You're very welcome, Andrew! And welcome back to the fabulous Felt Tips, one of indiepop's finest social documentors accompanied by chiming guitars.

I've got some videos from my concert visit to the the O2 Bournemouth Academy last week. #MissKaninna opened the show and she was so fierce and fab! Here she is with her song, 'Mob Ties': www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK4K...

After seeing @kneecapceol.bsky.social again last night at O2 Bournemouth Academy, let's revisit the late @manchanmagan.bsky.social 's banjo + spoken word version of Kneecap's CEARTA in the Uptown neighbourhood in north Chicago, my 'second' hometown: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-4L...

Pleased to have played my part in getting this landmark legislation on the statute book!

This is good. Have had recent conversations about how the media names and frames perpetrators. www.wrc.org.uk/blog/can-we-...

Yes, we need a contraception campaign! Thank you, Naomi. @londonsexualhealth.bsky.social www.londonsexualhealth.org/news/2025/9/...

@thisisyourparty.bsky.social Hi there, if my nearest regional assembly (south London, but I think there should be a West London one!) is booked out, is there a waiting list I can join? Or should I take a risk and show as inevitably some people won't attend? Thank you.

Such a thrill to see @suedehq.bsky.social last night on Jools Holland. They kicked off the show with 'Dancing with the Europeans' and closed the show with 'Disintegrate'. I could sense how much Brett wanted to jump up on the monitors. He also asked the audience to "sing it!" during DwtE!

After a really powerful local meeting in Southall last week, I'm getting more excited. It's inspiring to start fresh. It was eye-opening to learn there that not even legendary activist Suresh Grover (active since the 70s) had joined a political party until now! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I've got 2 videos from Saturday's Robert @forsternet.bsky.social + his Swedish band show at @unionchapeluk.bsky.social. The first is 'I Love Myself (and I Always Have)': www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKoi...

This week at the Vagina Museum, the Reproductive Justice Initiative present a retrospective on decolonising contraception. An installation is on display, and you can join us for an evening conversation on Thursday www.outsavvy.com/event/29889/...

I've got 3 videos from last night, night 1 of @selfesteem.music-social.com 's Brixton Academy run. Such a powerful night of ferocious women and the best talent of this country. The first is the dark and weird @nadineshah.bsky.social who I always love seeing wail live. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe_y...

I do sign a lot of petitions. I admire those who take to the streets regularly. We must have the right to do so. -->😡 The Government wants to ban repeated protests & jail those who defy them. Stand up for our democratic right to protest - sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...

Time for a guidance and policy update, UK: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

The battle between my home state + my second home state I do not want realised: apnews.com/article/wisc...  Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions amid federal Medicaid funding cut

Eric Lyons was born on this day in 1912. He was the architect of Kensington and Chelsea's stunning World's End Estate: municipaldreams.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/t...

Abortion NI, Where are we now? Wednesday 1 October 1.15 - 2.15pm Dr Fiona Bloomer and Dr Emma Campbell will talk about what abortion provision looks like in 2025, including testimonies from abortion seekers, doctors, doulas and activists. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I really like this analysis, which can apply to creative people of any musical genre or art practice. Thanks, @tribunemagazine.bsky.social tribunemag.co.uk/2025/07/brit...

How cool is this? A lunch 'n' learn session at #JapanHouseLondon all about sumo hairdressing and styles. On 14 Oct! www.japanhouselondon.uk/whats-on/tok...

I'm sharing my final videos from @suedehq.bsky.social 's @southbanklondon.bsky.social Takeover. These are from their show with @paraorchestra.bsky.social last Friday at Queen Elizabeth Hall. My first video is of a full band and orchestra 'The Wild Ones'. Beautiful! www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMrL...

Saturday with #Suede 💙"...we’re in little doubt that Suede are undeniably the finest live band on the planet at this moment in time. Untouchable in many ways, & a living embodiment that age is merely a number when it comes to musical ability and showmanship" www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/sued...

Ok, videos from this weekend's @suedehq.bsky.social takeover of Royal Festival Hall @southbanklondon.bsky.social ! First up, 'Crackhead' from Saturday night at RFH. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZbs...

Ah, a night off from Suede-tember to catch up on uploading videos. First I have 2 videos from #SignatureBrew in Walthamstow last Thursday. Here's 'Criminal Ways' by @suedehq.bsky.social from 'Antidepressants: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dkC...

"There is a serious intent to their work which is far from cosy, a drive to push themselves, & their listeners, into challenging territory which has resulted in a couple of recent albums that are as good as anything they’ve done" Why I've spent 6 days in Suedeworld www.standard.co.uk/culture/musi...

