Gary Ryan

Freelance Journalist,
@NME 'Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?' columnist
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This was an absolute Christmas miracle! Cannot stress enough how much I loved interviewing the actual @MariahCarey for this festive @NME cover
https://t.co/JNip7NvYbn

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In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember. This week: Linda Perry https://t.co/Dv182dFEgq

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Enjoyed quizzing the brilliant Linda Perry for this week’s @NME Does Rock N Roll Kill Braincells? trivia-challenge (includes squaring up to homophobic bands ‘What’s Up’’s continued relevance, and why Courtney Love is a power bottom)

https://t.co/Vsw0DiiNrU

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“It felt like a Gareth Southgate moment in Euro ’96 where you miss the penalty and suddenly you’re the nation’s villain” A few years ago I spoke to Eurovision acts about what it feels like to score nul-points

https://t.co/RCTJy0M4bI

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In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember. This week: The Ordinary Boys frontman Preston takes the ultimate test! https://t.co/ZMWZYz5Moy

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I quizzed Preston for this week’s @NME Does Rock N Roll Kill Braincells? trivia-challenge

https://t.co/SQGGTDaZrN

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To coincide with the film California Schemin’, I’m in @Telegraph telling the story of Silibil N’ Brains – two Scottish rappers who pretended to be American

https://t.co/p1MRRnxHOx

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To coincide with the film California Schemin’, I’m in @Telegraph telling the story of Silibil N’ Brains – two Scottish rappers who pretended to be American

https://t.co/p1MRRnxHOx

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Spoke to Klaus Voormann about the Beatles and the 50-year search for Paul McCartney’s bass guitar for @Telegraph

https://t.co/QPi370MFeY

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Spoke to Klaus Voormann about the Beatles and the 50-year search for Paul McCartney’s bass guitar for @Telegraph

https://t.co/QPi370MFeY

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In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember. This week: Hole's Melissa Auf der Maur takes the ultimate test! https://t.co/fPsWvwmoFj

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Enjoyed quizzing @xMAdMx for this week’s @NME Does Rock N Roll Kill Braincells? trivia-test (covering props from @oliviarodrigo, learning to love Celebrity Skin, and her quest to get Rick Astley’s autograph)
https://t.co/B9UeDgo5Ls

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In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember. This week: Tiffany https://t.co/w4FjUgpMb6

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Dipping into her bottomless reservoir of sex puns, Peaches excoriates those trying to strip away queer rights on album seven, 'No Lube So Rude'.

Read the four-star review here: https://t.co/tEuTEsan29

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60 years ago, Italian filmmaker Gualtiero Jacopetti was put on trial for war crimes and murder for his documentary Africa Addio. But he can claim to have given birth to an influential genre: mondo, which I’ve explored for @Telegraph

https://t.co/LyncHwyDud

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Needle-drops and beefing with Robert Plant: how Richard Linklater uses music in his indie masterpieces
https://t.co/BJBujN7z72

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In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember. This week: legendary Ramones drummer Marky Ramone takes the ultimate test! https://t.co/qn8VilonZs

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In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember – and find out if the booze, loud music and/or tour sweeties has knocked the knowledge out of them.

This week: The Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando takes the ultimate test! https://t.co/JEkVNONDSa

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Cutting a dash in aviator sunglasses and a fedora, he would ostentatiously measure the height of a net with a $100 bill. By his own words, he was “the most charismatic son of a b---- who ever stepped on a table”, forever burnishing the “Reisman myth”.
https://t.co/JgJ2JDFr4E

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Thanks to my amazing editors, PRs, and everyone who’s spoken to me this year (and I’m always available for commissions if anyone likes what they see). Happy 2026!

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A short🧵 of my favourite articles I’ve written this year:

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Who are the international equivalents of Graham Norton? For @Telegraph, I spoke to leading Eurovision commentators across the globe (including those broadcasting from war bunkers and ones whose innuendo-laden jokes upset the BBC)
https://t.co/pJol0lshc7