Stephen Ackroyd

Editor, @readdork. Big boss, @thebunkerpub. Music scribbling, print magazines, design, #mufc. Northerner in exile. I make stuff.

[Stephen Ackroyd @stephenackroyd]

Lord, give me this. https://t.co/GMK2tvqhmm

[Stephen Ackroyd @stephenackroyd]

The world may be shit, but if it will give me 6 months more of Ole managing United, I might believe anything can get better if we just trust the vibes.

[Stephen Ackroyd @stephenackroyd]

The world may be shit, but if it will give me 6 months more of Ole managing United, I might believe anything can get better if we just trust the vibes.

[Stephen Ackroyd @stephenackroyd]

Should have gone with The Never Ending Rory.

[Doctor Who Production News @DoctorWhoPN]

Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill are doing a a podcast called Pondcast where they reminisce about Doctor Who. No word on when it will become available but they’ve already recorded a few and have had Steven Moffat as a guest.

[Stephen Ackroyd @stephenackroyd]

I love local news

[Stephen Ackroyd @stephenackroyd]

Honestly, the level of comprehension across all subject matters when it comes to reviews is wild. Someone once claimed that a label had a ‘review contract’ because something got a high mark. Can’t even get most labels to take a 1/4 page! And that’s a whole other issue.

[Rachel Leishman @RachelLeishman]

WE 👏 ARE 👏 NOT 👏 PAID👏 BY 👏 STUDIOS 👏 TO 👏 WRITE 👏 REVIEWS 👏 YOU 👏 UNINFORMED 👏 BUFFOONS

[Stephen Ackroyd @stephenackroyd]

Unambiguously the best of all the bands.

[Wolf Alice @wolfalicemusic]

Tune into @BBCR1 to be the first to hear Bloom Baby Bloom 🌻🌻🌻
https://t.co/rOqsAqY86u

[Stephen Ackroyd @stephenackroyd]

Might as well do things properly.

[Dork @readdork]

Yep, we're throwing a month-long festival of pop nonsense to celebrate our 100th issue. Call it a Dork summer, or something. Get all the details and grab tickets from 10am BST tomorrow (1st May).
https://t.co/W8Ts5AP1Ow

[Dork @readdork]

Yep, we're throwing a month-long festival of pop nonsense to celebrate our 100th issue. Call it a Dork summer, or something. Get all the details and grab tickets from 10am BST tomorrow (1st May).
https://t.co/W8Ts5AP1Ow

[Dork @readdork]

Introducing Dork 100, our month long 100th issue celebration featuring Sports Team, Antony Szmierek, Black Honey, Divorce, Courting, piri & tommy, Lime Garden and more
https://t.co/AFGtSq5xE1

[Stephen Ackroyd @stephenackroyd]

The undertones of Sarah Smith's reporting on the happenings in Washington today on the @BBCNews 10 o'clock bulletin is an absolute disgrace in and of itself.

[Stephen Ackroyd @stephenackroyd]

At this point I'd support DPD's customer services being listed as a hate group. Though I suppose a hate group has to actually exist.

[Stephen Ackroyd @stephenackroyd]

There’s so much stuff in this issue it’s actually nuts. Full Hype List online in Jan but you can get ahead of the game in here. Plus end of year lists, 2025 previews, bands do Xmas and loads more.

[Dork @readdork]

HRRRNK! Our HUGE end of year double issue - featuring the Hype List 2025 - is available NOW. Packed with the best new talent for the year ahead, you can grab a copy and find out more here.
https://t.co/XS8eUrv7gM

[Stephen Ackroyd @stephenackroyd]

Campaigning is *always* a thing for these gongs - understandably. And i don't blame acts or PRs for doing it - they absolutely should! But how almost all the acts you'd go 'are they ACTUALLY eligible?!' who emailed made it, and then almost none that didn't? Quite depressing.

[Stephen Ackroyd @stephenackroyd]

All I'd say about the Sound of list is that it floored me how almost all the 'PR email campaigning' acts I'd consider 'established' made it on, and how few that didn't did, and that that makes the panel look daft if you're party to seeing that. And I say that as someone on it.

[Stephen Ackroyd @stephenackroyd]

(I absolutely love a lot of the acts on that list, but I couldn't with good faith vote for them in this context, even with the changed criteria)

[Dork @readdork]

🎄🎄🎄 HO HO - HOLY MOLY! The most ridiculous Crimbo Party in town is back as Dork’s Christmas Night Out returns to @ColoursHoxton on Tuesday 17th December with a headline set from @MasterPeaceLDN + Lucy Tun!

Tickets on sale now. Bring party hats.
https://t.co/hbTpbxsk0u

[Dork @readdork]

Get ready for a Really Very Big 2025, Dear Reader. Dork's iconic Hype List Tour is back-Back-and-indeed-BACK!!!
Headlined by our fave electric upstarts @WorldWideWelly, tickets drop at 10am on Wednesday, 13th November.
Read more: https://t.co/hrozDe9Vpp