'It’s easy to view instrumental experimental music as a cerebral undertaking... However, this is the kind of show where the audience pogo and crowd-surf' - Angine de Poitrine at @nathbrudenell.bsky.social reviewed by Janne Oinonen for @yorkshirepost.co.uk www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

A few thoughts on Cowboy Junkies at Howard Assembly Room, Leeds www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

"The music I want to make and the aesthetics of what I want to put out are very similar to the whole David Lynch thing" - @worriedaboutsatan.bsky.social talk to @yorkshirepost.co.uk www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

Here's a Q & A thing with Edwyn Collins from last year where he talks about breaking up Orange Juice, recovering from a stroke, being too old to be a punk, and the chaos of recording with Mark E Smith

Edwyn Collins takes Jude Rogers through 13 records that have defined his life for @thequietus.com

"It's like Batman and Robin - you've just got to do it now" - @nickheyward.com talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk about Haircut One Hundred's first album in 44 years www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

Forgot to post this on Fri, in case anyone wants some Sunday reading as.ft.com/r/9d1a0148-f...

BIG news! Our host for the Quiz, Sun 7 June @fallfuturepast @bandonthewall It’s Fall enthusiast & host extraordinaire @TheFrankSkinner You coming? Friday: tinyurl.com/mr35dw6x Saturday: tinyurl.com/3kwmvjpy Sunday: tinyurl.com/3k7djpn9 Weekend: tinyurl.com/y5jnwae6

A few thoughts on China Crisis at @oldwoollen.bsky.social for @yorkshirepost.co.uk - and Gary Daly's speculation on which of the band's founder might pre-decease the other www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

Lovely feature in the Guardian about the Hulme Hippodrome, currently abandoned and derelict. Features Mark Hoyle talking about the time his son Stef squatted the building, and all the good intentions he had.

Epic Soundtracks 'Debris. Milky Clear Vinyl available now on Bandcamp. A collection of demos and outtakes. Sleevenotes by Stewart Lee. @glassmodernr.bsky.social @chrisseventeen.bsky.social @thelilactime.bsky.social @thepastels.bsky.social glassmodern.bandcamp.com/album/debris

‘There’s no streetlights’: North Yorkshire restaurant told to stop driving diners home

"I'm trying to work out how the project will develop moving forward – if it’s going to be an actual band or something that stays really loose" - Cameron Picton talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk about My New Band Believe www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

The first tenant at the Teesworks site is making half its workforce redundant because it can't fulfil orders. The site is leased to SeAH by the public sector, who lease it from Macquarie. If SeAH goes under, the public sector is on the hook to the tune of £3.65m a year for 40 years with no income.

"It worked in our favour that there was controversy because that gave us attention" - Stephen Mallinder talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk about 50 years of @cabaretvoltaire.bsky.social www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

A great scoop from @annaisaac.bsky.social and not such a great look for the other newspaper involved in the story. One wonders whether they were played or aware of what was happening.

Manic Street Preachers and @suedehq.bsky.social to share double bill at @firstdirectarena.bsky.social www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

“In Japan they do shows at 6pm, so people would come after work and listen to some music and then they’d go home and have their tea, which was great” - Chris Brain talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

"I think we all sensed that something was about to happen, and that maybe we didn’t need even more hair metal, maybe we didn’t need even more Paula Abdul" - @bobmouldmusic.bsky.social talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk about reuniting @sugarcopperblue.bsky.social www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

My old mate Pete McKee is bringing his touring show to @nightanddaycafe this week. Free art exhibition in the day, then his Ukulele band playing in the evening Full details here: www.petemckee.com/blogs/news/p... (emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...)

Also put together my first mix in a while over at the satan patreon today. There are only two tiers - free and a fiver a month, and the mixes are usually on the free tier if you're interested. The £5 crew get loads of extras: www.patreon.com/posts/mix-23...

Super-proud today of our son Blake who has signed to the lovely Bella Union records and has his debut album The Thread released on July 31. It's a beautiful and ambitious piece of work. First track Fault Lines is out TODAY and you can listen or download wherever you get your music ❤️

“I’ve always found if I’m not reading I don’t tend to be writing” - @katherinepriddy.bsky.social talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk about her new album, These Frightening Machines www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

Stuart Sutcliffe was born 85 years ago today grantmcphee.substack.com/p/stuart-sut...

Read Grant's article, if only to marvel at this incredible photo of Astrid Kirchherr standing at the front of the queue to the Cavern in 1964, a year after The Beatles had left Liverpool and two years after her boyfriend, Stuart Sutcliffe had died.

