[email protected] reviews the new #BobDylan Bootleg Series box set for SDE. Through The Open Window 1956-1963 is out on Friday. Read here > bit.ly/3JrZnz5

First on the turntable today…Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (50th Anniversary Edition) …my favourite @eltonjohn.bsky.social album.

Today is our last day selling records from our wonderful Sutton HQ The Sound Lounge before we open our new shop in Carshalton next Saturday 1st November so we’re having a bit of a shindig from 4pm to celebrate our new adventure & such a special few years here…Come join us folks…See you here 🙏❤️🚀

Whenever these two get together…🔥🎶🚀❤️

It’s our last week here at the wonderful Sound Lounge before we open our new shop in Carshalton on Saturday Nov 1st! We’ll be making our ‘Sunday Sessions’ a bit of a leaving do so we’d love you to celebrate with us & raise a glass to the amazing time we’ve had here in Sutton..See you here folks! ❤️😎✌️

Sunday Oct 26th is not only the date of our next ‘Sunday Sessions’ afternoon shindig but it’ll be our last day in our beautiful little corner of the Sound Lounge before we move to our new shop..will no doubt be a bit emotional but we’ll continue to put on events & gigs here! Come & join us! 🚀😎❤️

Excited to say that we’re moving to our very own premises! We’ll be opening our new shop in Carshalton at midday on Sat November 1st. We’ve had such a special time at the Sound Lounge & we now have the opportunity to move to a bigger space which means we’ll have more racks & loads more cool stuff! 🚀

Our next Sunday Sessions is on Sunday October 26th folks!! We have some very big news coming that may make this one a pretty special day,…We’re thrilled to have The Ladles at this one too…Gonna be fun! It’s a pay what you can afford afternoon show as usual but do book tix to avoid missing out! 🙏❤️😎🚀

Really looking forward to AMAUK Album & Artist of the Year @hannahwhitemusic.bsky.social’s special show @100clublondon.bsky.social this Friday, to celebrate the release of her latest album ‘Fine Day’

Super excited to say that our new ‘Looking for the Magic’ merch has arrived!! We have tees & caps available in the shop from today and you can also message us on here and we’ll arrange posting your order!! Huge thanks to @heykidsshop.bsky.social for the fantastic designs!! 🔥😎❤️✌️🚀

We’re putting on a few events here at the @soundloungecio.bsky.social this month! First up is our Bluegrass All-Dayer on Sunday August 17th & then our monthly ‘Sunday Sessions’ on August 31st with Pete Astor & Band & more..Details/tix are over at thesoundlounge.org.uk… We’d love to see you there! 💥

Morning Folks! Amazing new stock in the racks! Open till 6pm & don’t forget tomorrow’s Looking For The Magic Sunday Sessions from 4pm till 8pm, pay what you can afford…….Live sets from Sarah Jane Scouten, Jeffrey Dean Foster & Elise LeBlanc & me & Danny spinning tunes inbetween……..gonna be fun 🎶🍺🎸

Look who we bumped into at the Maverick Festival…Yep the brilliant Sarah Jane Scouten, getting ready for her set here & tomorrow at our ‘Sunday Sessions’ at The Sound Lounge! We have an amazing line up of Sarah, Jeffrey Dean Foster and Elise Leblanc…It kicks off from 4pm till 8pm…See ya there! 😎

I wonder if a lack of critique or questioning from his overawed engineering team meant that Dylan felt more need to second-guess himself later. And as we’ll see next time, adding a full band didn’t exactly bolster his confidence in the New York process. 📷 @timsmith2024.bsky.social

@john-self.bsky.social’s brilliant review of Glenn Patterson’s latest in @thetimes.com did it for me…next up: The Northern Bank Job: The Heist & How They Got Away With It…📕📚

@timsmith2024.bsky.social Hello Tim 👋 I called in at the brilliant Union Records in Lewes today, picked up the ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Muireann Bradley LP. Great shop! Must drop in to yours one o these days

