IT'S THE LAST WEEKEND to review your favourite track from the ‘Mr. Arc-Eye...’ album. Our favourite gets this test pressing + proofs bundle. Not affiliated with Bluesky or anone with a marketing department. No money involved. Just some fun with our chums. www.theverythings.com/mr-arc-eye-f...

Good to hear The Cravats '81 Peel session on Riley & Coe @bbc6music.bsky.social , still absurdly proud of 'Terminus'. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

We want your words. Write a short review of your favourite track from the Mr. Arc-Eye album – the band’s favourite gets a test pressing + artwork proofs. Not affiliated with Bluesky or anyone with a marketing department. No money involved. Just for fun. www.theverythings.com/mr-arc-eye-f...

Thanks for all your messages about 'The Bushes Scream...' filming feature. Well, it looks like Disney was watching the broadcast with a nice cup of tea. But what about you? Where were you and who were you with? Message and let us know… www.theverythings.com/thedaythebus...

Taken on my first visit to the ‘Ghost Pool’ after it had closed in 2015, inspiring the track on our album ‘Mr. Arc-Eye (under a cellophane sky)'. Thanks to Freddie & Charlie for spinning the track on the always brilliant @pmmusiccafe.bsky.social l www.mixcloud.com/radiopluscov...

You need to look very carefully… it’s the moment that Daddy’s (Billy Benson’s) hand can be seen above the cluster of killer bushes, as they take their revenge on the set of The Very Things' 'Bushes Scream...' film set. The full story is here: www.theverythings.com/thedaythebus... Photo: Disney Time.

‘IT’S A MASSIVE, HEAVY-DUTY RIFF, IT’S ’DRIVER’ BY THE VERY THINGS…’ on another turbo-charged show from Freddie & Charlie’s brilliant @pmmusiccafe.bsky.social . Cracking playlist including Heaven 17’s ‘(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang’. Bloody marvellous. www.mixcloud.com/radiopluscov...

THE VERY THINGS' HAVE A HALLOWE'EN TREAT FOR YOU. A completely new feature article ‘The Day The Bushes Screamed: Behind A Cult Classic’, with photos and quotes from the band. What really happened on those two days, forty years ago? It’s all here... www.theverythings.com/thedaythebus...

It’s the afternoon of 19th June 1985 on the set of ‘The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes’ in Newcastle. The Shend is dressed for the shoot, while Disney gets a turn sitting in the TVT van underneath that magnificent aerial. Photo by Rob Dallaway, from Disney Time's archive. #postpunk #indiemusic

ANOTHER TOP BROADCAST from Freddie & Charlie @pmmusiccafe.bsky.social, featuring our tune ‘Hop on Pop’ (which mentions the great 1895 Harry McClintock song, Big Rock Candy Mountain, a regular on radio’s ‘Junior Choice’ about a million years ago). Blimey. Thanks lads. www.mixcloud.com/radiopluscov...

PERFECTLY SYNCHRONISED programming from Freddie & Charlie at @pmmusiccafe.bsky.social : Harry H. Corbett’s ‘The Old Junk Shop’, and ‘76 Trombone Street’ from our ‘Mr. Arc-Eye (under a cellophane sky)’ album. BRILLIANT RADIO. www.mixcloud.com/radiopluscov... #postpunk #indiemusic #alternativerock

There's been a lot of love for the photos of the filming of 'The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes', so if you haven't seen it for a while, why not watch the original film with a cup of tea and a biscuit... youtube.com/playlist?lis... #postpunk #indiemusic #alternativerock

It’s the morning of 20th June, 1985 and time for the first shots of the day at Hulne Priory, Alnwick, on ‘The Bushes Scream…’ film shoot. Rob's in a cedar tree with his Pamphonic guitar for the intro. It’s higher than it looks... Photo by Disney Time. #postpunk #indiemusic #alternativerock

Here’s the stylish Bush TV12, centrepiece of the ‘The Bushes Scream…’ film set. What time is 'Robin Hood' on? COMING SOON! A new feature about the filming of ‘The Bushes Scream…’ Register to receive our newsletter here: www.theverythings.com/GXL #postpunk

Thanks to Freddie & Charlie at @pmmusiccafe.bsky.social for pumping out the title track from the ‘Mr. Arc-Eye (under a cellophane sky)’ album to the nation. *PLUS* Invaluable guidance for owning an electric chair. Unmissable! #postpunk #indiemusic #alternativerock www.mixcloud.com/radiopluscov...

It’s the sunny morning of 19th June 1985 on the set of ‘The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes’ in Newcastle. The Shend and Rob wait for the crew to film the interior shots next door with ‘Daddy’ (Billy Benson), tea, biscuits and an antique bakelite TV. The full videois here: bit.ly/4pgBxWZ

We went to a seance once, but it didn’t look like this one for Harry Houdini. What were the handcuffs for? Thanks to the @pmmusiccafe.bsky.social lads for spinning our seance-filled ‘I Said Yeah’ from the ‘Mr. Arc-Eye (under a cellophane sky)’ album. The vinyl album is here: bit.ly/3IadvMz

Rob: Well, that was an experience. Splendid to be interviewed by Careta Radio, the Spanish language station broadcasting in Europe and South America, and to the world online. Thanks to the marvellous Raul and Manu for their hospitality and the running translations! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir8n...

