Patti Smith, April 1978.

46 years ago, to almost the minute, when I watched Ian Curtis being carried off stage, at The Rainbow Theatre, London.

🐢 in the bag. #giglife

Reminiscing about the golden years, when the poll tax was £40/50 a month.

Five gigs booked this week. Buffalo Tom 🎶 The Delines 🎵 A Certain Ratio 🎼 Friends Again 🎶 The Daisychain Connection 🎼

Also when out, I came across a few photos in the gardens of Tullie Museum. From 1978/79 in Carlisle, shame there isn’t a proper exhibition.

Quick visit to see friends for coffee, and you spot this in the bookshop window. 🖤

Where’s the Time Machine. 45 years ago, and one of the best gigs I ever went to.

A Certain Ratio gig booked. 😍

When your in that kinda mood, when a £43 gig ticket has, booking fee, service charge and handling charge, bringing it to £53. So it’s a no from me.

Glasgow. 💔

The United States killed all these children last Saturday. 170 of them. Every. Single. One.

Bandcamp Friday. 🖤 rockactionrecords.bandcamp.com/track/lorica...

How exciting, I’ve used my pensioners bus pass for the 1st time today. 🚎

Friends Again tickets booked. 😀

@mogwai.scot in Gateshead. 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

Gateshead bound for @mogwai.scot 💥💥💥💥 BRIXTON 200225 open.spotify.com/playlist/4T2...

Sunday Brunch.

Beach life. 🇹🇷

Wild Scenes 🍌 🍎 🍉 🍏 🍊

Sad news about Robert Duvall. Brilliant actor & person.

A full week off social media, and all you can post is being chased by chickens… 🐓

Nearly forgot… #Reverberations Day 8. Sharon Van Etten - Serpents. 🖤 youtu.be/UiKCOdgea_0?...

#Reverberation For Fred Smith 🖤 Day 7. Television - Marquee Moon youtu.be/jlbunmCbTBA?...

Richard Lloyd just announced that Television bassist Fred Smith died in hospice today RIP to one of the greats

#reverberations Day 6. Mono - Ashes In The Snow 🖤 youtu.be/cYSVCEkrkGo?...

Here's a fantastic 1976 documentary on the British reggae scene. Filmed in Brixton, Stoke Newington, Notting Hill and Chalk Farm, it stars Delroy Washington, Roy Shirley, Sir Coxsone Sound System, Matumbi, Nicky Thomas, Tito Simon, Ijahman Levi, Aswad, Sharon Forrester etc youtu.be/Ah5-2qA_drk

I am in countdown mode! It's 5th February which means it is exactly a month/4 weeks until publication date for my memoir Atypical Girl. It's taken a long time to get to this point, so I've written a blog post about how I got there. olderthanelvis.blogspot.com/2026/02/ive-...

#Reverberation Day 5. Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia 🖤 youtu.be/rRLstSmWUno?...

Old persons update: Cancer check - clear Bus Pass - application in. State pension - on its way. Let’s party 🎉 🎊 🎈🎉🎊🎈

#Reverberations Day 4. The Sound - New Dark Age 🖤 youtu.be/TatDaIIxL6A?...

Absolutely deserved ⚽️

In case you missed it: 100+ bands just joined headliners Pulp, CMAT and Mac DeMarco on the #EOTR2026 lineup inc. Super Furry Animals, Kurt Vile, Fat Dog, Ty Segall, Lucinda Williams and Beverly Glenn-Copeland (with Elizabeth Copeland). Last remaining tickets: endoftheroadfestival.com/tickets/

The wait is over... Over 100 artists announced for #EOTR2026 👀

#Reverberations Day 3: Killing Joke - Love Like Blood youtu.be/TnpwuRlXbhk?...

Goodbye Glasgow, until the next time….. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️✊🏻

#Reverberations Day 2: The Chameleons - Second Skin youtu.be/wxkBC_ZOw8s?...

Waiting…. As @agarr45.bsky.social would say. 😄

Dishoom before we head off to see Lucinda Williams. #retireesontour 😀

Magnificent documentary by writer (and one time New York taxi driver) Michael Goldfarb, about Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, 70s New York and the transformed city of today www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#Reverberations Day 1: The Jesus And Mary Chain - Head On. 🖤 youtu.be/eGp47YwDZ48?...

Friends Again and Lloyd Cole at the Old Fruit Market. What a night. 💥💥💥

Hope St, Glasgow…. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Practice run for tomorrow night’s gig at the Old Fruit Market, Glasgow.

The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais. Released 16th June 1978. The 70’s were my growing up years, aged 10 to 19, with the best music ever. This is my all time favourite song. 💥💥💥 Thanks for all the likes. 🖤 Day 30. #70sTop30 youtu.be/96UtZPLiT90?...

Harsh pen, but his arm was in a different postcode. 🍀

The Clash - London Calling Released 7th Dec 1979, despite the post punk onslaught of brilliant bands, the big guns were still smashing it out of the park. Day 29. #70sTop30 Tomorrow is the last post and it will be my favourite song from the 70’s. 💥 youtu.be/EfK-WX2pa8c?...

Well kids, that’s us both retired now. A weekend of gigs in Glasgow awaits, in a few days, and three holidays booked so far.

Save!! ⚽️

My dad asked for a gun, several times. 🙁😢💔