The Steve McQueen exhibition, Resistance: How Protest Shaped Britain And Photography Shaped Protest, currently on at Modern Two is illuminating, brilliant and beautiful. I'm drawn to joy as resistance

#NowPlaying #MavisStaples #SadAndBeautifulWorld

Today's breakfast viewing. Find someone who looks at you the way Spencer Tracy & Katherine Hepburn look at expanding waffles

Four-Song Peel Session of soul singer Ann Peebles from October 9, 1974. John Peel thought she was “the owner of one of the world’s great voices” and “I Can’t Stand the Rain” (written with husband Don Bryant) was one of his favourite singles. #RIPDonBryant m.youtube.com/watch?v=c4B1...

Been hanging out with this guy. He's definitely more excited by belly rubs than Christmas

John Lennon as private Gripweed in "How I Won the War" October, 1966 The #Beatles

10 great songs. #revisited 2. Vikki Carr - It Must Be Him www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-qg...

#NowPlaying #TheBeatles #FromThenToYou Merry Christmas everybody! May all your porkpies gather winter gru-oo-el xx

And here is Eugene with The Chi-Lites performing (For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People. Superb in every way

#NowPlaying #BillyConnolly #SoloConcert

Watch the Extended interview with Sean here www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlA8...

#NowPlaying #LittleFeat #TheLastRecordAlbum

Janis Joplin at the Stax Records Christmas party in Memphis, Tennessee, December 20, 1968 with legends Carla Thomas, Al Jackson, Booker T Jones, Donald 'Duck' Dunn, and Steve Cropper.

Another Christmas song that isn't a Christmas song. Vashti Bunyan & Twice As Much Coldest Night of the Year youtu.be/eCcBEj6VnpA?...

Scots Whay Hae! Best Crime Fiction 2025 – with Callum McSorley Alistair Braidwood is joined by award-winning crime writer @callummcsorley.bsky.social to discuss some of the best Scottish #CrimeFiction of 2025, & to take a look at what’s coming in 2026 💙📚 www.scotswhayhae.com/post/that-wa...

As 2025 ends, the pattern is unmistakable. Trump’s second term is unraveling under its own weight. A hollowed-out presidency, factional chaos, and policies that keep backfiring. Step back from the daily noise, and the consequences are impossible to miss.

The Rolling Stones ~ You Got The Silver (Mono) (from Let it Bleed, 1969) #NowPlaying #KeithRichards #BOTD #MusicSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6jk...

What does the Demarco Archive leaving Scotland tell us about the state of the Arts in Scotland and Edinburgh? A Cultural Evacuation: The Demarco Archive Leaves Scotland bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/12/15/a...

#NowWatching Because I need to hear Billy Crystal say "Oh but baby fish mouth is sweeping the nation" And guffaw accordingly

#NowPlaying #JaneBirkin #DiDooDah

My picks for #5debutalbums7074 1. Stealers Wheel 2. Donny Hathaway - Everything Is Everything 3. Betty Davis 4. David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name 5. Gram Parsons - GP

Oh come let us adore him OH COME LET US ADORE HIM OH COME LET US ADORE HIIIIIM REFILLED NOR LOCH

Fluxus card by George Bretcht & Robert Watts, 1962

Today's song for the non-awful Christmas song advent calendar is Bert Jansch's lovely version of "In the Bleak Midwinter", produced by Michael Nesmith.

Louise Bourgeois’s Life Was as Monumental as Her Art

1 more thought. Since I read a Paul interview with Francis Wyndham I listen to Rubber Soul anew. He talks of writing comedy songs for the LP. Norwegian Wood & Drive My Car with punchlines. Michelle - a comic french song, a comic preacher in The Word & John's "hobby" in Girl. Any more? #rubbersoul60

It's possible in building the song around the line in Baby Let's Play House, it was done in the same spirit as Happiness Is A Warm Gun. He's not agreeing with the line, he thinks it's an insane thing to say, because it is #rubbersoul60

The way John spits this song out is kind of amazing #rubbersoul60

The first time I ever listened to Rubber Soul, Run For Your Life was my stand out track as I just found it to be a great rocker. It's not my favourite now, but I do still like it #rubbersoul60

"Carve your number on my wall and maybe you will get a call from me" is such a great line. How this songs scans is brilliant and it is so fun to sing in 3 part harmony. I sang George's part on this song too #rubbersoul60

I love Wait. It fits perfectly here. I'm so glad they held on to it for this album #rubbersoul60

It's beautiful how In My Life starts as a reflection on his past and turns into a celebration of his present #rubbersoul60

I love the guitar part as I'm Looking Through You fades out #rubbersoul60

The lyrics in I'm Looking Through You are really quite brutal. I love how "Love has a nasty habit of disappearing overnight" scans, though #rubbersoul60

I absolutely love the way John sings Girl and I love how ominous the instrumental outro sounds #rubbersoul60

Three part harmonies with John, Paul and Ringo! I love it! #rubbersoul60

Each detail. Each part. Every song. Michelle is brilliant #rubbersoul60

Paul's bass in The Word. Paul's bass in The Word, though! I love when the guitar harmonises with it in the verses too #rubbersoul60

Ringo's drumming in Think For Yourself is just the best #rubbersoul60

There's brilliant harmonies throughout this album, but my favourite harmonies are in George's songs. Love Think For Yourself. I sang George's bit here #rubbersoul60

The voices are such the focus of Nowhere Man, but Paul's bass needs a special shout out #rubbersoul60

The opening to Nowhere Man with just the voices is just sublime. Their voices! Oh their voices. Our band did this too. I sang Paul's bit. #rubbersoul60

You Won't See Me is such an underrated gem. We did this song in my teenage band. Amazing harmonies and backing vocals throughout this album. I sang John's bit here. Hee hee! #rubbersoul60

The bass drum in Norwegian Wood sounds like a heartbeat. God I love this song #rubbersoul60

Listening on headphones the intro for Norwegian Wood with just the acoustic guitar before the sitar riff comes in sounds big and dramatic. How did they do that!? Just brilliant #rubbersoul60

The detail of each part that the instruments play and the voices sing is exquisite. And this is something I can say for every song on this album #rubbersoul60

Drive My Car is the perfect opener. From that riff on, it's a masterpiece. I used to love dancing to it when it came on at the indie discos #rubbersoul60

Good evening everybody and welcome to our last listening party of the year. It’s Christmas 1965 and many people would be pulling a copy of “Rubber Soul” from their festive stockings. Let’s see how it stands up 60 years on shall we? #rubbersoul60