Of all the Wire contributors best and worsts of 2025 this is by far my favourite by @dickon-edwards.bsky.social of this parish.

This beautiful book arrived today; it’s absolutely delightful, so happy to have a copy. Thanks @dickon-edwards.bsky.social for the job of condensing & curating. poniesandhorsesbooks.com/product/dick...

Gorgeous booty from a splendid man / splendid booty from a gorgeous man. Thank you so much @dickon-edwards.bsky.social, can't wait to dive in x

Very happy to say that my own copy of Flowers/Sky Lantern has arrived, & happy that the quote randomiser has landed me with a @dickon-edwards.bsky.social quote on mine.

Things that i have enjoyed this week Lost in Blue: Annie Hogan @anniehogan-dns.bsky.social Only half a decade late! Diary at the Centre of the Earth: Dickon Edwards @dickon-edwards.bsky.social For once on time. Heartily recommend both if like me you like the bleak and beautiful

#JFR 10/10. I'm in it, natch: "urbane, wry" and "shouting". Sounds like me. @dickon-edwards.bsky.social hats off, Doc.

Introduced to me a few years ago by @dickon-edwards.bsky.social now part of the Halloween rotation. youtu.be/5zHoaLl9340?...

St. Leonards-on-Sea launch for @dickon-edwards.bsky.social's 'Diary at the Centre of the Earth vol. 1' tonight at the Kino-Teatr.

More old Sarah people with new things, but this one’s literary: the internet diaries of @dickon-edwards.bsky.social collected, edited and – archly raising an eyebrow at Beardsley* – wrapped in yellow paper and inky black woodcuts to produce, you might smile knowingly and say, a yellow book. [1/4]

Featured Soundcheck/Boomerang reviews this issue: Black Eyes by Louis Pattison Sophie Agnel by @drstewartsmith.bsky.social feeo by Esi Eshun Mozart Estate/John Francis/Andy Blade/Karl Frog by @dickon-edwards.bsky.social The Dream Syndicate/Rain Parade by @msclairebiddles.bsky.social

Poet Town is published this month, launching at Hastings Book Festival with exhibition and poetry party, September 18th! Two books, the poetry anthology celebrating 200 years of poetry from Hastings and thereabouts, plus poets portraits by Maxine Silver - www.hastingsbookfest.org/events/launc...

Pitch: The Thirst Trap Murder Club

Much of Cleo's music making lies off the beaten path, but if you'd like to check out something particularly off the beaten path you might want to explore the original London cast recording of Valmouth, Sandy Wilson's bizarre musicalization of Ronald Firbank's bizarre novel. C.L. is delightful.

Delighted to see that this is now funded, and really looking forward to reading @dickon-edwards.bsky.social's diaries!

The Kickstarter link is here dickonedwards.substack.com/p/diary-book...

I’ve just pledged for @dickon-edwards.bsky.social diaries on kickstarter, you could too! See below for details:

This looks brilliant

Looking forward to reading this!

Var besatt av den här dagboken i slutet på nittiotalet, och av Fosca.

The Kickstarter for the beautiful printed collection of @dickon-edwards.bsky.social diaries (vol. I) is now LIVE: www.kickstarter.com/projects/435... You can possess this beautiful object, read his words of wisdom and get some lovely postcards, too!

The diary book Kickstarter is now live www.kickstarter.com/projects/435...

New Diary Book! open.substack.com/pub/dickoned...

Just in case you haven’t seen it before, Past Lives is on BBC 2 tomorrow (Sunday 29 June) at 22:00 and is highly recommended

There was me thinking “Patchwork” meant Tindersticks. Wonderful song anyway youtu.be/sYLI4gAjemE?...

Possible Rod Stewart song list ... Do Ya Think I'm Racist? Have I Told You Lately That I Hate You? The First Deportation Is The Deepest Every Beating Of My Heart Baby Shame

Queer Cinema for Palestine - Hastings Screening - Wednesday 25th June 2025 at Electric Palace Cinema. information here - www.outsavvy.com/event/28044/...

My flatmate Krissie Nicolson is running the Hastings Half Marathon this Sunday 23rd, to raise awareness of the Safe Havens project. Please take a look at the project’s crowdfunder and donate if you can: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hastings-b...

My brother Tom Edwards would have been 50 today. I am grateful for his memory, talent, and beauty.

This issue includes my review of the latest Saint Etienne album, “The Night”.

Marianne Faithfull as Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas. From the official video for the 1967 Rolling Stones single “We Love You”. RIP.

Free comedy at Tintins in Hastings tomorrow evening, hosted by this dickhead.

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.

THE meme of 2025 for me.

People missing David Lynch should really see QUEER, the new Burroughs film starring Daniel Craig. The last half hour is as Lynchian as it is Burroughs-esque.

Leslie Feinberg and Quentin Crisp at Club 58, NYC, 13 April 1995. Photo by Morgan Gwenwald. From womenphotographerscollective.com #morgangwenwald #lesliefeinberg #quentincrisp

New edition of Brophy’s In Transit out this May! Borrow it if you can’t buy it!

Always. Save it "for best"? Best is NOW.

AI is the free U2 album of our time.

From the archives, and relevant as ever:

“Aubrey will eat his cake and have it,” said Clement. “So he will,” said Dudley. “And I shall keep my cake and give away the smallest morsel of it. I think that is what people do with cakes. I shall have to be like people; I cannot avoid it.”

BORN THIS WAY ON THIS DAY = JANUARY 17 Indya Moore (1995- ) = American actor and model Ronald Firbank (1886-1926) = English writer collidepress.com/p/happy-janu...