Me, having not been invited to the rapture

#NowPlaying #LucyPearl

My colleague just showed me a photo of a cyst that was cut out of his chest last week. It looked like a plum. How's your day going? 🤢

Elevator to the Gallows + Live Jazz Performance. Thursday, 30 October 2025 @cinetopia.bsky.social netopia.bsky.social @ifecosse.bsky.social www.ifecosse.org.uk/cinema/eleva...

The Leisure Society - Love's Enormous Wings youtu.be/P-MRtFaPxxE?...

Happy birthday #LeonardCohen #RevolutionaryDanceParty

Recommendations for #5debutalbums0004 These debuts were on regular rotation at the time and some still are

Sunday

Many a night spent queuing here, sorely missed these days.

#NowPlaying #SpankyWilson #DoinIt

#NowPlaying #EdwinStarr #Involved

Day 7, non-Beatles recordings produced by George Martin “The End of the World” from Beyond the Fringe, a major landmark in British comedy. GM produced the 1961 original & this re-recording for Broadway in 1962, done the same week he met the Beatles youtu.be/tjEtB3rJB9o?...

“George Harrison showed up in 1968 as a surprise guest to offer moral support. ‘Whether you can say it or not,’ Harrison urged them on the air, ‘keep trying to say it.’” - Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” (2009) More at www.instagram.com/reel/DO1Pntm...

And this is Batman's Aff His Nut by Robert Florence, which, in my opinion, is easily the greatest Scottish poem ever written about Batman...

The Quiet World by Jeffrey McDaniel

A noble pursuit

Anyway, enough of the gloomy talk. I have pasta and a mini chocolate trifle for a (very) late dinner. youtu.be/O8tTst2hOH8

The Bonzo Dog Doo Da Band. Considering that people had recently emerged from the 1950s, what did they feel about this? m.youtube.com/watch?v=s5_t...

It’s not cowardice; it’s complicity. The people who run big businesses (like legacy media) WANT the same deregulation, tax breaks, union-busting, etc. that the regime wants. Mussolini described fascism as “corporatism,” or the merger of the state and corporate power. They’re on the same side.

One thing that bothers me tonight in particular is how so much of this is happening because of grand and sweeping capitulation by the media, by companies, by Congress, by people in power. Even when they don’t have to — they simply comply, acquiesce, and appease.

Robert Redford has died. He was 89 years old. RIP. Just a few years ago, he had this to say:

Robert Redford wasn’t just a great actor. He used his profile to help others. From environmentalism, Native American rights, LGBTQ advocacy, and independent film, he cared deeply about people, and preserving their culture and world.

Ace Records are delighted to reissue Irma Thomas’ classic debut album “Wish Someone Would Care” on 31.10.2025. 🔥

"Don't you think it's time we were introduced?" Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) and Eve Kendall (Eva Marie Saint) become better acquainted in North by Northwest (1959)

I love the stripped-back beauty of these versions. Just piano and voice, but everything you need is there youtu.be/WuBym4pj6vE

Marshall Crenshaw - Something's Gonna Happen youtu.be/NqrJ0EfZzlI?...

There is so much on the cover of Sgt Pepper's that it is easy to miss the sets of medals that both John and Ringo wore on their colourful military costumes. This week I explore the stories behind these unaccountable artefacts. gimmesometruth.podbean.com #Beatles #TheBeatles

I hereby declare this “Non-Beatles recordings produced by George Martin that you should hear” week (I’m still workshopping the title). First up: Alma Cogan, I Knew Right Away (1964) youtu.be/SyrpsIwrGS8?...

Having breakfast with these guys

RIP Bobby Hart, who with the late Tommy Boyce wrote hits for The Monkees, including "Last Train to Clarksville," "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone," plus Boyce and Hart hits as “I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonight” In 2014, they were the subject of Rachel Lichtman’s documentary, The Guys Who Wrote 'Em.

Anyway might be my favourite on the album. Paul writes so well about yearning which is kind of amazing #maccachaos20

An uptempo track with Promise To You Girl and it's very welcome! It's both very Wings and very Beach Boys. I really like this one #maccachaos20

I like the atmosphere of Riding To Vanity Fair and that guitar sound again #maccachaos20

I love the closeness of A Certain Softness. A beautiful, melancholic song #maccachaos20

Something about that wee guitar part in Too Much Rain reminds me of As You Are by Travis #maccachaos20

The Cheese and Onions ending amuses me, though #maccachaos20

English Tea is a granny tune too far for me #maccachaos20

I sort of like the melody of Friends To Go. I'd like to hear it as a country tune #maccachaos20

"You saw who we are Jenny Wren" is a great line #maccachaos20

I do like Jenny Wren. I think every part of it is wonderful #maccachaos20

This instrumental outro of How Kind Of You is very nice. Love the bass playing #maccachaos20

The intro to Fine Line makes me want to launch into both Abba's I Have A Dream and Ringo's Photograph #maccachaos20

Evening all and welcome to our latest listening party. 20 years on since its release let’s see how “Chaos And Creation In The Backyard” by Paul McCartney sounds. All set? Then let’s go! #maccachaos20

A great chat! And thank you to Tom for introducing me to 5th Dimension's version of this song. I had never heard it before and I've just been enjoying dancing to it in my kitchen! youtu.be/Oml7gjzJRY0?...

#RevolutionaryDanceParty #StevieWonder

Kindling - Elbow with John Grant youtu.be/Z1XT7Iw4b3Y?...

“Love is the only reality, the only terror, and the only hope”—which signals its distinctiveness. While there have been earlier, thorough biographies of this profoundly important American writer, this is the first to illuminate Baldwin’s life in such deeply personal and revealing ways.

Donovan performing "Atlantis" on The Smothers Brothers Show in 1969. Backing by The Smothers Brothers, Peter, Paul & Mary, Mort Sahl and Jennifer Warnes. Song can be found on the album Barabajagal. m.youtube.com/watch?v=LmXE...

Ok then. Lots of you have asked for this one. 20 years ago this week Macca released “Chaos And Creation In The Back Yard”. Listening party Saturday? @beatlespod.bsky.social @beatlesbookspod.bsky.social @stevenc63.bsky.social @pavementoyster.bsky.social @jeremyblackmore.bsky.social