She lived a remarkable life, and can justifiably be called the voice of India. This is one of her most famous songs, and captures her beautiful tone and feeling perfectly - RIP Asha Bhosle www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOrR...

This is a fabulous account of some great indie bands that you almost certainly won't have heard of (but should have) by their mainstay, the inimitable @jo-bartlett.bsky.social - great stuff #indiemusic #historyofindependentmusic indiethroughthelookingglass.com/2026/02/02/a...

The Girls Are Against Me by The Utopias - a sublime slice of 7" vinyl soul, valued at £3000 now if you happen to come across one in the wild - but still sounds beautiful www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvfS...

One year anniversary of this lovely review of our album The Family Grave play Songs About Love ❤️ read it in full here 9lounges.com/the-family-g...

Laura Nyro died on this day in 1997. Listen to her sing Poverty Train 30 years earlier at the tender age of 19 and be amazed 🥰🎵👌 youtu.be/raxswPy0bW4?...

Wonderful performances by The Anna Lowenstein klezma string quartet and the Merlin Shepherd duo last night. Original Eastern European Jewish/Yiddish Jazz, via Stamford Hill. Very special. Do check out Anna's brilliant album 'Through the walls'. annalowenstein.bandcamp.com/album/throug...

Catastrophe gets 100% on Rotten Tomatoes and I couldn't agree more. Absolutely perfect TV Comedy series !

We have just enough religion to hate but not enough to love

'Daylight' was a song I decided was so funky it needed an instrumental remix (and got one) but the original is also worth a bit of attention, not least for its lyrics about friendship and mental health. It's one of the oldest songs on the album 'Old Songs for Kids' open.spotify.com/track/4vDmPm...

Just a reminder, but we aren't on Facebook. Come find us on Instagram or Threads or countless other places linktr.ee/TheFamilyGrave

Happy Easter bunnies x www.instagram.com/reel/DWtGOog...

There are a fair few songs about the singer and band, but I keep coming back to that belter by Leonard Cohen - The Tower of Song. This live version is lovely - "born with the gift of the golden voice" www.youtube.com/watch?v=nceR...

Happy Passover to all those who celebrate it. Painting by Marc Chagall, one of my favourite artists.

HAPPY GIL SCOTT-HERON DAY America's great poet and lyricist was born on this day, 1 April 1949 youtu.be/sFitv47P884?...

Thanks for adding our song 'Big Man' to this wonderful UK Indie Spotify playlist open.spotify.com/playlist/1re...

I came to the natural history museum in search of a new band name. I wasn't disappointed 😁 📷 Photo by Jon Southcoasting, 2009 #poladroid #poladroidseries #bandnames #independentmusic

Listened to Flea's Honora, his jazz album feat. Thom Yorke and Nick Cave, and I liked it. It's a very decent record 🎺 🎵 👍🏼 Did you know that The Family Grave also made a jazz LP, a version of our Love Songs album, and we think it's pretty cool. What do you think? song.link/PlaySongsAbo...

Oasis Entertainment blog think Old Songs for Kids is essential. Do you agree? Find it here album.link/OldSongsForK...

Crypto: If what you’re doing with money is legitimate, why wouldn’t you just use a bank? ➡️ Watch Page 94, the Private Eye podcast: youtu.be/goeCQ8ZM2f4

US man pleads guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions using AI | US crime | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Thanks to Novelleymusic for adding my strange little track 'The Prince of Dregs', from our The Family Grave Plays Love Songs album, to their Spotify playlist of Songs About People Who Aren't Real (But Totally Are) 😊 open.spotify.com/playlist/2bR...

I don't think I've ever read about anyone more deserving of a medal than Nathan Newby. BBC News story here - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Welcome to all the weirdos, the poets, the misfits, artists, writers, music makers and dreamers

This track is insane. I really like it. youtu.be/ilUycVLkA-U?...

Found an old video I took of Kristin McClement playing her beautiful song 'The Wild Grips' at the Star and Shadow Cinema in Newcastle, from a concert with the legendary Birdengine and my old persona, Hiawatha Telephone Company, way back in 2009. Classic. View here youtu.be/WclOwYOJWQE?...

Found an old video I took of Kristin McClement playing her beautiful song 'The Wild Grips' at the Star and Shadow Cinema in Newcastle, from a concert with the legendary Birdengine and my old persona, Hiawatha Telephone Company, way back in 2009. Classic. View here youtu.be/WclOwYOJWQE?...

"French streaming service Deezer said streams of AI-generated music on its platform were dominated by fraudsters, who upload and then repeatedly listen to thousands of songs to generate royalty payments to the detriment of legitimate artists" www.ft.com/content/8a47...

It's St Patrick's Day so I'm celebrating with a Guinness 0.0% because that's how I roll sometimes. How do they make a low alcohol beer taste so good?

