"Elton John had a crush on me..." Wreckless Eric takes on our Life & Times interview, including tales of Captain Beefheart, Ian Dury, Elton John, drunk driving, getting nicked, the misery of poverty, the majesty of love and much more. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

560 PSG fans were arrested, 192 injured and 260 cars set on fire after they won the CL this summer. Worst football related violence in decades. I wonder why Spurs aren’t banning their fans in November, nor Newcastle in January?

No fans have behaved more violently, sung more racist chants than the British. For decades, fans have sung about gas chambers etc. CFC fans were not banned after years of violence and AS. Police routinely mobilise for far bigger supporter threat than Maccabi... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Music journalists: does anyone know who does press for the new Elias Rønnenfelt album please? Also, keen to hear Tame Impala LP before Friday release, but so far no dice. Some artists I cannot shake. Others, I cannot find. Make music PR great again!

"An honest person doesn't need to speak." The great Cass McCombs takes on our Life & Times questionnaire. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

"There’s probably a German word for when you’re robbed of your time via the internet..." Baxter Dury takes on our Life & Times interview. It's a free edition, get stuck in: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

*NEW* Kevin Rowland Bless Me Father - A Life Story with @tedkessler.bsky.social Walthamstow 30 Sept 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1671094301...

The first episode focuses on Oasis and how the band's rise kickstarted the decade! @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social and @tedkessler.bsky.social discuss the Britpop phenomenon. Take a listen ➡️ linktr.ee/talk90stome

Number 7 in The Sunday Times Bestsellers today…

In a special edition of TNC, our man @tedkessler.bsky.social reports from night one of Oasis' comeback tour. You've probably read reviews of the show already but not like this one. Absolute carnage. thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

Superb by @dorianlynskey.bsky.social esp on Rod Stewart: "Rod’s stage aesthetic is midway between Saturday night telly and an oligarch’s wedding. I don’t know if he’s about to announce the lottery numbers or dedicate You Wear It Well to the CEO of Gazprom." thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

I’m not saying ours is the best Oasis book. But that’s what MOJO Magazine has decided

Everyone! But especially Oasis and literature fans. We're putting on a party on Oasis Eve, July 3, to celebrate the publication that day of our book A Sound So Very Loud at @thesocial. Do come! Tix only £5 from newcue.co.uk.

I just finished reading To Ease My Troubled Mind: The Authorized Unauthorized History of Billy Childish by @tedkessler.bsky.social A profoundly human work. I find myself sad that I have finished and the book is over. Even if you don’t know Billy’s art/music/writing, it is an inspiring read.

We're hosting some Oasis music quizzes in boozers this summer with the Sounds Familiar crew to promote our Oasis book. First two announced today, more to come: 11/6: Boogaloo London 9/7: Diego's, Liverpool Tix: soundsfamiliar.co/oasis?utm_sour…

What do you wish the 18-year-old you knew? "That there is time. That finding yourself is a gradual process. You've got time to learn things." Robert Forster (@forsternet) takes on our Life & Times interview. It's a good'un, and it's free: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

Extract from our Oasis book in reliably excellent @mojomagazine.bsky.social

Great interview with Mick. Last night’s Shack gig in Manchester was a scorcher. So great to hear the Head Brothers’ voices weaving together their harmonies again. Next stop a full Waterpistol gig for its 50th?

"There's no after show when you're on the double zero." Spoke with the mighty Mick Head mid-tour with his reunited Shack for @thenewcue.bsky.social. John overslept - we'll get him next time. open.substack.com/pub/thenewcu... Current setlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/6V8...

Great interview with Mick in @thenewcue.bsky.social

"There's no after show when you're on the double zero." Spoke with the mighty Mick Head mid-tour with his reunited Shack for @thenewcue.bsky.social. John overslept - we'll get him next time. open.substack.com/pub/thenewcu... Current setlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/6V8...

John Power is a lovely man having a lovely time

Tariffs, Jerry. Tariffs!

One of my my favourite things is the New Cue newsletter, which covers music with brilliant wit & expertise. Amazingly, Maybe I'm Amazed has its own one-off edition here: thenewcue.substack.com (If you can, subscribe - it's indispensable)

"It means a lot to me that people are saying to me after the shows, ‘God, it sounds as fresh as ever.’ I hit a zeitgeist, apparently, with Bewilderbeast..." A Life & Times interview with the great Damon Gough, aka Badly Drawn Boy. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

My Life & Times interview in The New Cue #476 March 24: open.substack.com/pub/thenewcu... Apologies for extreme hangover selfie - was up till 4am on Sat night and no amount of make-up and photo filtering could help 😂

"Kyle McLachlan wandered in and my Mum started gushing: “My daughter LOVES Twin Peaks, she has a HUGE crush on you!”" Ahead of the excellent debut album by her new band the MB3, @mikiberenyi.bsky.social takes on our Life & Times questionnaire. It's a freebie: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

I helped with a tiny bit of editing of this book and I cannot underline strongly enough how jaw dropping and compulsive a read it is. Highly recommend it. www.penguin.co.uk/books/471401...

