What a night

A tremendous cabaret of carnage last night with @theactionists.bsky.social, @thecubanboys.bsky.social and the @poundshopboys.bsky.social at @thegraystonunity.bsky.social. Christmas has now begun!

If you weren't in Halifax last night for the @poundshopboys.bsky.social you missed whatever this was

26 years ago *today* we went on the Atlantic 252 breakfast show and tonight we are in Halifax with Hacker T Dog - I think that's pretty good going.

Do you like voting? Well have we got good news for you! You can vote once a day for Spray in the Radio Wigwam Awards as Best Indie Pop Act! We're about halfway down the page here RadioWigwam.co.uk/awards_voting

No, *you* are travelling the length of the country to see a performance of an Xmas hit from 1999. #TheBlender25

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Casually flipping through an old Look In cos it's got ALF in it and turns out it's the one with this terrible drawing of George Michael in it.

If you haven't listened to the ALF podcast that @benbaker.bsky.social and I have devoted our lives to, maybe this clip of ALF's creator, voice, puppeteer and writer Paul Fusco taking about the windsock that was made in his image will convince you. linktr.ee/ALFsplaining

Yes, Saturday night in Halifax is entertainment night as me, Phil Fletcher, Keiron here, Hacker T. Dog, Wonky Puss and anybody else who wants to get on stage will be at @thegraystonunity.bsky.social from 7-ish getting very festive indeed. www.facebook.com/events/41020...

If you like your laughs plentiful and your podcasts niche then listen to PANTOSPLAINING. This image of The Presidents Of The Budgerigar Society From 1979 - 1986 is, quite unbelievably, relevant clickbait for the latest episode. Listen and watch (with visual aids) at www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt7I...

Take a look at those gams! (stats) Linktr.ee/ALFsplaining

What does this mean? We don't know. Other than maybe people have been listening to the Spray Synthpop Masterclass podcast by mistake? open.spotify.com/show/5lskzEo...

This Saturday it'll be the 26th Anniversary of its release, why not come to Halifax and join @thecubanboys.bsky.social with @theactionists.bsky.social, Wonky Puss and direct from their triumphant Manchester Academy gig the @poundshopboys.bsky.social & Hacker T. Dog www.facebook.com/events/41020...

Sailing under the @poundshopboys.bsky.social flag, here we are with @philfletcher.bsky.social at the Manchester Academy over the weekend. Many thanks to our friends @lancashirehotpots.bsky.social who have a brilliant new Christmas song out today.

Heroes of Great Britain advent calendar - door 7

An absolute tonne of unreleased material is being played on this. Tune in!

The tomb of Marie Curie in Paris, France: It's lined with inch-thick lead to shield visitors from the radiation that emanates from her remains. Her body is expected to stay radioactive for another 1,500 years. Image: The Panthéon , France #Photography #Science #Curiosity #Question

Don't feel obliged to go to spray.bandcamp.com this #BandcampFriday - but if you do you can get a free download of our new version of In The Bleak Midwinter. All we ask is that you browse the rest of our wares on offer.

Episode 3 of PantoSplaining will follow at the end of December to keep you entertained between Christmas and New Year - after that we'll go monthly throughout the year.

This Saturday - deets (details) below

TOMORROW - 4th DECEMBER 2025 open.spotify.com/show/73eCUvH...

Look, you want a Pet Shop Boys style version of In The Bleak Midwinter on your Xmas playlist don't you?

🌲 Our Xmas Gift To You 🌲 Spray's In The Bleak Midwinter is streaming now and downloadable from spray.bandcamp.com! open.spotify.com/album/2ewgnb...

Go to noiseboxradio.com and press play and my good friend and arch nemesis Ben Baker will entertain for an hour.

Well, we'll repost it then. And thank you, of course. Anyway: Saturday @ 12pm. Tell everyone on BlueSky! #TheReSPRAYer

Fans of 80s Advertising Jingles performed by Lancashire's two premier bands will *love* our version the 1981 Woolworths song...

If you're engaging in one of the more joy-sucking pursuits of the festive season, Whamageddon can I just remind you the rules do state "only the original version counts" which is - as you all know - the original 1984 7" mix, which you certainly won't hear. You will hear the 1985 Pudding mix edit.

I mean people can go to that too I guess. But is second to BOOZE.

Was there an indie / alternative album you got for Christmas that always makes you remember that time? Perhaps one you had to send a relative to buy from a record shop. Let me know and I might build an episode around it, especially if there's a little story attached.

on the 25th of April next year i'm doing the Grayston Unity spoken word bit upstairs. if you would like to be featured, please turn up on the day. I'm not the best host so please bring your best words/verse. cheers people from outside of halifax DM me so i can put you on the list.

Post something random, or you'll have an awful December.

Ben and I are planning a fact-finding trip to Germany to investigate the popularity of ALF over there and the only way we can fund this is if you buy all Ben's books #BuyBensBooks but they're also actually very good too. www.lulu.com/spotlight/be...

Happy #LancashireDay from Lancashire's second best band.

Happy Ambiguous Poems About Death Day to all who celebrate. spray.bandcamp.com/album/ambigu...

With some help from @hawaiiworms.bsky.social and hindrance from @benbaker.bsky.social we look back at our tour and review some high-end restaurants in the new edition of our podcast, the Spray Synthpop Masterclass. We also play a brand new song if you listen in... open.spotify.com/episode/4zOm...

Listen to this you fuckers, noiseboxradio.com at 8pm and you will be entertained (I haven't checked with Ben to see if you *will* be entertained but he usually pulls it out of the bag (not that))

Spray - live and extremely direct with what can best be described as "a showreel of clips to a) raise awareness of Spray's live experience and b) encourage bookings". Drop us a line here or visit linktr.ee/spraypopmusic

Just dug out this classic (and only) picture of me and Jonathan King to much excitement in the pub, so it only seems polite to share it with the rest of you.

Three what? #totp

He’s been dying his hair nearly as long as me! #totp

Sporting my exclusive Back To Now! podcast badge from @poprambler.bsky.social cos I've been on

Here's Ric talking about the history of the Cuban Boys and criticising the band's competition on the album Now! 45.

The @pantosplaining.bsky.social team had a night out yesterday in a storm to see Still Pushing Pineapples, an outstanding new film about Black Lace's Dene Michael. And we took the opportunity for a pic at the Bradford Alhambra.

Can you even believe the new podcast from me and @benbaker.bsky.social has only been out five days and we've already got a nemesis and it's Jess Conrad (OBE)

I keep remembering what Team 'Splaining are doing on Friday and laughing.... many seats available... www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/cinema/gala-...