Edwyn Collins has just released an EP of live recordings from his triumphant show at the Royal Festival Hall earlier this year ▶️ open.spotify.com/album/3g5mFv...

Nah. You're ok...

Had a great chat with Martin, ex of the Redskins, just now.

The best part of my job is doing the Low Culture podcast with my pal and tQ co-pilot @jahduran.bsky.social – we've put together a bit of a sampler on the main feed, feat. DM boots, Suicide's debut LP, Alice Coltrane, The Fall & cruising with Joe Orton here: thequietus.com/feed/podcast/

Alright...the window for April Fools things has now ended. Enough now!

This is excellent >> Mark Lewisohn on the race to save the Beatles' story from AI and algorithms www.thenewworld.co.uk/jeremy-black...

Nope. Not us, sunshine. There are a lot of people out there who you've upset over the past five years. It's honestly time you moved on and stopped trying to issue slurs against us.

who are these people?

From Tim Wells's brilliant website standupandspit.

Made contact with Swift Nick on social media about Swells. Hull's 4th best poet ( considering Philip Larkin, Andrew Marvell and @deanwilson.bsky.social that's impressive) Here he is 16 minutes in on this "Right lads. Spiders" youtu.be/B4u5kmIUqMc?...

Some pages written.

The Strange World Of... LADYTRON. I've written a guide to the mighty @ladytrongroup.bsky.social, whose eighth album Paradises is out now, for @thequietus.com chatting to founder Daniel Hunt about ten key tracks from their history (plus a playlist for tQ subscribers). thequietus.com/interviews/s...

New: Wikipedia has officially banned AI-generated content. After months of heated debate and previous attempts to restrict the use of LLMs, volunteer editors accepted a new policy that prohibits using them to create articles for the online encyclopedia www.404media.co/wikipedia-ba...

As always, @marklewisohn.bsky.social providing historical context for Dungeon Lane! Thanks to @adixonmusic.bsky.social for sharing. Full video here: youtu.be/xowdzq02hDQ?...

Some new news on the Saint Etienne front on the Saint Etienne Disco website today. Saint Etienne remix Penelope Trappes. Out May 29th. Pre-order Now. saintetiennedisco.com/index3.html

New Macca record incoming.

This was such a joyous afternoon. And I have it all on tape to share with you now.

In 2019, @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social visited Barry Cryer at home to talk about his time working with Kenny Everett. And now you can hear that conversation on today's new episode of Through the Square Window: pod.fo/e/3bf3b0

Nick Lowe is 77. He was down on his luck but then got £900000 in royalties because Peace Love & Understanding was covered by Curtis Stigers & was on The Bodyguard soundtrack which sold zillions so it changed his life and allowed him to make the music he wanted to do. Lovely. youtu.be/X78DnuKXoRE?...

Sunday Night At The London Palladium was revived in 1974, Ted Rogers in charge for its last few shows and not doing well. Your entertainment for the evening includes Allan Stewart, Clodagh Rodgers, trick cyclists, and headline act Mike and Bernie Winters.

50 YEARS AGO TODAY: ITV's Sunday Night Drama slot is A Land Of Ice Cream, Gareth Thomas leading as the heir to his father Leonard Sachs' building firm who he hopes will be bailed out with the help of his MP and chances across his secretary on a train.

Alice Coltrane was a true musical pioneer. Journey to Satchidananda is a simply incredible album, especially if you want relax or refocus. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...

The Neil Tennant chat on the Word podcast is brilliant.

Remembering Terry Hall on his birthday. Here’s a playlist celebrating his work with The Specials, Fun Boy Three, The Colourfield and many more ▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/0Um...

The scope of my regular Quietus column has widened. 👀 It's now reviewing a broader range of ROCK MUSIC. 🪨 Open to suggestions regarding what to cover and how. Columnfortably Numb is dead.😢 Long live FEEDBACKER!⚡@thequietus.com #somepersonalnews #feedbacker #thequietus thequietus.com/quietus-revi...

Night guys! #musicsky #stpatricksday

From a 1987 NME

Is it really true that there are no snakes in Ireland? Hang on...

RIP Len Deighton Here’s the wonderfully mundane, anti-Bond opening of The Ipcress File with that superb John Barry theme: youtu.be/QR-pYXURUlg?...

From a while ago.Matt Berry talking music. wearecult.rocks/gather-up-ma...

When your theory comes out ahead of your humanity, fuck your theory.

#5debutalbums8589 Ted Chippington - Man In A Suitcase (1985) Ultra lo-fi Oddity. Mix of working mens club style drum machine covers and poor Ted being crucified at various venues around the UK. Just occasionally, the crowd seems in on the joke. More usually, they just smell blood. #VinylCommunity

Been watching these early 1962 Z-Cars eps on Encore Talking Pictures. This last one had Davy Jones and Jean Alexander ("Hilda Ogden") in it as well as future writer Julia Jones. The scripts are outstanding as well.

Love Fuzzbox. #totp

Apparently Swells, @kcmanc.bsky.social and Steve Lamacq have something to do with this as well? youtu.be/VKDmhOW7Fwg?...

For those enjoying #totp repeats, most specifically the 1982 episode on BBC4 right now, I urge you to consider my month-by-month guidebook of all things pop during the 1980s. And a LOT happened. #IntoTheGroove is out in hardback and on ebook.

Frank Zappa introductory music, showbiz dentists and peculiar enclosures with Alan Bennett youtu.be/YlTEFNdYReY?...

Red Shift vibes youtube.com/watch?v=6m2l...

#fallfriday Nicked from FB...

Hope Mozzer and Mac from the Bunnymen have to do "return to work" forms when they're feeling better?

"Doctor, I have trouble sleeping." "Go and see the great singer Morrissey, you'll be asleep in no time." "But Doctor..."

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There's a new episode of Through the Square Window arriving tomorrow (with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social and @gkw.bsky.social) looking at TV shows from 1979. CONTAINS NAUGHTY BITS.