It’s a beautiful day in Sutton & here at 'Looking for the Magic Records!' at @soundloungecio.bsky.social , we’ve got Blondie on the turntable! 😎☀️🎶

Country Soul flavours in abundance in Nottingham tonight with the fabulous @dannythechamp.bsky.social. Many thanks to @timsmith2024.bsky.social for the recommendation

We’re super excited about the new logos and merch designs that our super talented and lovely friend Sean from @heykidsshop.bsky.social has designed for us!! You’ll soon be seeing totes, tees, stickers and all sorts…Thanks so much Sean…Hope you love it folks!! 🐿️✌️✨🚀

So excited to be heading out on our first Champs tour in a while folks and the first show is just a week away!! Really chuffed that we have the fantastic @anniedressner.bsky.social kicking things off too…If you haven’t done so already, grab a ticket and we’ll see you there…Can’t wait! 🚀😎❤️🏜️✨

Gets a bad rap sometimes, but we’re loving it @unionmusicstore.bsky.social this afternoon! Dirty Work #RollingStones #NowPlaying

Morning folks! I couldn’t tell you what my favourite album is…literally changes everyday, but favourite album cover? Easy, McCartney’s debut every single time…beautiful photos & that heavy gloss..wonderful. We’re open till 6pm today & tomorrow…amazing records in the racks right now..Come on over!🍒❤️😎

Sometimes overlooked, but this is one of my favourite Paul McCartney albums…contains some real favourites: Fine Line, How Kind of You, A Certain Softness, as well as Jenny Wren, one of his best songs! Chaos & Creation in the Backyard #PaulMcCartney #NowPlaying

3/3 You can’t help but feel the buzz the moment you enter…Hannah, Keiron & their team are doing a truly outstanding job. Wake up & smell the roses @suttoncouncil.bsky.social !!

2/3 experience this unique atmosphere. It’s most categorically not just about the great food, live music & other events, which are always brilliant, but the wonderful mix of friendly & welcoming staff, volunteers & audience members.

1/3 This afternoon @soundloungecio.bsky.social was yet another opportunity to experience this very special venue & community resource in all its glory & this observation comes from someone who doesn’t even live within Sutton community, but willingly drives the c90 mile round trip to…

Must be time for another House Gig

Yet another top recommendation by @dannythechamp.bsky.social @lookingforthemagic.bsky.social …grabs you from the opening chords of Underneath My Bed! Wonderful musical arrangements, that sit perfectly with the songs…Gas 'n' Air by Balloon #NowPlaying @ianfromballoon.bsky.social

It’s a beautiful work of art in itself! I chose the handmade sketchbook with the OS map that shows the school where I was HT. Many thanks @dougshawart.bsky.social !

‘Happening South’…A celebration of psych music..We’re thrilled to be involved in putting this amazing event together with Shindig! & @soundloungecio.bsky.social featuring loads of live music & DJs…It’s on Sunday Feb 9th from 2pm & tix are only £20…See you there!! ✌️🍄🚀😎 m.youtube.com/watch?v=c1v2...

Just in case anyone needed reminding 🤘 #SupportYourLocalVenue / Drink @fightbacklager.bsky.social / Follow @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social ✨

Please allow me to introduce myself. I'm an artist, illustrator, and consultant/project manager working in the arts and organisation development. Today I'm building my first online shop, slow progress and I now have a few handmade artful items for you to peruse. www.dougshawart.com/shop

Media friends, in my PR guise I'm working the new 3CD album from Chip Taylor. It's been an extremely tough few years for Chip so to see him releasing this monumental sprawling epic of a record in March is really quite something. I have CDs/Downloads for review, please email me at [email protected]

We have live music in the shop on Saturday 8th February when we welcome the wonderful Liza Lo. She will be performing tracks from her debut album, Familiar' out on Gearbox Records. Starts at 1PM and is FREE!! Do come... youtu.be/vPBGbgfuXZ8?...

