Before Britpop & Cool Britannia, Blur were just 4 lads from Colchester finding their feet. On Talk 90s To Me, @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social chats with @daverowntree.bsky.social about those chaotic times and his brand new book of pics from the band’s early days! Listen linktr.ee/talk90stome

Black rhinos are a critically endangered species. Here in Kenya, they suffered a catastrophic 98% decline between 1970 and 1983, as poaching decimated their population. But today, Kenya’s black rhinos are growing in number. In honour of #WorldRhinoDay, read Chamboi’s full story: swt.bio/chamboi

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the idea that one of my top ten favourite albums was forgotten about due to shambolic labelling has upset me greatly

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33 years ago The ABBA Groop released ABBA Gold and I had issues with it so I have rectified proceedings. This will be the true ABBA Gold from now on. Update your records accordingly open.spotify.com/playlist/1jr...

Bore off with the usual arses and their “why are you in the quiet life niceness enclosure rather than the Cunt Amplifier Network?”

Didn't have 'mildly fancying Stefan Dennis' on my wotsit but here we are

RIP

Europop with terrible rapping are amazing

You don't hear of many kids named Pliers, do you? Imagine you were such a fan of Chaka Demus & Pliers that you were moved to name your firstborn Pliers. They'd be in their early thirties now. HEAR ME NOW.

I will stand up for Lenny Kravitz's Are You Gonna Go My Way album which he made at the same time as co-producing Vanessa Paradis' utterly incredible self-titled long player (and which I wrote a thing for a thing the other day *taps nose*)

Don't Walk Away was so good that no other Jade songs were needed

The video to Go West is an exact replica of London gay clubland circa 1993

I have been following an 'on this day' pop page and it has just posted something so completely wrong that I actually got slightly furious but also laughed.

The top ten features three tunes from Demon Hunters, three from Sabrina Carpenter and three* from Olivia Dean. (*one is technically a feature with Sam Fender) and one song from Sombr. Olivia's occasional trio in the top ten has made her the first UK female turn since Adele to dominate in such a way.

It's got everyone in it from Paul Young to Young Marble Giants, and from Salt-N-Pepa to Chas & Dave. #IntoTheGroove, my new book, the month-by-month story of 1980s pop, out on Thurs 2 Oct from @eandtbooks.bsky.social. Pre-order from everywhere and anywhere, eg: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/into...

WHAT etc

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that dog ❤️

A good ‘ten for a paaand’ haul. The Visage and Pretenders essentially for the period WHS stickers, Gary Low’s Italo weeble You Are A Danger, VENUS BY THE SHOCKING BLUE, Hooked On Classics which I will set fire to due to its part in denying Love Action the top spot…

It’s BBC 6 Music band tshirt day and so here’s one from Reading 1992 because I’m 106 years old

UPDATE: I’ve been down my Pop Allotment and dug out these beauties

No one shares WAFR's enthusiasm for Mr Bloe's Curried Soul then

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So anyway my mind has just been completely fucking BLOWN

Yaroo! Go buy it

I tackle some 90s - yes Oasis - but praise be to Lighthouse Family, Sabres of Paradise and our rave nation in my OMH this week: www.musicomh.com/features/spo...

after doing a deep dive into the provenance of Tijuana Christmas, I've discovered that The Torero Band were NOT actually from Tijuana. I know! They were in actual fact The Sound Stage Brass and made this album for KPM which I must now hear.

Just bought a recent Ladytron single that genuinely is NOT 20 years old this Friday. No, even I, arbiter of POP AGE refuse to believe that.

Just bought a recent Ladytron single that genuinely is NOT 20 years old this Friday. No, even I, arbiter of POP AGE refuse to believe that.

I like it when WAFR likes one of my posts

The Britfunk Too Much Too Young with more directional choreography

An ace feature for a fantastic compilation. Just the best music and time to be a saucy regional gay moving to London *mops down Recoil ‘outfit’*

I tackle some 90s - yes Oasis - but praise be to Lighthouse Family, Sabres of Paradise and our rave nation in my OMH this week: www.musicomh.com/features/spo...

In an alternate universe, Servalan and Carnell were top 80s synth-pop duo, FEDERATION. ‘Marked To Kill’ was realised by THE BRITISH STEREO COLLECTIVE. Donation from each sale to charity, in memory of Jacqueline Pearce. fairsound.com/product/fede... #Blakes7 #SciFiSynthPop #Electronica

facebook memories reminding me of a sleazy long weekend in Berlin a decade ago (in my defence I didn't realise Berghain was literally around the corner but we were far too hammered at that point)

“Alright pal where you going. To The Social on November 1st? To hear power ballads and big hair pop and mid-whitey wonders at Late Nite Minicab FM with some ponce called Wadey guesting? Sounds fancy. Alright, well hop in.”

RIP

Out in just 16 days: my month-by-month guide to the 1980s in pop, from Run-DMC to Mel & Kim, and from Haircut 100 to 808 State. It's called #IntoTheGroove, it's published by @eandtbooks.bsky.social, and you can buy it from all sorts of places, like here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/into...

If this doesn’t get over 100 likes on WAFR I shall be calling the police

@wadeywade.bsky.social You've made it to the wilds of Somerset...

“Alright pal where you going. To The Social on November 1st? To hear power ballads and big hair pop and mid-whitey wonders at Late Nite Minicab FM with some ponce called Wadey guesting? Sounds fancy. Alright, well hop in.”

appear to be writing two books at once. This is my Use Your Illusion era.

I am very here for this (I've just deafened the PR by screaming uncontrollably)

Ok, found justification for an MP still to be using X.

This was a real "Yes! Exactly!" moment for me.

The ultimate goal