To my fellow Gen X men being radicalised by the far right… we’ve lived our entire lives - with a debatable exception of the Blair/Brown years - under increasingly right-wing governments who increasingly give less of a shit us all. THIS is the problem. Not some poor refugees in a Travelodge.

⚓☂️DOCKERS UMBRELLA☂️⚓ 4.8% | Helles Lager Back by popular demand! This crisp, refreshing Helles Lager takes its name from the old Liverpool elevated railway that once sheltered dockers from the rain. German ingredients. Liverpool heart. ❤️ Live on the webshop!

Please note we actively encourage photographs of our merchandise in action and will gladly reward any new canine brand ambassadors with a discount code for their humans to use on a future order. Cheers!

It's International Dog Day... and we've got the perfect present for your pooch to celebrate! Our new dog bandanas are the ultimate accessory for fashionable hounds of all shapes and sizes, in a fetching shade of Moonshine blue. abbeydalebrewery.co.uk.shop

Gig Opportunity We have been given an opportunity to showcase some bands at Empire in Rochdale, Manchester on a Wednesday/Thursday evening. If you are interested then please fill out the below form. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Unaccustomed as I am to self promotion, it's my duty to let you know that Alcoholidays, the latest release from The Lancashire Hotpots is available now wherever you listen to music youtu.be/-RjYrust2PE

I've just verified my age by showing them my national record of achievement

Was thinking about this before. Ozzy basically melting into being a fanboy meeting one of the artists that meant everything to him. It speaks volumes about the nature of fandom.

Parents….here is a list of places Kids eat for free Now please vote for my art in the Spring section….Gary www.lancashire.gov.uk/artist-of-th...

Our charity beer for 2025, Ben's Bazaar, supporting local cause Ben's Centre, is AVAILABLE NOW! Light and refreshing with Citra, Cascade and Centennial hops, and available in cask only - publicans, please do get in touch if you'd like one for your bar! We'll donate 10p from every pint we sell.

Here’s snippets from an archive interview with the ‘Pots back in 2010

New image processing techniques “refreshed” older Hubble data showing a portion of the Eagle Nebula. This structure is 9.5 light-years tall and 7,000 light-years distant from Earth, and is one of many nebulas in the Milky Way. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA. 🔭 🧪

Reform office on Monday morning.

In praise of Dandelion & Burdock!

Tickets for the Liverpool show going, grab em hwhile stocks last www.fact.co.uk/film/qtv-arc...

ON SALE NOW: THE BIG BASH returns to Manchester on Sat 6th Dec with The Lancashire Hotpots, Arrival (ABBA tribute), Black Lace and @poundshopboys.bsky.social Get Early Bird tickets here at special rate of £23.50 + BF (two weeks only!) >> bit.ly/BigBash5

Doing 2 Albums With The Shed Project Was Something......To Complete My Debut Solo Album Is Something Else..... Absolutely Buzzing....Stay Tuned People 👊

www.fact.co.uk/film/qtv-arc... QTV Screening May 14th Liverpool

If you’re off to the rugby on Friday the Hotpots will be providing your pre match entertainment. A very Good Friday indeed 😊🏉

A fanzine… about goths… in nature?! My latest podcast is about a project that brings together bird spotting, @chrisgpackham.bsky.social, and music & poet @freyabeer.bsky.social Listen on Apple podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d... Or wherever you get your podcasts pod.link/1037405920

My 3rd Single Warmongers Is Available On All Major Digital Platforms NOW x youtu.be/yXM_BWMQJqw?...

61st blood donation, this time at a new venue for me, Leigh Sports Village!

FANFARE FOR FRIDAY!

The Double Diamond Club return with new single Best Club Singer In South Wales ahead of an album to be released via Alcopop! Records louderthanwar.com/the-double-d...

Brilliantly informative night at Norton Priory and it's Maes exhibition!

Touch ✋🏻 Look 👁️ Check ✅ One in two people will get cancer! That’s so very scary! It’s important to check yourself regularly! We can’t check all kinds of cancer, but some we can! Ladies check those breasts! Gents check those chests! @breastcancernow.bsky.social #WorldCancerDay

Howdy, for those on Bandcamp, you can now listen/purchase our latest track from there. Sorry it took song to get round to it! #Widnes #Runcorn #Liverpool #Manchester #NewMiusic #IndieMusic thespase.bandcamp.com/track/anythi...

