Radhika's 'Cine-Pop' released today on all Digital platforms alongside LP & CD 🍓🍓🍓🍓 glassmodern.bandcamp.com/album/cine-pop open.spotify.com/album/6PvT6M... @glassmodernr.bsky.social @billyreevesok.bsky.social @thepastels.bsky.social @gidcoe.bsky.social @bmxbanditsduglas.bsky.social

Los Pasteles Verdes - "Recuerdos de una noche" [Peru, Psychedelic Pop] (1974) https://redd.it/3cl51x https://youtu.be/evq35cbFjao

I take full responsibility but I won't resign. I will listen harder and work harder and sack a few of my colleagues. I'm looking forward to winning next time round.

A please @labouruk.bsky.social, stop saying that it's up to us to stop Reform. YOU could stop a Reform government in 2029, by introducing the proportional representation so many in the country have been clamouring for. The only way Farage can win is through our crazy first-past-the-post system.

Let's do it.

This reminds me of when you travel in a developing country and they have different rates for locals and foreigners. Feels like a sign of severe economic decline. Also, let's be real here. We basically nicked all this shit. The least we can do is let them see it for free.

"The saudade following the fire is also a lament for a Glasgow that no longer exists; for the old Union Street records shops like Bruce's, Missing and Listen...for the days of dancing in Viva and Vamps; and for the A-listed Egyptian Halls" The always-terrific Audrey Gillan for the @lrb.co.uk.

Israel and the US appear to want to do to Tehran what they have done to Gaza: reduce a busy and complex society to a toxic wasteland.

"These are songs to shore up the soul." I have written a new Small Finds story about the music of @andrewwasylyk.bsky.social and the light of Dundee. smallfinds.substack.com/p/small-find...

An appalling company, feel sorry for its staff www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is so sad. Glasgow City Council should be ashamed of themselves. www.glasgowbell.co.uk/trongate-103...

This is really sad news.

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

You can see more images of that day in Kenmure Street, May 2021, here, in a new publication: www.jeremysuttonhibbert.com/photography-...

Sometimes it's easy to over-romanticise living in Glasgow but sometimes your heart bursts with pride at what decent Glasgow people achieved on one glorious day. Libby Brooks on Everybody To Kenmure Street... www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...

Love this so much, especially the juxtaposition of English folklore paths with an Amazon spokesperson going out of their way to deny a person driving their branded vehicle is an employee.

If Red Rhino Distribution hadn't gone tits up in 1988, this hunka chunka rock'n'roll burning love would probably have been on Glass Records and it should have been @glassmodernr.bsky.social @thepastels.bsky.social @nofansrecords.bsky.social @reversediorama.bsky.social @eugenekelly.bsky.social

15. National Park - One Last Time The sainted @johnhogarty.bsky.social is now with @thepastels.bsky.social but has put been adding tender chiming electric to Glasgow's better records for years and these solo demos show off that refinement nationalpark.bandcamp.com/track/one-la...

My book Why Sound Matters is just out in the UK and EU. Here is a new excerpt, “Backstage” dadadrummer.substack.com/p/backstage

Finding out whilst out with friends on Friday that the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) has closed is devastating. I saw some amazing artists perform there, it was a fantastic venue, and, of course, in October 2015, it’s where many of us got f*cked on Pastelism. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Happy 80th Birthday to Robert Wyatt. Here's one we made a while ago featuring the great man @glassmodernr.bsky.social @gidcoe.bsky.social @thepastels.bsky.social @finlaymacdonald.bsky.social youtu.be/2xDXNq19liE?... glassmodern.bandcamp.com/album/tutti-... glassmodern.bandcamp.com/album/orkest...

The greatest Glasgow film.

@thepastels.bsky.social Bedroom rediscovery

"We get to see the larger community response, which is: what can I do? How can I share? What do you need at the moment?” Such a good, nuanced piece by @libbybrooks.bsky.social looking at the confluence of factors causing tensions in Glasgow but also how the city is fighting Reform's toxic rhetoric.

It was a total joy to write this wee piece for The Guardian about the joy of only recently stumbling upon this epic family photo. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Really happy to be joining one of our favourite groups, @bobpetesarah.bsky.social at their September Barrowlands show. This is going to be an amazing night. Psyched. We'll be bringing it.

