Went to see Sunny Afternoon at the Theatre Royal last night so have spent most of today listening to Kinks records and watching old footage on YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=N1J2...

Out and about on Sussex lanes, over to visit the Long Man and the Church of the Good Shepherd at Lullington

Popped over to Worthing last night to see Telecom at the New Amsterdam. Saw them a few weeks ago supporting Search Results on a Sunday evening which was a little quiet. Not so last night, absolutely rammed and a lot more personality on show as it was their gig. Top stuff.

Something beautiful about the light in churches in winter, the low sun casting hard shadows and projecting stained glass colours across objects and spaces

Riding on flooded Sussex lanes in blinding slanted winter sun earlier today with @peteralanross.bsky.social's audiobook of Tomb With A View in one ear (should have been Steeple Chasing really). Had a look in Old Hamsey, Barcombe & Chailey churches thinking about future Churches of Sussex 'zines.

@assistant.bandcamp.com dropped the latest issue if In The April Sun through the door earlier :-) Looking forward to reading this over the next couple of weeks and investigating the bands they've found that I've not heard yet

Went to see @jamesyorkston.bsky.social play last night and he was on exquisite form. A fine selection of songs from his entire back catalogue, a beautiful piano version of St. Patrick, and maybe the first time I've seen Woozy With Cider played live. Stories and sublime guitar playing throughout.

Sundowner spin over the Downs and beside the sea

This was a great listen whilst riding across the South Downs in the late afternoon winter sun

New 'zine, final one of 2025: The Water Tower In The Forest Three colours on 135gsm mist Colorplan. Edition of 20.

The Water Tower In The Forest 'zine underway. Three colour screenprint on 135gsm Mist Colorplan paper stock.

If you're in Brighton this weekend the Brighton Art Book Fair is on at Phoenix Artspace (near St. Peters), issues 1-10 of my screenprinted Sussex church 'zines are on Jane and Jeremy/The Bookend's stand. Open tomorrow, Sunday 7 Dec, 11am until 5pm. Or you've got 32 minutes to get down there today!

"Meet Me By The Water Tower" vol.1 Three colour screenprint on 135gsm citrine Colorplan paper stock. Edition of 20. Not sure when volume 2 will appear, need to go do a few more rides around northern France first... #meetmebythewatertower #châteaudeau #watertower

Good morning everyone. The 3rd issue of my IN THE APRIL SUN indie pop fanzine is now on sale. I have stock in hand so will be posting out right away. It's a beautiful issue, so do share/grab one. It has some lovely stuff in it; Heavenly, the Lemonheads, Chime School, The Felt Tips & much more.

Finished reading @horatioclare.bsky.social We Came By Sea this morning. As beautifully & thoughtfully written as all his other books. At times saddening and rage inducing and feelings of helplessness but ultimately optimistic and hopeful and wanting to do something more.

messing around with a scan of an old monochrome linocut test print with a view to making it into a multicolour screenprint

This has been much delayed but I’m expecting copies from the printer this Wednesday and it’ll be on sale next Friday morning! Thanks for your patience, pals. And your encouragement!

Two new water tower 'zines started at East Side Print this afternoon

Went to see Pete Fij last night at the Albert. A couple of technical glitches it was very good and suitably fuzzy. Lots of new stuff and a couple of Adorable bits. There was a new song maybe about views from trains with some lovely imagery in the lyrics.

The first half of the first CD of this is taking me back to the mid-late 80s & being turned onto James by one of the cool kids that I worked alongside on the after school evening shift at Camberley Sainos

Up in the big smoke (drizzle) yesterday to see the Tortoise matinee show at the Barbican. They were very good and there was time for pint afterwards and still home before 7. I'm only going to afternoon shows in London from now on. None of that it's gonna take three hours last train home nonsense.

Hundred Acre. Slugwash. Plummerden. Hammingden. Chilling (Street). Butterbox. Streat. Some favourite Sussex lanes looking mighty fine in the slanting autumn sunlight. Stopped to have a look in All Saints Church in Highbrook which is a beauty, added to the 'zine list.

The ten Felt albums are available on Bandcamp. For those following the saga of Lawrence messing with his back catalogue, "Ignite the seven cannons" is the remix while "The Pictorial Jackson Review" reverts to the original track listing of eight songs and two instrumentals. feltband.bandcamp.com

Halftone water tower screenprints on 300gsm Daley-Rowney Canford card, editions of 8. Images from various rides in Normandy over the last few years. One more water tower coming soon plus maybe some random one of colour combos. Meet Me By The Water Tower 'zine is under way...

Halftone fun at East Side Print today

Summer holiday in Glasgow booked again next year :-)

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The new Stella Donnelly record is rather lovely

All the folding, cutting and sewing completed. Full set of current 'zines ready for pop-up shop at Porteur in Hove tomorrow.

Dug out the re-issue of Adorable's debut as I spotted that Pete Fij is playing the Albert in a couple of weeks.

The next issue of my In The April Sun zine is v. v. nearly done. I think it's gonna run to 56 pages this time, and 51 pages are finished, bar a gargantuan proof-read. As a teaser, here is one page of the six-page review of @glasgoespop.bsky.social

Lovely couple of hours at the Bella Union record shop launch party with Simon Raymonde playing records and live sets from LuxJury and Family Stereo.

Two new zines back from the printers :-) Vuelta a Los Picos - notes and photos from the time Jorge and I went and cycled around the Picos in northern Spain. Edgeland - medium format photo zine with vintage map and some words I've written about the cliffs between here and Newhaven on the reverse.

Fantastic gog with Telecom & Search Results. Dapper sixties harmonies with hints of Byrds & Kinks, maybe a smidge of Sonic Boom with Telecom. Gloriously tuneful slightly off kilter post punk art rock from Search Results, so enjoyable that we bought the record on the way out. Top stuff.

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Back in East Side Print today for the next two Churches of Sussex zines: Steyning & Thakeham. Will cut, fold, bind & sew over the next week so ready for the Makers' Market at Porteur in Hove on Sat 8 Nov.

Martin Stephenson & the Daintees 40th anniversary of debut album Boat to Bolivia. Equal amounts of stories & songs as to be expected. Lovely to hear the old songs with Gary Dunn on guitar again. First saw them in 1988 at Sadlers Well Theatre with The Lilac Time supporting.

Getting my ear in for Martin Stephenson & The Daintees' 40th anniversary Boat to Bolivia gig later

Liking the new Tortoise album.

In a couple of weeks I'll be at Porteur in Hove with a selection of 'zines & prints including two new ones: Edgeland about the cliffs between Brighton & Newhaven, and Vuelta a Los Picos, word and photos from cycling around the Picos de Europa mountain range in northern Spain a few years ago.

nice light out on the downs today. however bike is now covered in sheep shit.

Oh hello, next year's Tour de France route goes near mum & dad's house two days in a row including Bastille Day. Time to start organising next year's summer hols...

This morning's soundtrack: Modern Nature, Gruff Rhys, The Cords, Pete Astor, James Yorkston & friends.

Went to watch James Holden and Waclav Zimpel but they were sat on the stage and I was at the back so I watched some lights and them via phones being held up.

Here's Nina and me on yesterday's Later... with Jools Holland x youtu.be/LziNPxRwfOk?...

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