FUSION LAUNCH A beer brewed by the community for the community. So thrilled to see this project back. Check out the list of venues where you can go enjoy a pint/can Big love to @yakimachief.bsky.social @whitelabsyeast @crispmalt & @wearecontinuous www.fusion.beer/venues

#1994AlbumsTop20 20 If The Beatles Had Read Hunter… The Wonder Stuff Starting off with a few compilations from 1994. If The Beatles… was the first compilation of The Wonder Stuff’s singles. Some great stuff on here (no pun intended). Circle Square youtu.be/HQNZ3bivxas?...

This is the video formoue song"The Shooting Star". It was the very first video we ever did for a single. It was filmed in and around Widnes, the town centre, Victoria Park (bandstand) and Hough Green station. Filmed by our mate Andy on a cold day, a long time ago... youtu.be/GtW4P2UUzCU?...

Today is Candlemas- which must be the best name in the calendar. Candlemas - a celebration of the return of light Artist: Gerald Witcomb

It's Sunday morning and our first show of the month! @LauraBethReal is here to bring you more New Music you need to get in your ears! www.mixcloud.com/inyourearsmu...

#2025Reads Comic 185: #Transformers: Tales of the Fallen 1 (2009) Ninjas ‘n’ Bots #podcast prep As with most tie-in media for this franchise, this comic enhances the story of the film, adding material that makes it feel like the continued narrative of characters’ lives,…

We've got tickets to this later this week, really looking forward to it. We attended the previous Gaia event, so we know how good these talks are.

For my followers in the north west of England. From next week, Luke Jerram's Mars installation will be at Norton Priory in Runcorn until early March. There will be lots of events and activities for both adults and children. Come and have a look! More details on the website www.nortonpriory.org

As ever with Neil's blog, please read. There is always useful information to read up on - this time, a view on which companies to use to support promotion of your single/LP. Huge congrats on hitting a century of editions. #MusicSky

Included in my 100th edition of #TrustTheDoc is a focus on some of our grassroots music comumunity with pieces on #thehappysomethings @thejojomanband.bsky.social #poeticalnadz @fendahlene.bsky.social @sarahmcquaidmusic.bsky.social @platinummind.bsky.social @hannyawhite.bsky.social and see next .....

Earlier me told ADRIC about us Ogrons latest BEDTIME STORY, "GOLDILOCKS and the 3 BEARS". "Ha!" chortles Adric, "If it's for OGRONS, it should be called "BALDILOCKS and the THREE HAIRS!"😄 Very SADLY, and completely COINCIDENTALLY, ADRIC is now TOTALLY BALD! And has a BLACK EYE.

20 years of rappity rapping

National Astronomy Week is almost here! 🥳🔭 More than 275 events will take place across the UK from 1-9 February and almost 50 of those are tomorrow... There are 'Chasing the Moon' planetarium shows at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh, Sherwood Observatory in Nottinghamshire... ⤵️

It feels kinda sad that we don't have Paddington on Foregate anymore. We miss him loads already. 😪 Wherever he's ended up in @shitchester.bsky.social... "Please look after this bear" @chesterbid.bsky.social

Some new pedals that Andy is using; a chorus/vibe and a overdrive pedal. Have you seen/heard/used these before? Any setting suggestions? #GuitarPedals #NewSounds #NewPedalDay #Widnes #Runcorn #Liverpool #Manchester #NewMusic #IndieMusic

So last night, we were talking and Andy asked if we would have ever gotten to the point we could have been on Top of the pops #TOTP, would we have done it seriously or gone the Nirvana route? I said first time serious then if we got there a second time then we'd have Nirvana'd it.

New year, new recording session! Back to it recording , an as yet untitled, new song! Feels like it's been ages! #NewMusic #IndieMusic #Widnes #Runcorn #Liverpool #Manchester #BackinTheStudio

Evening or good day where ever you are! This is a playlist of our single releases, hopefully it gives you a bit of a taste of what we sound like! Thanks for listening! open.spotify.com/playlist/1xl...

Here's an acoustic version of our song "White hits blue", the song featured on our debut album "On a cloud" way back in 2014! music.youtube.com/watch?v=6vHh... #Widnes #Runcorn #IndieMusic #Acoustic

At the Chester Storyhouse and @thatbeerplace.co.uk beer fest! Pacing myself so we can move on to all the lovely dark imperial stouts!

Any incredible milestone for an incredible person!

It's about time we posted something... Whether you've come to dozens of our shows over the years or you're completely new to this Future Yard thing, hi! The link below offers a one-stop shop of everything we do Argyle Street. So read on, come down and get involved! ⇨ mailchi.mp/futureyard/6...