Richard Astill
@therichastill.bsky.social
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I'm always dancing like no one's watching. WWJD I keep plates spinning Views are my own.
Shout out to @officialgusgus @alison_goldfrapp @thecure and Hollywood Crime Scene for keeping me entertained this year.
#SpotifyWrapped
about 20 hours ago
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Misty morning
#Stevenage
1 day ago
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Who's doing
#Whamageddon
this year? It's only day 1 but so far so good π
3 days ago
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Day30
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Monaco - Sweet Lips Peter Hook was in Monaco. This track is an absolute banger!!!
youtu.be/KqYTQrXP9GE?...
add a skeleton here at some point
4 days ago
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Greetings from
#Yorkshire
#GodsOwnCountry
#HattieDoesYorkshire
4 days ago
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Day29
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle Joy Division became New Order. For a time Peter Hook was in...
youtu.be/tkOr12AQpnU?...
add a skeleton here at some point
5 days ago
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Day28
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Joy Division - Atmosphere Joy Division were on Factory Records. Following the tragic deal of Ian Curtis they became...
youtu.be/1EdUjlawLJM?...
add a skeleton here at some point
5 days ago
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Happy Cake Day! Which would you choose? Jammy Dodger Biscoff Chocolate & Butterscotch
#CakeLove
6 days ago
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Last night
#NouvelleVague
were outstanding at the
#Koko
Highlights were: Teenage Kicks A Forest Should I Stay or Should I Go Love Will Tear Us Apart Girls On Film
6 days ago
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Day27
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Happy Mondays - Wrote For Luck Another Madchester band. They were on Factory Records, as were...
youtu.be/YNn51e11_dQ?...
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7 days ago
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Day26
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored Another Madchester band. As were...
youtu.be/4D2qcbu26gs?...
add a skeleton here at some point
8 days ago
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Doing The Smiths thing...
#HattieGoesNorthWest
8 days ago
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River Weaver today
#HattieGoesNorthWest
9 days ago
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Day25
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
The Charlatans - The Only One I Know Tim Burgess is lead singer of the Charlatans who were part of the Manchester scene in the late 80's/early 90's. As were...
youtu.be/0RJwW77Lsj8?...
add a skeleton here at some point
9 days ago
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Day24
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Saint Etienne & Tim Burgess - I Was Born on Christmas Day Edwyn Collins performed Tim Burgess's lyrics when I saw him with Saint Etienne at the Palladium.
youtu.be/HSSgfE4doxw?...
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10 days ago
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Greetings from Blackpool π
#HattieGoesNorthWest
10 days ago
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Day23
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You The lead singer of Orange Juice was Edwyn Collins. I saw him perfom live at the London Palladium with....
youtu.be/6oqJ0JpMj6I?...
add a skeleton here at some point
11 days ago
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MANCHESTER bound!
#HattieGoesNorthWest
11 days ago
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Lovely walk with friends through
#Hertfordshire
countryside. We walked from Preston to Ley Green. One of the locals was curious.
12 days ago
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Day22
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Orange Juice - Rip It Up Both JAMC and Orange Juice are from Scotland. The lead singer of Orange Juice is...
youtu.be/xcRAWA4nN3U?...
add a skeleton here at some point
12 days ago
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Day21
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
The Jesus And Mary Chain - Upside Down Bobby Gillespie was in JAMC for a short time. They are from Scotland, as are...
youtu.be/UnO41-rKUsc?...
add a skeleton here at some point
12 days ago
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#FourTet
was spectacular last night at
#AllyPally
loading . . .
12 days ago
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Four Tet at
#AllyPally
BANGIN!!!!
13 days ago
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Happy Cake Day! Which would you choose? Banoffee Cappuccino Chocolate
#CakeLove
13 days ago
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Day20
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Primal Scream - Loaded As well as MBV Primal Scream were also on Creation Records. Singer Bobby Gillespie was briefly drummer for...
youtu.be/Y3ixEzKA4k0?...
add a skeleton here at some point
14 days ago
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Day19
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
My Bloody Valentine - Sometimes Alan McGee was the head of Creation Records. An album that allegedly bankrupted Creation was "Loveless". Another band on Creation was...
youtu.be/hSI_9P9rRt4?...
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15 days ago
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Day18
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
The Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now Prior to being in Babyshambles Pete Doherty was in The Libertines. They were managed by Alan McGee who was head of...
youtu.be/CqM11bt9QvI?...
