This morning I said 'Never mind ban the boats, how about ban the bands' and it made me laugh. If you are interested in hearing more of these kind of 'zingers' then come to the Lexington on Sunday, where I will be playing a benefit gig for Resonance FM.

This is my last gig of 2025: a benefit for the mighty Resonance FM at London's The Lexington this Sunday (28 Sept), I'm in cahoots with the mighty Luke Haines and Jowe Head, playing old & new songs in prep for my next LP, recorded soon. Tell everyone you know! www.thelexington.co.uk/event.php?id...

Freaks of Spain. The Spanish translation of my latest book 'Freaks Out' will be published shortly.

'Carrie' on the bbc rite now. It's a great film,and, fanciful I know, but almost a prediction of the cruelness of Trump's dumb vision of Amerikkka.

I am playing a live session with the esteemed Jowe Head on Resonance Radio at midday today, in advance of our Lexington show next Sunday.

Dave Kusworth, 5 Years gone but not forgotten @glassmodernr.bsky.social @thelilactime.bsky.social @chrisseventeen.bsky.social @thepastels.bsky.social @lukehaines.bsky.social

Trump's attempts to stop those mocking him may actually be his undoing. A tyrant hates to be ridiculed, and once the tyrant reveals his weakness then the castle starts to crumble.

It's Marc Bolan month. He died so long ago and i'm old enough to remember when he was alive. Peter has a nice story of seeing Marc in the early 70s in front of about 20 people. Marc passed Peter his glass of red wine from the stage and the front row all drank from it. Heavy.

Listen up people! Live now on the Balloon Patreon page: Six songs, three from each LP. Enjoy this and more for free. Huge thanks to Pete Jones for hosting. And to your for tuning in....❤️ Link in the bio. #radioreverb #singersongwriter #balloontheband #indiefolk #petejonesshow

There's seems to be a rash of old music journos having a crack at actually making 'records' again. It rarely works. If you are tempted remember - Fabulous, or poor old Dele Fedeles Welfare Heroine. Yikes! Cease and desist order.

Resonance FM benefit show 28th Sep at the Lexington. Myself, @davidlancecallahan.bsky.social and Jowe Head. 3 Sets. It will be amazing and groovy. No idea of running order/times and can't link. So just buy a ticket and come along. Pow!

I'm told by those who've listened that this is a really good episode of a really good podcast. It might be too much of me to revisit myself. As Pee Wee Herman once said so poignantly: "I lived it." open.spotify.com/episode/1S40...

Spud crusade. At least we know where all the dunces are.

Slickness, sarcasm and one-night stands: Supertramp’s 10 best recordings www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s... No.

[Chronique] - Luke Haines & Peter Buck / Going Down To The River To Blow My Mind (Cherry Red Records) www.sunburnsout.com/luke-haines-...

youtube.com/watch?v=183O... RIP Mark Volman. Very funny this. 'It's a shit biz etc.'

Ha! Yes.

Thanks all frendz for coming to the Buck/Haines/McCaughey/Pitmon UK Tour - every show was a blast for us. Roll on album number 4!

Stage times for Glasgow tonight. M5 - 7.30 Peter and myself - 8.40

Luke Haines - Peter Buck “Blow Your Mind” Hot Sauce. Available at gigs or online. Proceeds to charity. Order: www.rockadoodledo.com/shop-all/blo... To benefit: www.musicforall.org.uk

www.rockadoodledo.com/shop-all/blo... Myself and Peter Buck have a special 'Blow My Mind' hot sauce. It's damn good and the money goes to charity. Order here.

Thanks Manc people for coming to the show tonight. We had a blast - hope you did! X Luke and Peter.

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/a... Long live Hostalgia ( hostility to the past)

Hey! Peter and I are onstage early tonight at Omeara. 8.30pm. See you there!

