Morning Skyvers! Very long lie after a very late night after a very long drive hame fae Lincolnshire Puggled Thankfully nae fitba' the day. Lazy yin I expect. Probably playing records Hae a barry day a'body

#6music #CraigCharles 13:40 (40 minutes in) Must listen

#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack 30/30 unranked Burn it Down Dexys Midnight Runners: searching for the young soul rebels (1980) youtu.be/IV6WFnLUl10?...

Morning Skyvers! Last day (three) o the wee road trip Yesterday, the car that was getting picked up fae Dorset is still on a boat fae China, so bringing auld car hame again Breakfast in Lincoln this morning then a quick hoose survey for a pal before heading back up The A1 Hae a barry day a'body

Morning Skyvers! Road trip day 1 was eventful Cracking weather until Bath, then we met the storm. Never seen blacker skies. Crazy Made Bristol in aboot 7 hours then proper roads seemed tae stop and it was another 3 hours tae Bournemouth Off tae Lincoln this afternoon Hae a barry day a'body

Morning Skyvers! Up and at 'em this morning. Bus tae Waverley. Train tae Edinburgh Park, car tae Bournemouth. Nae planes involved but I'm still hoping the trip's a hoot Nae ill effects o Pilates 1.3 so far hopefully it remains that way. I'll definitely be signing up for feb Hae a barry day a'body

BBC Radio 6 Music Huw Stephens Now Playing Nadine Shah Club Cougar

#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack 27/30 unranked Only love can break your heart Saint Etienne: fox base alpha (1991) youtu.be/vZAajrxvDs4?...

Morning Skyvers! It's Tuesday awready and that means two things noo 1. Last day at work this week 2. Lunchtime Pilates I'd be lying if I said I was enjoying the classes, but I do think they'll be beneficial and make me mair flexible. We'll soon see if I ever work a Friday Hae a barry day a'body

Sly Dunbar RIP 📸Chris Cuffaro @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @dubcadet.bsky.social @ndb66.bsky.social

#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack 26/30 unranked Handsworth Revolution Steel Pulse: Handsworth Revolution (1978) youtu.be/A3LFvaAD2-Y?...

Afternoon Skyvers! I'd like tae be able tae say I slept in but the reality wis an early survey in South Queensferry. Still, cannae complain when I'm only daein two days a week! Busy week ahead including a road trip tae Dorset and Lincolnshire. Thankfully I'm no the driver Hae a barry day a'body

For Burns Night. Wrap yr lugs round this beauty. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ7o...

#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack 25/30 The State I Am In Belle and Sebastian: Tigermilk (1996) youtu.be/JHVbiHuqMow?...

Morning Skyvers! Cracking meal in Dominico's last night. Still salivating over the haggis arancini special Haggis en tradition ce soir. Well, the food part anyways, there's nae recitals Chez Sean Wee jaunt up tae Stirling this morning helping secondborn move back for uni Hae a barry day a'body

Decadence and pleasure towns, tragedies, luxuries, statues, parks and galleries… Empires and Dance on day seven of spectacular Scottish records, see you on the dancefloor! #burnscountdown #simpleminds @scotspostpunk.bsky.social

Leaving the loo lid up is way mair heinous than leaving the seat up. Fact

The vast majority of people use the buses in Edinburgh. To make sure they get the best service we need more bus gates/bus lanes, bus priority at traffic signals and expansion of bus lane hours. Politically a no-brainer for even the most timid of councillors. www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...

We have over 2,000 cyclists a day passing the Omni Centre bus stops - if they were as dangerous as some suggest then the paper would be full of stories of people getting badly injured. The same for Leith Walk - a significant *reduction* in pedestrian casualties now the trams and cycle lanes are in.

#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack 24/30 unranked Sick & Tired The Cardigans: Emmerdale (1994) youtu.be/gxdJqncir4Y?...

Morning Skyvers! Zut slots, a whole year o free bus travel and I've no been oot o Edinburgh yet. Well I have, bien sur, just no on l'autobus! Tae celebrate (the anniversaire no the lack o bus use) its wee trip tae Domenico for tea. Nae doubt a wee 🥃 or two in the port aussi Hae a barry day a'body

Growing up, we moved oor dug tae the gutters tae dae its business. When did letting yer dug crap or piss anywhere it wanted on the pavement become the norm?

#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack 23/30 unranked Plastic Gift Fire Engines: lubricate your living room (1980) youtu.be/Y4k6mR7tQW4?...

Morning Skyvers! Bit o a lost day yesterday because o Pilates Legs (stiff as stiff thing fae stiffsville) and it pishin doon aw day Still, guitar at Keef's became guitar and rum at Keef's so every cloud. Got tae play his new Martin GS mini. Cracking wee guitar Hae a barry day a'body

#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack 9 A Walk Across The Rooftops | The Blue Nile A Walk Across The Rooftops | 1984 Just beautiful. Pristine in sound and perfect in it’s execution, just like all things Blue Nile. youtu.be/qxK7AZEdVbU

They created magic as Japan. But I would argue that David Sylvian & Co. achieved even greater success after disbanding. On Substack today, Six of the Best Not-Japan albums. RTs, shares, and subscribers appreciated 🙏 #MusicSky

The Ninth Wave is the greatest single side o an LP ever released. Fact. This is the hill I will run up, plant ma flag and die on #KateBush

#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack 22/30 unranked Change Blue Rondo á la Turk: Chewing The Fat (1982) youtu.be/i8Da1hX6SS4?...

