Well today's as good a day as any, and I need an excuse to watch the best adaptation of 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy', having just read Le Carré's book once more. So it's over to BBC #iPlayer and off I go again. There'll only ever be one Smiley in my book, here's to you Alec 👍

Bruce Springsteen gave a rousing five-minute sermon about the “corruption in the White House,” calling out Attorney General Pam Bondi by name and ultimately imploring, “Let’s fight for the America we love. Are you with us?” The crowd of nearly 20,000 exploded.

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - 'Eldorado' album (1974) The 4th studio album, their 1st concept album, produced by Jeff Lynne & released in Sept '74. Includes the singles, 'Can't Get It Out of My Head' & 'Boy Blue'. The album reached No.16 in the US. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TevE... #ELO #ProgressiveRock

🎵 Oh, no one ever left alive in nineteen hundred and eighty five Will ever do Well, she may be right, she may be fine She may get love, but she won't get mine Because I got you 🎵

A moment of downtime for Fiadh and myself while I take a good look at the Cliffs of Moher. County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com walking tours

WINGS - 'Band on the Run' album (1973) The 3rd studio album, produced by Paul McCartney & released in November '73. Includes the singles, 'Band on the Run', 'Mrs. Vandebilt' & 'Jet'. The album would reach No.1 in both the US & UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNW1... #Wings #Rock #PopRock

ROXY MUSIC - 'Roxy Music' album (1972) The debut studio album, produced by Peter Sinfield & released in June '72 on Island Records. The original pressing didn't include the single, 'Virginia Plain'. The album would reach No.10 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWNs... #RoxyMusic #GlamRock #ArtRock

Another visit to a John le Carré classic, now completed. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Picked up where I left off last year, previously reading while commuting, now I'm at home, seemed just right to carry on. 4 more le Carré novels to read, all sitting on the coffee table. May revisit the TV Series 🤔

Happy 49th birthday, actor, racing driver, and producer Michael Fassbender. 🎂 #Filmsky

First rate analysis and well worth the watch.

The Blue Angel was released in Germany #OTD 1930. Director: Josef von Sternberg. #Filmsky

THE DOORS - 'L.A. Woman' album (1971) The 6th studio album, produced with Bruce Botnick & released in April '71. Includes the singles, 'Love Her Madly' & 'Riders on the Storm'. The album reached No.9 in the US & No.28 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=91vU... #TheDoors #BluesRock #PsychedelicRock

JONI MITCHELL - 'Ladies of the Canyon' album (1970) The 3rd studio album released in April 1970. Includes the single, 'Big Yellow Taxi' and tracks 'Woodstock' & 'The Circle Game'. The album would reach No.27 in the US & No.8 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rvf... #JoniMitchell #Folk #FolkRock

"By the time we got to Woodstock We were half a million strong And everywhere there was song and celebration And I dreamed I saw the bombers Riding shotgun in the sky And they were turning into butterflies Above our nation" #OnThisDay 1970 #jonimitchell #LadiesoftheCanyon #musicsky #70smusic

CROSBY, STILLS & NASH - 'Crosby, Stills & Nash' album (1969) The debut studio album released in May '69. Includes the singles, 'Marrakesh Express' & 'Suite: Judy Blue Eyes'. The album would reach No.6 in the US & No.25 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm0s... #CrosbyStills&Nash #CSN #FolkRock

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN — 83 Candles 🎂 today — (Macbeth) & CHRISTOPHER LLOYD (Banquo) in the stage production of “Macbeth” at the Lincoln Center - New York in 1974.

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THE MOODY BLUES - 'In Search of the Lost Chord' album (1968) The 3rd studio album, produced by Tony Clarke. Includes the singles, 'Voices in the Sky' & 'Ride My See-Saw'. The album would reach No.23 in the US & No.5 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEyj... #TheMoodyBlues #ProgressiveRock

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CREAM - 'Disraeli Gears' album (1967) The 2nd studio album, produced by Felix Pappalardi & released in Nov '67. Includes the singles, 'Strange Brew' & 'Sunshine of Your Love'. The album would reach No.4 in the US & No.5 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JQS... #Cream #PsychedelicRock #BluesRock

THE MONKEES - 'The Monkees' album (1966) The debut studio album, released in October '66. Includes the singles, '(Theme From) The Monkees', 'Last Train to Clarksville' & 'I Wanna Be Free'. The album would reach No.1 in both the US & UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zuG... #TheMonkees #Pop #Rock

BOB DYLAN - 'Bringing It All Back Home' album (1965) The 5th studio album, produced by Tom Wilson. Among the singles included, 'Subterranean Homesick Blues', 'Mr. Tambourine Man' & 'Maggie's Farm'. The album reached No.6 in the US & No.1 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6GK... #BobDylan #FolkRock

Various Artists - Live Stiffs (1978) #vinyl #mfp Started to read this excellent book about Stiff Records, so dragged this out of the cupboard for a long overdue listen. Elvis Costello and Ian Dury offer the best tracks here and recording seems to capture the spirit of the shows

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The beautiful #medieval town of #Dinan in #Brittany #France... 🇫🇷

