claire biddles

@msclairebiddles

“the glamorous node of glasgow” –grant morrison / writing about music + films @ the wire, the guardian, tribune, the quietus, little white lies, singles jukebox + / big opinions @ overinvested podcast / zines @ everywhere /

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claire biddles@msclairebiddles· 9h

when I employ an unusual metaphor to slag something off in an album review

a sign on the side of a building that says ‘the artful critic’

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· 2d

billy stieger daniel blumberg and seymour wright in three different instrumental configurations and it was class!

three musicians spotlit playing in the middle of a dark crowd with light coming thru windows behind

Blackboard that says cafe oto 9.8.26 7:30pm doors
Portraits
With the musician names and ticket prices, and a chalk drawing of a guy blowing fire

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· 10d

had a god tier idea after three pints last night

screenshot of notes app reading ‘Lip sync to william friedkin cruising bluray commentary’

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· 15d

feels like this is everyone on the internet atm

screenshot of black text on white reading: You're a Homeric scholar?' I might have said yes, but I had the feeling he'd be glad to catch me in a mistake and he would be able to do it easily. 'I like Homer' I said weakly. He regarded me chill distaste. 'I love Homer' He said.

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· 18d

life without buildings playing their first show in 25ish years at mono tonite, beautiful celebratory atmosphere with a million friends, perfect night, i love glasgow

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· 19d

my latest column for @lwlies.com is about THE VAMPIRE LESTAT, tonal reinvention and how switching genres can help expand story and character in sequels. read and subscribe! mailchi.mp/tcolondon/wh...

pale yellow graphic overlaid with a picture of a white shirtless man on stage in front of some drums. He has long yellow hair, a scar on his chest and textured dark red trousers. the header reads 'THE LETTER BY CLAIRE BIDDLES'. text below the image reads 'The Vampire Lestat and the art of reinvention'.

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· 26d

back in the news

screenshot of a post from me that reads: just remembering when a guy on tinder asked me who my fav director was and I said Xavier Dolan and he asked me if I meant Christopher Nolan

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· Jul 4

gerard way onstage in glasgow tonight OR me in my flat reading grant morrison books

screen on side of a stage showing gerard way cross legged reading a book with grant morrison’s face on cover

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· Jun 26

my latest @lwlies.com letter is about why i still love renting dvds – featuring my beloved cinema paradiso postal subscription service, the importance of controlled chaos when choosing what to watch, and my backstory as a teen video shop employee. read and subscribe! mailchi.mp/tcolondon/th...

pale yellow graphic overlaid with a picture of a Black woman with cropped hair carrying some videos in a video store. the header reads 'THE LETTER BY CLAIRE BIDDLES'. text below the image reads 'AHaving a DVD arrive in the post provides something algorithms can't'

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· Jun 26

genuinely shocked that my neo-luddite rating isn't higher but i suppose i did use a computer to do this quiz

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· Jun 12

RIP david hockney, my first fav artist, sexy queer yorkshire legend making gorgeous work to the end. my fav place to visit at home is salts mill which holds a lot of his work, i will miss seeing new paintings join their collection. here's me and @julesscheele.bsky.social w his 2023 normandie frieze

a person in black outfit looks at a colourful long, thin painting of a garden mounted on a black board. it's roped off at the front, in a big concrete hall with wooden beams.

a colourful long, thin painting of a garden mounted on a black board. it's in a big concrete hall with wooden beams.

a colourful painting of a tree and a chair in a garden mounted on a black board.

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· May 29

I wrote about fanzines for my latest @lwlies.com letter!! feat. a selection of my very fav film zines, and a plea to make your own fanzine and experience true joy and human connection: mailchi.mp/tcolondon/lw...

pale yellow graphic overlaid with a picture of a selection of fanzines. the header reads 'THE LETTER BY CLAIRE BIDDLES'. text below the image reads 'An ode to the fanzine: an integral, underrated staple of pop culture paraphernalia.'

