Last night, a glancing reference to London 0, Hull 4 from Chris Packham on Springwatch got me thinking about one thing and another.

Tonight’s entertainment : Mick on top form

SFA in Manchester. First tour in 10 years #SFAOK

“By reconnecting with their past, The Coral have found the essence of who they are now, and it’s pretty magical - ⭐⭐⭐⭐” Following a limited vinyl-only release, The Coral’s 13th album finds the Wirral wanderers recapturing the spliff-assisted spirit of their 2002 debut.

Good timing… Let The Music Play.. @thecoral.bsky.social

We’re delighted that our brand new album ‘388’ is OUT NOW, recorded live in the studio to a Tascam 388 tape machine. Go to thecoral.os.fan to hear it, purchase vinyl, CD and tape cassette editions, and watch the video to first track ‘Let The Music Play’ #388

388 by @thecoral.bsky.social is out today. Go to thecoral.os.fan to hear it, purchase vinyl, CD and tape cassette editions, and watch the video to first track ‘Let The Music Play’ #388

That's the west coast mainline for you

It’s been a little while in the making, but I’m happy to share that my new EP, “Down and Out in Party City” is out on August 21. LIMITED EDITION 10 INCH VINYL (500 only, signed + numbered) LIMITED EDITION CD (500 only, signed + numbered) Pre-order here: emmaswift.bandcamp.com/album/down-a...

Post work beach walk

Have just followed the second side of Love’s Forever Changes with the second side of Love’s Forever Changes.

Hi folks, the next poll in our debut albums competition will focus on albums released between 2015 - 2019. Voting will commence on Friday 10th April. In the meantime please use #5DebutAlbums1519 to post recommendations and listening suggestions. See you all then 👍

Sun is out, temporarily a morning person. *ill-advised attempts at harmonising not pictured

Keeping up with the Joneses: great set from Edgar last night:

Back in December, I played the Bowery Ballroom in NYC and have finally uploaded clips from the show online. Here’s the set if you want to check it out: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

I'm calling Chekhov

“Mrs Johnson gets her coat out of the cleaners..”

“Sometimes the bad guys come out on top, Sometimes the good guys lose…….. Sometimes the bad days maintain their grip, Sometimes the good days fade.”

Sunday afternoon Sunstack Jones time: Slow Country

First gig of the year was pretty special:

Also discovered/rediscovered lots of great records doing this which are not mentioned below..which is kind of the point really isn’t it. #5albums9094

Re-watched this over the last week. Had forgotten how sad it is. Peter Vaughan incredible. What a cast and great writing.

It was 30 years ago today that BBC Two transmitted the opening episode of Our Friends in the North - one of the greatest television dramas the BBC has ever made. For the anniversary, I've been down to Caversham to take a look through the show's files and explore some of the tales they tell...

Listened to this yesterday..still sounds like the future.

10 years since we lost Bowie. Can we all agree that the world has gone to hell in a handcart since that day?

This Bowie doc is a bit all over the shop

This will be tough….Fortunately, as well as some classic debut albums, a few of my my favourites released average records straight out the traps before they really got going…which eases it a little. Only a little mind! #5DebutAlbums9095

#NowPlaying #Someone’sKnocking #Homicide5-AsidePesticide

Somehow managed to repeatedly miss this when it’s been on before. Wonderfully atmospheric, and the twist is brilliant.

Memory Almost Full Ram Chaos & Creation In The Backyard

Perfect listening to accompany present wrapping.

Nice reminder of last week. Black & White was incredible. John’s songs on this are brilliant. Saw them three times on the Miles&Gil tour…can’t believe nearly 20 years ago..

Shack on imperious form tonight. Gig of the year for me. John’s guitar loud in the mix. Perfection.

Music confession: I spent years thinking that "Peel session" was some kind of British music industry term. Like a special category of stripped-down studio recording But no, fellow Americans: It turns out there's just this one guy named Peel, and those were his sessions....

Bit late getting to this one….great record. Best since Van Occupanther? 🧐

Two hometown Shack gigs in a year…not long to wait now

Never was a truer word spoken.

"Teenage Wasteland" is maybe the best two-word phrase in rock history and frickin Pete Townshend had to name the song "Baba O'Riley"

The only person whose standard of living has improved during this Trump term is Ghislaine Maxwell.

"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975 “It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975

Nights drawing in, lashing down with rain outside. “The curse has begun, yesterday’s gone…”

Finally able to spend some time with this record. Great songwriting and playing, lots of room for the songs to breathe. @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social first album of new material post (excellent) album of Bob Dylan songs Blonde On the Tracks.

Today I watched “Tweedledum” the episode of Colditz with Michael Bryant and Bernard Kay for the first time. One of the best episodes of anything I’ve ever seen. Must be a @tobyhadoke.bsky.social favourite!

I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.

Team George on a Saturday afternoon.

Back to the brink... @radiotimes.bsky.social digs deep into the TV masterpiece that is Edge of Darkness, on its 40th anniversary, with rare photos and a special interview with actor Ian McNeice... www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/edg...

Aye aye. Edge of Darkness starting a rerun on BBC4 on 1st November. One of those dramas that just leave you rubbing your eyes in astonishment as it just gets better and better with every minute that passes. If you've never seen it before, god but you're in for a treat. Ian McNeice intro, too.

The classic "Edge of Darkness" series from 1985 gets an airing on BBC 4 from this Saturday night and on BBC iPlayer thereafter. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...