Neil Young’s 80 today, a pioneer and a legend. So many masterpieces to choose from, this one’s a favourite. #neilyoung #raggedglory

The Nectarine No.9 say hello & goodbye at The End of Definition on Saturday 13th Dec in Edinburgh College of Art which will be the final action by Creeping Bent after 30 years. Gareth Sager, Mackenzies, The Sexual Objects, will also be performing. TIX: wegottickets.com/event/678735

Bewitching photograph of Agnes Moorehead (1900-1974) some twenty plus years before her role as 'Endora'...........

Sweet and tender set from Insecure Men @assaiglasgow.bsky.social tonight, showcasing A Man For All Seasons, their beautiful and reflective new album. @fatpossumrecords.bsky.social #insecuremen

We’re very proud to have been chosen as the main retail partner for 3 stellar Edwyn Collins reissues, Hellbent On Compromise, I’m Not Following You and Doctor Syntax. There's also an Edwyn designed Postcard poster and plenty OJ. read and browse: mailchi.mp/monorailmusi... @thepastels.bsky.social

Postie’s been - with the latest “Rock Communique” (European Son Edition) from my good pal Rocky… @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

L.S. Lowry was born on this day 1887 at 8 Barrett Street, Old Trafford.

New month, dreamy new David. 📸 Brian Ward

Undead undead undead! Little bit of late night Bela for Halloween 🦇 #belalugosi #bauhaus

Paul Haig's Rhythm of Life cover Suicide's "Ghost Rider" Riverside, 10/10/1983 youtu.be/qRyT0pZAXSE?... @paulhaigmusic.bsky.social @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social

Last of the summer tomatoes, it’s been a very good year.

Never Mind The Bollocks was released 48 years ago today. Here’s Jamie Reid’s original collage artwork for the album, snapped a few years ago at the National Gallery. #sexpistols #nevermindthebollocks @punkandnewwave.bsky.social

John Cale ~ Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night: The Falkland Suite (poem by Dylan Thomas) #DylanThomas #BOTD #JohnCale Beautiful Live performance with the Stedelijk Helmonds Concertkoor and the Metropole Orkest, 1987. (from Words from the Dying, 1992) www.youtube.com/watch?v=maIS...

I don’t know just where I’m going, but I’m gonna try for the kingdom if I can… Remembering Lou twelve years after he left us, unique and uncompromising, always missed. #loureed #rocknrollanimal

Stay punk, Brussels graffiti last week.

Bumped into Iggy last week, he’s only five foot one.

Beezer’s “Until Now” exhibition at Farsight Gallery (off Denmark Street) celebrating Bristol’s innovative music scene - and The Slits… @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social

Patti celebrating Horses with her son Jackson and daughter Jesse in Brussels last week. An incredible show, full of fire and passion, still extraordinary half a century on. #pattismith #horses @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social

Tonight’s entertainment, waiting for Patti at the Cirque Royal 🖤 #pattismith #horses50

A Leap Into The Void: The ballad of Creeping Bent Written by @creepingbent.bsky.social Foreword by @neilcooper.bsky.social Published by @lnfg.bsky.social (LNFGB5)

Good God, Patti was on FIRE tonight! The band were tight, taut and spare and Patti was raw and rocking and potent and magical. I swear we all levitate at moment. Very very special.

Don’t wanna overstay my welcome… Peter Perrett at the Cabaret Voltaire on Saturday. Brilliant new songs and a sprinkling of classics, not in full voice, still magnificent 🖤 #peterperrett @philk282.bsky.social @mikec1977.bsky.social @scotspostpunk.bsky.social

Tonight’s entertainment… Peter Perrett at the Cabaret Voltaire. #peterperrett #theonlyones

#caturday Cat King, Germany, 15th century

Here It Comes Again by the Amazing Snakeheads is my song of the week. From the ferocious Amphetamine Ballads, released in 2014, reissued today. Always remembering Dale Barclay 🖤 #sotw #amazingsnakeheads @dominorecordco.bsky.social @scotspostpunk.bsky.social youtu.be/s07oVob_4eg?...

