I'm having a lot of trouble counting to 18. These two are really rubbing it in. Send help. *(Soz about the flashing led, camera speed etc (can't see it in real life)).

Did The Strokes base their entire career on American Girl by Tom Petty? Asking for a friend.

Watched some of the Live Aid programme on iPlayer last night and, while the pictures of the famine were shocking, at least no-one was shot while they were trying to get some food.

First time in 25 years I've attempted bowling, and Tom House of Sweet Williams fame caught this on camera!

On Friday and Saturday I shall be prancing about using this piece of wood in Derby and Bristol. Come and point and laugh if you like that sort of thing. It's all a bit embarrassing really, I should know better.😔 etc

I've made myself a lovely new little amp. Valve preamp going into class d power amp. Sounds nice. Still need to play it good and loud to identify any issues. Gig next Saturday should suffice (must remember to take spare amp.)

On Lindisfarne, there is a statue of Michael Stipe offering a butt-plug. Very open minded of the holy community I thought.

Warning! Pillock on beach!!!!

Imagine waking up to this mess!

On Ilkley Moor with dog!

The Objections Rocking Experience® have t-shirts for sale, left over from tour. Feel free to buy one over at Bandcamp. Going quite quick, nearly half went yesterday.

Dick.

Been playing a week of gigs in Holland and Belgium. Playing London tonight at New River Studios if anyone is around.

Come observe us occur on tour and you may be able to buy one of these lovely T-shirts off us (if you don't mind them having been stretched over a drum (every single one, stretched out of size over a drum, guaranteed! (Just choose your drum.))) All sizes available (snare, rack, floor, bass.)

Observe! 👀

The band will be going over to mainland Europe in February to try some different snacks, sandwiches, soups etc. Whilst there we will play some gigs, to fund our snacking. We shall also be selling vinyl of Optimistic Sizing and hopefully some T-Shirts. See you down the front. 🖌️ @sumlin.bsky.social

Playing Amsterdam on Weds 19th Feb. More dates to follow.

We ate food and played some music yesterday.

Total pillock enjoying the snow this morning. Lost two balls amongst it all.

Dog on the tracks.

Good choices from @millie-ran.bsky.social for Top 5 albums of the year. No5 looks especially good 🤓.

Here they are doing "Excuses" at the Wrong Speed all dayer in London in March. youtu.be/TljV3PU23Ao?... Joe and my history with the members of Objections goes back decades. We're so chuffed they call our label home. More from '24 tomorrow...

We did the LP on transparent yellow and transparent purple vinyl. Get the yellow version (and the download here): objections.bandcamp.com/album/optimi... The purple LP is still available in a few good independent retailers but don't hang about. This was maybe our best seller of the year.

2024 was massive for Objections. They played the most live shows of any band on the label, did another killer 6Music session, designed their own Muse-rivalling stage set (budget: 16 million pounds) and guitarist Joe both learned to swim and was fired head first at Glastonbury Tor like a dart...

"Optimistic Sizing" really delivers. It's post-punk in the true sense of the word - people playing music as their own language with which to communicate a unique world view. If you dig Nomeansno, The Ex, Erase Errata, Fugazi or even The Jimi Hendrix Experience you're going to love this...

No.4 of '24 was back in April and was officially A BIG ONE. "Optimistic Sizing" (or WSR058 for short) was the debut album from Leeds trio OBJECTIONS. Formed after the amicable pausing of DIY legends Bilge Pump, Objections quickly earned a reputation as one of shithole island's finest live bands...

The beauty of the running dogs! 😍

Every Christmas Edie randomly meets up with her Doppeldogger Hamish in the fields. Third year in a row. They love each other! 😍

Behold! A saviour has been born unto us! 😇

28!!! Always a good number.

Put together another twelve string, because I'm a glutton for tuning up! Mustang this time; very nice and light for my old-man back!

Look at us in @chopstopfives.bsky.social top 30 albums of the year! It's what everybody has been waiting for!

Only six months till the nights will be drawing in.

There's just legs everywhere! Send help!

Next gig; The Moon. Artist's impression yesterday.

Look over here! 👀 We're in another top 50 albums of the year list. Amongst some other excellent company for Silent Radio. Apparently if you're in more than one top 50 list, it means it's true. Honest. www.silentradio.co.uk/12/17/albums...

Gig fun in Brighton. I took a lovely long exposure photo of the old pier at night. Etc.

A couple of gigs this weekend to lighten the mood. Nottingham on Friday and Brighton on Saturday. See you down the etc.

Got my copy of the debut Objections album the other day, as I watching one third of the band perform in Nape Neck alongside Bobby, the grown up child on the cover!! Glorious evening! Got one autograph, now just @objectionablejoe.bsky.social and Neil Turpin to complete the trio! I'm coming for ya!

Just over a week since my interview with post-punk saints Objections was published - read here @objectionablejoe.bsky.social louderthanwar.com/objections-i...

My mum passed away at 3.34pm on Wednesday after a short stay in hospital. It was very peaceful with me holding her hand at the end. Here she is in happier times. ♥️

ICYMI read my all-encompassing, definitive interview with Objections, right here!

Had an immensely insightful and pleasurable chat with Objections @objectionablejoe.bsky.social - a true honour, as one of my favourite bands and albums of the year! Discussed songwriting, former bands, gear, setlists, and more. Read here: louderthanwar.com/objections-i...

The band got interviewed by @gingerjames99.bsky.social for @louderthanwar.bsky.social a couple of weeks ago, just came out today. Not read it yet as I've been sat with my mother in hospital for the past four days. louderthanwar.com/objections-i...

@objectionablejoe.bsky.social - 2024

Possibly one of the best lines I've got from an interview here. What could @objectionablejoe.bsky.social be referring to here??

Lovely drawing of us done live while we were playing, by Penny Moe, from our Sowerby Bridge gig last Saturday. Captured my Gollum essence a treat; lurking in the shadows at the back! 🤓

Etc.

Read my report from Noise in the Valley here, featuring Objections and many more. Someone on Instagram stated it was "too long" - is less than 1000 words too long, or is it a marker of the attention span these days? Who knows! @objectionablejoe.bsky.social louderthanwar.com/noise-in-the...