It’s Paris versus Munich in the Champions League Final tonight, and also Impure Romance versus Brutal Efficiency.

Boldy James’ first release from under the Griselda banner gets to its points quickly, stylishly, brutally.

Notes on the not-so-subtle art of self-quarantine.

In ‘Chapter III: Farmer’s Day in Requiem’, Bazzi comes to God, sort of, in an attempt to conquer time.

In ‘Chapter 2: Road Trippin’ to the Kafue’, Bazzi grapples with matters of manhood and nationhood, like any decent grown-up should.

In ‘Chapter 1: His Humblenesss Declares the Bush a Place of Dissent’, a man called Bazzi answers the call of the wilderness.

De Bruyne superlatives; the end of the Messi era at Barca possibly; and the demise of Tottenham Hotspur.

Remedy’s sci-fi romp is commendable sheet music, with fantastic bursts of rock ‘n’ roll.

I wrote a poem or twelve in isolation. I hope it shakes up your bones a notch, and motivates you to submit some pain, some heart, some lyrics. Listen hereabouts.

Recent drops from Freddie Gibbs and Westside Gunn fill purists with hope and optimism, and rightly so.

Coco-Pop, a Chelsea hooligan, and the Editor, a Spurs sufferer, discuss Steven Bird Wine, Mou ball, and the futility of international fandom.

An olive branch from Gen X to Gen Z, by a millennial? Is that how this works?

Coco-Pop is a hardcore Chelsea fan and Dortmund sympathiser. Occasionally, he and the Editor text one another about the football.

The world’s coming back for business, sport, and another go (of course) at fairness and equality. Call it ‘The Old Normal’ perhaps.

Damien Chazelle makes excellence look way too easy .. so yes, there’s a catch.

… but doesn’t deviate enough from script to prove it.

Global pandemic or no, this captivating singer-songwriter is burning the house down.

Write a list, if you like, of all the cool shit you’ll get up to once we’re on the other side. We’ll read it and - psh - we’ll probably publish.

Cute, puzzle-based platform games are the key to every hardcore gamer’s silicon heart, so (naturally) we had to have a look.