Get down to The Hairy Dog, Derby early on Sunday 26th October - doors open at 5pm! Support from Molly Vulpyne

Gig announcement! See you at Kamera at Lloyd and Platt in Manchester in October! Get tix here: www.seetickets.com/event/the-da...

Excellent review of last weekend's Gigantic All-dayer - cheers to Jon Kean at @louderthanwar.bsky.social louderthanwar.com/gigantic-all...

We're out on a school night for our next trip over the bridge to Bristol. Tremendous stuff with @jeanines-band.bsky.social Lightheaded and Silk Cuts at @exchangebristol.bsky.social on Tuesday 22nd July

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NEW ISSUE OUT NOW! This month’s Electronic Sound celebrates ELEKTRONISCHES DEUTSCHLAND – with CLUSTER, NEU!, HARMONIA, KRAFTWERK, BOWIE, ENO and more – and we’re bundling the magazine with a glorious orange vinyl seven-inch from CLUSTER. Get your copy at electronicsound.squarespace.com/shop/magazine

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Cheers #gateshead - you were brilliant

A brilliant opus review of Elettrodomestico’s newly released album ED. Penned by Brice Frillici (SEKDEK), the creator of the Rabbit Stew and Bliss videos and man behind many of our iconic photos. Dig! www.sekdek.com/blog/86a9cy5...

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C86 Show 6pm Wed futureradio.co.uk Essential Logic, June Brides, Darling Buds, Hit Parade, Lloyd Cole, Beat, Ludus, Madness, Bodines, Housemartins Wild Swans, Danielle Dax etc @PhilW58596 @pricechris27 @CherryRedGroup @Lloyd_Cole @theedarlingbuds @MadnessNews #C86

Double Diamond Club: Double Diamond Club - Video Premiere louderthanwar.com/double-diamo...

To be met with deafening indifference, here's 10 records I've enjoyed during 2024: Big Special: Post-industrial Hometown Blues Nick Cave: Wild God Kim Deal: Nobody Loves You More Keeley Forsyth: The Hollow John Grant: The Art Of The Lie

Who doesn't love a top ten? Cheers to Chris Roberts over on the Insta

First post here 🤓 I've just released my third single, called "Everything Was Taken Away". If you like Slowdive, Mogwai, Sigur Rós, you might enjoy this one! ✌️ #shoegaze #dreampop #postrock #alternativerock open.spotify.com/track/2WW97h...

Introducing the forty-seventh Starter Pack with all the bands, orchestras, independent labels, and musicians I can find on Blue Sky! Please have a look, follow some or all of them, and share this pack here and in other places! go.bsky.app/9oPLKda

#MusicSky Choose 25 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 25 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (11/25)

It’s #BandcampFriday which means is a perfect time to support artists by embracing this antidote to poor streaming income for the majority of acts during Spotify Wrapped & Apple Replay season This was one of my ideas to make the most of year-end lists from this week’s @drownedinsound.org newsletter

Tomorrow’s fascinating episode of Electronically Yours features George Underwood, album cover designer, artist and early schoolmate of David Bowie.

ADVENT DAY 5: ‘Your Community Hub’ by Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan A former Album of the Week winner is today’s discounted record - 25% off for today only. White/purple splatter variant @warringtonruncorn.com @castlesinspace.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/christmas/ad...

Inviting our new Bluesky friends to have a listen to the new album “Beautiful Mysterious”. Keeley 💙 ffm.to/keeleybmdigi...

We've made a start here: go.bsky.app/52hrAd3 Must be many many more venues here surely?

We want to build a Starter Pack of Blue Sky accounts for all the fantastic Grassroots Music Venues in the UK. If you're a venue, or you know of a venue, please drop your account details below.

The 'Gales is here!

Bluesky tip for newbies: Bluesky has no real algorithm. Likes here do nothing but show the poster that you enjoyed their content. That kindness is always going to be appreciated by creators, but if you want to help to boost something here, you have to repost it so others see it. 🙂

It seems nice here so maybe go and follow @theedarlingbuds.bsky.social

I've finally found my special purpose