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Walsh's Big Gay Poetry Night  goes all out for a queer, costumed Halloween fever dream of spoken-word, comedy, music, magic, and of course, odes to the The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which is evidently near and dear to the hearts of both the performers and the audience. Everyone here looks fabulous; a great mix of outfits and interpretations. We begin the night with the time warp - obviously?! 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No changes have been...]]></description><link>https://tompgday.wixsite.com/the-writer/post/the-highs-and-lows-of-live-music-quench-magazine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6831bbaadb3f638edd7a0e87</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:31:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a90d62_0299073cccfe4b428c66bc730e55dd26~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Pilkington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local Music On A Mission: In Conversation With Bwt Promoters Of Cathays Community Centre (Quench Magazine)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Click the link and turn to page 20 to read - Quench Magazine, Issue 206 - April 2025 by Cardiff Student Media - Issuu Quench Magazine,...]]></description><link>https://tompgday.wixsite.com/the-writer/post/local-music-on-a-mission-in-conversation-with-bwt-promoters-of-cathays-community-centre-quench-mag</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6831ea15905d5dd1ac0ea6be</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a90d62_49314dcba87d4363a847a9e20cd3f8a1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_478,h_625,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Pilkington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Media &#38; The Struggle For Autonomy (Quench Magazine)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Click the link and turn to page 12 to read - Quench Magazine, Issue 206 - April 2025 by Cardiff Student Media - Issuu Quench Magazine,...]]></description><link>https://tompgday.wixsite.com/the-writer/post/social-media-the-struggle-for-autonomy-quench-magazine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6831e92ffea4c921e30a56f1</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a90d62_49314dcba87d4363a847a9e20cd3f8a1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_478,h_625,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Pilkington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Red Pill (Quench Magazine)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Click the link to read - The Red Pill - Screenshot from original published article]]></description><link>https://tompgday.wixsite.com/the-writer/post/the-red-pill-quench-magazine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6831f03adb3f638edd7ab5fd</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a90d62_28a2eb7fa9d74bd2af79a1d46bb78466~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_288,h_254,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Pilkington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Conversation With Blue Violet (Quench Magazine)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Click the link to read - In Conversation with Blue Violet - Featured Image courtesy of Stuart J Clapp.]]></description><link>https://tompgday.wixsite.com/the-writer/post/in-conversation-with-blue-violet-quench-magazine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6831f12e1e646fd8f45fceb3</guid><category><![CDATA[Publications]]></category><category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a90d62_bcbc1c3dc2294c9aa874a8ac1a4759c6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_681,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Pilkington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2022 Album Ranking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edit (24/05/25)  - Since the end of 2022, I have listened to more albums released that year, and can confirm that there are certain...]]></description><link>https://tompgday.wixsite.com/the-writer/post/2022-album-ranking</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6831f43fdb3f638edd7ac232</guid><category><![CDATA[End Of Year Album Rankings]]></category><category><![CDATA[Independent]]></category><category><![CDATA[Album Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a90d62_5a7ae29fc2524287b95eea66d67ab09f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Pilkington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2021 Albums Ranking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here it is! Over the last twelve months, I have listened to 30 different albums that were released in 2021. This is my ranking from my...]]></description><link>https://tompgday.wixsite.com/the-writer/post/2021-albums-ranking</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68320d22fea4c921e30ac79c</guid><category><![CDATA[End Of Year Album Rankings]]></category><category><![CDATA[Independent]]></category><category><![CDATA[Album Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a90d62_9c8567d5a9394531a71df7c41444246b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Pilkington</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Beabadoobee - Fake It Flowers (2020).]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beabadoobee's first LP displays a tempting concoction of revived 90s rock and acoustic bedroom pop. Fake It Flowers  explodes on to the...]]></description><link>https://tompgday.wixsite.com/the-writer/post/review-beabadoobee-fake-it-flowers-2020</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c309ae375b48ad52e6495f</guid><category><![CDATA[Independent]]></category><category><![CDATA[Album Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a90d62_7dd9e49e5cef44bca2a0ceb59ba44b01~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_640,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tom Pilkington</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>