In the Record Room tonight - I tip my hat to Billie Davis, one of the greatest UK female singers of the 60s. What a look! What a sound! Billie Davis! patreon.com/bobstanley www.youtube.com/watch?v=-27p...

Terrific, definitive piece by @rockingbob.bsky.social that really does make you rush off to listen to Paul Simon's wonderful Hearts & Bones. www.patreon.com/posts/allerg...

Supporting the Jam, sausages with the Bay City Rollers and defying skinheads: post-punk girl group Dolly Mixture look back

New single from Quatermass III who opened for Saint Etienne back in 2022. Band member Gordon King (World Of Twist, Erarl Brutus, Pre-New) gave us two wonderful remixes of Avenue (Variety Club & Butlins) back in 1992. Check it out..

A *packed* Record Club Radio Show at 9pm tonight on BCB Radio. Local lad @rockingbob.bsky.social chats to Rob & Will about the new top 10 @bobpetesarah.bsky.social album International; plus @augustinbo.bsky.social & @flashcassette.bsky.social *and* more top Bradford tunes! Yay!

I’ll be on BCB radio tonight at 9, with Flash Cassette, Gus Bousfield and host Rob Prior talking about the making of International (Bradford dept.). 106.6FM if the wind is in the right direction.Tyune in! Or listen online at bcbradio.co.uk

A tremendous piece by @juderogers.bsky.social

"It feels that maybe there’s an element of going out in a dignified way before anything happens" - @rockingbob.bsky.social talks about International, the final album by @bobpetesarah.bsky.social, to @yorkshirepost.co.uk www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

Safe In My Garden - a new compilation I've put together for Ace Records. Melancholic sunshine pop, created in the shadow of Vietnam. Perfect for early autumn. www.acerecords.co.uk/safe-in-my-g...

In the Record Room today with the Beach Boys, chewing over the beautiful late 60s suite Can’t Wait Too Long. patreon.com/bobstanley

St Et live in session on BBC 6 music with Lauren Laverne at 11.30. Viva Maida Vale! Tyune in!

Here's my review of International, the final album from Saint Etienne. Given that this might be the end, it's entirely appropriate for a reviewer like me to rave and gush a bit. www.apessimistisneverdisappointed.com/2025/09/the-...

Saint Etienne have released their new (and final) album 'International' | Listen to the album + read our ★★★★★ review here: album.ink/SEIntl @bobpetesarah.bsky.social @rockingbob.bsky.social

Angela Rayner has helped deliver the biggest uplift in workers' rights in a generation.

International is out! Happy release day to us. Thank you to West Riding Arts Research for creating such a beautiful sleeve to house our last album.

“Britpop’s best foundational band. From day one – in the post-perestroika summer of Italia 90 – their approach to music, lyrics, and films has always crossed borders, been open-minded, and kept time-travelling.” Thank you Jude Rogers. thequietus.com/interviews/s...

XS Noize Podcast #239: @rockingbob.bsky.social on Saint Etienne’s Final Album “International” and 30 Years of Music www.xsnoize.com/bob-stanley-...

International is Saint Etienne’s (@bobpetesarah.bsky.social / @rockingbob.bsky.social) final album. It’s an unalloyed winner. Out this week on @heavenlyrecordings.bsky.social. I’ve looked at it today for @theartsdesk.bsky.social: www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/al...

“An unalloyed winner. International is the definition of going out on a high.” Wonderful write-up of new St Et LP International by Kieron Tyler in the Arts Desk. theartsdesk.com/new-music/al...

When I find a village junk shop, what I'm really hoping to find is an album some local band who made magical DIY folk/psych/prog, and only pressed 50 copies for their friends and family. Never happens. But if I'd been hanging out in Ditchling, Sussex, it might've done. patreon.com/bobstanley

Mighty Mighty Bosstones, featuring Huey Lewis as a Carphone Warehouse salesman, and Alan B'stard as a hypeman. #totp

Of all the things that have happened to us in 35 years, hearing Winona Ryder say Saint Etienne "totally rescued me while I was going through a hard time" is up there. Bless her. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfjX...

