cat Beatrice loafing and pressing her face to my face while the opening credits of Play Misty for Me roll in the background on TV
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Passed my driving test recently (first time and, somehow, with 0 faults) and when buying my first far I continued the habit of a lifetime in copying Bob Dylan (I went electric)
Posing with my driving test pass certificate my driving test pass certificate Driving my first car, a 2016 Nissan Leaf Acenta 30kwh model in black My first car, a 2016 Nissan Leaf Acenta 30kwh model in black
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Far Out Magazine @faroutmagazine.co.uk · 05/09/2026
When Orson Welles made two heavy metal songs in the 1980s
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When Orson Welles made two heavy metal songs in the 1980s
He ran the gamut of creating art. The post When Orson Welles made two heavy metal songs in the 1980s first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Far Out Magazine @faroutmagazine.co.uk · 05/09/2026
The 1971 Wings-era song Paul McCartney would love to finally give a live debut: “Like a little treasure trove”
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The 1971 Wings-era song Paul McCartney would love to finally give a live debut: “Like a little treasure trove”
"Sorry if we caused you any pain". The post The 1971 Wings-era song Paul McCartney would love to finally give a live debut: “Like a little treasure trove” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
No prizes for guessing which post-rock era artist I believe does the best Great American Songbook covers... My latest, on the Far Out homepage now. Link below:
Screenshot of Far Out Magazine's homepage, with the featured article including a photo of Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald above the headline 'It Had to be You': Which post-rock era singer has released the best Great American Songbook album?
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I thought we were enjoying watching Double Dynamite (starring Frank Sinatra and Groucho Marx) together but when I looked at Beatrice I realised she was out cold
Frank Sinatra and Groucho Marx starring in Double Dynamite on TV screen in background whilst cat sits on lap Cat asleep, face pressed down into the sofa
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"nobody's perfect", but this movie is
Some Like It Hot dvd
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Dylan Revisited @dylanrevisited.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Summer is nearly over but if you're still looking for something to read while beach- or pool-side, the Dylan Revisited book, Busy Being Born (1960-66) will help while away those warm days. Links 👇 (Or ask your favourite local book shop to order a copy)
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Andrew MacKellar @hansoliton.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I have ADHD. I'm also a physicist. I got the ADHD diagnosis about a year and a half ago, after really struggling with work for a few years. I didn't know about it when I was in school, or when I started a physics undergrad as a mature student, or through my PhD. I have thoughts:
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Big Mouth Publicity @bigmouthpublicity.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"She’s a force for good, love, peace and determination, and if I had to name just one, I’d probably have to say that there’s no more enjoyable artist to watch at work, anywhere in the world, than Mavis Staples" @faroutmagazine.co.uk faroutmagazine.co.uk/at-87-mavis-...
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At 87, Mavis Staples is getting better with age
Mavis Staples has been a soldier in the army of love her whole life. Not only is she still fighting the good fight, but she's only getting stronger with age.
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Far Out Magazine @faroutmagazine.co.uk · 18/08/2026
“I’m just another soldier in the army of love”: At 87, Mavis Staples is getting stronger with age
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“I’m just another soldier in the army of love”: At 87, Mavis Staples is getting stronger with age
"Love is the only weapon with which I have to fight". The post “I’m just another soldier in the army of love”: At 87, Mavis Staples is getting stronger with age first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Went long on the wonderful Mavis Staples and how she seems to, somehow, only be getting better with age, after seeing her at the Union Chapel last week. Link below
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Stephen @qqzm.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Bloke in the gents was just telling me all about his Meta glasses and somehow a public toilet seems like the appropriate place to see them for the first time in real life.
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJXU...
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Nettie Moore
YouTube video by jinal007
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Beatrice didn't make it more than a few minutes through our Three Amigos x Rio Bravo double header this morning before falling asleep
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Natalie @discopigeon.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I am in this article! So I'm not really sure why my pic isn't also on the cover there with Alanis tbqhwy... Thank U @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social. I was unabashedly bawling my eyes out reading this ❤️ [I'm teasing about the photo btw]
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Martin Fitzgerald @4hundredblows.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Having read these for a while, I had so much fun participating. Mathew has created a wonderful thing
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Far Out Magazine @faroutmagazine.co.uk · 09/08/2026
The 1998 song Alanis Morissette wants to be remembered for: “It works every time”
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The 1998 song Alanis Morissette wants to be remembered for: “It works every time”
Thank you, thank you, silence. The post The 1998 song Alanis Morissette wants to be remembered for: “It works every time” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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The most undying sound from New York's CBGB club
When you think of the CBGB club in New York, a few bands instantly come to mind, but none more perfectly captured the spirit of the city than this band.
