Is it because it makes you feel good?

I hope you have someone in your life who loves you as much as supermarket playlist programmers love The King Of Wishful Thinking by Go West.

My favourite Wet Wet Wet single.

Can I take this opportunity to express my thanks to the £20.00 white plastic desk fan industry. These extremely cheap yet efficient units have become the most valuable possessions we own.

Big shout to Bosch, Miele, Samsung and all the other fridges working flat out in the most challenging of conditions to stop our our comestible goods going off. Their silent stoicism humbles us all.

The worst thing about James Blake's "Can't trust a review" claim is that it's unleashed a swarm of agreement from conspiracy theorists & musicians who (for whatever reason) never made it. FWIW, neither I or any journalist I know has ever been offered money by a label in exchange for a review.

With regard to Mr Big Stuff and the matter of who he might think he is, I feel that the answer is almost certainly contained within the question.

When Wayne Rooney's fellow pundits ask him a question he isn't expecting, it's a hard watch.

At the risk of igniting a public debate about the design… we prepared for days like this. There are now more than 100 water fountains all over the city, and 4,000 water refill points. Fill up. Stay hydrated.

hello! I'm on soho radio at midday standing in for @petepaphides.bsky.social playing all sorts of bangers ... then @rnrbook-club.bsky.social talking to mister robert elms this evening. will the two be connected...? yes maybe.

See them wending, never ending Smiling cheers You know that very shortly they'll change to tears We sit here for ever By our old fireside And won't sing in spring Three cheers for our side Say not so long Sift through the sand Wave of the hand Goodbye

Mesmerised by Luke Kook’s live action Hanna-Barbera film look.

I'm not sure exactly which song will ultimately win in The Great Audit Of Songs Which, When It All Comes Down, Will Be Adjudged To Hold Within Them The Actual Meaning Of Our Brief Time On Earth, but this is definitely in the shortlist. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-ck...

'One hit wonders? 'Dutchie’ wasn’t even their only hit. ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ reached number 6 in early 83, though their cover of the Jim’ll Fix It theme on the flip is best left to the B-side of history.' Reissue of the Week: Mash Down Birmingham by #MusicalYouth buff.ly/3Z9VFZf

TODAYS WINNERS! BEST PRE ORDER: Eels - Cookie Happened BEST NEW IN: ‘Tucker Zimmerman - Dream Me A Dream’ BEST REISSUE: ‘Musical Youth - Mash Down Birmingham: The Early Recordings Of Musical Youth’ www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...

mash down birmingham as a musical youth early recordings comp is the cleanest reissue idea a label can run with this year, the pass the dutchie story always overshadows that these kids were already deep in birmingham reggae before the hit and this fills that gap

OUT TODAY! Myles Smith Placebo Joe Bonamassa Graham Coxon Pye Corner Audio Diles Que No Me Maten Musical Youth Life Bleech 9:3 The Woodleigh Research Facility Snoop Dogg and more! Available in store and online at ravesfromthegrave.com

Wrongtom dismantles the unhelpful idea of the one hit wonder with some help from a new anthology of early recordings by Musical Youth Reissue of the Week: Mash Down Birmingham by #MusicalYouth buff.ly/3Z9VFZf

Arrived on Wednesday & perfect tunes for today's sunshine.. an early favourite is the cover of Johnny Too Bad

I've dismissed the idea of a one hit wonder in my piece about @petepaphides.bsky.social's new collection of early Musical Youth recordings for @thequietus.com thequietus.com/quietus-revi...

"A generation who ruled the nation with version." This a beautifully written and, in places, very moving review. Heartfelt thanks both to Wrongtom and The Quietus.

Finally! The Early Recordings Of Musical Youth are out today! Forty-five years since they were first committed to tape; and six years after my first speculative message to their producer and mentor. As renowned reggae fan Morrissey once put it, these things take time! www.patreon.com/NeedleMythol...

The latest @needlemythology.bsky.social release (and I think their first reggae one) is so good. Pass The Dutchie is a classic, but this is something else. Proper roots reggae. The sleeve notes by @petepaphides.bsky.social are excellent. Reminded me why I love my city so much ❤️

Looking forward to relaxing later with this Musical Youth compilation from @needlemythology.bsky.social curated by the mighty @petepaphides.bsky.social …seems like a lifetime since I heard you on 6music talking about this one!

