When does inspiration become plagiarism? Should provoke some good debate! 😀 @indieover40.bsky.social @markgurwell.bsky.social @spanky808.bsky.social @clivestringer.bsky.social @fcgordeaux.bsky.social @stillhonest.bsky.social @dermotg.bsky.social @hertfordsoul.bsky.social @1imaginaryboy.bsky.social

For your bank holiday weekend listening pleasure! @indieover40.bsky.social @markgurwell.bsky.social @spanky808.bsky.social @clivestringer.bsky.social @fcgordeaux.bsky.social @stillhonest.bsky.social @dermotg.bsky.social @hertfordsoul.bsky.social @1imaginaryboy.bsky.social

In 2026 I’ve kept things pretty local gig wise.Highlights have been the wonderful Bleach Teeth, the brilliant Brian & The Onions and then last night the fabulous Ellur.So lucky to be able to see such great artists in Hertford.Now to get all nostalgic after 35 years - next up, Chapterhouse in London…

Big congrats to Coventry and especially @kedwondo.bsky.social who I feel I’ve known as long as Keith Houchen’s header at Wembley but really it’s only been a few years. Great to have you back in the Premier League 👏

So Brand New Legs, who have been one of my fave bands since I saw them at the Deaf Institute a few years back, are calling it a day. They’ll be sorely missed. Here’s their final single, please have a listen and give them the love they deserve - open.spotify.com/track/4Qibyv...

New Indiescovery for your Easter weekend listening pleasure! @indieover40.bsky.social @markgurwell.bsky.social @spanky808.bsky.social @clivestringer.bsky.social @fcgordeaux.bsky.social @stillhonest.bsky.social @dermotg.bsky.social @hertfordsoul.bsky.social @1imaginaryboy.bsky.social

Indiescovery 1986 Special! Suitable for us old fogeys in the EIO40 club! :) @indieover40.bsky.social @markgurwell.bsky.social @spanky808.bsky.social @clivestringer.bsky.social @fcgordeaux.bsky.social @stillhonest.bsky.social @dermotg.bsky.social @hertfordsoul.bsky.social @1imaginaryboy.bsky.social

New Indiescovery for your listening pleasure @indieover40.bsky.social @markgurwell.bsky.social @spanky808.bsky.social @clivestringer.bsky.social @fcgordeaux.bsky.social @stillhonest.bsky.social @dermotg.bsky.social @hertfordsoul.bsky.social @1imaginaryboy.bsky.social

Full results of the #EIO40MusicLeague Season 4 Super Cup: 1st @markgurwell.bsky.social 21 points 2nd @toadsy.bsky.social 18 points 3rd @carolinebinnie.bsky.social 17 points 4th= @mikaelqbt.bsky.social @duddy17.bsky.social 12 points each 6th @brinyhoof.bsky.social 10 points See you all next season!

The results of the #EIO40MusicLeague Season 4 Super Cup are in! Congratulations @markgurwell.bsky.social - a Super Cup victory to go with his League 1 title. Odds on for the treble next season? The winning song was “Tune In” by Avee Mana. Listen here - open.spotify.com/track/5zDtix...

New music for your weekend! @indieover40.bsky.social @markgurwell.bsky.social @spanky808.bsky.social @clivestringer.bsky.social @fcgordeaux.bsky.social @stillhonest.bsky.social @dermotg.bsky.social @hertfordsoul.bsky.social @1imaginaryboy.bsky.social

2/2 League 3 winner: @carolinebinnie.bsky.social League 4 winner: @duddy17.bsky.social League 5 winner: @brinyhoof.bsky.social Invites will be in your Music League app on Sunday 22nd February. #EIO40MusicLeagueSuperCup

Now the #EIO40MusicLeague season 4 cup is done it’s time to move onto the season 4 Super Cup which will launch next weekend. The 6 qualifiers are: Cup winner: @toadsy.bsky.social League 1 winner: @markgurwell.bsky.social League 2 winner: @mikaelqbt.bsky.social 1/2

The full results of the #EIO40MusicLeague Season 4 cup final: 1st @toadsy.bsky.social 21 points 2nd @agarr45.bsky.social 18 points 3rd @peterlatimer6.bsky.social 15 points 4th @geebeeman.bsky.social 14 points 5th= @markgurwell.bsky.social @chriswatt100.bsky.social 11 points each

The results of the #EIO40MusicLeague Season 4 cup final are in! Congratulations @toadsy.bsky.social - a cup win to go with his League 5 promotion. League 4 better watch out next season… The winning song was “It Fades” by Offtask. Listen here - open.spotify.com/track/7KDyWQ...