Happy New Year Bluesky pals. I posted this on Insta yesterday and then got distracted before posting here. I really appreciate Bluesky and the lack of dickhead energy. Take care everyone. Love ya xx

Up for a Bit with the Pastels’ from NME 14 February 1987. @thepastels.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social

Totally disgusting.

Friday news. I have launched a wee charity gift shop in aid of sight-loss charity RNIB. All designs feature my abstract photos. Times are tough right now so no pressure to buy, obviously. But I would love it if you could share. I’m doing this to raise awareness too. tinyurl.com/3wu5t9wy

Monorail's Twenty for Twenty Five Part ONE is here. OUT OF SEASON... but which Season? Our first 10 albums of the year: monorailmusic.com/monorail-twe...

Almost don't want to share because I feel I might want to buy another one but what the heck, Brenda's such a good egg x

Our Pastelism 1, 2, 3 tote is on Monorail's Christmas list. It's in red so could almost serve as a superior modern day stocking which you could fill up with other stuff from the list. Thanks! monorailmusic.com/shop/?_sft_l... @monorailmusic.bsky.social

Thanks to @thepastels.bsky.social for reminding me what a great album this is. And @monorailmusic.bsky.social have got a vinyl edition coming too... monorailmusic.com/product/unde...

So great to hear Hairband on @gidcoe.bsky.social last night. They're probably my favourite Glasgow band of the last decade. Their debut album is finally coming out on vinyl. I wrote about them for @monorailmusic.bsky.social here... monorailmusic.com/product/unde... www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP9I...

Get rid of Gibb. Too partisan, too much going on. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

We’re very proud to have been chosen as the main retail partner for 3 stellar Edwyn Collins reissues, Hellbent On Compromise, I’m Not Following You and Doctor Syntax. There's also an Edwyn designed Postcard poster and plenty OJ. read and browse: mailchi.mp/monorailmusi... @thepastels.bsky.social

We all know the BBC isn't perfect but if Trump, Boris Johnson and The Telegraph are going after it you can be sure it's still getting in the way of the world that they want. At least the BBC is accountable - when were Trump or Johnson or The Telegraph accountable for anything?

Masterpiece, I think i've played my 45 a million times. The film is beautiful too - early work by Olivier Assayas.

I was really happy to write some words about the legendary Hairband. Their only LP, Under The Plow, is about to come out on vinyl for the first time and @monorailmusic.bsky.social has made it part of the Glasgow School series. They're so good, check them out. monorailmusic.com/product/unde...

I'm saddened to learn of the passing of Dr Elspeth King, the legendary curator of the People's Palace, and a fierce advocate for Glasgow and its history. This was fascinating on the release of the film adaptation of Alasdair Gray's "Poor Things". yoursforscotlandcom.wordpress.com/2024/01/10/p...

Strawberry Switchblade's Jill Bryson & Stephen McRobbie of @thepastels.bsky.social. Taken by Peter McArthur, Jill's partner & prime photographer of the early 1980s Glasgow indie scene. They look bored as it's just Peter testing camera flashes. Outside Peter & Jill's flat, West End Park St, c.1982.

Celtic. Run by a bloke with a moustache from a golf course. What could go wrong?

Treasured moments. One of the best things I've heard all year is Pictureframes with Caio, Molly Linen and Dan from Snails. No records yet but I've dug deep and turned up a couple of copies of Molly's stellar 10" eps. SP monorailmusic.com/shop/?_sf_s=... pictureframes2.bandcamp.com/album/event-...

ok, there's a video too!... www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fCM...

Think this is some of my favourite music of the year. Pictureframes, so good. More please. pictureframes2.bandcamp.com/album/event-...

Part of the massive rallies for Palestine in Madrid, Spain 🇪🇸

Dolly Mixture 1978-1984. Launch party for Debsey Wykes' amazing book, Teenage Daydream is this Wednesday. Dolly Mixture film with Paul Kelly, Jenny Rollo and Stephen Pastel (dj). And, and Matthew Rich will be live screenprinting an edition of this image. Tix here... monorailmusic.com/product/teen...

My pal, Brenda, has started to make her beautiful prints available at nuts prices. Most are now sold out but hopefully some will be made available again. She also does a zine called Here's Where You Belong which has just been reprinted. Check out her shop... brensweeney.bigcartel.com/product/here...

Great to see Dolly Mixture in The Guardian today. We have a launch party for Debsey Wykes book, Teenage Daydream, on October 1st. Also, a few copies left of the special edition with the Dolly Mixture zine. monorailmusic.com/product/teen... www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...