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Gary Ryan

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Freelance Journalist, @NME 'Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?' columnist ✉ [email protected]

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Joined December 2010
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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 nme.com/big-reads/mariah-car…
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Gary Ryan@Gary__RyanOct 24
Enjoyed quizzing De La Soul for this week’s @NME Braincells trivia-challenge (covering turning down starring in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, memories of Tupac, and the 30th anniversary of Stakes Is High) nme.com/features/music-inter…
De La Soul's Posdnuos: "Tupac saved me from getting beat up in the Bay Area"

De La Soul's Posdnuos: "Tupac saved me from getting beat up in the Bay Area"

In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember. This week: De La Soul's Posdnuos

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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: De La Soul’s Kelvin “Posdnuos” Mercer takes the ultimate test! nme.com/features/music-inter…
De La Soul's Posdnuos: "Tupac saved me from getting beat up in the Bay Area"

De La Soul's Posdnuos: "Tupac saved me from getting beat up in the Bay Area"

In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember. This week: De La Soul's Posdnuos

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Enjoyed quizzing De La Soul for this week’s @NME Braincells trivia-challenge (covering turning down starring in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, memories of Tupac, and the 30th anniversary of Stakes Is High) nme.com/features/music-inter…
De La Soul's Posdnuos: "Tupac saved me from getting beat up in the Bay Area"

De La Soul's Posdnuos: "Tupac saved me from getting beat up in the Bay Area"

In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember. This week: De La Soul's Posdnuos

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Does Rock 'n Roll kill braincells? nme.com/features/music-inter… @NME
The Damned's Captain Sensible: "King Charles should get a proper job cleaning bogs!”

The Damned's Captain Sensible: "King Charles should get a proper job cleaning bogs!”

In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember.

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Enjoyed quizzing @tmorello for this week’s @NME Does Rock N Roll Kill Braincells? trivia-challenge (covering Star Trek, nude festival protests, and mistaking The Prodigy for tour crew) nme.com/features/music-inter…
Tom Morello: “The Prodigy are one of the few live bands that gave Rage Against The Machine a run...

Tom Morello: “The Prodigy are one of the few live bands that gave Rage Against The Machine a run...

In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember. This week: Tom Morello

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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: Tom Morello nme.com/features/music-inter…
Tom Morello: “The Prodigy are one of the few live bands that gave Rage Against The Machine a run...

Tom Morello: “The Prodigy are one of the few live bands that gave Rage Against The Machine a run...

In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember. This week: Tom Morello

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Pleased to be in The Guardian today writing about why my feelgood movie involves Angela Lansbury battling a platoon of Nazis 🛏️🧹 theguardian.com/film/2026/se…

‘Swiftly enchanted’: why Bedknobs and Broomsticks is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers recommending their most rewatched comfort films is a reminder that Disney’s kids fantasy is more than a Mary Poppins knock-off

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Gary Ryan sul Guardian e il mio film Disney preferitissimo theguardian.com/film/2026/se…

‘Swiftly enchanted’: why Bedknobs and Broomsticks is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers recommending their most rewatched comfort films is a reminder that Disney’s kids fantasy is more than a Mary Poppins knock-off

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Pleased to be in The Guardian today writing about why my feelgood movie involves Angela Lansbury battling a platoon of Nazis 🛏️🧹 theguardian.com/film/2026/se…

‘Swiftly enchanted’: why Bedknobs and Broomsticks is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers recommending their most rewatched comfort films is a reminder that Disney’s kids fantasy is more than a Mary Poppins knock-off

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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: Martha Reeves nme.com/features/music-inter…
Martha Reeves: “I wanted to be in David Bowie and Mick Jagger’s ‘Dancing in the Street’ video”

Martha Reeves: “I wanted to be in David Bowie and Mick Jagger’s ‘Dancing in the Street’ video”

In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember. This week: Martha Reeves

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Spoke to Damian Lewis for @NME's Soundtrack of My Life (featuring @BlondieOfficial , @QueenWillRock @thebeatles , @eltonofficial and Jive Bunny) nme.com/features/music-inter…
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Out-dancing Mick Jagger, tips from Judy Garland, and pranks from Stevie Wonder…a pleasure quizzing Motown royalty Martha Reeves for this week’s @NME Braincells trivia-challenge nme.com/features/music-inter…
Martha Reeves: “I wanted to be in David Bowie and Mick Jagger’s ‘Dancing in the Street’ video”

Martha Reeves: “I wanted to be in David Bowie and Mick Jagger’s ‘Dancing in the Street’ video”

In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember. This week: Martha Reeves

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#Bluey! #BykerGrove! #SavedByTheBell! #PeppaPig! #DuckTales! #DangerMouse! I spoke to six composers about the surprising sides to composing a classic children’s TV theme tune theguardian.com/tv-and-radio…
‘It might be one of the most unpopular tunes ever written!’: kids’ TV composers tell all

‘It might be one of the most unpopular tunes ever written!’: kids’ TV composers tell all

Big cheques, standing ovations, irate adults – there are surprising sides to composing a children’s TV theme tune. From Bluey to Byker Grove, the creators of the best reveal the secrets

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Gary Ryan@Gary__RyanJul 27
Enjoyed quizzing @natimbruglia for this week’s @NME Braincells trivia-fest (includes King Charles and Dua Lipa repping Torn, forming a supergroup with Kylie and Sinéad O'Connor, and her new album ‘Algorithm’) nme.com/features/music-inter…
Natalie Imbruglia: “I’m grateful for Olivia Rodrigo’s stamp of approval”

Natalie Imbruglia: “I’m grateful for Olivia Rodrigo’s stamp of approval”

In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember. This week: Natalie Imbruglia

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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: Natalie Imbruglia takes the ultimate test! bit.ly/4h4lMkx
Natalie Imbruglia: “I’m grateful for Olivia Rodrigo’s stamp of approval”

Natalie Imbruglia: “I’m grateful for Olivia Rodrigo’s stamp of approval”

In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember. This week: Natalie Imbruglia

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Enjoyed quizzing @natimbruglia for this week’s @NME Braincells trivia-fest (includes King Charles and Dua Lipa repping Torn, forming a supergroup with Kylie and Sinéad O'Connor, and her new album ‘Algorithm’) nme.com/features/music-inter…
Natalie Imbruglia: “I’m grateful for Olivia Rodrigo’s stamp of approval”

Natalie Imbruglia: “I’m grateful for Olivia Rodrigo’s stamp of approval”

In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember. This week: Natalie Imbruglia

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Gary Ryan@Gary__RyanJul 9
Sad to hear of the death of Bonnie Tyler. Having her power-ballad sing the punchline to a terrible Bonnie Tyler joke at me a few years ago for @NME definitely felt like a journalistic highlight. nme.com/.../rock-n-roll-kill…...
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Sad to hear of the death of Bonnie Tyler. Having her power-ballad sing the punchline to a terrible Bonnie Tyler joke at me a few years ago for @NME definitely felt like a journalistic highlight. nme.com/.../rock-n-roll-kill…...
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n Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember. This week: Swim Deep bit.ly/4geIB4w
Swim Deep: “Being in a supergroup with Charli XCX felt like playing in a talent contest at school”

Swim Deep: “Being in a supergroup with Charli XCX felt like playing in a talent contest at school”

In Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz an artist on their own career to see how much they can remember. This week: Swim Deep

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‘As the world gets more serious, it’s no surprise that the escapist weekend is thriving.’ For @PRSforMusic, I explored how Homobloc and @mightyhoopla are shaking up the live sector prsformusic.com/m-magazine/f…
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