Very lucky to attend the Luke Haines and Peter Buck show at OMEARA in South London tonight. Great rocking versions of songs from the new album and other ones too. Lots of friends and family here.  Good fun 🎸 - @bertisdowns.bsky.social

Here's a beautiful article by Luke Haines (@lukehaines.bsky.social)‬ about Balloon (@ianfromballoon.bsky.social)‬ from the latest edition of Record Collector magazine (THREAD) 👀 recordcollectormag.com/articles/luk...

Oh Scott, @theeminus5.bsky.social That backing vocal on “Special Guest Appearance” is both sad and funny. You know which one! @lukehaines.bsky.social youtu.be/5oNZ9Yhps9Y?...

Possibly the only time that the ghost of Phil Ochs has been invoked on Southsea Pier.

Me: talking about the new album and stuff!

Wow! Balloon’s new LP Gas ‘n’ Air is “A total 24-carat masterpiece,” writes @lukehaines.bsky.social in Record Collector Magazine. Hear what all the fuss is about at balloontheband.bandcamp.com Read all about it at recordcollectormag.com Thanks a million Luke for keeping the faith ❤️

Album of the Day: Luke Haines & Peter Buck's Going Down To the River...To Blow My Mind. Veteran British rocker Haines mines a musical vein similar to Robyn Hitchcock, Martin Newell, and The Jazz Butcher), falling somewhere in the middle with his own psych-drenched and folk-influenced rock sound.

Shan't be watching Masterchef now that Wallace and the other one have gone. Fucking loved those guys. Total legends.

open.spotify.com/track/0my5Fk... 'Hello Kneecap - the North Sea Scrolls would like their satire back...' Oh, never mind...

Link broken but here is the review : atthebarrier.com/2025/08/04/l... I've ordered the album form Cherry Red. Loving what I heard so far. See yo on 31st!

Here's an interview with Peter Buck about our new album with a Lieutenant Pigeon mention. (Pigeon Pie is their best album if you wanna know)

Check out Peter’s interview with Line Noise. He discusses the latest collaboration with Luke Haines and a whole lot more! linenoise.substack.com/p/peter-buck...

atthebarrier.com/2025/08/04/l... The new Buck Haines LP is out now - here's what At The Barrier have to say!

Had a look at its chart run - in at 17, down to 81 the following week, then back up to 49 in week 3 before leaving the chart - all without needing a TOTP appearance or (seemingly) any playlisting on radio. Good work sir!

The only time a gallery can be a 'great night out' is when it's a free view, with oceans of free wine. Other than that, not so much.

Because the 'charts' dont mean anything anymore, I decided to look up some of my more recent 'hits' and...fuck me. ' Rock n Roll Animals' got to 17 in the actual singles charts! Blow me down with a feather! ( no one told me)

Are we staring into the Ashes of Christmas future? #cricket

'Time for Overton to step up and join in' I would say time for Overton to step down and go away. #cricket

Peter and @lukehaines.bsky.social new album Going Down to the River… To Blow My Mind is out now on lovely vinyl! Get it here via Cherry Red: www.cherryred.co.uk/luke-haines-...

I don’t know. I’m just trying to buy some stamps.

#NowPlaying #BrandNewBeats 'Sufi Devotional' - Luke Haines and Peter Buck www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-GC... track from 'Going down to the River... to Blow My Mind', out now on Cherry Red The @noiseboxradio.com Album of the Week - hear more tracks this week on #NoiseboxRadio

I read Machen many years ago, but found him pretty turgid. Then recently someone recommended Robert Aickman, and now my mind is blown!

The new studio album from Luke Haines and R.E.M.'s Peter Buck is out now. Going Down To The River ...To Blow My Mind is available on CD, vinyl, streaming and download 👉 cherryred.co/BlowMyMind

The new studio album from Luke Haines and Peter is out now. Going Down To The River ...To Blow My Mind is available on CD, vinyl, streaming and download 👉 cherryred.co/BlowMyMind

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