Ephemeral | Chris Philpott | Substack

Trends are no longer, uh, trendy

May 18 • Chris Philpott

"Substack is never finished, only abandoned." Da Vinci said that. Maybe.

Apr 15 • Chris Philpott

My Favourite Albums of 2025

This year had it's problems - yet it was easy to find 10 albums I loved

Dec 22, 2025 • Chris Philpott

Ginevra Weasley

An ode to the best cat we could have asked for

Dec 9, 2025 • Chris Philpott

Where are you, Zack de la Rocha?!

Are Rage Against The Machine circa 1996 the heroes we need right now?

Nov 29, 2025 • Chris Philpott

Ephemeral

Ephemeral

Chris Philpott writes about music, television and film, and explores the past in pop culture ... or, at least, the bits of it he can remember.

Top posts

Review: Tim Minchin is unbecoming

Mar 20, 2024 • Chris Philpott

My Favourite Albums in 2024

Dec 20, 2024 • Chris Philpott

On The Subject Of Bailing

Mar 16, 2025 • Chris Philpott

Apr 15 • Chris Philpott

REVIEW: Hugo's Rainbow Show EP

Feb 23, 2025 • Chris Philpott

Recent posts

My Favourite Day Of The Year

A look through my public holiday vinyl purchases

Oct 30, 2025 • Chris Philpott

How do you inspire when you feel so low?

Oct 15, 2025 • Chris Philpott

Games People Play

Royal Oak Mall, train route planning, some twisted cryptids, and a reflection on relationships from the perspective of this old fella.

Oct 1, 2025 • Chris Philpott

It's been a minute, hasn't it.

Sep 14, 2025 • Chris Philpott

Singles In Your Area: w/c Aug 11

Brand new music from KORA, Hayley Williams, MELODOWNZ, AFI, Amaarae, Disclosure & Anderson.Paak, Huia, and heaps more

Aug 12, 2025 • Chris Philpott

How To Unwreck A Car

My Week In Music: reissues from Shihad and Goodshirt, plus new releases from Paul McLaney, No Cigar, Renee Rapp and (ugh) $uicideboy$

Aug 8, 2025 • Chris Philpott

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