Thanks to Italy’s best alternative music magazine, ‘Blow Up’ for their splendid review of our 'Mr. Arc-Eye (under a cellophane sky)’ album. A ‘beautiful pressing 7/10’. @blowupmagazine Stand by! We’re soon going to be asking you to review your favourite track... #indiemusic #post-punk

Forty years ago this summer we were filming ‘The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes’ in Newcastle. Here’s another great pic taken at Hulne Priory – Disney cheekily popping out from under Shend's cloak to play the keyboard. From Disney Time's archive. #postpunk #indiemusic #alternativerock

We love it! A vintage John Collier audio ad and a spin for ‘Titanic Suit’ from the 'Mr. Arc-Eye...' album on @pmmusiccafe.bsky.social GLORIOUS! ABSOLUTELY TOP WORK from Freddie. 'John Collier, John Collier, the window to watch...' www.mixcloud.com/radiopluscov... #indiemusic #alternativerock

Neil Lomax’s UTTERLY SPLENDID current Teenage Kicks Show includes recent the recent album title track ‘Mr. Arc-Eye (under a cellophane sky)’. THANK YOU, NEIL. Brilliant stuff, young sir. #postpunk #indiemusic #alternativerock www.mixcloud.com/neillomax73/...

Another snap from the second day of filming ‘The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes’ at Hulne Priory. The Shend is at full throttle for the end section of the song as he walks away from the camera… Photograph by Disney Time. #postpunk #indiemusic #alternativerock

'Massive, heavy duty riff from The Very Things, on 76 Trombone Street' – Freddie & Charlie, on the latest splendid episode of @pmmusiccafe.bsky.social Thanks to the lads for their enthusiasm, support and bloody marvellous entertainment. www.mixcloud.com/radiopluscov... #postpunk #indiemusic

It’s Disney Time pointing at us from 20th June, 1985. It’s early morning and the band has just arrived at Hulne Priory in Alnwick, Northumberland to shoot the performance section of ‘The Bushes Scream…’ film. The films are all on YouTube @theverythings #postpunk #indiemusic #alternativerock

Those brilliant @pmmusiccafe.bsky.social lads have dropped The Very Things GXL’s ‘Titanic Suit’ into their latest show (30.7.2025), full of other GIANT TUNES including Public Image Limited’s ‘Public Image’, David Bowie’s ‘Suffragette City’. Thank you, young sirs. #Postpunk

Another marvellous pic from day one of ‘The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes’ film shoot in Newcastle. In the white shirt is Gavin Taylor, directing Billy Benson, who is just about to turn, walk back to his front door and be overwhelmed by the revengeful bushes… Photo by Disney Time.

The MONSTROUS ‘Ghost Pool’ from the ‘Mr. Arc-Eye (under a cellophane sky)’ album is NOW RUMBLING OUT from the latest @pmmusiccafe.bsky.social show (23.7.25), along with a brilliant selection of top tunes and chat. Excellent stuff, thanks lads. #postpunk #indiemusic #alternativerock

MORE FROM DISNEY’S VAULTS! From 19th June 1985: The Shend, Billy Benson and Rob Dallaway on the set of ‘The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes’ film in Newcastle. Billy brought a plastic carrier bag full of jam sandwiches to the audition. Photo by Disney Time. #postpunk #indiemusic #alternativerock

Marvellous to hear our single 'Driver' and lovely comments from the brilliant Freddie and Charlie on @pmmusiccafe.bsky.social We bloody love this radio show. www.mixcloud.com/radiopluscov...

A great big 'thank you' to @pmmusiccafe.bsky.social for spinning '76 Trombone Street' on the last show! Thanks lads! www.mixcloud.com/radiopluscov...

BLIMEY! WHAT A FIND! Disney has found some long-lost photos of the making of ‘THE BUSHES SCREAM WHILE MY DADDY PRUNES’ film! Here’s a taster… Billy Benson, The Shend and me, admiring the vintage Ford van with its TVT livery, in a Newcastle street closed off for filming. #postpunk #indiemusic

Just going through more stuff from 'The Bushes Scream While My Daddy Prunes' filming for 'The Tube' in '85 and found the camera script... And the videos are here... youtube.com/playlist... #postpunk #indiemusic #alternativerock

1985 was a very, very busy year for us. Forty years ago this week, were were just back from three brilliant days in Newcastle, filming 'The Bushes Scream...' for Channel 4's 'The Tube'. The videos are here... youtube.com/playlist?lis... #postpunk #indiemusic #alternativerock

