Yay - we're off the Chester with The Sweetest Ache !! what a night thats going to be...

So excited to have Juice Pops joining us in Chester on 6th June. The album is an absolute beauty....

What an absolutely brilliant bill this is! I will definitely see you there. 🎶🎶🎶

Seasonally appropriate live music for hazy Summer Saturdays at the beautiful St. Mary's Creative Space Chester. Nationwide adventures for discerning pop kids Featuring: The Sweetest Ache The Muldoons Juice Pops Silk Cuts

This Functional City : Autumn Edition Volume 2 Seasonally appropriate live music as Autumn fades towards Winter at the beautiful St. Mary's Creative Space Chester. Featuring: @sunstackjones.bsky.social Simon Hunter's Mighty Atomizer Clara Day Friday 21st November Tickets available below....

Announcement incoming: 16/09/25 17:00 UK Telegraphed holes Chemtrails and ghosts Hang on the silence...

Mick Lynch wants a progressive wealth tax with the richest paying the same as everyone else on PAYE, 47%. That would bring in hundred of billions, it is time for the richest to pay what everyone else has been paying their whole lives.

With just a month until we set sail just 20 tickets remain shipmates. Thanks to all you indie mariners who've already hopped onboard. If you'd like to splice a mainbrace hit the link in comments shipmates!

Great pop and boats go hand-in-hand. Don't sleep on this one! www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Che...

Ahoy Shipmates! We have been informed that our Autumnal nautical indie adventures are now over 50 percent sold out. If you'd like to splice a mainbrace with Mt. Misery & Autocamper please hit the link below...

Happy International Cat Day! Here's Lola enjoying spinning Autocamper vinyl on her favourite @slumberlandrecords.com She's a bit sad she can't come to see them on a boat with @mtmiseryband.bsky.social because she's a cat. Shame that. But you can. If you're not a cat. Tickets below Shipmates

This Functional Cruise - Autumnal Adventures For Indie Mariners.... Nautical independent pop courtesy of: Mt. Misery Autocamper Black Hats Sailing out of Chester 04/10/25 Tickets here shipmates: www.skiddle.com/e/41177675

Right now British Jets are flying constant patrols to protect Israel and shoot down any drones from Iran. This is costing you hundreds of millions, to aid a country committing War Crimes. If you don't want this and it needs to end, RT.

"Turn off your mind, Relax and float downstream..." A week since our nautical indie adventures and we just wanted to send massive love and hugs to @jetstreampony.bsky.social and all who sailed and supported quixotic independent endeavours. Let's do it again soon shipmates x

A week to go until we set sail for our nautical indie adventures with @jetstreampony.bsky.social Here's a guide for all you intrepid mariners. Any other questions please give us a shout shipmates...

Our house cat Lola is celebrating her 18th birthday preening, dining and listening to some Chime School.. @slumberlandrecords.bsky.social @chimeschool.bsky.social

Thanks so much you intrepid indie sailors we are now sold out. We cannot wait to welcome you on the gangplank next month. We'll be in touch regarding logistics and amenities soon. All the love shipmates x @jetstreampony.bsky.social

Low ticket warning shipmates...We are down to less than twenty tickets for our nautical indie adventures. If you would like to splice the mainbrace follow the link in bio.... @jetstreampony.bsky.social

The vessel for our nautical indie adventures looking fine under Spring skies...Just under a month until we set sail and cannot wait to welcome you aboard with: @jetstreampony.bsky.social Little Beat Combo The Wild Regrets www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Che...

Looking forward to a lovely cruise down the River Dee for some indie pop shenanigans. Going to be a fun night with @thisfunctionalcity.bsky.social

Every time Autocamper's "Summertime" comes up on shuffle I fall in love all over again. C81, C86, early K, Flying Nun - it's all in there. Looks for more from these folks soon! Available digitally or on limited edition cassette:

Ahoy shipmates! All the love to those who've already got tickets for our nautical indie adventures. Looks like we're at about 50 percent sold so if you fancy joining @jetstreampony.bsky.social for hazy river based dream pop then please click below.... www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Che...

