Hear ye! For our money, John Patrick Higgins isn’t just one of the sharpest, most wickedly funny writers on the island—he also has impeccable taste in music. Unfortunately, he is not paying us to say this. Here, the Belfast-based author (and more besides) waxes lyrical on how artists like Wire, Cornelius, Ottawan, and Beth Gibbons have made his recent volte-face to gym life that bit more endurable. John Patrick Higgins’ acclaimed debut book, Teeth, is out now via Sagging Meniscus Press. His debut novel, Fine, is out on 4th November When I’m in the gym, staring vacantly at footage of…

A rare jack of all trades & master of many, Belfast-based writer, filmmaker, playwright, screenwriter, theatre director and musician John Patrick Higgins has only gone and successfully written two books. We can’t say for sure, as they’re not yet published, but we can all but guarantee you that they’ll change your life. Or, your know, your immediate awareness of indispensable writing from these shores. The first of those two books, Teeth: An Oral History, is, we are reliably informed, a bitingly funny story illustrated by the author and featuring a glossary of useful terms, as most of his references pre-date…