Wow! - new single from IST IST - I Am The Fear - love it. Can’t wait for the new album if this is anything to go by…

The Transcendent Tide by @dougjohnstone.bsky.social - a perfect end to the Enceladons Trilogy. Really great read.

So it’s official then. No longer the Falcons, now the Red Bulls. At least we might see them actually win a game at last after finishing bottom of the league for the last few years!

Share a photo of one or more of your music reference books. #MusicSky Very similar collection…

Wow! The Accidental Immigrants by @jomcmillan.bsky.social What a harrowing but thought provoking read. Very relevant (sadly), but utterly brilliant. My book of the year so far, a must read.

#TheSmithsTop30 1/30 - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out “Take me out tonight Because I want to see people And I want to see life Driving in your car Oh please, don't drop me home Because it's not my home, it's their home And I'm welcome no more” youtu.be/siO6dkqidc4

#TheSmithsTop30 2/30 - Bigmouth Strikes Again ”Sweetness Sweetness, I was only joking when I said I'd like to smash every tooth in your head Oh sweetness Sweetness, I was only joking when I said By rights you should be bludgeoned in your bed” youtu.be/PtzhvJh9NRY

#TheSmithsTop30 3/30 - This Charming Man “I would go out tonight But I haven't got a stitch to wear This man said, "It's gruesome That someone so handsome should care"” youtu.be/cJRP3LRcUFg

#TheSmithsTop30 4/30 - How Soon Is Now? “There's a club if you'd like to go You could meet somebody who really loves you So you go and you stand on your own And you leave on your own And you go home, and you cry, and you want to die” youtu.be/hnpILIIo9ek

#TheSmithsTop30 5/30 - Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others “Send me the pillow The one that you dream on And I'll send you mine” youtu.be/C906lbkcYug

#TheSmithsTop30 6/30 - The Queen Is Dead “So I broke into the Palace With a sponge and a rusty spanner She said: "Oh, I know you and you cannot sing!" I said: "That's nothing, you should hear me play piano!"” youtu.be/48nBNuVEVJ0

#TheSmithsTop30 7/30 - Cemetry Gates “So we go inside and we gravely read the stones All those people, all those lives Where are they now?” youtu.be/dfXqxjMkyQ4

#TheSmithsTop30 8/30- Barbarism Begins At Home “A crack on the head Is what you get for not asking And a crack on the head Is what you get for asking” youtu.be/9zNwZomsONA

#TheSmithsTop30 9/30 - Half A Person “And if you have five seconds to spare Then I'll tell you the story of my life: Sixteen, clumsy and shy That's the story of my life” youtu.be/sLX5Nym9fcs

#TheSmithsTop30 10/30 - Rubber Ring “But don't forget the songs that made you cry And the songs that saved your life Yes, you're older now and you're a clever swine But they were the only ones who ever stood by you” youtu.be/5CLEEtDXP_Y

#TheSmithsTop30 11/30 - Still Ill “Under the iron bridge we kissed And although I ended up with sore lips It just wasn't like the old days anymore No, it wasn't like those days” youtu.be/b_3oFRcTNHo

#TheSmithsTop30 12/30 - Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want This Time “Good times for a change See, the luck I've had Can make a good man turn bad” youtu.be/w3qPMe_cCJk

#TheSmithsTop30 13/30 - Panic “Burn down the disco Hang the blessed DJ Because the music that they constantly play It says nothing to me about my life” youtu.be/wMykYSQaG_c

#TheSmithsTop30 14/30 - Unhappy Birthday “Loved and lost And some may say When usually it's nothing, surely, you're happy It should be this way?” youtu.be/f0qh7wHw3Jk

#TheSmithsTop30 15/30 - Hand In Glove “And if people stare Then the people stare Oh, I really don't know and I really don't care” youtu.be/WiN-n990oE8

#TheSmithsTop30 16/30 - Ask “Shyness is nice, and shyness can stop you From doing all the things in life that you'd like to” youtu.be/zoo9Vu1a9bU

#TheSmithsTop30 17/30 - You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet Baby “If you're wondering why All the love that you long for eludes you And people are rude and cruel to you I'll tell you why” youtu.be/eFpSar7AifU

#TheSmithsTop30 18/30 - What Difference Does It Make? “All men have secrets, and here is mine So let it be known” youtu.be/XbOx8TyvUmI

#TheSmithsTop30 19/30 - What She Said “What she said "How come someone hasn't noticed that I'm dead And decided to bury me? God knows, I'm ready". “ youtu.be/G-tk_cCMN3M

