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Win a signed copy of the wonderful new book Stone Lands by Fiona Robertson. To enter please repost and like this post and follow us on here if you haven’t already. More… 1/

Great interview with Mick. Last night’s Shack gig in Manchester was a scorcher. So great to hear the Head Brothers’ voices weaving together their harmonies again. Next stop a full Waterpistol gig for its 50th?

Changed my mind. I'm now giving 100 of these away instead. I wonder if that might be possible, by next week, if this gets enough shares and hits the algorithm?

Scottish road, boat and plane trip to Orkney now at end, had a brilliant restorative week.

At the second most northerly record shop in the U.K, Grooves Records in Kirkwall Orkney, for #RSD25 this year. Lovely queue of people to chat to before opening and #DavidGimour, #NickMason and @thecoral.bsky.social records duly secured.

THREAD. I decided to make this my pinned post because although a few people know about the books I’ve been selling myself and the sad story of what happened with my (now ex) publisher, not everyone who follows me here does...

My son and are discussing football jargon - is a ‘low block’ the same as ‘park the bus’?

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Congratulations to BRIT winners Charli XCX (Bishop's Stortford College, £38,319 per year), AG Cook (King Alfred School, £27,747) and The Last Dinner Party (Bedales, £52,075) for showing that people from ordinary backgrounds can reach the top in pop music, that most egalitarian of art forms.

Outrage. Dave Coaches overlooked for New Year Honours (services to transport) . Always next year Sir David.

Happy Solstice. Pictures taken at Castlerigg on a magical winter’s day, 2009.

Plus the whole thing was filmed, so maybe something will pop up for release next year.

Set for the ages from Michael Head at the Liverpool Phil last night - two hours plus - lots from the Paleys and Waterpistol, plus guest appearance from Will Sergeant on Streets of Kenny.

Excellent news - to hear the woven harmonies of the Head brothers again would be quite a thing - here’s hoping for Undecided from Waterpistol.

Re-post for a chance to win this brilliant prize: 2 x tickets to the show A room at Leven (liveleven.com) 2 x return train tickets from anywhere in the UK I’ll present you with a signed print after the concert Winner picked at random: THURSDAY 3pm Tickets on sale: THURSDAY 4pm

Raucous Fontaines DC in Manchester last night, plus free luminous green art agit prop balaclavas for the audience…

Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 1/20

Very much up my Neolithic causeway - will be diving straight into this.

Recent trip to Cairo prompted this playlist of Egypt related music and some things my lovely hosts recommended while I was there. Obvious classics (Bangles etc.. ) all present and correct as well. Welcome some more suggestions open.spotify.com/playlist/23P...

Prime Mersey-psych - go listen…

Five Thirty were an amazing fireball of pop-art, pysch and Mod in 1991, but disappeared far too quick. In this blog I offer a paean to their album, Bed, an interview with Tara Milton from the band & why they took a red door on stage upwardsat45.substack.com/p/out-throug...