I dug into the Wierd Eighties for @thequietus.com

John Lennon reading one of his poems "The Wresting Dog" #JohnLennon #BOTD From Peter Cook & Dudley Moore's 'Not Only But Also' 1964 BBCTV show that starred John Lennon, showcasing poems from his new book 'In His Own Write'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfdt...

Edwyn again, this time in Newcastle. Not sure my heart can cope 🧡 @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @philk282.bsky.social #edwyncollins

A couple of minutes from last nights wonderful gig! Edwyn & his band - Felicity 🎶🍊 #musicsky #albumalmanac #weekendsingles @stevomusicman.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social

Albert Tatlock! The Skids played the Odeon #otd in 1980. Richard Jobson picked out a kid from the crowd to belt out TV Stars on the encore. Here’s my front row ticket, a £3 bargain. @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social #theskids #alberttatlock

Richard Hell in the Bowery rain, 1977, he’s 76 today. 📸 Godlis

New month, beautiful new David, and he’s back in baggy trousers. 📸 Brian Ward

So much love for Edwyn in Glasgow last night, just when you thought it couldn’t get any better James Kirk and Steven Daly turned up for an unexpected Orange Juice reunion 🧡 #edwyncollins #orangejuice @scotspostpunk.bsky.social

Waiting for Edwyn in Glasgow, it’s going to be emotional 🧡 @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social

Tonight’s venue, tinseltown is in the rain.

Why must you record my phone calls, are you planning a bootleg LP… The Specials kicked off with Gangsters in Edinburgh 45 years ago this week. Here’s my ticket, a £3 bargain. @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social

Loved John Bellany:A Life In Self-Portraiture at the City Arts Centre today, half a century of piercing self-examination through the prism of paintings, drawings and prints. This was a favourite, Bonjour Monsieur Bowie from 1986. #johnbellany #davidbowie

Cardiacs record signing at @banquetrecords.com yesterday for their bloody marvellous, typically bonkers new album, LSD (their first in over 25 years). I was so chuffed to be able to have a little chat with Jim Smith who kindly signed my copy of Is This The Life.

Here come the Rubber Cops… The Sexual Objects on fire at the Glad Café on Friday, seductive, sensuous and utterly magnificent. @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @creepingbent.bsky.social #thesexualobjects

The Story of Skids: Scotland's No. 1 Punk Band Three Q&A screenings at the Cameo Picturehouse, Edinburgh with Richard Jobson & director Mark Sloper on Wednesday 1/10/2025: www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail... @carolinebinnie.bsky.social @neilcooper.bsky.social @nicolameighan.bsky.social

Here Come The Rubber Cops by The Sexual Objects is my song of the week, just one of the smash hits on their new album Orangutang, out today. #sotw @scotspostpunk.bsky.social youtu.be/ARfbT-hq9No?...

Hotel Chelsea's pattern, Manhattan (2010) Photo: Henry P. Gray / Wikimedia

"It would be cool if we were a stadium band, but we also love the little cult following we have at the moment... that already feels like a crazy amount of people." INTERVIEW: Scottish sunshine pop duo The Cords ☀️ www.theskinny.co.uk/music/interv... @skepwax.bsky.social @slumberlandrecords.com

I can’t seem to face up to the facts, I’m tense and nervous and I can’t relax… Talking Heads’ debut, released 48 years ago today, first in an immaculate run. #talkingheads #psychokiller

Maureen Tucker, Delmonico Hotel, New York (1966) Photo: Adam Ritchie

The homegrown tomatoes just keep coming… Roma, Red Cherry and Principe Borghese, all very tasty.

The Clash: Police & Thieves youtu.be/N3A8uNG3GH4?... ROOTS ROCK REBELS: WHEN PUNK MET REGGAE 1975-1982 Get all 54 tracks on 3 CDs here: www.cherryred.co.uk/various-arti... And here: www.amazon.co.uk/ROOTS-ROCK-R... #rootsrockrebels @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social

We are the goon squad and we’re coming to town, beep-beep! Scary Monsters is 45 this week, Bowie at his idiosyncratic best. @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social #bowie #scarymonsters

Shop Assistants - Respectable (1989) www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZHR...

Decadence and pleasure towns, tragedies and luxuries… Empires and Dance is 45 today, Simple Minds at their edgy Euro peak. @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social