This is harder than you think!

If Trump didn't like the elevator he should have tried the lifts in his shoes.

Here are all the swans.

Looking back at Bowie's Outside and Walker's Tilt, both released 30 years ago, Ned Raggett says the pair might not have met but the energy of respect and influence travelled between them in strange ways Many Happy Returns to #DavidBowie's Outside, which turns 30 today! buff.ly/U85ffvs

Huge thanks to the mysterious 'Kindle Customer' for this lovely five-star review of 'How Soon Is Now?'. It's a scary thing, releasing such a complex and heartfelt book into the world, but reviews like this make it all worthwhile. Thank you! ❤️ #BookSky www.amazon.co.uk/How-Soon-Now...

This is a sore one. There was a period in my early music-discovering life when, whenever some bass playing on a record caught my ear and I checked the credits, it was almost always Danny Thompson. RIP.

"This indulgence is reckless If Labour or the Conservatives gave oxygen to such conspiracies, the media would be merciless. When Farage and friends do it, it is filed under “colour” – part of the spectacle."

A quote from the Govan-born poet, singer, musician, songwriter, artist and humourist Ivor Cutler on a fallen tree in Queen's Park in Glasgow. Cont./ #glasgow #keepglasgowweird #ivorcutler #queenspark #quote #plaque #memorial #streetart

Cricket MUST be cleaned. Eventually, even Cricket agrees.

‘De-Luxe’ being cut at Curve Pusher in Hastings for the 35th Anniversary (ahem) Deluxe Edition of ‘Gala’ by Lush (and yes, that is the actual audio).

The woman at the back:

I’ve written a new piece: Why Are Artists Leaving Spotify? A Guide for Listeners. Low payouts, AI slop, Daniel Ek’s €600m weapons investment — the “Spotify exodus” is real, and listeners have choices. Read here... www.jonwilks.online/blog/why-art...

Okay. I'll add Paracetemol onto the list of perfectly harmless things I'm supposed to fixate on instead of noticing that fascism has well and truly risen.

Chrissie Hynde is selling her lime-green 1971 Pontiac Firebird LeMans T-37. It's a beaut. bid.omegaauctions.co.uk/auction/lot/...

Fun task for today: Look in cupboards and wardrobes for Rapture believers too embarrassed to admit they weren’t called to sit at His side.

Last call. I may not be here to give you another reminder tomorrow.

I might be spending too much time playing Skyrim on PS5. Every time I pass these fungi on a tree stump along our dog-walking route, I have an overwhelming urge to pick them to help boost my alchemy stat.

I’ve been trying all day to get tickets for the Rapture, but the website keeps crashing. Anyone had any luck?

After the next general election, this kind of comment will still be legal on TV, but will be followed by an hour of Nigel Farage smirking and shaking his head.

Does it ever feel like someone, somewhere, has decided we've to be force-fed fascism, whether we want it or not?

I have it on the Highest authority that you'd better get cracking on these fantastic books – today, if at all possible. Warm and witty love story or twisty-turny time travel tale, it's your call. In print, on Kindle and, for 'HSIN?', Audible, too. #BookSky #Rapture www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Paul-...

Remembering Arthur Lowe, born this day in 1915.

It’s weird, but I never see ‘journalist’ Tommy on the press bench for big court cases. He always sits in the dock by mistake.

Good to see The Stone Tape available for all. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Eighteen seconds in: The most iconic single word in British TV history. If you were there in '99, you'll know. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tASU...

Right wing protests are basically franchise events these days, identikit parts of a global business, with no pretence at local relevance. Could these people explain the relevance or importance of Charlie Kirk to Scottish life? No chance. He's just part of the furniture of the global right now.

Take a look at this. Someone did the same for me 8 years ago - donated their stem cells and saved my life when I had blood cancer, and donated again when I relapsed and saved me for the second time. So get on the @anthonynolan.bsky.social or @dkms-uk.bsky.social register and you could be a hero too.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 this 💩 is quite obviously being funded by Americans, to be quite clear and not being cruel but nobody really from Glasgow gives a dam or even knows who Kirk was, this is absolutely American funded right wing nonsense trying to push it's way into Scotland

Born on this day in 1934: Leonard Cohen. Pics; Jack Robinson Tony Russell youtu.be/RF3SJerPG7g?si…

On this day, 10 years ago, I took some pictures of my sparkly new Gretsch.

A great birthday gift from @nicolablackwell.bsky.social a Robert Smith plant pot for my fern! Pot by @dyeworksprint.bsky.social

Those viral posts going round “quote tweet with a pic of you wearing something RED” “quote tweet with a pic of you doing or wearing something very specific” Weird weren’t they? Wonder what they would have been useful for when certain models are being trained by data online… Stop being stupid.

Looks like my old pals Samson Ultimate and Harper Collinsworth are still up to their old author-scamming tricks. Stay sceptical, folks... writerbeware.blog/2025/09/19/r...

Today marks the 1 year anniversary of my debut flash science fiction collection, 'Mars & More' 😀 Available at books2read.com/MarsMore Or order in print (paperback) through your favourite bookstore: the ISBN is 979-8-227-17966-1

We had been looking for a toilet for about 50 miles.

All the way through summer, my wife has been leaving vases of freshly-cut flowers from the garden on my desk. The season’s changing and there may be no more flowers for a while, but I think she still likes me. I’m a lucky man.

Early on, a bright future for Fawlty Towers seemed unlikely ….

Our February gigs in Scotland, England and Wales are onsale now 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 mogwai.scot

#FallFriday Mark E. Smith in Smash Hits, May 1987

I’ve missed weeks of this. It’s all on YouTube if anyone wants Lilac Time content xsd youtube.com/watch?v=kSXx...

The power of Talk Talk’s 'Spirit of Eden' is not diminished for lack of being some mystical, inexplicable deliverance of a record www.treblezine.com/talk-talk-sp...

The 'fuck your feelings' crowd are going through a bit of a strange time at the moment, aren't they?

folk horror be like "here's some twigs arranged in a different than usual way"

Thought I’d better get Christmas started now … just in case.

End of a Century captivated me with its blend of laughter and tears. The characters felt like friends, and the blue suit added a touch of magic. Grateful for this cozy escape! #BookSky #books

My mate @thejase.bsky.social is sharing his brilliance! TUCK IN! 🎸

Can confirm - it’s a lovely read.

As an aside, I'm fascinated by the way people who deny being fascists always declare Antifa their sworn enemy.

Big thanks to LevonX for these lovely words about 'End of a Century'. If you'd like to escape to sunnier, simpler times for a while, it's out now in print and on Kindle - free with Kindle Unlimited! www.amazon.co.uk/End-Century-...