On this day in 1995, Radiohead put out The Bends. Here is a somewhat personal account of my relationship with Radiohead, their music and this deathlessly brilliant record. I'm making it free to read for 30 minutes – one for every year since it was released. www.patreon.com/posts/how-to...

What do you consider your greatest achievement? "My pupils didn’t react in hospital and I was practically braindead... So, it’s surviving." A heart-warming (& hilarious) Life & Times interview with indie icon Edwyn Collins and Grace Maxwell. thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

Spent a very happy hour on the blower with the inspirational Jimi G of Doves last week. He's been through it this decade, hopefully emerging through the other side now.

Spent a very happy hour on the blower with the inspirational Jimi G of Doves last week. He's been through it this decade, hopefully emerging through the other side now.

"When I was 17, I went to Aberdeen University to study Divinity, by mistake..." Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos takes on our Life & Times queries. Contains an excellent Bowie & Lou Reed story, bit of Jaws, bit of Paris, some Dirk Bogarde and much more: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

Pleased to say that Hamish MacBain and I have written ‘A Sound So Very Loud: The Inside Story of Every Song Oasis Recorded’. Published by Pan Macmillan on 3 July in UK, Pegasus in US. Story. Lots more to come… thebookseller.com/rights/pan-m... Preorder: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/ted-...

Pleased to say that Hamish MacBain and I have written ‘A Sound So Very Loud: The Inside Story of Every Song Oasis Recorded’. Published by Pan Macmillan on 3 July in UK, Pegasus in US. Story. Lots more to come… thebookseller.com/rights/pan-m... Preorder: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/ted-...

"I love getting older. I don't fret about the things I used to fret about." Hot on the heels of his best record yet, Eddie Chacon takes on our Life & Times questionnaire. Includes an unexpected Metallica & Faith No More story. It's a freebie: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

Nice to see 3 of ours on the Penderyn Prize longlist, in some fine company after a great year for music books. Congratulations @tedkessler.bsky.social, William and Jim Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain, and Questlove. Winner announced 30 March, we'll have our fingers crossed...

If you could go back in time, where would you go? "Possibly 1888 because I could go over to Arles and see Van Gogh paint his sunflowers. Then I could get back to London and unmask the Ripper." Matt Berry takes on our Life & Times questionnaire: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

My Saturday night is joining a Billy Childish, Guy Picciotto and @tedkessler.bsky.social Zoom to listen to them talk about Ted’s ace book ❤️

I’m going to be doing an event on Saturday with Billy Childish for @citylightsbooks.bsky.social, speaking with the great Guy Picciotto of Fugazi. 11 AM PT/2 PM ET/7 PM GMT. All welcome. Billy Childish & Guy Picciotto: rare meeting of minds…

I’m going to be doing an event on Saturday with Billy Childish for @citylightsbooks.bsky.social, speaking with the great Guy Picciotto of Fugazi. 11 AM PT/2 PM ET/7 PM GMT. All welcome. Billy Childish & Guy Picciotto: rare meeting of minds…

Important PSA: Cindy Lee’s Diamond Jubilee is now streaming (though re-sequenced). One of my favourites of the decade so far. open.spotify.com/album/5Ae6PV...

Did a nice wee interview with @thenewcue.bsky.social

My Top 10 audiobooks of the year. Moving, funny, harrowing and in some cases all at once. If I had to pick a ‘winner’, @tedkessler.bsky.social ‘s portrayal of Billy Childish was outstanding. And Joel Gion might be the funniest musician to put pen to paper. Merry Xmas 🎅🏻🎄📚💥

"The story of Billy Childish, the most famous artist you’ve never heard of, by legendary music journalist Ted Kessler." Enter to win a copy of @tedkessler.bsky.social's "To Ease My Troubled Mind" from Akashic Books 💙📚 www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...

Ding dong! That's the sound of part 2 of our Songs Of The Year editions being delivered, handpicked playlists by Felix White, James Acaster, Yannis Philippakis, Nick Littlemore, Heavenly's Jeff Barratt, Lucy Rose, Miki Berenyi and many more. Paywall is down!: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

A Christmas cracker to end the year as Tony Mortimer tells us the story behind East 17's classic Stay Another Day. Niall asked Tony if he still had his white puffa jacket and he sent us this pic to go with the interview, what a fella: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

Very happy to have Jessica Pratt in today's Life & Times hot seat for @thenewcue.bsky.social. thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...