Tunstall Town Hall, A.R. Wood's finest civic building in the town Coming soon, 'Designing the Future, Respecting the Past: The Wood Goldstraw Yorath Story' Detailing the 150-year history of Stoke-on-Trent's oldest architectural practice

Ninebarrow's New Album The Hour of the Blackbird Out Now isthispop9.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/n... #musicsky

The Heather Ferrier Trio at St. Nicholas Church, Baulking, Faringdon on Friday October 3 potteringabout8.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/t... @heatherferrier.bsky.social Tonight! Live music! #musicsky

Where your donations to Parkinson's UK are used... potteringabout8.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/w...

The Heather Ferrier Trio at St. Nicholas Church, Baulking, Faringdon on Friday October 3 potteringabout8.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/t... #musicsky @heatherferrier.bsky.social

Chuffed that my new poetry collection, 'A Poem for Every Question', illustrated by Joe Berger, has been chosen as the October Children's Book of the Month by indie-friendly online bookseller, bookshop dot org. Use the code POEM10 at checkout for an extra 10% off. uk.bookshop.org/a/295/978000...

Taking part in the Saucony London 10K, Sunday July 12, 2026 raising funds for Parkinson's UK potteringabout8.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/t... @parkinsons.org.uk @saucony.bsky.social

Limbo Kids Unbroken Hearts - official video isthispop9.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/l... #musicsky

getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09... Interview: MADDY PRIOR (STEELEYE SPAN) A Steeleye Span special featuring the interview will be broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sunday 12 October, 18:00 GMT. #musicsky @steeleye-span.bsky.social @beaconwantage.bsky.social

getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09... News: KING KING, ACCEPT, JULIAN LENNON (October 2025)

Album review: LAURA EVANS – Out of the Dark getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09... #musicsky

Elliot Porter announces the Launch of New EP ‘I Choose the Moon’ isthispop9.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/e... #musicsky

One Way Ticket To Hell....And Back Reissue Series Announced! Pre-Order Now! isthispop9.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/o... #musicsky

My Life Story New Album Announcement & Tour Selling Out – 25th Anniversary Edition! isthispop9.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/m... #musicsky

getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09... Album review: MAY THE MUSE – No Please, Yes Thank You @justinhawkins.ridesagain.com #musicsky

During WW1 there was a rumour that aspirin caused the Spanish Flu. As I was writing about that last year I often shook my head in disbelief at the stupidity of our near ancestors. Seems a lot of people are still dumb enough to believe nonsense.

Quite incredible to see serious media outlets being forced to debate the idiot ravings of a world leader as if there’s any validity to them.

getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09... Gig review: BASEMENT – Electric, Bristol, 21 September 2025 #musicsky

An Evening with John Bailey at Didcot Town FC, Friday 10 October 7.30pm potteringabout8.wordpress.com/2025/09/23/a... @bbcoxford.bsky.social @oxfordclarion.bsky.social

Trump’s America. Don’t let it become Farage’s Britain.

So much that is broken in our country today is broken thanks to Nigel Farage. And now he wants to break it even more. Unless we stop him.

getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09... Album review: NINEBARROW – The Hour of the Blackbird #musicsky

getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09... Album review: THREE DAYS GRACE – Alienation #musicsky

getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09... Album review : BEBOP DELUXE – The Albums 1976-78 (3 CD set) #musicsky

getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09... Album review: LITTLE KING – Lente Viviente #musicsky

On sale now 🎟️ 🔸Nerina Pallot - Sun 31 May 2026 🔸Beethoven's Ninth - Sat 19 Sep 2026 🔸The Planets - Sat 19 Sep 2026 🔸Steve Hackett - Mon 26 Oct 2026 Get your tickets: https://bit.ly/3Eh0w9y

We have a government that protects pedophiles. youtu.be/EKOxEZ4X1a4?...

Queen's iconic A Night at the Opera album and Bohemian Rhapsody single 50th anniversary vinyl reissues potteringabout8.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/q...

Join me LIVE with award-winning children's author Lucy Strange on the Creative Differences Livestream on Tuesday 23rd September, 8pm BST... FB: fb.me/e/2WjEuvKyu YT: www.youtube.com/live/2VOC2CJ...

Starmer has pulled out all the stops to flatter and impress Trump, but still hasn’t managed to get him to drop his damaging tariffs, take on Putin or tell Netanyahu to stop waging genocide. It’s time for the UK to stand tough with allies who share our values.

Queen's Iconic A Night At The Opera Album and Bohemian Rhapsody Single 50th Anniversary Vinyl Reissues isthispop9.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/q... #musicsky

Trumpets against Trump a favourite highlight #TrumpDemo

Sonny E. the reinvention of ‘Acid House & NRG King’ Adamski who releases his new Cyberbilly track ‘Time’ isthispop9.wordpress.com/2025/09/17/s...

Mandelson Crisis Starmer Acts! The new Private Eye is out now.

It was such a joy to be in session with The Catenary Wires for the Riley & Coe show on @6music.bsky.social last night. Loved the Maida Vale studios. We played four songs and had a chat with @gidcoe.bsky.social. You can listen to it here (but only if you want to): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09... Album review: CORY MARKS – Sorry For Nothing Vol.2 @betternoisemusic.bsky.social

Our democracy is too precious to be a plaything for foreign tech barons. Elon Musk doesn’t care about the British people or our rights. He only cares about himself and his ego.

The scenes on our streets are shameful consequences of decades of austerity - government after government fanning the flames of anti migration instead of tackling inequality. We can & must make different choices. Solidarity to all communities under attack. We stand together.

getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09... Feature: GRTR! Greats – JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR @joanneshawtaylor39.bsky.social

Mrs Toast just reminded me that with all the awful Epstein/Trump/Mandelson stuff going on we soon forget that Tory favourite mum fantasy Thatcher had prolific paedo (and worse) Savile round for Christmas multiple times, when he wasn't chumming it up with current royalty that is.

And these past 7-8yrs, as Charlie Kirk dove deep into Trump/MAGA cruelty, I found his beliefs to be abhorrent. But I find murder unacceptable. We ALL have to grow up & agree that you can find someone’s beliefs to be abhorrent AND STILL unequivocally condemn murder. We can do both. We must do both.👇

Here's a few things coming up this Fall, two new songs via @bigstirrecords.bsky.social & a gig at @grogshop.bsky.social on 9/27!

Incoming music - Roberta Smith Airs On A Six String isthispop9.wordpress.com/2025/09/10/i... #musicsky

getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09... Album review: BLACKLIST UNION – Slay The Dragon #musicsky

Nigel Farage is the biggest charlatan in British political history. And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:

NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before. Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.

Banjo Bromance - Damien O'Kane & Ron Block Back With New Album Out October 3 & UK Tour Through October isthispop9.wordpress.com/2025/09/10/b... #musicsky

#sleighallday #thewassail #hohoho And here’s the tour! 🎅🏽🧑🏻‍🎄🕺🏻💃🏻🌟🎄❤️‍🔥⛄️

#sleighallday #thewassail #hohoho Who’s coming to Oxford then? 🧑🏻‍🎄🎅🏽🕺🏻💃🏻⛄️🌟🎄