Anorak-y in the UK / Nov. 2025

This is the difference between Trump 1 and Trump 2. First time around, all his cronies were named stuff like Joey Macaroni and wanted to commit tax fraud and go on Dancing With The Stars. This time, they have names like John Hitlerfuhrer and have spent the last 15 years blogging about phrenology.

Anyone fancy a cruise down the River Dee in Chester on 3rd May? Join us for what should be a really great evening, courtesy of @thisfunctionalcity.bsky.social Tickets : skiddle.com/e/40564000

This Functional City Vol 2 : Spring Edition. This Functional Cruise : Nautical Adventures for Indie Mariners. Sailing Sat 3 May - River Dee - Chester Featuring: Jetstream Pony - Brighton UK Little Beat Combo - Chester UK The Wild Regrets - Ghent BE Tickets : skiddle.com/e/40564000

This Functional City Vol 2 : Spring Edition. Announcement incoming Friday 24/01 16:00 UK

Spending the start of 2025 looking back on our favorite albums of last year. Impossible to stick to a strict top five with so much amazing new music from all over the globe. Here's our super seven of 2024...

Festive Spanish pop perfection courtesy of Elefant Records.... FORZA

Tis the season.....

There was fantastic media interest in the #StopExploitingLoyalty protests at Anfield and Old Trafford over the weekend, when fans of #LFC, #MCFC, #MUFC and #EFC came together to unite for a common cause. Here is the Granada Reports coverage, broadcast earlier in the week. youtu.be/4Znxn9uEoTg?...

We are booked!! A heavenly weekend of indiepop in amazing venues. FORZA @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social @skepwax.bsky.social

A 500 mile round trip to Glasgow for Ballboy that involved champagne and a rescue party retrieving my wedding ring from a hotel swimming pool. The perfect Saturday. Thank you @ballboymusic.bsky.social

With £72m, you could feed 23,000 UK families for an entire year. But no, much more important to wheel a privileged old fella around in a gold carriage and stage a weird ceremony for stolen wealth and outdated power. 👑 #CostOfLivingCrisis

"This vision remains fragmentary. It must be sought in the magical locales of fairy tales and surrealist writings — castles, endless walls and little forgotten bars..."

Sunday listening: Lounge music for the late twentieth century....

Friday listening... Cannot believe this crystalline collection of pop perfection is fifteen years old. This love is fucking right...

Love this review of the new Autocamper single "Summertime" from Raven Sings The Blues! "The band has a knack for digging their hooks into UK and NZ indie pop’s past, crimping bits of The Pastels, Chris Knox, and Able Tasmans along the way." Read more: www.ravensingstheblues.com/autocamper-s...

I have started a Bluesky Starter Pack for jangle-pop bands/labels; only added a few so far so give me a shout with suggestions/additions! #jangle #indiepop #c86 go.bsky.app/GmcPtNS

"We are bored in the city, we really have to strain to still discover mysteries on the sidewalk billboards, the latest state of humor and poetry..."

"All cities are geological..."

Higher Than The Sun. The story of four albums released late in 1991, and how long before Britpop, Creation Records took on the world and almost won. Paperback or Kindle from here. timworthington.org/books/higher...

This is my world and I am world leader pretend This is my life And this is my time I have been given the freedom To do as I see fit It's high time I've razed the walls that I've constructed Scarily appropriate....

Slumberland are absolutely bossing things this year. An unreal run of albums from Chime School, Humdrum, Lightheaded and the perennial prolific Reds, Pinks and Purples. End of year list is going to be tricky... @slumberlandrecords.bsky.social

Straight into our top ten of the year. Everything crossed for UK or Europe dates soon...

Big Star Quintet at Hackney Church. So special to see songs you've loved for thirty years in the wild for the first time.