It's Suede-tember! My first @suedehq.bsky.social gig of the month was last night at Circuit, Kingston, courtesy of @banquetrecords.com. I filmed a really special song from their latest album, Antidepressants. The song is called June Rain and it is a tear jerker: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNXs...

"True inclusivity requires no caveat statement." - Love this from Sally Pezaroa, John Pendleton and Isaac Samuels in @thelancet.com! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

This is fascinating, important + one to keep discussing, particularly as someone with mixed ethnic heritage: www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

This story's been in the news for weeks and I still can't believe the mind boggling wastage and shocking disregard for women's health. msmagazine.com/2025/08/15/u...

Beautiful and true.

Thoughtful post and playlist, Ian. 👇 I've just finished the beautiful book 'Trespasses' by Louise Kennedy, set in the 1970s just outside Belfast so your playlist has come at an appropriate time for me.

This was such fun to listen to. The live versions in this studio sounded fab - ultra excited for Suede's Antidepressants in just over a month. The questions were quite teen magazine but yielded amusing responses from love for one's cats to Agnes B shirts. And Suede covering The Boss!

I listened to this fab show 👇 tonight. Loved learning some of the history and context of the lyrics behind the singalong pop songs. And what a delight to learn the band is working on new songs! 🥳 Also, the version of 'Anxious' sounds different to the one I know - is another version available?

Catching up on SRH news + feeling emosh having been involved in this: "...the average gestation length at treatment is just 6 weeks w/ wmn waiting on average 3-4 working days between triage & treatment...contraception & screening for STIs is offered at 100% of appts..." www.fsrh.org/Public/Blogs...

"It wasn't an individual. It was a system". Our Lead Commissioner Marc Thompson joined others in sitting with family and friends for a beautiful, raw conversation about living with HIV and about HIV stigma. The full video of this beautiful project by Naz is here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd2h...

Was really pleased for this good abortion news from my home state recently: news.wttw.com/2025/07/02/w...

This seems quite fun from #TFL. This site can generate a fun cycle route for you to explore London, connected to Santander cycle hubs, or you can just use your own bike. I just generated a 'side quest' for a kawaii cycle route! sidequests.london/thats-so-kaw...

Enlightening editorial from Drs Jayne Kavanagh + Hayley Webb of #DoctorsForChoiceUK: "But although NC1 reforms one of the most urgent injustices in our abortion law, it is not full decriminalisation...the 1967 Abortion Act remains in place, with all its restrictions." www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Just a reminder that abortion is illegal in island holiday hotspot Malta. They've advanced LGBTQ+ rights but can't seem to grant bodily autonomy for pregnant people: www.msn.com/en-ie/news/w...

I've belatedly uploaded 2 videos from the #ButlerBlakeAndGrant show at @unionchapeluk.bsky.social London on 13.06. Here's the beautiful 'Last Ship on the River': www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdLn...

If you're home, you must watch Queen @selfesteem.music-social.com on #Glastonbury live NOW. She started at 21:15. I feel lucky to have seen this show at the intimate Duke of York's Theatre in April. Such ferocity, power and female soul baring. There's no one like her around today.

Re: the semi-progress on abortion law in England and Wales last week - Though the presence of Antis is much more brutal in NI, the law on abortion there remains far better for everyone involved in receiving and delivering abortion care: www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a...

Ooh, I can't wait to listen to this. Great interview to come with Cork's delightful indiepop band of the 90s, Cypress, Mine! Super interview, I'm sure, Paul.

The new @doitldn.bsky.social website has launched! 🤩Learn all about the 4 ways to prevent HIV and how and when to test. It's a beautiful, colourful accessible site aimed at Londoners but with rich information for all.👏 doitlondon.org

Love this recent blog from Lisa at @brookcharity.bsky.social on the right to access public toilets and the need for a significant investment in them, something I firmly believe in. www.brook.org.uk/blog/we-need...

We're seeking an HIV Prevention Peer Outreach Worker to help increase awareness, uptake, and understanding of HIV and sexual health among Latin American (Spanish and Portuguese-speaking) communities in Southwark. Applications close 30th June at 9am Apply here: metrocharity.org.uk/jobs

I'm liking this campaign from the #LGBTFoundation. Timely and needed. 👏 "This is what a woman looks like": lgbt.foundation/thisiswhataw...

Thank [email protected] for this excellent purple bike tire pump & huge array of bike accessories to use for free in #BostonManorPark. They were easy to use. No big muscles required! May they stay safe and intact! Use them, fellow cyclists. @hounslowcycling.bsky.social

This is making me nostalgic too but then again, Saint Etienne's music always was honey-thick with nostalgia. 💗

Great resources from @ovacome.bsky.social for trans, non-binary + intersex people. These are to raise awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms and how to seek healthcare support. www.ovacome.org.uk/support-for-...