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15 days ago
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Morning Blue Sky
#Stevenage
15 days ago
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Day17
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Babyshambles - Killamangiro Pete Doherty was in Babyshambles. Prior to that he was in...
youtu.be/1J5_NyR4CTk?...
add a skeleton here at some point
16 days ago
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Day16
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Client (Featuring Pete Doherty) - Down To The Underground Client were initially on Andy Fletcher's record label. They did a collaboration with Pete Doherty who was in...
youtu.be/eusfk8Q1RuU?...
add a skeleton here at some point
18 days ago
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Day15
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Depeche Mode - World In My Eyes Vince Clarke was one of the founding members of Depeche Mode who carried on without him. Fellow member Andy Fletcher founded a record label - Toast Hawaii. On this label were...
youtu.be/nhZdL4JlnxI?...
add a skeleton here at some point
19 days ago
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Day14
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Yazoo - Situation Yazoo originally released Don't Go. Prior to being in Yazoo Vince Clarke was in...
youtu.be/ysmVlaw36L0?...
add a skeleton here at some point
19 days ago
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Happy Cake Day Which would you choose? Bakewell Lemon Sponge Carrot with Cream Cheese
#CakeLove
20 days ago
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Day13
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Nouvelle Vague - Don't Go On their debut album Nouvelle Vague closed the album with Friday Night Saturday Morning. A track from their second album is Don't Go, originally performed by....
youtu.be/1SE3c8TrVdQ?...
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21 days ago
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Day12
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
The Specials - Friday Night Saturday Morning The Fun Boy Three were all in The Specials. Friday Night Saturday Morning was covered by...
youtu.be/P2df30y9sMQ?...
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21 days ago
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Day11
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Fun Boy Three - It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It The Fun Boy Three championed Bananarama. Before that they were in...
youtu.be/0_kjctTbMHA?...
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Fun Boy Three - It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by FunBoyThreeVEVO
https://youtu.be/0_kjctTbMHA?si=4ZRZmyELFFKWgdg2
21 days ago
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reposted by
Richard Astill
Giles Paley-Phillips
21 days ago
Kindness is the greatest thing we can gift to others, so let's make each day about reaching out to those you might need it the most. So, please share to encourage those who you feel might not always adhere to this sentiment.
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Sandwiches made. Any requests?
22 days ago
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Never forget...
#RemembranceDay
#LestWeForget
23 days ago
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Day10
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Bananarama - I heard a rumour Bananarama worked with SAW and got a renaissance. Venus got them relevance again. Prior to that they worked with...
youtu.be/m-DZQ80vEVI?...
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24 days ago
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Day9
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan played Charlene and Scott in Neighbours. Jason's music was produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman. As were...
youtu.be/A85ME_Th4eM?...
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Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts - Official Video
YouTube video by PWL
https://youtu.be/A85ME_Th4eM?si=vLX1Fcdakhg6e7lf
24 days ago
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Last night I went to see Chartreuse live in Cambridge. Never seen them live before and they were brilliant. They had some lighting problems but the audience got their phones out to illuminate things.
25 days ago
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Day8
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Kylie Minogue - Better The Devil You Know Another PWL artist who was in an Aussie soap with...
youtu.be/tto_nmsND_o?...
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26 days ago
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On Thursday night I saw the Miki Berenyi Trio in their rescheduled gig at one of my favourite venues. It was great to see them live after their North American tour. We had loads of great tracks and as always there was plenty of dancing!
26 days ago
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Day7
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Opus III - It's a Fine Day Kirsty Hawkshaw performed with Chapterhouse in 2010. She is the singer on this track which was released on PWL.
youtu.be/TjIPzyVlK60?...
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26 days ago
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Happy Cake Day! Which would you choose? Raspberry & white chocolate Caramel Lime Drizzle
#CakeLove
27 days ago
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Day6
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Chapterhouse - Breather Like Slowdive Chapterhouse are from Reading. They're going to be back in 2026 and reformed briefly for dates in 2010. They were joined on stage by...
youtu.be/5YtB4kxfQPs?...
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28 days ago
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reposted by
Richard Astill
Johny Nocash/John Hartley
about 1 month ago
π§΅Itβs that time of year where I try to persuade people to buy my books as gifts instead of buying the best sellers. Not being a celebrity author or having a big publishing house does stack the odds somewhat, so please have a look at this thread, and buy if something tickles your proverbial fancy
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Day5
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Slowdive - Catch The Breeze Slowdive supported Ride on tour when they were promoting the Today Forever Ep. Slowdive are from Reading, another band from Reading is...
youtu.be/vBo1sN0Ovyo?...
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29 days ago
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Day4
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Ride - OX4 One of their first forays into the USA was a joint tour with Lush. I saw Ride at the Kentish Town Forum supported by...
youtu.be/g0Gsr_gjhpY?...
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29 days ago
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