On what would have been my glorious uncle Bartley's birthday this week, here's a short story about how one of my wife's uncles did the coolest, kindest thing for my side of the family just because he could. 1/

boswell's life of johnson, but boswell keeps trying to get dr johnson to listen to cypress hill's "temples of boom"

Morning all Hope you have a LOVELY day x (Did you see what I did there?)

Morning folks…if you want a lazy start to your bank holiday, BBC2 is a tempting option

#NP Big Star - #1 Record 🎶 ⭐ Celebrating it's 54th birthday this year and still sounding incredibly fresh. A brilliant overlooked debut that continues to grow in stature as the years pass. "The Ballad of El Goodo" is pop perfection... #musicsky #albumalmanac #weekendsingles #vinylsky

Passport Photo Service: An Unexpected Archive of Celebrity Portraits by Philip Sharkey, is published by Phaidon. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

1986: just moved to London, a fairly gauche teen. I worked off Gt Portland and would walk through Soho to The Spice of Life to meet Amanda, my then girlfriend. We’d bonded over the Smiths and EBTG, and had seen a dead body on our first date. We thought we were the Terry and Julie of our time.

One of my favourite covers of one of my favourite Beatles songs

Good morning Saturday! Two stupid things already this morning: forgot to turn my alarm off and changed my usual birdsong alarm to this song…so woken with urgent guitars and drums at 5.30.

The Unthanks were one of the daily doses of joy that got me through the pandemic…I’ll always love them for that x

#MayBeNot how much do I adore this song? This much! <the widest thing in the world +1>

Bernard Joseph Butler. Born OTD in 1970, Stamford Hill, London. Spent time as a child in his parents hometown of Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin. "Growing up, pretty much everyone I knew was Irish" www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBV_...

There were four LPs I had on in constant rotation in 1990…this was one of them. I could have picked any of the tracks to post, but I love the way that Hannah bleeds into Shine On. Singing along at gloriously/stupidly loud volume on the drive home

I’d swap 1 and 2 around, and probably have a few more from Eden, but this is an excellent list…

Evening all…the Handsome Family kept me company on the drive home, which was very nice of them

I’ve trying to get my hair cut for two weeks, but events have conspired against me…until this evening! Hooray for me! Weird how a haircut can positively change your mood ☺️

Eric Matthews- Fanfare [US, Alternative Rock, Art Rock, Orchestral Pop, Lounge] (1995) https://redd.it/1m0e9ll https://youtu.be/8fYGav5wnP0

I’m bingeing on The Pitt big time and utterly loving it

The menu ( in Welsh ) of Caffi Spam at Colwyn Bay for the unveiling of the Terry Jones statue this afternoon. #montypython

Indecently proud of my 91 day unbroken streak learning Swedish on Duolingo, but have to admit that it’s mostly because I get bullying notifications. Pretty sure Duo the Owl would use corporal punishment if it was still legal

💫Released on this day 1988💥 #musicsky #recordingsky #recordingstudiosky #musicchallenge #musicmoments #musicthread #musicproduction #onthisday #nowspinning #vinylsky #vinylrecords #postpunk #indiepop #britpop #newwave #punk #synthpop

If only…

Three chords, an other-worldly synth pulse throughout. Blew my 13 year old mind. I lived four miles away from Andy and Paul, but they seemed to be on another planet. Still sounds like the future to me. youtu.be/f-bjqRxG9qI

The Philosophers' Football Match 1972 • Monty Python

Asha Bhosle youtu.be/kOrRYDJ4AuY?...

Like an awful lot of people I was introduced to her work via Cornershop… #RIP Asha Bhosle

Poured myself a cider and black to enjoy the impending doom, but I accidentally used Vimto as the mixer and now I can be vaporised in a very happy mood

McCartney has made many, many, actually bad records. The two that always get picked as examples, "We All Stand Together" and "Wonderful Christmastime", are not among them. The former has a *glorious* melody and the latter ridiculously inventive production.

The Inevitable World of Eric's Records. A new Substack article grantmcphee.substack.com/p/50-years-o...

youtube.com/watch?v=cKqV... There are not many live bits of this old band of mine: The Auteurs. Forgotten by most, but this is how good we were. No bullshit - just intense as young bands should be.

Tommy Gun by The Clash…really clear memory of being in the car in Bangor with my dad and it being the most exciting thing my 11 year old ears had ever heard. Then my dad changed the station before I knew who it was.

There are days when Madness are the best band to have ever existed. Fuck art, let’s dance

Our single sounds particularly good on red 7” vinyl, I must say ❤️‍🔥

and a rather wonderful, ...that bass if poorly recorded version, of my girls favourite #KateRusby song www.youtube.com/watch?v=nilf...

Top of the Pops (27th March 1980). The Jam are at number 1 with Going Underground.

Dazzle-Ships in Drydock at Liverpool, 1919 by Edward Wadsworth

A Kinksian evening…that run of LPs from 65 to 69 is just perfect. I have so many favourite Ray Davies songs and here’s just one of them

New music from by Automatic Joy (Autjoy) Love’s Coming Up Deeper #Synthpop 🎧

#ExitMusic 23. A Quick One, While He’s Away - The Who the lp version is insipid, but this live version is one of the greatest things i have ever seen. from 4:25 onwards the band are on fire in a way i find hard to believe has been bettered by anyone, ever. please watch! youtu.be/RJv2-_--EY4?...

Stiff Records is 50 years old this year and to mark the anniversary I spoke with @markbedford.bsky.social from @madnesstogo.bsky.social to hear his stories about the legendary label. youtu.be/5yilmFXaOMU?si… #stiffrecordsd#skak#madnessss

Had no idea the Bunnymen were playing Liverpool tonight…what the hell is wrong with me?! Having an evening with them at home instead

The Liverpool 1964-1973 Void Myth Pt.1: Mike Evans interview. The link between the Beat poets, Mersybeat, Deaf School and Punk. grantmcphee.substack.com/p/the-liverp...

If you know anyone who’s dreading putting together their wedding speech - send them my way! www.mathew-owen.co.uk If you can re-post this I’d really appreciate it 👍

#BOTD 1943. Remembering singer-songwriter, musician, author, poet and wit Vivian Stanshall. (d.1995) #BonzoDogDooDahBand

The perfect pop song. Nos da, you lot x

Hiya x

1980 was a brilliant year to be thirteen with two paper rounds and nothing to spend your money on but records and books

Last tune of a mod themed evening x

Hullo there x

A very good evening to you all x