Music as a time-machine... just heard The Toy Dolls "nelly the elephant" on the wireless. Took me right back to being 12, and seeing Hearts v Morton in December 1984 with my father - and it getting played over the tannoy at halftime.

Simple Minds "don't you forget about me" on the wireless. A bit of an albatross for them? But still an absolute banger.

What a run of singles. The 8698 tour was a corker.

Father Christmas played a blinder. @stubailie.bsky.social @weare1of100.bsky.social @creepingbent.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... McCauley Alt.Christmas. Tuning in to this on the BBC Sounds App, on a Monday afternoon, with a mince pie. Cracking show. Well-worth a spin. Highlights for me are Low and Lisa Hannigan. And Run DMC @stephenmccauley.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Explore the Japanese cultural phenomenon of the Jazz Kissa/Jazz Café.

It's what all the cool kidz will be wearing @weare1of100.bsky.social @creepingbent.bsky.social

In Canton Library, Cardiff. @graemethomson.bsky.social Cracking book

I've got a ticket for this evening's Creeping Bent shindig at Mono- Glasgow, which i am unable to use. Ping me if interested. @creepingbent.bsky.social

Stay, by The Artists in Residence "And maybe... This is the second-worst concept album ever conceived?" I love it. I heard about it on the Stephen McCauley Show on BBC Radio Foyle/Ulster. This is why specialist music radio matters. I don't think that Elvis is dead @stephenmccauley.bsky.social

Loving this book

Future Pilot A.K.A vs the Pastels Hurricane Fighter Plane. Perfect grooves for this Sunday afternoon.

I've got a ticket for the Creeping Bent happening at Glasgow Mono on 12 Dec. Unfortunately, i am unable to get up from Wales for it. Ping me if interested. It cost £20 @creepingbent.bsky.social

One of the gig of 1998. A Creeping Bent happening. @creepingbent.bsky.social

The Kingfishers. Ideal for this Saturdayafternoon. @lnfg.bsky.social and @creepingbent.bsky.social

Why presenter-led / curated, specialist music radio shows matter. And why they should be protected. Worth a read. BBC Radio Scotland seem to be making some poor choices.

Enjoying some rad.typo on vinyl with wee daughter. As heard on the Stephen McCauley Show. What's not to like? @stephenmccauley.bsky.social

I absolutely agree.

Saturday afternoon spin. It's easy to forget JUST how good this is.

Spinning this. The first single from Primal Scream after Mani had joined and re-booted the band. An absolute bulldozer of a track from a stunning lp. (Vanishing Point).

This landed. Fantastic. Three decades of peerless vibes. @creepingbent.bsky.social

Rad.typo www.radtypo.com/infrastructu... The band with their DIY Derry streaming service.

Rad.typo vinyl. As heard on BBC Radio Ulster/ BBC Radio Ulster. The Stephen McCauley Show @stephenmccauley.bsky.social Cracking band... with their own streaming service. Check 'em.out

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. 1984-1989. A flawless collection of songs.

Cracking interview. Well worth a listen.

@graemethomson.bsky.social I popped in to Oodi library in Helsinki yesterday, and saw this corker. Fantastic book.

Depeche mode. Policy of truth 12 BONG 19. An absolute banger from Violator.

Depeche mode. Never let me down again. 12 bong 14. Released 24 August 1987. Probably my favourite track ever. Recently spun on the Stephen McCauley Show on BBC radio foyle / BBC radio ulster. A "must listen" for all the cool kids. @stephenmccauley.bsky.social

Alternatives To Valium has compiled a Creeping Bent playlist to accompany the recent article re Creeping Bent turning 30. The playlist includes The Shangri-Las, The Secret Goldfish, Public Enemy, The Nectarine No.9 and many many more. Aural pop. open.spotify.com/playlist/16m...

Cleaning the kitchen with this belter of an lp. I absolutely love it. Cannot recommend it enough. One of my faves of 2024 As heard on @stephenmccauley.bsky.social

Really enjoying this lp

1977....

Gig of the year. So far.

Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0025ynx via @bbciplayer Ending 2024 watching this on the telly. Great show. Great band.

V for Vaselines

Christmas day lp. Bill Ryder-Jones. iechyd da. It's superb. First time I heard of it was earlier in the year on The Stephen McCauley Show. @billryderjones.bsky.social @stephenmccauley.bsky.social

youtu.be/OR07r0ZMFb8?... It's that time of year.

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions. Rattlesnakes. Flawless? For me, it's a bit like "violator". You know it's good, but when you play it, you're still stunned by JUST how good it is.

Adventures In Stereo. "International". 2000. Bobsled Records. Bob-10. I found this today in a Cardiff record shop. Very unexpected. Another of those bands that I discovered in the 1990s via the Creeping Bent label. They had moved on to Bobsled by this time. Great track. @creepingbent.bsky.social

bentism (the underground sounds of creeping bent). 1999. bent040cd. @creepingbent.bsky.social

Creeping Bent Bent Bountique. bent055cd 12/12/94 to 12/12/99. Five year plan @creepingbent.bsky.social

CREEPING BENT / 12.12.1994-12.12.2024. Adventures in Stereo. Alan Vega & RCTJ. Article 58. Bill Wells & Isobel Campbell. Future Pilot AKA. Gareth Sager. Port Sulphur. Sexual Objects. The Leopards. The Nectarine No.9. The Secret Goldfish. Vic Godard. etcetcetcetc.

bent013. Adventures In Stereo. The sound of 1996. @creepingbent.bsky.social

Adventures In Stereo. bent026. A brand new day. B side is probably my favorite cover version. @creepingbent.bsky.social

Wednesday night in Wales. The Cowboy Mouth. Faultines ep. Sounds gorgeous. @lnfg.bsky.social @thecowboymouth.bsky.social

bent032. punk drone. the secret goldfish. @creepingbent.bsky.social

Not makimg it up to Glasgow to see The Cowboy Mouth this evening. So this will have to make do. Hope that everyone going has a blast. @thecowboymouth.bsky.social

Winter. South Wales. Tartan Envy. bent020 @creepingbent.bsky.social