Courtesy of #mickmercerwriter 's Panache magazine... ON THIS DAY IN 1984 – THE VERY THINGS 36 fabulous photographs, tip-top words and more. Thanks Mick. mickmercer.substack.com #alternativerock #postpunk #indiemusic

A still from RR Dallaway's unsettling photo animation video for The Very Things' 'The Hole'... youtu.be/jNpu0BTWrgY?... And it's a rare and welcome outing for the track on @The_SpinningMan radio show... www.podomatic.com/.../theshend... #alternativerock #postpunk #gothic

"SCRAAP EYE-UNNE!" howls the scrap iron man, rolling past '76 Trombone Street'. The Very Things GXL now on @pmmusiccafe.bsky.social with the brilliant Freddie and Charlie. It's TOP ENTERTAINMENT. Thanks lads. mixcloud.com/radiopluscov... #postpunk #alternativerock #indiemusic

"SCRAAP EYE-UNNE!" howls the scrap iron man, rolling past '76 Trombone Street'. The Very Things GXL now on @pmmusiccafe.bsky.social with the brilliant Freddie and Charlie. It's TOP ENTERTAINMENT. Thanks lads. mixcloud.com/radiopluscov... #postpunk #alternativerock #indiemusic

We were just thinking about 'Hop On Pop' as the next The Very Things GXL single... and then @pmmusiccafe.bsky.social gives it a spin. Maybe it's a sign. It's another SPLENDID show from Freddie & Charlie. Thanks lads. www.mixcloud.com/radiopluscov... #alternativerock #postpunk #indiemusic

This is the 'Ghost Pool'. We shot photographs for the 'Mr. Arc-Eye...' cover here just before it was demolished in 2021. This fabulous photograph is from March 1972, when the pool opened. And big thanks @pmmusiccafe.bsky.social for spinning 'Ghost Pool' on the show. www.mixcloud.com/radiopluscov...

IT'S A TOP SHOW from Neil Lomax @TEENAGE KICKS show. Bloody marvellous to hear The Very Things GXL's 'Time Is Not On My Side' in the mix with The Clash's 'White Riot' and Ian Dury's 'Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll'. THANKS NEIL. www.mixcloud.com/neillomax73/...

FREDDIE! Take those swimming trunks OFF before setting fire to them! The @pmmusiccafe.bsky.social boys spin 'Titanic Suit' from our 'Mr. Arc-Eye...' album, alongside @TheKinks' 'Till The End Of The Day'. BRILLIANT. www.mixcloud.com/radiopluscov... #postpunk #indiemusic #alternativerock

Rob says it was an absolute pleasure to be interviewed by Hayley Clx for the fabulously cool Continental music journal, #Peek-A-Boo Magazine. A big 'thank you' to Hayley for some great and refreshingly off-the-wall questions. Marvellous. www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/interview...

Bloody marvellous to hear The Very Things' 'Let's Go Out' on the excellent #C86Show. Thanks to the brilliant David Eastaugh. The 26th March episode (and more) is here: futureradio.co.uk/show/the-c86... #punk #postpunk #indiemusic #alternativerock

You can listen again to last nights in-depth interview with Robin Dallaway of The Very Things at your leisure whilst gardening or reclining in the bath. www.mixcloud.com/radiopluscov...

Almost there! Only one day to go! Weds from 7pm, interview in the 3rd hr. On 101.5 FM, on your smart speaker ‘Radio Plus Coventry’ & on radioplus.org.uk #theverythings #thecravats #mrarceyeunderthecellophanesky #alternativeradio #postpunk

3 days to go until the eagerly anticipated interview with Robin Dallaway of The Very Things Weds 7pm, interview in the 3rd hr. On 101.5 FM, your smart speaker ‘Radio Plus Coventry’ & on radioplus.org.uk #theverythings #thecravats #alternativeradio #postpunk

MRS. HOUDINI SPEAKS! Freddie & Charlie at @pmmusiccafe.bsky.social push buttons to reveal all: The Very Things GXL's ‘I Said Yeah’, The Stranglers’ ‘No More Heroes’, The Beatles ‘Back In The USSR’ and R. Dean Taylor’s ‘There’s A Ghost In My House'. GOODNIGHT HARRY. www.mixcloud.com/radiopluscov...

THIS IS THE VOICE OF THE MYSTERONS: @pmmusiccafe.bsky.social are back at it with @thedamned.bsky.social's ‘New Rose’, @roxymusic.co.uk's ‘Virginia Plain’, @theverythings.bsky.social GXL’s ‘Driver’, and the hint of a Very Things feature coming soon… www.mixcloud.com/radiopluscov...

The critics, part 8: The mighty Mick Mercer's Panache: THE VERY THINGS GXL - Mr. Arc-Eye (Under A Cellophane Sky) '... it’s a sublime rollercoaster of musical invention where old and new tie the knot. A glorious return...' Thanks again @mickmercer.bsky.social mickmercer.substack.com/p/the-very-t...