The @theobserveruk.bsky.social Gift Guide from December 1978. How many of these products, or their modern equivalent, will people receive 47 years later? substack.com/@johninnes27...

A trip to Glasgow’s Burrell Collection and the weekend.

Side eye.

Now playing The Sleeper by The Leisure Society. #theleisuresociety #album

Baby stealing wine class. Sienna.

“Barking up the wrong tree”

100% agree. Cuts to overseas aid unconscionable. If you don’t stand up for anything, you stand for nothing.

Please sign to stop the Overseas Aid cuts. Exactly the opposite of what Labour said in its manifesto. act.38degrees.org.uk/act/reactive...

#MakeItFair The UK Government is consulting on changes that could weaken copyright protections, allowing AI firms to use creative content without permission or payment. 🚨 Tech firms pay for electricity to power AI. why not pay for the content that fuels it? #ProtectCreativity #CopyrightMatters

Hamish Hawk at the Usher Hall @hamishhawk.bsky.social

On the turntable today: Buckingham Nicks, Before the Glitter Faded (Rare Demos 1973 - 1974) #fleetwoodmac #buckinghamnicks

To Celtic Connections for Roaming Roots Revue tonight with Roddy Hart and The Lonesome Fire featuring Yola, Villagers, Hamish Hawk, Ed Harcourt, Jill Jackson, Withered Hand & Kathryn Williams, Phil Campbell, Little Acres accompanied by The Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland Symphony Orchestra.

Currently playing - Buckingham Nicks Before the Glitter Faded (Rare Demos 1973 - 1974). #NowPlaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity #fleetwoodmac

Happy Burns Night everyone #robertburns #burnsnight

The Grit Orchestra at Celtic Connections this weekend.

Today’s listening and reading @bonnylighthorseman.bsky.social and Orbital by Samantha Harvey. #NowPlaying #vinylrecords #nowspinning #vinylcommunity

This is from a book called Exciting Things to Make With Paper which perhaps, on reflection, should more decently have been called Upsetting Things to Make With Paper

Post something orange

What a great album this is. Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens. #catstevens

New Year in Oban.

Books read in 2024 courtesy of StoryGraph. #booksky

Today’s listening and reading. Coming Home by @caradillonsings.bsky.social and The Details by Ia Genberg.

Some gigs from 2024. Pt. 6 @theagilmore.bsky.social, Drew Holcomb, Justin Currie and Darlingside

Some gigs from 2024. Pt. 5 Raye, @barenakedladies.bsky.social @sophieellisbextor.bsky.social and @rufus-wainwright.bsky.social

Some Gigs from 2024. Pt. 4 @frankturner.bsky.social, Dexys, Deacon Blue, The Leisure Society

Some gigs from 2024. Pt. 3 @brucespringsteen1.bsky.social @hamishhawk.bsky.social, Kate Rusby, Oh My God! It’s the Church

Some gigs from 2024. Pt 2. Nick Cave, The 5, 6, 7, 8s, The Go! Team and They Might Be Giants @thegoteam.bsky.social @ninjaisaninja.bsky.social

Some gigs from 2024, Pt1. @paulheatonsolo.bsky.social @bonnylighthorseman.bsky.social Balaam and the Angel and @tmbg.bsky.social

Bands I’ve seen this year:

Today’s listening and reading combo. we Saw the View by The Muldoons @themuldoons.bsky.social paired with Remarkably Bright Creatures by @shelbyvanpelt.bsky.social

Well thats a suitably eclectic selection of artists for the year! Jan: RAYE Feb: Hamish Hawk Mar:Fruit Bats Apr: Gaby Moreno May: David Kitt Jun: Fanny Jul: T. Rex Aug: The Police Sep: The Go! Team Oct: Queen Nov: Madi Diaz #applemusic

Today’s musical interlude. #jonimitchell

We found this letter tucked into the front of a second hand book. So many questions…

My “yet to read” bookshelf. #booksky #bookshelves

@paulheatonsolo.bsky.social was in excellent form in Glasgow tonight accompanied by @riannedowney.bsky.social smashing the vocals and support from The Zutons.

Today’s musical refreshment is Divine Madness by Bette Midler where she covers Springsteen, Waits, Dylan and the Stones. Bette Midler singing The E. street Shuffle is an unexpected pleasure.

Last night’s celebration of the life and work of Neil Innes included a roll call of comedians and musicians including Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Roger McGough, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Maddie Prior, The Rutles, Legs Larry Smith, Rodney Slater, Emo Phillips, Yo La Tengo, Ade Edmondson and Kevin Eldon.

Beautiful, if cold, morning flight from Glasgow.

Are you trying to tell us something Flipboard?

Today’s reading. Totally Wired The Rose and Fall of the Music Press by Paul Gorman. A chronicle of music writing from the 50s to the current day. Brilliantly written with wit and insight.

Snow has arrived in Strathaven

Last 5 bands I saw; Balaam and the Angel - Room 2, Glasgow They Might be Giants - SWG3, Glasgow Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Hydro, Glasgow The 5, 6, 7, 8s, Bannermans, Edinburgh Fairground Attraction, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow. Thanks for the prompt @laurakaykelly.bsky.social

Winging it.

Out to see goth/rockers Balaam and the Angel in Glasgow last night. Their album The Greatest Story Ever Told is an under appreciated 80s classic.

When it’s this cold outside my brain plays this song by Loudon Wainwright III. “It was colder than a witches tit, colder than a Polar bear's nose / Colder than the shoulder of my old flame, colder than hell ever knows” m.youtube.com/watch?v=frOk...

This is the bookshelf that exclusively covers “books that I want to ready but haven’t found the time yet”. Looking forward to getting into all of them. Booksky.

More bookshelf posting (one of the more eclectic shelves). @katebeaton.bsky.social @juderogers.bsky.social @robinince.bsky.social @stephenfry.bsky.social @adamrutherford.bsky.social and others

Some more bookcases for Booksky. #booksky #books Includes @regretteruane.bsky.social @stephenfry.bsky.social