Morning Skyvers! Dreich, or is it driech? Driech looks better I'm sticking wi that. I noo think Dreich could be a wee toon in West Lothian 🤔 Anyhoo, legs are still sair fae the pilates. Bloody exercise Keef's no well so guitar club might be canned the night. Bloody cauld Hae a barry day a'body

#BreakingKindSongs #MusicChallenge Song from an artist/ band loved by a family member Kate Bush 🎶 Babooshka youtu.be/6xckBwPdo1c?...

@gailmyerscough.co.uk Yer website might hae a wee glitch Gail, says it cannae post tae Edinburgh!

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 21: song with a powerful live performance Stevie Wonder can't go on yet and there's a stadium full of restless, rowdy people who've been drinking all day. Fancy going on with just your guitar Tracy? 'Fast Car' - Tracy Chapman youtu.be/teZsA_ci-7E?...

#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack 21/30 unranked She does it right Dr Feelgood: down by the jetty (1975) youtu.be/iHm7uIC84YM?...

Had a cracking night at the Blitz last weekend. Lucky tae get in TBH as was a tad underdressed so sat in a dark corner o the bar/booth. Rusty was on top form

Morning Skyvers! Oh ma giddy aunt. I have lost the ability tae walk. I was either daein pilates aw wrong or daein it aw right. Just as well I'm off till Monday Selt a guitar last night so doon tae just three noo. Disnae feel right, might need tae look for another yin soon Hae a barry day a'body

Morning Skyvers! Ah ken it's only Tuesday for you gadges but it's "Friday" for me. Busy day in the office inc Sophomore Pilates class at lunchtime The rest o ma week is free including ma birthday on Saturday. Feck knows where this last (utterly incredible) year has gone Hae a barry day a'body

Morning Skyvers! Early start for some Midlothian surveys the day. Am I gonnae regret no fitting the snow chains? Hae a barry day a'body

Margaret Atwood is right. Humiliation is the right weapon. It's what they fear most.

Love a good curry? Shihab (@shihabsjoi.bsky.social) has shared a video making his Bengali style goat curry recipe. Looks absolutely gorgeous! youtu.be/nbhy2IL_TQU

Morning Skyvers! Barry day in the Big Smoke yesterday Wee wander aboot Whitechapel, breakfast in Brick Lane, Blitz Kids exhibition in Kensington. Luckily missed The Hibernians game Jehnny Beth and Blixa Bargeld were magnificent honouring David Bowie in The British Library Hae a barry day a'body

Morning Skyvers! Very puggled wi very sair feet after a day pounding the streets o auld London toon Breakfast soon followed by telly Hibernians, The Blitz Kids exhibition at the Design Museum and finally Blixa Bargeld & Jehnny Beth performing Bowie at the British Library Hae a barry day a'body

Morning Skyvers! In aw ma excitement aboot hitting The Big Smoke wi @jasonurquhart.bsky.social I nearly forgot tae clock in On choochoo noo, carriage is a bit cauld BTW but we'll survive We're staying in Whitechapel so any suggestions for this afternoon/evening are welcome Hae a barry day a'body

We have to classify, X, Facebook and the rest of the tech platforms as ”publishers“, legally responsible for everything that appears. It’s unnaceptable that they hide behind their users & use the “nothing to do with me, guv” defence. They make untold billions. It’s up to THEM to police their sites

#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack 15/30 A Walk Across The Rooftops The Blue Nile: a walk across the rooftops (1984) youtu.be/qxK7AZEdVbU?...

‘This Is What She’s Like’ Dexys Midnight Runners. 1985. 1 of 3 short films directed by Jack Hazan - ‘These films were quite different, they went against the grain’. Jack also directed ‘A Bigger Splash’ - David Hockney & ‘Rude Boy’ - The Clash. I’d love to see TIWSL on a big screen.

Morning Skyvers! Its a braw sunny sky over Porty this morning. Fingers crossed The Big Smoke enjoys some o that over the weekend Looking forward tae guitar practice the night. First since mid Dec. Keef is excited aboot his new Taylor and I'm looking forward tae a wee shot Hae a barry day a'body

Nigel Farage has been a lifelong racist. He's been a racist since his school days. David Lammy was forced to apologise for saying Farage flirted with the Hitler Youth - but what do you call it when someone sings Hitler Youth songs? Read Chloe Deakin's letter on Farage's fascism and racism at school.

#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack 14/30 unranked Mirror in the Bathroom The Beat: I just can't stop it (1980) Fun fact: I once got up on the stage, chored Ranking Roger's towel and stuck it doon the front o ma breeks so the bouncer couldnae retrieve it easily. Still got it youtu.be/iFbwOhV137Q?...

Morning Skyvers! Jeezo ma legs hurt after ma Pilates debut yesterday Got a bit o yompin' aroond The Big Smoke Friday/Saturday wi @jasonurquhart.bsky.social so the big sieze better ease BTW, any o you London types ken a boozer that will put The Hibernians game on for us... Hae a barry day a'body

#Top30FirstAlbumFirstTrack 13/30 unranked Tyler UB40: Signing Off (1980) The UBs were great. Great LPs, great live. Then they became a lounge band and a self parody. Shame. I used tae love them. youtu.be/beLy82BIQ-I?...