New Double Chorus newsletter on deep, focused listening and the new Tom Williams album. Has an odd missing sentence because I poorly sub-edited it, but otherwise golden… doublechorus.substack.com/p/083-on-the...

I wrote a Double Chorus newsletter about Saturday’s gig, covers the setlist, the band and my thank-yous list…

Shabana Mahmood casually saying they're gonna take migrant's jewellery off them has got me thinking about that scene in Schindler's List where the Jewish family wrap family heirlooms in bread and swallow them. What the fuck are we?

Delighted to hear Cory Doctorow refer to tech monopolies as “a handful of inbred companies with corporate Hapsburg jaws”

Well that @christt.bsky.social gig is going to rate as one of the happiest I've been to. Proper lot of love in the room.

A truly emotional night, for us almost as much as for you. Thank you!

I've seen @christt.bsky.social play countless gigs, but last night at the 100 Club was easily the best. I sang, I cried, I started a football style chant, and also got told off by security for not joining the aftershow queue of people getting things signed so I could give him a hug. Life affirming.

One of the most pure vile, disgusting things I’ve ever heard from a ‘Labour’ politician. And that’s saying something these days, they all spout such hateful bully pulpit crapola. Any decent society would laugh this stupid person out of office.

Prance

Monday's show! Featuring a rather extreme radio edit... www.mixcloud.com/bedfordradio...

NP the new vinyl edish of @christt.bsky.social's 'London is Sinking' (feat the shouldabeennu beronefor16weeks 'Cull'). Old Strodonians of Fag Alley will be interested to know this LP was mastered by Clive Painter...

every single one of these emails is someone I already hate messaging a notorious pedophile to say "Thanks for the great time! I had fun doing pedophile stuff with you. P.S. Trump was there with us the whole time"

It’s Chris T-T gig and LP reissue week. Very excited. These beauties are officially released on Friday, then my first proper headline concert in almost a decade is Saturday night at the 100 Club, with my gorgeous band.

In case you missed it. Live acoustic, sweary ‘Cull’ from last month…

The BBC's senior leadership resigning en masse over one dodgy edit in one programme, simply because the right wing press demands it, tells you everything you need to know about where the power really lies in that relationship

This is predictably great.

I taped a Cellar 92 session, had a great time with Intoxicated Pigeon in the basement. Here’s a sweary acoustic performance of ‘Cull’ from London Is Sinking…

Hello. A quick Chris T-T vinyl LP update. They’re here, they look and sound gorgeous and we’ve pre-sold most of them. Official release date is 14th Nov. Order your copies now, £20 each. I’m never pressing more of these, so this is it… www.indietees.co.uk/chris-tt

New Chris T-T interview in Joyzine…

The (yes) genius of Joel Morris.

Latest issue of my Border Crossing (email zine) dropped in inboxes over the weekend. Read for free, sign up for free if you dig it…

Latest issue of my Border Crossing (email zine) dropped in inboxes over the weekend. Read for free, sign up for free if you dig it…

Nice interview with @christt.bsky.social on Joyzine. You've got two chances to see this fine songwriter before he retires again. One is sold out, one is this Saturday as part of the best bill in Brighton. www.seetickets.com/event/lollap...

New Chris T-T interview in Joyzine…

Charley Stone returns with jangly pop single ‘I’ve Gotta Know’ London-based indie artist Charley Stone returns with new single ‘I’ve Gotta Know’. This jangly track follows debut album Here Comes The Actual Band, released in 2024.

My piece for Double Chorus about the TV drama series Riot Women, which I liked a lot more than I was expecting. doublechorus.substack.com/p/078-on-rio...

US Government accounts have arrived on Bluesky. Block on sight. Protect your digital space. Be aware that the DHS account in particular is known to quote dunk on regular people to encourage their followers to harass them. The detach quote function will come in very handy here…

Hello. I’ve reviewed the new Bar Italia album Some Like It Hot for @thequietus.com.

Me and Frank Turner, singing ‘Giraffes #1’ backstage at Lost Evenings VIII a couple of weeks ago in Edinburgh. Frank’s cover (from the mid-2010s) features on his new rarities collection The Next Ten Years. The song was originally on my 2003 album London Is Sinking.

If Zack shows up with his A game surrounded by these four custard thick right-wing cuntsticks, it could seriously be a sight to see.

I’d love to know what effect tonight has on Cat Burns’ album sales, versus, say, an appearance on Later or Graham Norton.

My secret evil plot to ‘destroy Britain’ has been unveiled by (checks notes) the same paper that endorsed Liz Truss. If I don’t know better I’d say we’ve got them entirely rattled. Join.greenparty.org.uk

It’s Jack Whitehall night in Riyadh - everyone will be there - oh, except Asaad bin Nasser al-Ghamdi, a teacher that criticised the government that is paying Jack and so is in prison for 20 years www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

Brighton friends: if you want to hear me sing some Chris T-T songs, on Sat 25th Oct I’m adding a half-hour solo guest spot (mid evening) at this brilliant alldayer from Goo Records at the Hope & Ruin…

Tonight Jack Whitehall kisses the ring of the Saudi despots, playing a set at their comedy festival. Because obviously he desperately needed the cash, struggling artist that he is.

Brighton friends: if you want to hear me sing some Chris T-T songs, on Sat 25th Oct I’m adding a half-hour solo guest spot (mid evening) at this brilliant alldayer from Goo Records at the Hope & Ruin…

clearly they are @christt.bsky.social fans... youtu.be/4KW2xbtVPKA?...

Even within the framing of the current lunatic law, this is 100% a wrongful arrest: a statement opposing the proscription of an organisation is not the same as support for that organisation. It’s also *exactly* what the fool who made this mess @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social claimed would not occur.

Lisa Nandy thinks our culture will improve if we replace the BBC with a subscription model. I think our culture will improve if we replace Lisa Nandy with a rubber gimp mask plonked on a hatstand.

I only came on here to say how much I love this late night stormy weather. Still, got caught in a political doomscroll, now I’m in total despair. Fuck the socials, even the ‘good’ ones, we’d all be far better off just walking around in the wind and rain.

@fwcollaborative.bsky.social If you’re RTing centrist corporate shill Jeffries, I hope you’re also endorsing Mamdani for real change.

FFS

When Nick Cave talks politics it always reminds me of that time A.I. mimicked a Nick Cave song.

@privateeyenews.bsky.social have done the numbers for you

Brighton friends! On Thursday night I’m going on Guy Lloyd’s Radio Blah Blah show, singing old Chris T-T songs and chatting nonsense with Guy. It’s broadcast live from the theatre upstairs at The Actors. Come along if you fancy it… www.ticketsource.co.uk/slack-city/r...

House of Games is back! Season 9 kicks off today.

Incredible performances from @christt.bsky.social and Nina Nesbitt on the Main Stage and Nokomis, Laura Silverstone and John Smith on the Nick Alexander Stage. Up next - Frank and Matt play us out with an acoustic duo show!