Nice The Hobbit chat here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/l...

As last gig seemed to go (mostly) ok(ish) am playing another (as Down For You Is Up) at the Spice of Life on Sunday 29 March: wegottickets.com/event/690918/

As last gig seemed to go (mostly) ok(ish) am playing another (as Down For You Is Up) at the Spice of Life on Sunday 29 March: wegottickets.com/event/690918/

Have said it before and will say it again: Powell & Pressburger’s Magic Mountain.

This.

Hurrah. He’s back on his plinth for the first time in MONTHS. This is a very cheering development.

Tonight: Bud Cort tribute screening… www.tufnellparkfilmclub.com/forthcominga...

Happy Birthday Lou thequietus.com/interviews/s...

velvet underground researchers have apparently confirmed that this audio from a random youtube user is genuinely the long-lost july '67 performance from upbeat, a cleveland teen tv show, doing the unreleased "guess i'm falling in love" complete with screaming girls. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU2U...

Seen this @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social? www.commonwealmagazine.org/thomas-mann-...

Packing away books for FLAT MOVE (ugh) and uncovering some forgotten gems…

Happy Birthday Lou thequietus.com/interviews/s...

Please excuse last few vulgar reposts. Always dither and um n ah, but then (shrugs)

& didn't dream when typing this that I might get to see some of these songs performed again! @wbgooderham.bsky.social

This - had a splendid eventide in E17 watching Down For You Is Up & E’Spaniel

Good news- @wbgooderham.bsky.social - who was in the excellent Baptiste and Kelman in the Noughties - is back songwriting and gigging as Down For You Is Up. Brilliant show last night upstairs at Walthamstow Trades Hall with E’spaniel, a jangly quartet from County Durham with an enjoyable C86 sound.

Good night upstairs at Walthamstow Trades Hall @wbgooderham.bsky.social and Newcastle’s E’spaniel with clever, crafted pop

Introducing new fun glove/gauntlet cat toy thing to The Cat didn’t go quite as well as hoped…

In an unexpected-but-not-unwelcome development, am really looking forward to tonight (uh oh)

On an initial listen am enjoying the new Bill Callahan WAAAY more than I did the last two #FWIW

Just found a mystery £50 in that stupid little inner-jeans pocket. So that’s good.

In an unexpected-but-not-unwelcome development, am really looking forward to tonight (uh oh)

Luv Doug. And even have soft spot for Squeeze's Friends... www.youtube.com/watch?v=57rr...

*ed*

Read the room, man…

Kelman powerhouse and well-dressed Quietus writer (are there any other kind?) Wayne Gooderham takes to the stage...

This Fri (gulp, etc)

Another time traveller down

“Simple. Beautiful. Classic.”

And if you'd like to read what I think about those albums, go here: www.daysoftheunderground.com/post/talk-ta... 2/2

Well, Wasteman’s the best new film I’ve seen at the flicks for absolute YONKS. #YONKS

Great piece here by Wyndham Wallace on Talk Talk's third album, The Colour Of Spring. It's a genuinely groundbreaking, innovative, and most importantly, Really Good album that deserves to be spoken of in the same breath as Spirit Of Eden and Laughing Stock thequietus.com/opinion-and-... 1/2

“People should envy us…”

Love this gloomy ol thing www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scpw...

“Well now that’s done: and I’m glad it’s over…”

And away they go…

Sweet wee [heavily redacted] Valentine-find inside 2ndhand copy of The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou by Kristin Hunter... "I love ?" bookdedications.co.uk/the-soul-bro...

Phew. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

*cov* (Why not Extraordinaire?)

Coz it’s Grant’s birthday (not a patch on the orig (obvz))

Coz it’s Grant’s birthday (not a patch on the orig (obvz))

Remembering Grant McLennan on his birthday. Here are the Go-Betweens performing Apology Accepted on Whistle Test in 1986

It breaks my heart (kinda) but time has finally come to get rid of my entire collection of inscribed books (as featured in bookdedications.co.uk)

~ i see ~

Black Rabbit not half as good as it coulda/shoulda been. But finale was (just about) worth the trip.

*edged* (h/t @louisebrown.bsky.social)

And from the Baps... (& here endeth the plugth) baptisteband.bandcamp.com/track/confes...

Our contribution to Grant McLennan tribute album, Love Goes On! kelman.bandcamp.com/track/apolog...