🎵 Well ain't your President good to you Knocked 'em dead in Libya, Grenada too Now he's taking that show, a little further down the line 'Tween me and him, people, you're gonna get along just fine, hup It's called snake oil y'all Snake oil y'all Ah snake oil y'all 🎵

STEVE EARLE - 'Copperhead Road' album (1988) The 3rd studio album, produced with Tony Brown. Includes the singles, 'Copperhead Road', 'Back to the Wall' & 'Johnny Come Lately'. The album would reach No.7 in the US & No.42 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSbu... #SteveEarle #CountryRock #HardRock

THE SMITHS - 'The Queen is Dead' album (1986) The 3rd studio album released in June '86. Includes the singles, 'The Boy With the Thorn in His Side' & 'There Is a Light That Never Goes Out'. The album reached No.70 in the US & No.2 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL6d... #TheSmiths #IndieRock

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER - (2025) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Last night's #Movie Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall & a solid supporting cast. Despite it winning Oscars, I wasn't sure until I watched it, brilliant, gripping and flew like the wind.

SUZANNE VEGA - 'Solitude Standing' album (1987) The 2nd studio album, produced by Steve Addabbo & Lenny Kaye. Includes the singles, 'Gypsy', 'Luka', 'Tom's Diner' & 'Solitude Standing'. The album reached No.11 in the US & No.2 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9x-... #SuzanneVega #AlternativeRock

Happy 71st birthday, actor Brendan Gleeson. 🎂

TEARS FOR FEARS - 'Songs from the Big Chair' album (1985) The 2nd studio album, produced by Chris Hughes. Among the singles included, 'Shout' & 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World'. The album reached No.1 in the US & No.2 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOeI... #TearsForFears #NewWave #PopRock

Here's what Brian Cox had to say at today's Scottish independence rally in Edinburgh 👇 🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

Spotted outside The Dorchester this afternoon...

PETER GABRIEL - 'Peter Gabriel' album (1982) The 4th solo studio album, released in the US as 'Security', produced with David Lord. Includes the singles 'Shock the Monkey' & 'I Have the Touch'. The album reached No.28 in the US & No.6 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6Gq... #PeterGabriel #ArtRock

THE STRANGLERS - 'Aural Sculpture' album (1984) The 8th studio album, produced with Laurie Latham & released in November '84. Includes the singles, 'Skin Deep', 'No Mercy' & 'Let Me Down Easy'. The album would reach No.14 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb-y... #TheStranglers #NewWave #PopRock

52 years ago on March 27, 1974, 'The Rockford Files" starring James Garner premiered as a TV movie on NBC.

BIG COUNTRY - 'The Crossing' album (1983) The debut studio album, produced by Steve Lillywhite. Among the 4 singles included, 'Fields of Fire', 'In a Big Country' & 'Chance'. The album reached No.18 in the US & No.3 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWwo... #BigCountry #AlternativeRock #NewWave

Woke up at stupid o’clock so I’ve been listening to the Stuart Adamson biography, expertly narrated by Mark Bonnar. Highly recommended for a read or listen.

THE ROLLING STONES - 'Let It Bleed' album (1969) The 8th studio album, produced by Jimmy Miller. Among the tracks, 'Gimme Shelter' & 'You Can't Always Get What You Want'. The album would reach No.3 in the US & No.1 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV_e... #TheRollingStones #BluesRock

THE BEATLES - 'Revolver' album (1966) The 7th studio album, produced by George Martin & released in August '66. Includes the double A side single, 'Eleanor Rigby'/'Yellow Submarine'. The album would reach No.1 in both the US & UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN-I... #TheBeatles #Rock #Pop #Psychedelia

VAN MORRISON - 'Astral Weeks' album (1968) The 2nd studio album, produced by Lewis Merenstein & released in November '68. The album would fail to chart in the US but would reach No.55 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUyq... #VanMorrison #FolkRock #FolkJazz

Having chosen not to watch the 2026 World Cup (the first WC I will have ever missed), Ireland's defeat in the Play Off last night spared me any lingering thoughts of changing my mind. My long lost love of football 😎

JEFFERSON AIRPLANE - 'Surrealistic Pillow' album (1967) The 2nd studio album, produced by Rick Jarrard. Includes the singles, 'My Best Friend' , 'Somebody to Love' & 'White Rabbit'. The album reached No.3 in the US. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRjb... #JeffersonAirplane #FolkRock #PsychedelicRock

"Goodnight moon" #synthart

🎵 I wanna wanna be a male model I wanna wanna be a male model I wanna wanna be a ... model ... model 🎵

THE UNDERTONES - 'The Undertones' album (1979) The debut studio album, produced by Roger Béchirian & released in May '79. Includes the singles, 'Here Comes the Summer' & 'Jimmy Jimmy'. The album would reach No.13 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQak... #TheUndertones #PunkRock #NewWave

THE CLASH - 'The Clash' album (1977) The debut studio album, produced by Micky Foote & released in April '77. Sleeve design by Rosław Szaybo. Includes the singles, 'White Riot' & 'Remote Control'. The album would reach No.12 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=23y4... #TheClash #PunkRock

Killermont Street, #Glasgow 1973. (John Sinclair)

🎵 Cleans her teeth ten times a day Scrub away, scrub away Scrub away the SR way 🎵