We’re off to Halifax for couple of days. Might visit the Old Cock. Whether this is wise or not will be revealed in due course

Gonna tell my grandkids this is Bananarama

Hydration Break

“Graham Potter’s Sweden” doesn’t quite have the ring of “Sergei Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin“ does it

Sandie Shaw’s Puppet On A String playing on the jukebox All is well in the world

“So, what happens next?” “It’s impossible to say but I - an overpaid journo hack fucker - will spend the next endless hours telling you”

Leith Links looking bonny this morning

Overheard someone in the street say “I’m a Thinker not a Drinker” and I’m just imagining how unstoppable they’d be if they were to combine two of life’s great joys

"But then Red Rose Speedway comes out, credited to Paul McCartney AND Wings. So McCartney is no longer a member of the band! He must have left Wings after Hi Hi Hi, right?"

Psyched to announce that I’ll be back at Edinburgh International Book Festival this August to talk about my latest novel, Boyhood. Can’t wait to see everyone x @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

Sudden exponential growth of male population in Irish village…

“Coordinated Squirrel Attack played their first gig at Southsea Model Village, an event that jarred the world and led to questions in the House”

Start your day right with some joyful disco from ‘79. Venus Dodson shows us how it’s done. Enjoy

Somewhere in Dallas an England fan is dreaming the perfect dream

This is a cool dreamy sunny day tune @chollymusic.bsky.social

Had a pint in this Crewe pub while waiting for a train last summer. Clearly designed for the flawed

Haven’t had a drink in ages and I feckin need this… Collapsed on sofa, turned on telly and am now trying not to shout at that cunt Ronaldo

At last, my work has given me direction to FART with AI

'An album full of psychedelic, mystical wonder, at times Blakeian, full of religious references and connections to folklore, the occult and witchcraft...' #TheFall’s Perverted By Language #ThePortal: Your Weekly Quietus Archive Dive buff.ly/Vl8ulQM

As cold an album cover as I thought it might be

Start your day right - fantastic disco tune to get yr feet moving and yr head groovin *this is NOT a football-related post

Amazingly, I do have a Fall related Senegal song:

This is a cool dreamy sunny day tune @chollymusic.bsky.social

Been enjoying the Gichard LP ‘Chins for Lefty’ and now we get to see them in a shop on Leith Walk next month. 3 bands for under £10, proper bargain Here’s the LP that’s Monorail’s AOTM: gichard.bandcamp.com/album/chins-...

I have few heroes but I’ll be watching closely when this man returns to our screens at 11pm

Today is the start of International Weak Week, raising awareness of and for those who aren't physically strong enough to raise it for themselves.

All the IT systems at work are down

A very dried out Christmas tree has appeared by the bins on our street. Evidence of Prevarication Supremacy

RIP

#NowPlaying Prince Far I - Free From Sin Fine sounds from the main man. A favourite of mine is Don’t Deal With Folly: youtu.be/t0b2BqAGMFs?...

Just watched this and highly recommend you do too Bank robbery drama from 1962 with stiff upper lips and honest villains. It’s great

Well done #Brighton

Julie Covington in Ascendancy, 1983

Bit breezy up the Pentlands today - good for clearing the head and getting some perspective

This is bullshit. No mention of amphetamines

This is bullshit. No mention of amphetamines

I’m looking forward to seeing this again soon

The Lammermuirs are one of Scotland’s most treasured rural landscapes. This morning, @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social wrote to us with news of plans to build an industrial data centre on them. Help 66 locals defeat a $2 billion project by signing the petition: www.caughtbytheriver.net/2026/06/save...

‘Pretending to be Morrisey’ should get you sectioned

Entire Kraftwerk concert in Edinburgh on Tuesday is here if you fancy something marvellous

Friday, yay!

Who doesn’t love the sound of the pipes at 6:30am!!!

Oedipus and the Mama’s Boys new track is a marvellous 6 minute skronky ode. Edinburgh’s got some decent bands emerging right now oandtmb.bandcamp.com/track/a-dais...

#NowPlaying Excellent compilation from the ever reliable Soul Jazz records. Includes this - Theoretical Girls - U.S.Millie: youtu.be/C3Wbs7-hjZQ?...

Delighted to be part of the Made in Scotland Gigs show at the #Edinburgh #Fringe on 17th August. We’ll be playing alongside a cool lineup of Scottish artists. 1 ticket, 3 venues. See DISCOUNTED 🎫 link 🔗 wide.ink/MISHELICON #Helicon #PsychedelicMusic #PsychRock #MusicSky

I Love You, Mr.Disposable Razors by A Witness One of the greatest pop songs that for me, stands alongside anything the Fab Four put out. How many songs can reference Warrington New Town and still be worth a listen?

I got an emergency dentist appointment. I hate dentists.

This is what my fractured elbow looked like 4 years ago after falling off my bike. Gonna tell my kids I smashed it into a F*r*ge rioter’s face

#NowPlaying Slift - Fantasia LP Heavy French psych rock noise Listen: slift.bandcamp.com/album/fantasia

I’ve got fucking horrific toothache. I think we can all agree there’s only one treatment