Alright mate? This is the digital home of Daniel Savage, a small man who is trying very hard to exist.

Then & Now

I went back to my old university at the weekend. It was about 9 years since I had last visited and 19 (💀) since I turned up as a Fresher. There was an Old Boys football match, and a few of us from my time there were turning up.

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🎵Now Playing: Divorce - Drive to Goldenhammer (2025)

I assume I heard this band on 6Music sometime, but I saw this album in my “to-listen” pile and for this chilly, sunny, Salford day it was pretty perfect from the get-go. They play Manchester in April so I’ll definitely be getting a ticket to see how they are live.

Favourite Tracks:

  • Antarctica
  • Karen
  • Jet Fuel
  • Hangman
  • Mercy

🎵Now Playing: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Up from Below (2009)

Their tiny desk concert found its way on one of my feeds and I remembered how great this album is. 2009 is frighteningly becoming ancient history.

Favourite Tracks:

  • 40 Day Daydream
  • Jangling
  • Carries on
  • Home
  • Desert Song

🎵Now Playing: Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1994)

They might be coming to an end, but Wu-Tang will live forever. The beats are glorious, the rhymes victorious. It’s a classic for a reason.

Favourite Tracks:

  • Shame on a N**a
  • Can It Be All So Simple
  • Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta F' Wit
  • C.R.E.A.M.
  • Method Man

Cultural Diet - February 2025

A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month. February was quite the month for me. For personal reasons as well as feeling like the year has really taken off. Time is moving so fast, and there’s a lot I want to experience. Bring on spring!

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🎵Now Playing: REM - Document (1987)

No idea why R.E.M came into my head while I worked out what I wanted to listen to this afternoon. But I’m glad I did.

Favourite Tracks:

  • Finest Worksong
  • Its The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
  • The One I Love

🎵Now Playing: Sam Fender - People Watching (2025)

I missed his standout Glastonbury set in 2022 which I imagine will turn him into a future headliner. This new album sounds very accomplished and it’s vital to have working class voices in the mainstream. For all the good, I still think it’s a little bit…. boring? It could be a grower though.

Favourite Tracks

  • People Watching
  • Wild Long Lie
  • Something Heavy

🎵Now Playing: Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000)

They’ve announced a massive show in Sheffield and while I have seen them live before, my favourite memory is when Daniel Avery played Feel Good Hit of the Summer at the end of his incredible Glasto set in the early hours of the morning.

Favourite Tracks

  • Feel Good Hit of the Summer
  • The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
  • Better Living Through Chemistry
  • In The Fade

🎵Now Playing: Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal (2024)

Late to the hype but wanted to check it out. Sounds old and fresh at the same time, which is a tough thing to do. Some superb tracks and considering this is a mixtape of 19 songs pretty much all under 3mins, I’m looking forward to what she can do with a focused album.

Favourite Tracks:

  • BOILED PEANUTS
  • DENIAL IS A RIVER
  • CATFISH
  • NISSAN ALTIMA

First time since I got my new “proper” job over a year ago where I’ve felt under pressure and slightly out of my depth. Dreaming of the days all I did was turn up to a quiz/dj night and have fun.