Postie has been, with the latest release from @needlemythology.bsky.social. Been looking forward to this one. @petepaphides.bsky.social #ReggaeSky

Phil Foden and Cole Palmer feature in M&S Simply Food's World Cup campaign just in time for the launch of their range of summer dips – of which the Labneh and Chicken Tikka are exceptional. I do hope they can at least take solace in having made it into M&S Simply Food's best ever World Cup squad.

That section on the original extended version of Boys Town Gang's Can't Take My Eyes Off You where the extra drums come in and the keyboards seem to simulate a Space Invaders attack. We need to talk about these moments as much as we talk about the great moments in Kraftwerk and Brian Eno records.

The guy at Mum’s Wholefood in Harringay is putting out the displays of fruit, veg and flowers. 1973 by James Blunt is playing on the radio and he’s matching it word for word. Everything smells fresh because of the rain and Elvis Costello was so great at the Royal Albert Hall last night. That’s all.

A few words in memory of Barry Dransfield – and, in particular, his beautiful self-titled 1972 album, an all-time favourite of mine.

This is a lovely piece by Pete Paphides and like all the best writing it manages to put its finger on something that you realise you’ve been trying to explain yourself.

If you're looking for a suitable soundtrack to this sunny Saturday morning, you might enjoy my most recent show for Soho Radio, featuring – among many others – this 1973 gem from The Boris Gardiner Happening. Streaming link and full track list here. www.patreon.com/NeedleMythol...

Just read this. I loved it, and was very moved by it. The playlist linked at the bottom fits the piece, and the emotions it stirred, perfectly.

Just a wonderful playlist put together by Pete here. A musical journey through Macca's Proustian oeuvre of memory, recollection, nostalgia, and preservation. As a body of work this is both touching and quietly profound. @petepaphides.bsky.social open.spotify.com/playlist/6Rv...

You could keep doomscrolling or you could read this😊? It’s on patreon but it’s free #PaulMcCartney #MusicSky #Beatles

This is really good from @petepaphides.bsky.social. Not that I’m surprised after reading one of his pieces. I learnt a lot, and it made me think.

This is a magnificent piece of writing

Great piece! Here's my oar I'm sticking in: substack.com/@quantick/p-...

I made a playlist. Then I realised that the playlist was trying to tell me something. And this was the result.

Reminded that the world is presently a toxic bonfire in which the actions of malignant chaos fascists and their legions of racist enabler pawns are given free rein, I went looking for a playlist that might top up my faith in humanity. Here’s one I made earlier. open.spotify.com/playlist/4xq...

Thanks very much. Now I can’t unsee it.

I don’t think I’ll ever not be amused by the bit in Springwatch where, for a moment, it looks as though there’s a bird called Gareth Hardwick.

Tuned in now. What am I up to? Making a cheese and bacon omelette for lunch.

What are you up to? Anything much? Oh, right. Just thought I'd ask. Because from midday, it's an ALL BANGER NO CLANGER cavalcade of well-loved wonders, deep dive delights and surefire Shazam-tappers with yours truly live on Soho Radio from midday. So there's that.

I could happily do one of these every day. A wonderful time was had by all!

What a blast it was to have Sly5thAve on my most recent show for Soho Radio. www.patreon.com/posts/hunch-...

I guess it may have been Miaow he was promoting when he made this appearance on Jools Holland, covering Bill Withers, with Courtney Pine. One of my all time Later performances. A skilled lyricist but also an underrated singer youtu.be/4J-UO61F48o?...

Oh Pete that’s beautiful, not my life sadly but boy do I love @paulheatonsolo.bsky.social ‘s voice & lyrics. Time for me to visit ‘Miaow’ as it was a time that I was busy being a mother to young children. Thanks for sharing this. 💙

Just lovely. A proper, therapeutic, spirit-boosting tear-jerker.

Good morning. Last week, Chris Packham reminded me how much I love The Housemartins. This week, it's Zoe Ball reminding me that The Beautiful South's Miaow is a bona fide masterpiece and that Prettiest Eyes is truly a song by which to live your life.

I feel like Brian Eno might have been on the advisory board when they were designing Moto services in Rugby.