Hot dog!

A glorious racket. Prolapse in Oxford last night.

Robert Forster & his Swedish Band in Leicester last night 🙌

Cate Le Bon in Leeds last night. Remarkable.

Sublime performance from Modern Nature in Cov last night. @justdroppedin.bsky.social is a such a great venue.

How gorgeous is this post from Zeke 🧡

The Beta Band in Nottz last night 🧨 🧨

Edwyn Collins in Buxton last night. Wonderful gig. So much love for the man from everyone there.

Trip to Portmeirion for Gruff Rhys / Pys Melyn in the Hercules Hall. As gig venues go, that was pretty special.

Finally got around to seeing The Tubs after a few failed attempts. They didn’t disappoint.

Insecure Men playing songs from the new album at the Horse Hospital in London last night 👌

Water Damage / Smote double header @ The White Hotel, Manchester. That was a bit special.

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Water Damage at Supersonic last night. Relentless, Intense & Loud. #SupersonicFestival

Great drive up and down Wrynose & Hardknott passes in the car today. Kudos to the cyclists riding up. Insane gradients & switchbacks.

La Sécurité one of the many highlights from this weekends Krankenhaus festival

Dean Wareham & Sea Power playing the songs of Galaxie 500 in Hebden Bridge last night. That was pretty special.

The New Eves instore show. Rough Trade, Nottz. Spellbinding.

Sad news. RIP Ozzy.

Great few days away in France, watching Le Tour. #TDF2025

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A treat to see Pys Melyn in Aberystwyth last night.

Slightly unsettling Easter window display. Brighton

@cornwell.me.uk We’re down for Sea Power this Friday. Are you about?

Man/ Woman/ Chainsaw Superb in Bedford tonight.

Dean Wareham in Leamington Spa last night, lots of Galaxie 500 & Luna songs in the set. Great support from Cassie Ramone.

Hot dog.

Snapped Ankles. The new tunes are great.

Pleasing news 🙌

Take a break, Driver 8, with this killer comp of live '85 R.E.M. doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/7766495...

Needed a night in tbh but W H Lung were playing in Cambridge. Well worth the effort 👌

Heartworms in Brum last night. Rounding off a great week of gigs.

Japanese Television bringing their fuzzy surf sound to shoe town tonight.

Maquina. Relentless hypnotic sounds in Brum last night. Great band.

Cryptic Beta Band posts on Instagram. Getting the band back together? 🤔

Hayden Thorpe & the Propeller Ensemble perform ‘Ness’ in Cambridge last night. Mesmerising from start to finish.

One of the best Marianne pics ever. Hell, one of THEE best pics ever

Back when we did an REM road trip to Athens, Georgia.

Number crunching: Ticketmaster’s donation to Music Venues Trust v compensation package of Ticketmaster CEO Michael Rapino From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

Digging my new Spacemen 3 socks.

It’s not Christmas without a bit of Billy…

If you have not yet seen this fantastic film then it's on telly tonight for people in Scotland and on i-player afterwards. We had the chance to see it at a festival a few weeks ago, some excellent vintage footage and contemporary interviews www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Bunnymen vibes.

Re reading Julian Cope’s Head On/ Repossessed, as it’s been a while. Such a great book.

Dummy in Cov last night. Another cracking gig at @justdroppedin.bsky.social

Gruff & Bill double header 👌

Good news. Great record.

W H Lung in Nottz last night. Such an underrated band. Nice beer too.

I've been thinking about this poem by Langston Hughes recently and although it was published in 1931, it remains relevant as ever. #books #reading #booksky #poetry