“It has long been normalised for family to fill the gaping holes in the social care system”. Who cares for our carers? Excellent piece by @francesryan.bsky.social in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Michael Timmins of #CowboyJunkies talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk about 40 years of the band ‘and beyond’ www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

“Vince has a very specific way of working. He’ll make up parts from different synths and different sequencers, and they all interlock together like a jigsaw puzzle. It gives it a unique sound." Vince Clarke, Neil Arthur and Benge Talk Doublespeak buff.ly/eePIymk

★ 30 April deadline: pre-order now to get a signed copy of ABBA – The Complete Recording Sessions 1972–1982. Read more here: carlmagnuspalm.com/news/pre-order-now-to-get-a-signed-copy-of-abba--the-complete-recording-sessions-19721982

A massive thank you to @scottrowley.bsky.social, Kirsten Adamson, Bruce Watson of #BigCountry and Steve Lillywhite for sharing some thoughts on the great Stuart Adamson for this cover feature for the new issue of Vive Le Rock. Pre-order: vivelerock.net

"It plunged me into not a meltdown but I questioned everything" - Singer-songwriter Virginia MacNaughton talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk about her new album The Thread www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

“We talked about the idea that it’s only in the darkest darkness that you can see the furthest light” - #LYR talk to @yorkshirepost.co.uk about their new album Dark Sky Reservation www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

“We talked about the idea that it’s only in the darkest darkness that you can see the furthest light” - #LYR talk to @yorkshirepost.co.uk about their new album Dark Sky Reservation www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

Many thanks to @djdebgrant & @CCfunkandsoul for The Fall: Futures & Pasts shout out on @BBC6Music ! And to our great mate @garethbirddj for the heads up! What a weekend we have in store for sure! 5-7 June @bandonthewall ! Take a listen at 57:30! 👍❤️👍❤️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

"Usually in a band each member has their own space. But we can rotate constantly" - Manu Delago and Max ZT talk to @yorkshirepost.co.uk about their collaboration, which they're bringing to @oldwoollen.bsky.social on April 1 www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

Revealed: Farage’s farming adviser calls for wheat prices to double - despite cost of living crisis Coupled with Reform’s policies to import US chlorinated chicken & frack rural areas, it’s clear that Farage would be a disaster for the countryside: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“I witnessed them transforming cabaret into discotheque and yet there wasn’t a lot of music that was suitable for the kind of dances that were coming out” - Gloria Gaynor talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

Here are a wealth of podcasts, essays, playlists, primers and news letters you can access FOR FREE... dig in and let your cautiously curious pals know x

Terrific piece by @collettwriter.bsky.social for @thefortyfive.bsky.social about the women in punk who influenced her most. Loved the story of John Lydon signing a Caroline Coon print. thefortyfive.com/opinion/the-...

BREAKING: Political funding from British citizens living abroad should be capped at about £300,000 a year and donations in cryptocurrency temporarily banned, a government review has recommended.

Trump's touch carries the stench of death. His allies across Europe are getting hammered in the shadow of Iran: Spain, France, Slovenia, Italy. Suddenly the European far-right looks vulnerable inews.co.uk/opinion/sten...

“There’s talent everywhere, and things like this are a good way to showcase it” - Emily Pilbeam talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk ahead of BBC 6 Music festival www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

The lawsuit concerned allegations that Meta covered up its platforms’ impact on children's mental health and its knowledge of child exploitation online.

What a VERY special weekend we have in store for sure! 50 years of The Fall at Band on the Wall, Manchester, 5-7 June. Walks, Talks, Music, Film, Exhibition, Performance & more! All details & Weekend Passes here: tinyurl.com/y7xexv9s We canNOT wait! 👍👍❤️👍👍

Heads up Louder Lovers! Our Early Bird Weekend Passes inc single or double accommodation at our 4* venue 'The Innside' Manchester are now on sale! Join us 13-15 Nov for an unforgettable weekend of music, books, conversations and more! All Passes here: tinyurl.com/2tr7a5c8

For several months, people have been wondering why Reform hasn't declared any crypto donations, despite Nigel Farage saying they'd received some Now @theobserveruk.bsky.social can reveal why...

I'm in the Observer today looking at why Reform is doing worse in the polls, despite an almost perfect set of circumstances for them. observer.co.uk/news/politic...

"I think when you write too close to the inner woes it’s almost like bad poetry" - Jehnny Beth talks to @yorkshirepost.co.uk about her solo work, being influenced by Bowie and revisiting Savages www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/art...

Kerouac scroll piece in print in the Observer.

What a VERY special weekend we have in store for sure! 50 years of The Fall at Band on the Wall, Manchester, 5-7 June. Walks, Talks, Music, Film, Exhibition, Performance & more! All details & Weekend Passes here: tinyurl.com/y7xexv9s We canNOT wait! 👍👍❤️👍👍