The Day the Music Died (and I was conceived?)

PHOTO OF THE DAY. Buddy Holly walking through the centre of Chesterfield with his manager’s wife (1958). 📷 google images

39, 36 and three Beats #popmaster

SOTN Black then Paul McCartney and Fine Young Cannibals. Brill show Matthew @matthewjrudd.bsky.social #forgotten80s

Hi @matthewjrudd.bsky.social can I request Walk in the Park by Nick Straker and Wonderful Life by Black? #forgotten80s

SOTN Candlewick Green then Funkadelic and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. Fab show Alan @ssuburbs.bsky.social #sts70s

SOTN Paul McCartney then REM and Go-Betweens. Great show Sam @deeper80s.bsky.social #deeper80s

SOTN The Boss then China Crisis and Tal Bachmann. Another brill show Sam @madwaspxs.bsky.social #mwxs

FT: 🔴 #BristolCity 0-5 #DCFC 🐏 The biggest victory of the Eustace era sees The Rams move into the Championship top six for the first time since 2019! Derby blew Bristol City away with goals from Brewster, Brereton Díaz, Clark, Agyemang and Salvesen. 💭 Thoughts, #dcfcfans?

Is the connection that they've all worked with Jazzie B #mwxs

#NowPlaying on Mad Wasp XS For: @ernestgbilko.bsky.social Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis #MWXS #MadWaspRadio @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social the very best in advert free music – accept no substitutes!! madwaspradio.com

Six #TOTP episodes tonight: two '99s, a '79, an '89 and two '76s. Although it's a seated performance, please remember your warm-up excercises first and stay properly hydrated (or lubricated) throughout.

SOTN Sinead O'Connor then Billy Joel and The Jam. Super show Darren @pistolstopulp.bsky.social #ptop

33, 30 and just one Lisa #popmaster

SOTN Boney M then Cerrone and Village People. Super show Mark @diamondlightsxp.bsky.social #dlxp

Great album choice by @simonscanlon.bsky.social #dlxp

Looking forward to this, especially the song about the Russian monk! #dlxp

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

A former 1930s Citroën dealership is restored and converted into offices, capped with planted terraces overlooking the city. Location: Paris, France Project by: PCA-STREAM

YES! IT'S BROADCAST DAY! Tonight: Compilation Album Show! And we're going back to that epic year of 1978 with this inspired pick by @simonscanlon.bsky.social! 8pm, @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social! #dlxp

The government’s suggestion that rolling out 20 minute courses on writing “AI“ prompts, sponsored by Google, Microsoft and Amazon, is somehow comparable to the founding of the Open University (the Wilson government‘s, & Jennie Lee’s, proudest achievement), is an insult to our human intelligence.

STEEL Art Museum by SSAD Studio Location: Anshan, China The Museum is a renovation project designed by SSAD Studio, led by Liang Chen and Wang Shixue.

"I'm a surgeon in #Iran. This this is the horror I've witnessed in the crackdown" www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

27, 36 and loads of Wham #popmaster

SOTN Air Supply then Ivan and Nick Kershaw. Great show Darren @deeper80s.bsky.social #deeper80s

SOTN David Bowie then The Divine Comedy and Carter USM. Brill show Sam @madwaspxs.bsky.social #mwxs

SOTN David Bowie then Divine Comedy and Carter USM. Brill show Sam, especially the last track! @madwaspxs.bsky.social #mwxs

Perhaps Sam will play Drinking In LA next! #mwxs

imagine being the father or mother or son or daughter or sibling of one of those brave British troops who died in Afghanistan, and having to listen to this crass ignorance

SOTN Marvin Gaye then Dan Hartman and Dire Straits. Fab show Darren @pistolstopulp.bsky.social #ptop

YES! IT'S BROADCAST DAY! Bring your dancing pants tonight because it's a 12" show! 2 hours of extended bangers! The carnage begins at 8pm on @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social! #dlxp

Horsley (Derbyshire) Council By-Election Result: 🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7) ➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6) 🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0) 🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5) ☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New) 🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0) No Ind (-1.7) as previous. Green GAIN from Reform. Changes w/ 2025.

The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up. Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 🧵

Just 18, no bonuses, then 30, all the bonuses! Three Seals #popmaster

SOTN Jennifer Rush then The Millionaires and Icicle Works. Fab show Sam @deeper80s.bsky.social #deeper80s

Is the connection groups that have had more than one lead singer? #mwxs

SOTN David Bowie then Althea & Donna and Alphaville. Brill show Sam @madwaspxs.bsky.social #mwxs

SOTN Those NOBS ABC then Killing Joke and Chicago. Fab show Darren @pistolstopulp.bsky.social #ptop

Got 30 on the first round but haven't got time to wait for the second! #popmaster

YES! IT'S BROADCAST DAY! And, as we've just had the 10th anniversary of his sad passing, tonight at 8pm on @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social I'll be bringing you Part 1 of a 2-Part David Bowie retrospective, looking at his work from 1969-1979! Bring your bibbity-bobbity hat! #dlxp

21, 30 and just two Gladys Knight and the Pips #popmaster

21, said Morning Train for the Sheena Easton song, just 15 and three Frankie #popmaster

Today is Plough Monday - by tradition the start of the agricultural year Artist: John Berry (The Farmer, 1963)

Jan 1982: THE LOOK - New Album ad from MCA Records (+New Album THE LOOK; I AM THE BEAT; FEEDING TIME; and Tonight) «STAR TEASER»

SOTN Leonard Cohen then Talk Talk and Tina Turner. Fab show Sam @msspydasweb.bsky.social #mswmwr

SOTN New Order then Billy Field and Randy Goodram. Thanks for the show Darren @deeper80s.bsky.social #deeper80s

SOTN King George then those NOBS ABC and the Stone Roses. Thanks for another brill show Sam @madwaspxs.bsky.social #mwxs

Missed first round then 36 and three Ants #popmaster

Jan 1939: Horlicks ad from Vaseline/Horlicks (+Vaseline Hair Tonic and Vaseline Soapless Shampoo) «DRY SCALP drains the life out of your hair»

SOTN King George Michael then Nazerath and Moody Blues. Thanks for the show Darren @pistolstopulp.bsky.social #ptop