Coming soon, well, this Saturday to be exact, to a Substack near you, The Old Anorak muses wistfully... and issues a friendly health warning to all fellow anoraks @squarepegsuk.bsky.social

The Shape of Things to Come… Is guitar-shaped, played by a guy named Dave, and available for your delight from first thing tomorrow morning. @squarepegsuk.bsky.social

Although it’s beyond me as to why you wouldn’t spend nearly an hour of your valuable time listening to 2 old guys talking about their musical obsessions, here’s just 2 minutes of 2 old guys anorakking… Consider it a gateway drug youtu.be/x7kL9Yi6H9E?...

Producing around 200,000 tapes in a rainbow of colors and custom designs last year, the last cassette plant in Iberia offers a fascinating look inside the art of tape duplication: https://disc.gs/4heHAI7

Coming soon on Substack, well, Monday in fact, the clues in the title. Be there or be somewhere else.

Before Saturday's offering supersedes it, here's another chance to catch up with last weekend's offering from The Old Anorak on Substack... @squarepegsuk.bsky.social jimlaing2.substack.com/p/berkmanns-...

Last chance to be in with the in-crowd Give your eyes and ears a treat with this, before tomorrow morning’s brand new Monday Morning’s Earworm drops. jimlaing2.substack.com/p/monday-mor...

The latest post from The Old Anorak on Substack just dropped. Please proceed with caution, this may be hazardous to your health... @squarepegsuk.bsky.social substack.com/home/post/p-...

A little taste of the delights the current(until tomorrow morning) The Old Anorak post on Substack has waiting for you... @squarepegsuk.bsky.social @markradcliffe.bsky.social youtu.be/0ovxjugeb_k?...

Last chance to keep up with the cool kids before they all start reading and talking about tomorrow's brand new piece... @squarepegsuk.bsky.social @markradcliffe.bsky.social jimlaing2.substack.com/p/my-musical...

For those who missed this week's Monday Morning's Earworm, don't worry, I've got you... jimlaing2.substack.com/p/monday-mor...

The Old Anorak chats about the tunes that disturbed us. As the 2nd best good looking guy in the vid says, tell us in the comments which songs you've found disturbing. youtu.be/Z6HfG0FP6Vs?...

40 years old today, and still sounding marvellous, from the album of the same name, "Hounds of Love". The waif from 1978, who gave us "Wuthering Heights", has clearly grown up. youtu.be/5frAKKSHS4Q?...

For anyone who missed last Saturday's missive from the Old Anorak jimlaing2.substack.com/p/under-the-...

For those who missed this week's Monday Mornings Earworm on Substack, here’s another chance to catch up with it jimlaing2.substack.com/p/monday-mor...

The Old Anorak was where I talked about the music I loved. One day, my old college pal Chris said, “Have you thought of doing a podcast?“ Months later, here's Episode One: The Old Anorak. What's it all about? #music,#podcast,#nostalgia @squarepegsuk.bsky.social youtu.be/7AqP0ykmFVQ?...

Coming this weekend on Substack, this explosive exposé... #buddyholly, #bobmontgomery, #westernswing, #rockabilly, #rocknroll

Last Saturday's Substack piece for The Old Anorak... #BobDylan, #JohnnyCash, #itain'tmebabe, #coversongs jimlaing2.substack.com/p/under-the-...

For anyone who missed this week's Monday Morning's Earworm: #Mondaymorning #earworms #music #wheredoyougotomylovely #petersarstedt #60smusic #hitsof1969 #1969 #UKCharts #UKnumber1's jimlaing2.substack.com/p/monday-mor...

For those who missed it, here's this weeks Monday Morning's Earworm... jimlaing2.substack.com/p/monday-mor...

From before the days of abs flat-packed like an Ikea wardrobe, that’s been buffed until it shines like a baboon’s arse, comes this romantic ditty. Recommended to anyone with sensibilities hardier than wet tissue paper PS.Claire Rayner was an agony Aunt of the time. youtu.be/YYNrWCtV8XM?...

Playing now on the headphones... youtu.be/w7amj6QhiQ4?...

Wonderful, wonderful stuff from Carmel,from a few years ago... youtu.be/YPArqLIbaeU?...

Talking of tomorrow's post, here's a sneak peek at what's coming... open.substack.com/pub/jimlaing...

Before tomorrow's new post drops, here's another chance to read last Saturday's piece from The Old Anorak for Substack jimlaing2.substack.com/p/the-birth-...