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· May 22

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· May 1

My first letter for @lwlies.com newsletter is out today! I wrote about the way fandoms define pop stars and vice versa – why MOTHER MARY gets this wrong, and why films like ALL ABOUT LILY CHOU-CHOU and (of course) VELVET GOLDMINE get it right. read it + sign up! 🧑‍🎤💫 mailchi.mp/tcolondon/at...

pale yellow graphic overlaid with a picture of a glam rock star in bodysuit and feather cape, arms outstretched. the header reads 'THE LETTER BY CLAIRE BIDDLES'. text below the image reads 'I don’t shine if you don’t shine – what does Mother Mary lack that its queer musical ancestor Velvet Goldmine had in spades?'

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· Apr 28

how i feel after watching ten werner herzog documentaries over the past four days

composite image of 2x werner herzogs over a sunset, both pointing, one pointing at text that says 'knowledge is power'

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· Apr 28

i made a new zine about the (many) similarities between david foster wallace's postmodern classic infinite jest and queer hockey series heated rivalry – my two primary obsessions of the past few months. i made stickers too! available here if you are the same kind of insane as me: fwyl.bigcartel.com

my hand holding up a zine against a red wall. the cover reads 'there are actually quite a lot of similarities between infinite jest and heated rivalry when you look into it, an investigation by claire biddles'. there's a picture of shane hollander reading infinite jest in bed on the cover.

my hand holding up a blue circular sticker reading 'infinite jest' in the heated rivalry font, against a red wall.

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· Apr 21

dream big!!

selfie of me with my back to the mirror in a pink painted room, showing off a black shirt with a print of a leopard rug on the back

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· Apr 14

v excited to have co-programmed this year's glasgow zine fest taking place 19-24 may! workshops, talks, physical media swap, niche interests powerpoint party(!) hosted by @gavia.bsky.social...i've been tabling at GZF since the first edition so this was a dream job www.glasgowzinelibrary.com/zinefest

colourful graphic of a sticker pack with each bit of text as a different sticker. reads:

GLASGOW ZINE FEST
The Briggait
Glasgow Zine Library
online
19th-24th May 2026
it also has a URL and three icons of a wizard, music notes and a dog

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· Apr 9

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· Apr 7

Altered screenshot of a deuxmoi instagram story post, itself a screenshot of a text exchange, that says:

saw claire biddles writing about harry styles for an underground music publication
anon pls

likely place for her to be

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· Mar 28

completed it mate

my hand holding up a copy of the book infinite jest by David foster Wallace. It’s on my knee which is under a leopard blanket, and I’m on an orange sofa. the walls in the background are painted red and there’s a stack of books and a plant

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· Mar 19

also for the heads: while I was working on this piece I was desperately trying to find a way to watch the SQÜRL-soundtracked man ray shorts from a couple of years ago —and I’ve just seen they’re gonna be on criterion channel next month!

Screenshot reading

Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray (Man Ray, 2023)
Criterion Collection Edition #1291
Cryptic narrative, dark eroticism, and playful abstraction come together in the swirling surrealist dreams of an avant-garde visionary.

SUPPLEMENTAL FEATURES: Scores by the avant-rock band SQÜRL; an interview with its members, Jim Jarmusch and Carter Logan; and more.

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· Mar 18

finally an explanation for this insane lb run

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· Mar 14

suede in paris good!!!!!

Front of a venue called Olympia with a massive red neon sign reading:
Music hall
AEG France presents
Swim school
Suede
Complet
Then the url of the venue website

Suede on stage from back of the hall with rainbow neon lights, brett Anderson the singer stood arms aloft at front of stage

claire biddles@msclairebiddles· Feb 3

lots of lovely insight into his influences and his working relationships with his friends, my fav two below. insane that i got paid to listen to music + talk about it with one of my fav musicians for two hours lol