Three-fifths of the excellent and weirdly underrated Brown Horse trying out their new set for the first time in the tiny back room of the Larderhouse, Southbourne, before embarking on a North American tour. Next stop New York City. Top gig, new album out tomorrow, see them if you can

Louise sits with Keene Thompson, one of the screenwriters for Now We’re In the Air (1927). “This is my favorite publicity still because I posed it myself,” she observed in “Lulu In Hollywood.” Note the stacks of books at her feet including “The Psychology of Personality.”

Helen Twelvetrees by Russell Ball, 1931.

2 out of 3 guests on Round Table hadn’t heard of Mitski before??? Time to retire the thing @bbc6music.bsky.social

Fine end to the week with Hannah White, Robert Vincent and Michele Stodart, Songwriters in the Round at Chichester’s newest venue, Room 12

Martha Vickers by Scotty Welbourne, 1945. I’ve posted a few from this session before but this one is new to me.

Happy 96th Birthday to thee Joanne Woodward 🎂

Wonderful gig from Courtney Marie Andrews last night at Islington Assembly Hall. Full band show; first half a complete run through of her brilliant latest album Valentine

Ron Sexsmith at Cadogan Hall this evening, pictured with his band and Nora Joy on backing vocals. The latter had provided creditable support earlier. Absolutely brilliant evening @ronsexsmith.bsky.social

@samcullen.bsky.social hi Sam. Enjoyed reading your guest spot on John Grindrod’s blog, especially about the Forum, the nearest drinker when I worked at the RAC just across Wellesley Road in the 80s. Thinking I’d love to see the Tower Tavern reopen…but was it any good?

RIP Bud Cort. How else would you even pay tribute to him.

Ann Miller by George Hurrell, 1943.

youtu.be/wHqcBL_a7q8?... Remembering one of my favourite moments on MTV. Beavis & Butthead do Pavement.

Offhand I can’t think of a more dismal phrase than ‘Indie Forever Disco with Beth Ditto’

Somehow missed this at the time: sad news of the passing of Brian Hayes. His phone-in back in the day was a brilliant listen, although it was daunting to call in. RIP www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The kind .. you find … in a second hand store

Happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke!

Karen Morley by George Hurrell, 1932. #botd

Farewell to the utterly brilliant Stanley Baxter, who has passed just 5 months short of his 100th: RIP

Help save The Moth Club! c.org/Zyt98Yb7TS

Whatever else happens, my #Fab50 of the year will feature three Kai Slater albums, Balloon Balloon Balloon joining Radio DDR and Ripped and Torn. Amazing young talent

For Martin Scorsese's b'day, I donated to his Film Foundation, which has restored 1100+ films. You can even pick a project to support. Scorsese said restoration is "more important" to his legacy than filmmaking, especially in its potential to inspire young people. www.film-foundation.org/donation

How delightfully quaint some of these old Devon village names are, their etymologies lost in the mists of time.

Sure, retro niche maybe, but still Neal Francis should be much better know. Fabulous show at Islington Assembly Hall this evening #funkeee

Marissa Nadler at Southampton’s Papillon last night: a riveting performance, despite all the tuning breaks, in front of only around 25 people

Tod Slaughter 💀

Mae West goes batty for Belle of the Nineties (1934).

Having produced one of the albums of the year - their first since 1999! - it was wondrous indeed to have Prolapse back live, on the Lexington stage this evening. Glorious

Moderate Rebels making a healthy racket opening for Prolapse at @thelexingtonlondon.bsky.social this evening

Farewell to June Lockhart, who will forever watch over us from the heavens. #JuneLockhart #LostInSpace #FilmSky

The Wedding Present in action this evening at Kentish Town Forum. The London crowd typically took a while to get going, but a great night all told

The wonderful Courtney Marie Andrews kicking off her UK tour in the special setting of Twyford Church this evening

@misterquartet.bsky.social how have I never heard of Yowie? Right up my street

Ella Raines by Ray Jones, 1947.

Privileged indeed to catch the phenomenal @gweniferraymond.bsky.social at the tiny Wight Bear in Bournemouth this evening

The Wedding Present on the Portsmouth leg of their 40th anniversary tour last night

🕊️ #RIPDAngelo 🕊️ Pure soul. Effortless musicianship. A genius who changed music forever. 🙏 He redefined R&B, blending gospel, hip-hop and vintage soul into something timeless. His sound inspired generations. 🎧 D’Angelo at 21 performing “Brown Sugar” - the groove, the grace, the genius. 🎶 #Dangelo

Virginia Mayo, 1944.

Boris Karloff and his Bedlington Terriers to brighten up your day.

Actually - and incredibly - the first time I’ve seen The Divine Comedy, at The Barbican this evening: just brilliant

Gene Tierney on the set of The Shanghai Gesture (1941). Photo for LIFE magazine by Peter Stackpole.

The Wedding Present’s 40th anniversary tour rolled into Lyme Regis and the lovely Marine Theatre this evening. Once the pit got going it was a great night - love a small town gig!

The Pill, entertaining a sell out crowd at the Joiners this evening. Top stuff

Don Ameche, Sonja Henie, and Cesar Romero in Happy Landing (1938) 🛬

Really loving this

The still woefully underrated @edharcourt.bsky.social this evening at the Joiners: a great set of songs old and new performed with his customary panache

Barbara Stanwyck by the White Studio, NYC 1927.