ReheatedSubstack: Monday Morning's Earworm No.14 For those who missed it, here's the tune that started the week. #gerryanderson #stingray #supermarionation #kidsTV jimlaing2.substack.com/p/monday-mor...

Time (The Revelator) from 2001, by Gillian Welch, is stripped back, but Its standard is still high. It’s what I need to soothe the ears. Back to musical basics. Marvellous stuff. youtu.be/r4LdjEObjGo?...

Latest post from The Old Anorak on Substack is Monday Morning's Earworm No.14 "Anything can happen in the next half hour..." #gerryanderson #stingray #kidstv #thunderbirds #captainscarlet #joe90 #barrygray jimlaing2.substack.com/p/monday-mor...

For anyone who missed it, here's a link to this week's Monday Morning Earworm one The Old Anorak, over on Substack: jimlaing2.substack.com/p/monday-mor...

It's Saturday night, so it's Louis Jordan time... youtu.be/Aa9dHQ1fiOo?...

Before the next Saturday arrives, a little reminder of what the last one bought us... jimlaing2.substack.com/p/in-praise-...

I just discovered jazz harp via Dorothy Ashby and a double CD set on the reissue label Avid. Her 1st album, Jazz Harpist, wasn’t doing it for me on first listen, but I’ll go back to it another day. Her 2nd album, Hip Harp, however, did strike the right note for this morning youtu.be/c9F8MqNkPyE?...

This morning's listening pleasure- Jazz harp Mind your volume, it's come in hot right away youtu.be/5gN9nBwco84?...

While I'm here, check out Saturday's Substack post from The Old Anorak... jimlaing2.substack.com/p/in-praise-...

My latest Substack missive was published this morning. It's a fine display of how my ability to read a calendar is almost as bad as my sometimes dogdy tie-pin open.substack.com/pub/jimlaing...

Coming soon, a little pick-me-up after the weekend. To read this and more, go to theoldanorak.substack.com

A recent Substack post speaking about a favourite music documentary: jimlaing2.substack.com/p/standing-i...

Better late than never, here is this Monday's missive: jimlaing2.substack.com/p/monday-mor...

Recently, at long last, I got the first Tears for Fears album, The Hurting, on CD. I’m sitting down to listen to it just now, for the second morning in a row. First time in literal decades I’ve heard this album. It still sounds alive, still sounds fresh. youtu.be/u1qxiAxDwYc?...

Here at The Old Anorak, there’s just time to squeeze in some funky country before bedtime. This is from a wonderful compilation called The Country Soul Revue: Testisfying, from Casual Records in 2004. Hopefully, your Friday night is a bit more peaceful than this… youtu.be/zufDOEjDKaA?...

The latest post from The Old Anorak over on Substack... jimlaing2.substack.com/p/monday-mor...

Yesterday, this landed on the mat, filling another gap. Here is its first song, as a funky start to your Friday with another wonder from Stevie. Groove away the grind, with the music of his mind…Stop groaning, I was up all night working on that line. youtu.be/w3yaodgDV60?...

It's a new day... youtu.be/oHs98TEYecM?...

Right now, it's all about the groove...😎 youtu.be/zD2f1P2iMuo?...

Latest from The Old Anorak on Substack... jimlaing2.substack.com/p/collecting...

Sometimes, the Universe just makes it obvious it’s heard you. Such as just now, when YouTube followed up Bobbie Gentry’s Ode To Bille Joe with this, also wonderful gem, with no prompting from me. It’ll acquire equally classic status in time… youtu.be/f5_HXhRh1OA?...

A nostalgic indulgence, something I started back in the day with The Devil's Kitchen Radio: Happy Bobbie Gentry Day🤠 Like if you get it 😁 youtu.be/cJZ_ViDADOE?...

Too late for the whole album tonight, I'll have this as a taster. "Blood and Chocolate" will have to wait until Tuesday morning, when I can put my feet up and get lost in Elvis's emotional dystopia. youtu.be/CykE5DFJVr0?...

This one's for all the budding novelists out there... youtu.be/DBJRAIO119Q?...

I’m sitting, idling in neutral at the moment. Sometimes it’s impossible to know if you’ve just reached the top of the rollercoaster or the bottom. Think I prefer to imagine I’m at the bottom, because…and it’s a banging tune! youtu.be/vjD3EVC1-zU?...