I filmed Tim Keegan at Folklore Rooms in Brighton last week, supporting @ianfromballoon.bsky.social. This is Disconnected, a song from Tim's other band The Departure Lounge, with a nice quote of Morrissey and The Smiths too. Lovely stuff 🎵😍🎸 #livemusic #indiemusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1M4...

There are only a few free download codes left now for this, so get them quick. And why not take a listen to our latest album while you're there?

I filmed Tim Keegan at Folklore Rooms in Brighton last week, supporting @ianfromballoon.bsky.social. This is Disconnected, a song from Tim's other band The Departure Lounge, with a nice quote of Morrissey and The Smiths too. Lovely stuff 🎵😍🎸 #livemusic #indiemusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1M4...

"The song ’Valentine’s Day’ shows The Family Grave’s potential. The brooding, travelling bass and the beating of tom drums create a soundscape for an apocalyptic tale." - The Other Side Reviews There's A Whole Lot Of Love In the World. Find it here - Track 5 album.link/OldSongsForK...

I love the gig posters designed for the Oast Community Centre in Rainham, North Kent, and displayed permanently on the corridor wall. This one below is my favourite. More in the first comment below.

So good to see new music from the magical Kristin Mcclement. New album forthcoming! 😍 #gothicfolk #indiemusic #newmusic kristinmcclement.bandcamp.com/track/the-fi...

The new album by The Family Grave is called 'Old Songs for Kids'. You can listen on the digital channel of your choice at the link below. There are also links to purchase downloads, CDs and vinyl. Please repost. album.link/OldSongsForK...

I saw Ian from the band Balloon play in Brighton last night promoting the superb new LP Gas 'n' Air. This is a little video of their performance of one of the beautiful songs on that album called To No One #singer-songwriter #indie-pop #acoustic #independentmusic 💕🎵🎸🐰 😍 youtu.be/gLOSdn8EvBQ

The new album by The Family Grave is called 'Old Songs for Kids'. You can listen on the digital channel of your choice at the link below. There are also links to purchase downloads, CDs and vinyl. Please repost. album.link/OldSongsForK...

Saw the North Kent band The Dutch Embassy play at the Oast Community Centre in Rainham on Saturday night and bought their album which is packed full of great indie songs :-) #thedutchembassy Listen here open.spotify.com/album/4BXxvf...

Zeno.fm/radio/featuredartists/ all tracks on 24/7 rotation incl @somehappything.bsky.social @stevenlandrews.bsky.social @adew.bsky.social @thefamilygrave.bsky.social @andersjornesten.bsky.social @nsecmusic.bsky.social @hallucinophonics.com @quizboypdx.bsky.social And many more

We have vinyl and CDs and they look and sound fantastic elasticstage.com/thefamilygra...

The morning after Bandcamp Friday. This is your reminder that artists still love you if you buy their music today (or any other day too). Of our latest Oasis blog says: "writing sharp, but never melodramatic. Songs written because they needed to be." thefamilygrave.bandcamp.com/album/old-so...

Tonight I watched A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, a sexy Iranian Vampire movie filmed in California in 2014 by Ana Lily Amirpour, who was born in Margate, England - the home of Tracey Emin and a place I can't imagine better suited to vampires. #supportthepowerofIranianwomen

Recommended to add to your #BandcampFriday purchases - your requisite monthly music-lover tax - is this beauty from @thisisthekit.bsky.social and Wilkommen Records for @warchilduk.bsky.social #charitymusic #digitaldownload #livemusic #altfolk thisisthekit.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...

There are just 8 free download codes left for our album 'The Family Grave Play Songs About Love' - link below. Why not add it to your #BandcampFriday purchases - and maybe even consider buying our follow up album 'Old Songs for Kids' while you're there? X getmusic.fm/r/the-family...

Our latest album 'Old Songs for Kids' is available in full at all good digital places today. And from Bandcamp.com too of course as its #BandcampFriday You can try it and buy it on Bandcamp! Links are here album.link/OldSongsForK...

A belated HAPPY MARK E SMITH DAY born 5th March 1957

De La Soul at the @npr.org Tinydesk was always going to be joyful and does not disappoint www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AVY...

"The writing is sharp without being self-indulgent; introspective but never melodramatic. There’s a sense these songs weren’t written to impress - but because they needed to be." Love this. The full album will be out on digital networks Friday oasisentertainmentblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/02/o...

Courtney Marie Andrews sings her 2016 song Rookie Dreaming, live in Brighton (February 2026) #livemusic #Singersongwriter #Americana youtu.be/I-w9TFZh-d4

Why has Microsoft decided to make my favourite simple video clip editor only available via OneDrive now, meaning it is no longer free to use but also much slower and less efficient as it has to operate over WiFi. Please fix it! If it win't broke... 😥