#TheSmithsTop30 20/30 - Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me “Last night I felt Real arms around me No hope, no harm Just another false alarm” youtu.be/4WCnl1VTEeg

#TheSmithsTop30 21/30 - I Know It’s Over “Oh mother, I can feel The soil falling over my head And as I climb into an empty bed Oh well, enough said” youtu.be/M6o1SEj02t0

#TheSmithsTop30 22/30 - Handsome Devil “You ask me the time, I sense something more And I would like to give you what I think you're asking for” youtu.be/fAHk-M2k5mM

#TheSmithsTop30 23/30 - That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore “When you laugh about people who feel so Very lonely Their only desire is to die Well, I'm afraid It doesn't make me smile I wish I could laugh” youtu.be/1nPT64U6X40

#TheSmithsTop30 24/30 - Girl Afraid “Girl afraid Where do his intentions lay? Or does he even have any? She says, he never really looks at me I give him every opportunity” youtu.be/zVy-zkB3ESg

#TheSmithsTop30 25/30 - Stop Me If You Think That You’ve Heard This One Before “And so I drank one It became four And when I fell on the floor I drank more” youtu.be/SckD99B51IA

#TheSmithsTop30 26/30 - Nowhere Fast “I'd like to drop my trousers to the Queen Every sensible child will know what this means The poor and the needy Are selfish and greedy on her terms” youtu.be/nJS6F6S3b5s

#TheSmithsTop30 27/30 - Reel Around The Fountain “I dreamt about you last night And I fell out of bed twice” youtu.be/V04bUY5Kl8w

#TheSmithsTop30 28/30 - Death of a Disco Dancer “The death of a disco dancer Well, I'd rather not get involved I never talk to my neighbour I'd rather not get involved” youtu.be/zqnFUVCoIL0

#TheSmithsTop30 29/30 - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side “The boy with the thorn in his side Behind the hatred, there lies A murderous desire for love” youtu.be/qdOHPjMzY8s

#TheSmithsTop30 30/30 - Sweet And Tender Hooligan “Poor old man He had an accident with a three bar fire But that's okay Because he wasn't very happy anyway” youtu.be/ZO-Qq2cZCK4

Loved the third in the series of Professor Eustacia Rose mysteries by @writerjilljohnson.bsky.social

Another recommendation from BBC2’s Between the covers: Whale Fall by Elizabeth O’Connor. Exceptional coming of age story which just flowed perfectly from start to finish. Well worth a read.

Panenka by @ronanhession.bsky.social - what a cracking, poignant book. Love it.

Spent the past month in the company of the Skelfs and loved every minute of them. Hopefully another one is on the way @dougjohnstone.bsky.social 😉🤞🏻

#NewOrderTop30 1/30 - True Faith “I feel so extraordinary Something's got a hold on me I get this feeling I'm in motion A sudden sense of liberty” youtu.be/OenGWe1gfa4

#NewOrderTop30 2/30 - Ceremony “Oh, I'll break them all, no mercy shown Heaven knows, it's got to be this time Avenues all lined with trees Picture me and then you start watching” youtu.be/kkASIx9Xk6s

#NewOrderTop30 3/30 - Temptation “Up, down, turn around Please don't let me hit the ground Tonight I think I'll walk alone I'll find my soul as I go home” youtu.be/C45ox3iOS6Q

#NewOrderTop30 4/30 - Age of Consent “Won't you please let me go These words lie inside they hurt me so” youtu.be/gG9fEaITgCk

#NewOrderTop30 5/30 - Sunrise “I've been waiting to hear your voice for too long now One way conversations do not work somehow” youtu.be/1VAnZXDSZCQ

#NewOrderTop30 6/30 - Bizarre Love Triangle “But that's the way that it goes and it's what nobody knows Well every day my confusion grows” youtu.be/nIhr4cD_cBk

#NewOrderTop30 7/30 - Dream Attack “Nothing in this world Can touch the music that I heard When I woke up this morning” youtu.be/VLh8VTqQgeQ

#NewOrderTop30 8/30 - Your Silent Face “No hearing or breathing No movement, no lyrics Just nothing” youtu.be/MEl0Chq36lc

#NewOrderTop30 9/30 - Vanishing Point “My life ain't no holiday I've been through the point of no return” youtu.be/aWuNzXttLVE

#NewOrderTop30 10/30 - Regret “Just wait 'til tomorrow I guess that's what they all say Just before they fall apart” youtu.be/AUZtEQ_IFDs