The best thing of the last 12 months musically that has found me is Eddie Marcon. The lovely compilation LP Sound Of Fallen Leaves, and the album Yahho No Potori are wonderful. Proper Sunday music.

Incredible sight this morning, the peacocks of Bangor Services waiting for a coffee.

This is lovely.

Horrible out there, steeling myself for the defrost and drive to work. This reminds me of warmer times and places. Such a great track. youtu.be/IlTECKqGAQI?...

January juxtaposition. 75p Co-op reduced Christmas pudding with Cafe Bleu by the Style Council. What a time to be alive!

Watching the first episode of season 2 of Fallout. Walton Goggins character does some fantastic clean up of scum to this youtu.be/m21MujHQqWc?...

A public service message to football, in particular football relating to and/or involving Chester FC.

A lovely haul this year from my #vinylsanta @vinylsanta.bsky.social Someone has really looked at my posts and found things that I will enjoy exploring. Many thanks to my Vinyl Santa, and Happy Christmas to everyone who takes part in this every year 🎅

This got me through a couple of Christmases Past and it's great that it's transferred to Bluesky. #JoinIn

Reading Dan Jennings very good book on Paul Weller at the moment. Weller comes across as so driven, but out of that came so many great songs. This is one of his best for me, and this performance is tighter than a ducks posterior. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9Zs...

The Detectorists Christmas special is perfect. The last, great Christmas special?

Someone's got to live here I suppose. #chester

The son of Jimmy Clitheroe is shouting out "Where’s my Fiorucci?" PS I hate football, its shit.

So I pulls out Purple Rain and finds the 3121 CD and ticket stubs from the night we went to the 21 nights in London show at the o2. The best concert I've ever been to, really hope that one day they will release one of them. Genius at work. Nain said never throw anything away, glad I listened.

My copy of the new lathe cut red vinyl @thephotocopies.bsky.social 10" LP has arrived from Ultra Modern Label and its beautiful. Indie pop at its very, very best.

My new Super Furry Animals tee shirt has arrived today and is a thing of beauty. According to the FPO its "Christmas everyday for you"...

Happy Mondays - The Factory Singles, music for Saturday night's in crack dens

Picked up a lovely vinyl copy of this Half Man Half Biscuit album from the Abergele dealer who feeds my habit. Had it on CD for years, its my favourite of theirs. So many wonderful lines. Also, the Ripping Yarns cover really speaks to me as a fan of a shite home town football team.

In a smug place. Vinyl Santa has been posted....

@noiseannoys78.bsky.social they say timing is everything... 1.05pm

My top five new albums of 2025 1) Gruff Rhys - Dim Probs 2) Cloth - Pink Silence 3) Bloody Orange - Essex Honey 4) Everything Else - Another One Making Clouds 5) Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee Compilation of 2025 for me is the Eddie Marcon - Carpet Of Fallen Leaves, a thing of beauty. A good year.

Mood.

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The Seals are at it today. You can only beat whats in front of you etc.

Ah no, not Mani. I heard Made Of Stone the week it come out, a week wont have gone by where I havent listened to it since. 63 is too young, no age. So sad. Go well pal.

Morning youtu.be/2trlq-yjugg?...

Me and Nessie watching High Fidelity (again) loud (again) to drown out the fireworks. Its like the Battle of Winterfell out there.

Perfect #insomniac album. Cowboy Junkies - Trinity Sessions.

My hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind... Got to love autumn sunshine.

Prog rock wankers giving it the bigs I hate that horrific novelty record you did about pigs

Had all these as a teenager, just managed to re-complete the set as my ogs have vanished in Mums loft! I loved the diy indie scene in the late 80s. Still got all the flexis and 7s they released too. There is a great compilation CD called Ten Little Records that collects all of the tracks up.

Jesus H. Hucknall. What utter shite 1998 was. #totp

Talk TV host makes racist Facebook post.

1st day back at work after a couple of weeks off. As much as I am lucky to do something I enjoy, the dread of the inbox, WhatsApps and site issues is a killer. Great break though, good for the soul. Can recommend autumn Turkey to anyone. Much more relaxed than the 100mph/100°c summers.

Animals by Pink Floyd is a work of art.

Picked this up from @noiseannoys78.bsky.social a few weeks ago and did a vinyl rip for our holidays. Liverpool at that time, wow. Early Teardrops and Bunnymen, Big In Japan and Wild Swans also. Cheap to pick up too. Highly recommended as a great snapshot of such a fertile place and time.

My one concession to a casual past, love me a pair of Gazelles.

Great picture from the Chester end at Morecambe last Saturday. Chester had just equalised in the 94th minute. Football is so much more than the Premier League. Up The Seals in tonight's replay 🦭 *I know pyro is dangerous, illegal, stinks etc but it makes for a hell of a photo.

Walking around the Aegean coast in Turkey in October listening to Mudhoney is just what the doctor ordered. That and Tramadol for a frozen shoulder.

Slowly working my way through the graphic novels of Alan Moore. Read From Hell and V for Vendetta earlier this year, kept this beauty for our holidays and it is so good. Any recommendations where to go next?

This is a brilliant record. I never normally buy live LPs, but heard a track on 6music when it came out. Its got such a lovely feel for an outside recording. It makes for lovely late night company.

For once using Virgin broadband paid off. Got my 2 SFA tickets for Llandudno via the Priority app. By the time my band pre-sale link came through they'd all gone. God showed me magic I guess!

In a pub in Bodedern having my tea as come straight from work for the Gruff Rhys show tonight here. Gruff having his tea two tables across. Its like being in the presence of a mythical being.

Holy shitballs. The greatest British band since the Stone Roses. Fingers and toes crossed for Llandudno. A new album to follow...? Gruff tomorrow night in Bodedern first. Dim probs.

Anybody else been randomly banned on here? Apparently my account had been hacked...

Share your favourite covers as a timeline cleanse? youtu.be/yswb4kjm94g?...

Beautiful trees at sunset

Tomorrow is new @gruffrhys.bsky.social LP day. Some much bad in the world, Gruff is a little ray of light. youtu.be/nhVi2o_eOyI?...

How could I vote for @samanthadixonmp.bsky.social again? How is this even real? Agree with their views or not, peaceful protest is a fundamental part of democracy for all. Hang your heads in shame @uklabour.bsky.social and @ukgovernment.bsky.social Absolute and utter cowards in Israels pockets.