An interview with Mike Vickers in the Record Room today: Moog pioneer (that's him on Abbey Road), library music hero (KPM! Standard! Bruton!), and an original member of Manfred Mann. He also wrote this club fave: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O541... Come and join in at 12.45 today. patreon.com/bobstanley

Bowie: The Wilderness Years, 1980-82. The period between Lodger and Let's Dance - just the one album (Scary Monsters) but a dozen wildly varied singles emerged from his HQ in Switzerland, released while plotting his departure from RCA. Discussed this week in the Record Room. patreon.com/bobstanley

XS Noize Podcast #239: @rockingbob.bsky.social on @bobpetesarah.bsky.social’s Final Album “International” and 30 Years of Music Listen here: linktr.ee/xsnoizemusic...

XS Noize Podcast #239: @rockingbob.bsky.social on @bobpetesarah.bsky.social's Final Album “International” and 30 Years of Music www.xsnoize.com/bob-stanley-...

Chip Shop Pop - The Sound of Denmark Street 1970-1975 is saturated with energy and joy. Compiled by @bobpetesarah.bsky.social's @rockingbob.bsky.social. On @acerecords.bsky.social. I’ve looked at it today for @theartsdesk.bsky.social: www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/mu...

Take Me To The Pilot The second single from International Released August 5 Check the news section of the Saint Etienne Discography for details: saintetiennedisco.com/index3.html

A new playlist in the Record Room tonight, 20 of my favourite 2025 tracks. Kali Uchis, Joanna, PEGGY, all new, all very good. Cover star: Tiger La Flor. patreon.com/bobstanley

Come on down!

New St Et single. Getting its first play from Lauren Laverne on 6Music next Tuesday around 11am. Collaboration with Phil Hartnoll from Orbital.

How extreme heat affected pop music... or, at least, how it came across. 1976 under the microscope in the Record Room this week. patreon.com/bobstanley

@acerecords.bsky.social latest offering from @rockingbob.bsky.social is another wonderfully curated set of gems. Often overlooked early 70s pop gems - some familiar, many forgotten. Great sleevenotes from Bob too. Highly recommended compilation as always!

www.acerecords.co.uk/chip-shop-pop This album is soooo good. I've been listening all afternoon. (@rockingbob.bsky.social)

Bob Stanley: “Profundizar en el catálogo de alguien siempre te lleva a encontrar alguna joya o dos que nunca has escuchado y eso siempre es emocionante” José Manuel Caturla habla con @rockingbob.bsky.social‬, miembro de Saint Etienne, por sus recopilatorios temáticos.

Any excuse to go down the chippy! Dan has been loving Bob Stanley's latest 'Chip Shop Pop' comp! Filled with hidden gems, this collection is great for the sole 🐟 www.resident-music.com/product/chip...

I wrote a piece about this box set which looked like nothing much but turned out to be life changing. patreon.com/bobstanley

Dear people in Brighton. We’re on the pier looking for the Dolphin Derby. Has it gone? Hoping it’s just moved.

I’ve got a stall at Saltaire Record Fair tomorrow. Come on down.

Superb review of the life and times of the late Connie Francis by @rockingbob.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

Here’s my appreciation of Connie Francis for the Guardian.

Doing a launch for this doozy at Rough Trade Denmark Street a week on Saturday. No idea why they're charging, but I'll try and make it worth your fiver! LPs and CDs available. Might even do a little competition... dice.fm/partner/dice...

When people talk about great goals, this is still the one that flashes to the front of my mind. 50 years ago. Couldn't believe my eyes. I think there was an illustration of it, with arrows and dotted lines, in Shoot www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnKB...

The hotel where the cast of The Wicker Man stayed in 1972. Nothing scary about it at all.

The records that bridge 60s pop star Stevie and 70s visionary Stevie, discussed in a long read in the Record Room today. Look Around is extraordinary, it sounds like Broadcast. Come on in! patreon.com/bobstanley

Chip Shop Pop, the sound of early 70s British Bubblegum, is getting much love from people who've heard it. I'm doing a launch for it a week on Saturday. Come on down!

Chip Shop Pop, the sound of early 70s British Bubblegum, is getting much love from people who've heard it. I'm doing a launch for it a week on Saturday. Come on down!

I always imagine Rickie Lee Jones is Peppermint Patty singing Chuck E's In Love about a now-teenage Charlie Brown #totp

This is really impressive. Proper comms, so that the public understand the amount of money (close to zero) available, and there's no wiggle room for rumour-mongers and troublemakers. Hats off to the team at Mansfield Council.

The La's, the Timeless Melody saga, and how to bury your own legend. Lee Mavers and the gang are the subject of the Record Room today. patreon.com/bobstanley