The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

The Pusher by Ed McBain #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

Attempting to get into some kind of shape this year - target is Cov half marathon in April which I’ve done a few times but never very successfully. Let’s see how this goes, 5km today, only a few walking bits. Nice view

Karen Dalton - It’s So Hard To Tell Who’s Going To Love You Best #nowplaying #musicsky #nowspinning #clt #vinyl #record #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinylcollectionpost #vinylsky #vinylcommunity

Stowaway To Mars by John Wyndham #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

2025 reading summary - read some decent books - plan for 26 is pretty much the same 👍 📚 #booksky

December was pretty aces for books that I managed to read #booksky (less ace in my ability to use a reading app as i mucked up the stats somehow)

gigs of 2025 1. Lorde (Utilita Arena, Birmingham) 2. Zach Bryan (Hyde Park, London) 3. MJ Lenderman (Rock City, Nottingham) 4. Melin Melyn (Hare & Hounds, Birmingham) 5. Eliza Carthy/Jennifer Reid (Just Dropped In, Coventry) also: Springsteen, The Beths, Whitney K, Last Dinner Party, YHWH Nailgun

Marked to Kill by Federation / The British Stereo Collective - Supreme Commanders of Pop! Got to be one of the best record covers of 2025/ever #nowplaying #musicsky #nowspinning #clt #vinyl #record #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinylcollectionpost #vinylsky #vinylcommunity

Scaredy Cat by Mark Billingham #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

Mirror by Graham Masterton #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

1. First gig: Lewes Psych Fes 2. Last gig: Lorde 3. Worst gig: Ed Sheeran 4. Loudest gig: Sick Man of Europe 5. Best gig: Lorde 6. Seen Most: Bruce Springsteen (3) 7. Most Surprising: Zach Bryan (+ best encore) 8. Next gig: Lewes Psych 9. Wish I'd Seen: Back to the Beginning (Ozzy / Sabbath day)

Icehenge by Kim Stanley Robinson #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

Ripening Seed by Colette #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

Naked Lunch by William Burroughs #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

November was pretty aces for books that I managed to read #booksky

The Antipope by Robert Rankin #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories by Roald Dahl #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

No pyro - no party #pusb

55th gig of the year, Lorde in Birmingham. Lorde loves playing Birmingham & the feeling is mutual. Such a great show, Lorde really is amazing 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

The monk and the hangman’s daughter by Ambrose Bierce #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

Better Joy & Half Happy are 2 ace new bands worth the attention of your ears. Sunday matinees a fab win-win for music fans. Travel there & back in daylight. No boozy chatty loons. Safe & sound for young women & girls. Take the kids for 1st gig experience. Support live music. Just come #libraries

54th gig of the year, Better Joy & Half Happy in Coventry Library for @loudinlibraries.bsky.social - library gigs are the best & this was no exception. Two really excellent bands. Glad to finally get to see Better Joy. Great fun for all the family. 🔥🔥🔥 “The story - the place - the people” 👍

Woman Of Faces by Celeste > lush new album from Celeste 🔥🔥🔥 #nowplaying #musicsky #nowspinning #clt #vinyl #record #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinylcollectionpost #vinylsky #vinylcommunity

So today is 6 years alcohol free - great that I’ve got this far but all the wasted time, money, brain cells & pain (to self & others) will be something I’ll never properly deal with. Also, now drink a lot of hot chocolate :-) tough going but still going

The Lives of Brian by Brian Johnson #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

Went to see An Evening with The Fast Show last night - needless to say it was brilliant #brilliant

Nocturne by Ed McBain #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

Body Count by Shaun Hutson #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

Again by The Belair Lip Bombs > fantastic album, the first side is pretty much perfect 🔥🔥🔥 #nowplaying #musicsky #nowspinning #clt #vinyl #record #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinylcollectionpost #vinylsky #vinylcommunity

Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

October was pretty aces for books that I managed to read - although i did have life so a little less pages than some months #booksky

The Marian Conspiracy by Graham Phillips #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

53rd gig of the year, Todd Rundgren & Boo Hewerdine in Birmingham. Decent gig from Todd & band, for me the sound wasn’t the best & that impacted on things a bit, however still really good stuff . Obvs only a few of his bangers played. Boo used his 20 mins to good effect.

52nd gig of the year, NewDad & Cardinals in Birmingham. Entertaining gig by altpoprockers* NewDad, back in Birmingham to tour their latest, & decent, new record Altar. Great fun. Decent support from Cardinals who make a nice racket as well 🔥🔥🔥 * I don’t really get musical genres. It’s just music

Old Venus edited by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

51st gig of the year, The Last Dinner Party in Coventry. A showcase for the nearly released album, From the Pyre - they played it in full. Such a great band, they bring a bit of everything & it probably should be a bit of a mess but they are so good, everything they try works 🔥🔥🔥 great show

50th gig of the year, Day 3 of SWN festival in Cardiff. Great day, we saw Marsy, The Sick Man of Europe, Naima Bock, Morn, Opal Mag, Midding & Lime Garden. Everyone was super good, photos of our faves. We also had some amazing chocolate orange brownie. Such a great festival.

I've been having a lot of fun at #swnfest but a strange highlight was this incredible lady recording video of Casual Smart in the Jacob's Antiques basement on a Nintendo DS. #music #gig #swn #cardiff

49th gig of the year, Day 2 of SWN festival in Cardiff. Great day, we saw Silver Gore, Prima Queen, British Birds, Ynys, Slate, Whitelands & TTSSFU. All great, faves in the photos. Also had chicken curry, breakfast burrito & a hot chocolate

48th gig of the year, Day 1 of SWN festival in Cardiff. Great evening, we saw AKA, Brown Horse, Pale Blue Eyes & Moonchild Sanelly. Also had a very nice pizza, some cake and did some light DIY.

The Mating Season by P.G. Wodehouse #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

Quark, Strangeness & Charm by Hawkwind #nowplaying #musicsky #nowspinning #clt #vinyl #record #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinylcollectionpost #vinylsky #vinylcommunity

One Mile From Heaven > a compilation truly to get lost in 🔥🚀 #nowplaying #musicsky #nowspinning #clt #vinyl #record #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinylcollectionpost #vinylsky #vinylcommunity

Altar by NewDad #nowplaying #musicsky #nowspinning #clt #vinyl #record #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinylcollectionpost #vinylsky #vinylcommunity

Blizzard of Souls by Michael McBride #booksky #currentlyreading #nowreading

47th gig of the year, 14 Iced Bears & @perennialtheband.bsky.social in Coventry. Another great @joesors.bsky.social / @justdroppedin.bsky.social double header. Great to finally get to see 14 Iced Bears (I think) and Perennial were super fun, go see them if you can.

Precision by 14 Iced Bears #nowplaying #musicsky #nowspinning #clt #vinyl #record #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinylcollectionpost #vinylsky #vinylcommunity

Gwenifer Raymond - Last Night I Heard The Dog Star Bark 🔥🐕⭐️🔥 #nowplaying #musicsky #nowspinning #clt #vinyl #record #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinylcollectionpost #vinylsky #vinylcommunity