RESPECT Every politician should be doing this. Mayor Coffman has spent every Friday night since February sleeping at Aurora, Colorado’s homeless center, serving breakfast in the morning, and learning firsthand what works and what doesn’t.

Robyn Hitchcock Releases New Memoir "Stranded In The Future" - A Look Back at 1970s London www.artistdirect.com/news/2026-07.... @akashicbooks.bsky.social @robynhitchcock.bsky.social

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Fast forward to 1992 and the big celebration of the 30th anniversary of Dylan’s first album at Madison Square Garden with a star studded cast of musical luminaries. The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem and myself were invited to participate in … substack.com/@robbieoconn...

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youtu.be/XPSRBR0Q9dI?is. Robbie O’Connell (Clancy Brothers)

While I'm still working on song 185, I've made song 184 available early to backers. I am *fucking dreading* the response to this one and have been for years. No joke, I've had actual physical stress symptoms thinking of what people are going to say. But it needs to exist.

Your correspondents were out and about at Donovan this evening. A charming gig and an attentive crowd. There's only one of him.

John Paul Jones no longer appears on the new Syd Barrett tribute album. ledzepnews.com/2026/07/04/j... However, the track has now been cut from the upcoming album because of quality issues. A different recording of the same song by @robynhitchcock.bsky.social , w/o Jones included, will replace it.

Here’s an insightful review of my new book: thank you, Dave! And thank you @hlepidus.bsky.social for posting this… 🙏

BOOK REVIEW: Stranded in the future by Robyn Hitchcock @robynhitchcock.bsky.social www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2026/07/04/b....

Seeing lots of "the Founding Fathers would be so embarrassed by Trump" stuff being shared, and I'm sorry to inform people but Trump is far closer in character to the majority of the rapist kidnapping torturing "founding fathers" than someone like say Jimmy Carter was.

Celebrate Bob Dylan’s 80th Birthday by Revisiting His July 4, 1987 Performance with the Grateful Dead relix.com/blogs/detail....

This is a Pom-pom crab. No, really 😄 🦀 (Also Boxer crab or Cheerleader crab) The pink structures are actually living sea anemones that the crab holds in its claws for defense and to help mop up food particles. If one anemone is lost, the crab clones another by tearing it in half to regenerate.

Our conversation went on for hours - days, in fact - but then this is the most fascinating subject in the world. Part one coming on Sunday. God save the Kinks.

When volume three of the books based on my podcast comes out, I am using two blurbs: One is “can only be compared to, say, the construction of the Oxford English Dictionary...in its scope it summons up Gibbon or Pepys... it will eclipse every literary project in history” The New Yorker

And the same for authors and books

Mazal Tov Taylor and Travis! Good job "Rabbi" Sandler on officiating!

The stars finally aligned! Wilco and I finally got the play those Mermaid Avenue songs together at Solid Sound last weekend. You can stream the whole set here www.nepm.org/podcast/the-...

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MAKING A MASTERPIECE Made in a grey and broken Britain, the Soft Boys’ Underwater Moonlight refracted sparkling 1960s power pop, providing a foundational text for 1980s neo-psychedelia and alt-rock. @robynhitchcock.bsky.social @morrisdrums.bsky.social www.stateofsoundmagazine.com/how-the-soft...

Thanks to SCREEN Magazine for this great story about the Los Angeles premiere of HEKLA at Dances With Films last week (complete with exclusive pics), and our upcoming screenings in the Chicago suburbs this month: screenmag.com/michael-glov...

Excellent work from NBC News outlining the vicious piece of garbage that is HR 1 and the transfer of money from poor people to wealthy people now starting to leave millions without food and health care. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Took my younger son & his guitar to Guitar Center to have it worked on. I previously fixed it (so I thought) but the problem resurfaced. The repairs guy was arguably the nicest person I’ve ever met. So calm, genuine smile & kind. Fixed it & didn’t charge us. “It wasn’t that bad. You owe nothing.” ❤️

A cool ALL ONE SONG shoutout on the Neil Young Archives today!

40 years ago today, bob dylan & the grateful dead play together for the 1st time & it’s rather absurd. i wrote about it for for @raypadgett.bsky.social's newsletter (with videos): www.flaggingdown.com/p/bob-dylans... tapes, notes, newspaper clips, etc.: heads.social/@bourgwick/1... #deadfreaksunite

I love him

Robyn Hitchcock- interview and performance at Lawrence Arts Center- Lawrence, KS (2026-06-26) @robynhitchcock.bsky.social wheartm.com/2026/07/02/r.... @akashicbooks.bsky.social @lawrenceartscenter.bsky.social

Stranded in the Future (Print Reviews) Julius C. Lacking calls Stranded in the Future required reading for fans of Robyn Hitchcock, our very favorite child of the ’60s. ink19.com/2026/07/maga... . @robynhitchcock.bsky.social @akashicbooks.bsky.social

Thank you so much for all of your happy birthday wishes. Honestly, I don’t really feel 100. I feel pretty good. I feel like I’m only 98!

OH MERCY

GROOOVERS! Refresh your will to live with our rad & cheeky THURSDAY edition of LIVE from Tubby’s House this Thursday July 2nd at 8pm US CT. Join @Emma Swift, Tubby, Ringo Stardust & self for 80+ minutes of songs & chatter. Any song requests? robynhitchcockofficial.bandcamp.com/merch/live-f...

If you're in the UK and like to get your books from a proper book shop, I'm pleased to say that the Dylan Revisited book, Busy Being Born (1960-66) is now available at Waterstones. Link below 👇

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“The Hatching of Hitchcock” Originally published in Metronome Magazine, November, 1991, by Amy McGrath open.substack.com/pub/bradkyle.... @robynhitchcock.bsky.social

A boxer/pom-pom crab is a small species of crab found in the shallow parts of the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

Turtles became symbols of ancient times. They move slowly, live long lives, and seem to follow a rhythm older than human urgency. In many traditions, the turtle was not viewed as weak for its slowness, but as wise—understanding that survival does not always depend on speed.

The caridoid escape reaction, also known as lobstering or tail-flipping, is an innate escape behavior in crustaceans (Wikipedia). This spotted lobster flipped the f out. 🦐💨💨 💨 #spottedlobster #caridoidescapereaction #lobster #lobstering #coralcitycamera

Visions of Johanna (Live At Layman Drug Company) on 7 inch vinyl, coming soon to Tiny Ghost Records! In the meantime, here’s a link to the track if you'd like to stream it: ffm.to/v47eej2

In 2021 Dorian Borcherds captured a Chirodectes Maculatus - a rare species of spotted box jellyfish - in the New Ireland province of Papua New Guinea. There is some debate that it may be a new species altogether. #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

Music is not a luxury here. It is proof that we are still alive. Two young women. Two banduras. One bench in a Ukrainian city. They played. People stopped. No one said a word. hfu.org

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Odd Man In - In Robyn Hitchcock’s memoir, a young musician at odds with the times stays true to his weird self chapter16.org/odd-man-in/. @robynhitchcock.bsky.social

My first ever full band show in New York is happening on August 29 @ Berlin on Avenue A. Gig poster to come soon, in the meantime, these pics are from the temperamental photo booth at the Ace Hotel sometime in the not-too-distant past... See ya soon, NYC! www.ticketweb.com/event/emma-s...