We made it…One month of ‘Looking for the Magic records! Here’s to February folks!! We’re open all weekend here at the wonderful @soundloungecio.bsky.social…we’ve got some amazing records for you, including this absolute classic…Tim Hardin’s truly beautiful debut from 1966…See you here! ❤️✨🪄🚀

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right…it’s actually thrice! #Take3 seeing #ACompleteUnknown as it glides effortlessly into my all-time Top 10 fave films. Just can’t get enough of this superb movie!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🎥🎬🍿🎤🎸…haven’t seen a film 3 x @ cinema since Saturday Night Fever! 🕺

Hey folks! Another week of magic begins!! Loads of amazing music hitting the racks, it’s like a treasure trove here…We’re taking Tiger Mountain today…By strategy of course!! Anyway, we’re open till 7pm here at our Sutton HQ, the wonderful @soundloungecio.bsky.social …See ya here!! 🪄✨🚀😎

All the (tired) horses couldn’t keep me away…#Take2 seeing #ACompleteUnknown …staggeringly brilliant performances by Chalamet, Norton & Barbaro!! Deserves to make a clean sweep at #TheOscars 🎬🍿🎥🎤🎸

Brilliant Paul Weller feature in latest edition of Mojo Magazine - no issue with choice of his greatest song, but would place 'Down In The Tube Station At Midnight' just ahead of 'Going Underground' in that list! #TheJam #StyleCouncil #PaulWeller

First @bsky.app post... I have a new song out today! ‘Bright Idea’ was recorded during the ‘Fragile as Humans’ sessions made at The Wool Hall with producer, Luke Potashnick - he’s who’s doing the backing vocals on the track. Hope you enjoy it. 💕 Emily #newmusic emilybarker.com/bright-idea

Loads of absolute classics hitting the racks today folks!! We’re open till 6pm today and all weekend…Come on down and find yourself a little bit of magic!! ✨🚀😎❤️

Many congratulations @hannahwhitemusic.bsky.social & Keiron Marshall…AMAUK Artist of The Year, Album of The Year & Instrumentalist of The Year!! What an extraordinary achievement!!

Hey folks! Another week of looking for the magic begins…There’s some absolutely amazing records hitting the racks in the next few days and ongoing…We’re open from 11am everyday at our HQ here in Sutton at the @soundloungecio.bsky.social through Sunday so come on over and grab some magic!! ✨🚀🤖❤️

We’re starting the day off as we mean to go on folks…Looking forward to ‘BeatRoots’ a Global Roots DJ session here at @soundloungecio.bsky.social this afternoon with DJ @bezza.bsky.social…It’s free entry & kicks off at 5pm til 8pm, we’ll be staying open so come join us for some amazing music✌️❤️🚀🌎

Still reliving those O2 moments…Wings over America - #PaulMcCartney & #Wings 👌🎶

The view from the shop….not only do we have some real magic hitting the racks but being here at the @soundloungecio.bsky.social means you can enjoy a drink & some fantastic vegan food while you’re here!! We’ll be here selling records from 11am till 7pm today & the same tomorrow…See you here folks!

Having a sort out! Anyone still listening to Queen? I haven’t listened to these albums in years, but used to really enjoy them & can’t bring myself to part with them! Will it be ‘It’s A Kind of Magic’ or ‘Another One Bites the Dust’?! #Queen

There’s no way I was going to let today pass without spinning the wonderful new album by Ringo Starr …Look Up #NowPlaying #NewMusicFriday

Today’s Magic…Black Sabbath’s genius ‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath’ from 1973….Surely ‘A National Acrobat’ is right up there with the greatest riffs of all time? What a band… #todaysmagic ✨🚀❤️🤘

It’s all looking pretty progressive round here today folks….No bad thing right? Spinning the Ashra album as we speak! 🚀✨🪄😎