4th placed player in League 1 in Season 4 @agarr45.bsky.social is hoping to take this consistency to the final & @toadsy.bsky.social hopes to add the cup to his Season 4 League 5 promotion honours.Fan favourite/League bookie @peterlatimer6.bsky.social will give all a run for their money. #Latbrokes

The Season 3 cup winner @chriswatt100.bsky.social is aiming to retain his title and @markgurwell.bsky.social is aiming for a League 1 & Cup double. @geebeeman.bsky.social came 3rd in the Season 2 cup so will be hoping to do even better this time.

I am pleased to announce the finalists of the #EIO40MusicLeagueCup Season 4… @chriswatt100.bsky.social @markgurwell.bsky.social @toadsy.bsky.social @geebeeman.bsky.social @peterlatimer6.bsky.social @agarr45.bsky.social A bit more info about the finalists…

And my favourite song of Season 4, chosen by @spanky808.bsky.social , was “Talkback” by Robber Robber. What I said at the time - “Possibly the best song I’ve heard this season, looking forward to checking out more of their stuff”. Listen here - open.spotify.com/track/7wH4mf...

In 2nd place, and chosen by @rusky.bsky.social - “Avalanche” by Snocaps. What I said at the time - “Just fabulous. Perfect in fact. I can’t say more than that”. Listen here - open.spotify.com/track/335Rcp...

In 3rd place, chosen by @darrenmjones.bsky.social - ‘Cocteau Swan’ by Mute Swan ft. Citrus Clouds. What I said at the time - “Has a really nice groove to it”. Listen here - open.spotify.com/track/1a7buN...

Before I announce the 6 finalists in the Season 4 #EIO40MusicLeagueCup tomorrow I wanted to revisit Season 4 of the brilliant EIO40 Music League organised by @indieover40.bsky.social Here are the top 3 songs I discovered in League 1…

Happy Friday! New music for your listening pleasure… @indieover40.bsky.social @markgurwell.bsky.social @spanky808.bsky.social @clivestringer.bsky.social @fcgordeaux.bsky.social @stillhonest.bsky.social @dermotg.bsky.social @hertfordsoul.bsky.social @1imaginaryboy.bsky.social

As the Semi-Finalists pick their songs for the #EIO40MusicLeague Season 4 cup, here’s a link to the updated playlist with all the quarter final songs included. The announcement of who has made the final will take place on here next Sunday. open.spotify.com/playlist/6w8...

So the #EIO40MusicLeague Season 4 cup is currently in progress. Due to time constraints only the cup final and Super Cup results will be revealed on here. In the meantime here’s a playlist of all songs submitted in Round 1 for your Sunday listening pleasure - open.spotify.com/playlist/6w8...

Ecoutez! 😀 @indieover40.bsky.social @markgurwell.bsky.social @spanky808.bsky.social @clivestringer.bsky.social @fcgordeaux.bsky.social @stillhonest.bsky.social @dermotg.bsky.social @hertfordsoul.bsky.social @1imaginaryboy.bsky.social

New year, new Indiescovery! @recordsilike.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @glpne73.bsky.social @mikaelqbt.bsky.social @cliveclemens.bsky.social @ineeddirection.bsky.social @alanmuttley1066.bsky.social @francisgllgn.bsky.social @peterf857.bsky.social

Pour yourself an egg nog and tune in to my Indiescovery Albums of the Year! @indieover40.bsky.social @markgurwell.bsky.social @spanky808.bsky.social @clivestringer.bsky.social @fcgordeaux.bsky.social @stillhonest.bsky.social @dermotg.bsky.social @hertfordsoul.bsky.social @1imaginaryboy.bsky.social

New Indiescovery for your (nearly the) weekend listening pleasure! @indieover40.bsky.social @markgurwell.bsky.social @spanky808.bsky.social @clivestringer.bsky.social @fcgordeaux.bsky.social @stillhonest.bsky.social @dermotg.bsky.social @hertfordsoul.bsky.social @1imaginaryboy.bsky.social

Last gig of 2025 done. Wolf Alice were fabulous at The O2. Ellie stacked it at one point but styled it out and still kept up her amazing singing👏 Looking forward to what new music / gigs 2026 brings…

The vote for the 2025 Festive 50 is officially OPEN! Please send me your top 10 tracks from 2025 before the vote closes on 14th December. Votes can be public by replying or @ ing me on a post (no hashtags) or in private by sending me a DM. Please also spread the word cos we need more voters!!!