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Was incredibly excited to have this album drop into my inbox yesterday for review, ahead of its release next month
Front cover of Precious Company by Jad Tariq, Bob Dylan's new guitarist.
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Excited to have been invited to start booking surprise gigs in unexpected and interesting spaces with Sofar Sounds in Margate. I love live music and am looking forward to begin putting on shows that I'd personally love to go to.
Sofar Sounds brand logo
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Was set the absolutely impossible task the other day of singling out just one Courtney Barnett verse that could be considered her best. Personally, I consider all of her verses to be her best one
Image of Courtney Barnett smiling overlayed over a separate photograph of her handwritten lyrics Courtney Barnett performing live on stage
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
A second article I wrote over the weekend has now hit the Far Out Magazine homepage
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Had a lot of fun writing about Wilco, one of their (many) best songs and what it is that makes the world go around. Link below
Photograph of Wilco, laid over the cover of their Yankee Hotel Foxtrot album
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Last read // next watch
Gone With the Wind bookGone With the Wind dvd
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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
On this day, 2012, I found a horse that could read
A horse parked nose first at a sign saying park nose first
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Natalie @discopigeon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
My son sent a link to Naomi in Blue's album on SoundCloud yesterday and I absolutely loved it immediately. I was reminded of Angel Olsen, & then a bit of Nico too, with Naomi's delicate but powerful voice. See below for a review of her lead single from her new album, Naive, plus link to the song ❤️
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Reviewed the lead single from what is going to end up being my pick for Album of the Year. Naive by Naomi in Blue is out today. Go give it a listen, then come back and read my feature on it in the link below!
Screenshot of the Far Out Magazine home-page, where my feature on the new Naomi in Blue single Naive is the featured article.
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Far Out Magazine @faroutmagazine.co.uk · 23/07/2026
GA-20 with Charlie Musselwhite – ‘Blues Now’ album review: Blues now, blues then and blues forever!
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GA-20 with Charlie Musselwhite – ‘Blues Now’ album review: Blues now, blues then and blues forever!
Blues forever! The post GA-20 with Charlie Musselwhite – ‘Blues Now’ album review: Blues now, blues then and blues forever! first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Wrote about the great new record, Blues Now, from the legendary Chicago bluesman Charlie Musselwhite & Boston band GA-20, which comes out at the end of the month. Was a real honour to be approached by their team to write this review. Link below
Album cover for Blues Now by GA-20 with Charlie Musselwhite, releasing soon through New West records
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Do any of you here write new music reviews for any outlets / publications? Preferably with an interest or ear for singer-songwriter, kind of indie, kind of classic feeling stuff? I'm writing a review for Far Out but also keen to get more ears across the album in other places, too
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I am obsessed with the Boston accent. Some pronunciation highlights have included simple things like "Good Mawning, howwaya?", "That's not Yawwwws", "I godda paahk the cah", but absolutely my two favourite pronunciations were much more unexpected: "Narwaaaal" and "Haaaarley Quinn"
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
@4hundredblows.bsky.social interesting find in a Goodwill in Boston...50th anniversary JFK memorial tribute (50th anniversary JFK memorial tribute not included)
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
"the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn"
Jack Kerouac's grave Jack Kerouac's original grave with the new tombstone in the background Jack Kerouac's daughter, Jan Kerouac's, book,  Baby Driver Jack Kerouac's daughter, Jan Kerouac's, book,  Baby Driver
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Dylan Revisited @dylanrevisited.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I was delighted to be one of the first guests on a new podcast series called The Domino Theory, hosted by @rickdoughertytgtt.bsky.social. Watch and listen to Rick and I talking about my book Busy Being Born, seeing Bob Dylan live and the enduring power of Hattie Carroll. Link below 👇
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Getting ready to go see Bob on Thursday
Bob Dylan driving the tour bus on the Rolling Thunder Review, saying "Sure hope we get to Boston on time"
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I included a couple of choice lines about everybody's least favourite streaming platform in an article that went out earlier on, and within just a few hours the PR firm representing said streaming company had emailed me requesting that I remove certain phrases from it (which I now have done)
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Dylan Revisited @dylanrevisited.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Big thanks to @dylanbooks.bsky.social for including Busy Being Born in its July newsletter roundup. It's an honour for my book to be discussed in the same space as great biographers like Robert Shelton, Howard Sounes and Ian Bell, as well as Bob's own Philosophy of Modern Song. Link 👇
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matthewⓥ🇵🇸 @t0mbstoneblues.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
There's a great bit in Jurassic Park at the velociraptor dig site where the guy behind the computer is so excited about the fossil-scanning tech he says that "A few more years development and we won't even have to dig anymore" and Alan Grant replies "where's the fun in that?"
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