What a fabulous gig Mandrake Handshake played at Fabric last night. Such a beautiful, wonderful band. Great support from Spacestation & wing! as well. Top night.

Second gig of the week last night, and what a beauty it was. Water From Your Eyes at Village Underground. Just brilliant, love ‘em.

Three more #EIO40MusicLeague discoveries ticked off, in terms of seeing them live, last night - Runo Plum, Winter & Teethe. Fantastic evening with the fabulous Winter being the pick of the bunch.

Day 7 #DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicChallenge Connections! Day 6’s song was by Daniel Avery. Today’s is by Demise of Love, a collaboration between Daniel, Working Men’s Club & Ghost Culture. Here’s “Strange Little Consequence”. youtu.be/apDsvT9uP7g?...

Day 6 #DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicChallenge Connections! Yesterday’s song had the word ‘blue’ in the title. So does Day 6’s. Here’s “Rapture in Blue” by Daniel Avery with Cecile Believe. youtu.be/bZdCdpvofqQ?...

Day 5 #DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicChallenge Connections! Yesterday’s song was by a Scottish band and so is Day 5’s. Here’s “Clearest Blue” by CHVRCHES. youtu.be/BZyzX4c1vIs?...

Day 4 #DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicChallenge Connections! Yesterday’s song was by Steve Mason. Day 4 is a song from the band he used to be in before he went solo. Of course they’ve reformed recently too. Here’s “Inner Meet Me” by The Beta Band. youtu.be/fp2dgHFvyjQ?...

Day 3 #DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicChallenge Connections! Today the connection is someone else who went solo and also has a song that includes a word from the Day 2 song title. Here’s the fabulous “Alive” by Steve Mason. youtu.be/U6pII42seo8?...

Day 2 #DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicChallenge Connections! Before she went solo, Rebecca Lucy Taylor, aka Self Esteem, was in the band Slow Club. Here’s “If We’re Still Alive”. youtu.be/8dRTWY9t5GU?...

New Indiescovery show for you! @indieover40.bsky.social @markgurwell.bsky.social @spanky808.bsky.social @clivestringer.bsky.social @fcgordeaux.bsky.social @stillhonest.bsky.social @dermotg.bsky.social @hertfordsoul.bsky.social @1imaginaryboy.bsky.social

Okay, first go at one of these. Looking forward to playing. Day 1 #DavidsMonthofMusic #MusicChallenge Connections! On train to London to see Self Esteem talk about her new book so let’s start off with one of her tunes. Here’s “Focus is Power”. youtu.be/DgVqgud0L1c?...

Such a brilliant experience seeing Mermaid Chunky at the ICA, as part of their In the Round series, last night. Visually fabulous, engaging and funny. Love ‘em.

Which top indie cover versions did I miss?? @indieover40.bsky.social @markgurwell.bsky.social @spanky808.bsky.social @clivestringer.bsky.social @fcgordeaux.bsky.social @stillhonest.bsky.social @dermotg.bsky.social @hertfordsoul.bsky.social @1imaginaryboy.bsky.social

Correction @chriswatt100.bsky.social came joint 3rd on 18 points. Sorry Chris 🤦‍♂️

That concludes Season 3 of the #EIO40MusicLeague Congrats to League 1 winner @markgurwell.bsky.social the League 2-5 winners and those promoted plus the Cup and Super Cup winners @chriswatt100.bsky.social & @sirkeith.bsky.social Season 4 starting soon, over to our gaffer @indieover40.bsky.social

The #EIO40MusicLeague Season 3 Super Cup scores are in! 3rd 18 points: @adelepascale.bsky.social 2nd 19 points: @hertfordsoul.bsky.social Winner 22 points: @sirkeith.bsky.social Congrats Keith! Winning song was ‘Drunk Surfer’ by Westside Cowboy. Listen here open.spotify.com/track/70X1xN...

New Indiescovery! Dive in! @indieover40.bsky.social @markgurwell.bsky.social @spanky808.bsky.social @clivestringer.bsky.social @fcgordeaux.bsky.social @stillhonest.bsky.social @dermotg.bsky.social @hertfordsoul.bsky.social @1imaginaryboy.bsky.social

CHEERLESS at The Victoria in Dalston tonight. So good.