Saw the Springsteen biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere last night. Kept away from reviews before, which I'm glad I did. Well worth seeing as a lifetime fan. Jeremy Allen White pulls it off as the Boss, and Stephen Graham was brilliant, as always, as his old man. Go see it.

New full size Amiga 1200 recreation to be launched next year 🎉 There have been so many hardware releases this year, from Spectrum Next to the special edition 64 - but this is the one I’ve been looking forward to. #Amiga #Amiga1200 #ReteoGamesLtd youtu.be/p4aGhSoP7Rg?...

Just finished binging Coining It, the podcast about self-styled bitcoin Robin Hood, James Parker. @lewisgoodall.com does a brilliant job on the narration and intereviews and is pretty sensitive to all the guests, without punching down or judging. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

This might be the most important podcast listen for anyone in the PR industry this week. @prweekuk.bsky.social tackle the rise of antisemitism - featuring agency leaders Mandy Sharp, David Fraser and Barry Frankfurt. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

MTV to stop broadcasting music videos in the UK 😢 Fond memories of watching the likes of Oasis, Alanis Morissette, The Cranberries, Spice Girls and the Smashing Pumpkins - not all bands I necessarily loved - playing on repeat on our rented telly in our uni house. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🕹️ Back with a bang! We’re talking Operation Wolf, Thunderbolt, Night Striker & Space Gun with TAITO's Yuichi Toyama in our latest episode. Arcade nostalgia + behind-the-scenes insight = 💥 🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/1Vf0... #TAITO #retrogaming #arcade

🎙️ This week on Retro Titans: We talk to @brandonsalt.bsky.social from @retrododo.bsky.social about building a retro gaming empire, losing traffic to Google, and sounding the alarm on AI. And, his top picks for Evercade & handheld emulators. Listen on Spotify + more open.spotify.com/episode/0ucV...

🔓 New free coworking space unlocked: Samsung KX. Decent coffee and plenty of room (until word gets out). Try not to get distracted by the gaming station… 🚶‍♂️ 3 minute walk from Kings Cross and St Pancras. 📍 Coals Drop Yard, London

How can it be 30 years since Pulp’s Different Class came out? Forget Oasis vs Blur, Pulp - and this album, in particular - were always my favourite. This Radio 2 Class of 95 is worth a listen. Favourite song? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

My side-hustle / hobby podcast is conversations with people who are bringing old-school video games back. The latest interview is with two of the heads of Blaze Entertainment, the company behind cartridge-based system, @evercade.co.uk Check it out 👇

If I have to watch this Mother's Day ad from Open Table one more time, I might have to take a frying pan to my phone 🤯 Reckon I get served it around 10x a day on YouTube. Enough already 🍳 <<and breathe>>

This is a big one: an interview with legendary game designer Jon Hare, co-founder of Sensible Software and the man behind hits such as Sensible Soccer and Cannon Fodder Listen on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts open.spotify.com/episode/0Yq7... #retrogaming #sensiblesoccer #amiga

Just saw this from @brucedaisley.com on LinkedIn. Can't express this any better. Google just stepping into line like so many others.

TikTok may have got a 75-day extension while Trump plays god, but it's not stopping Instagram trying to lure it's creators across with cash bonuses of $10,000 to $50,000 per month 😮 www.theverge.com/2025/1/21/24...

If you’ve had enough of the effect that Elon Musk has had on the national discourse this week, have a read of AskBrits on Reddit. A bit of levity and a lot of swearing… www.reddit.com/r/AskBrits/s...

Here’s a pair happy to be back in the routine of school runs and the return to work. 📍 Digswell Viaduct, Hertfordshire

Sucker for a bit of Jools Holland and tuned in tonight for Roger Taylor (big Queen fan) - but Kathy Sledge, Boomtown Rats and especially Jade worth tuning in for 👏

The best move we made in recent years was getting to know folk in the neighbourhood. For years, I was obsessed with uni mates (who I still love) who live around the UK. Tonight was Christmas Eve drinks at our place. Easier on so many levels ❤️ The kids are… somewhere 🤷‍♂️

Gareth Southgate is on Desert Island Discs. What a thoroughly decent man. Never understood the hate he got as England manager. Added professionalism, decency and got better results than almost all his predecessors. What gives? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The last episode of my 2024 side-project, a podcast dedicated to retro gaming with an emphasis on @evercade.co.uk ⤵️

Still get asked about extreme ironing and receive interview requests, no matter how low a profile I keep (I did it with a completely different name 20+ years ago). A while ago I wrote the story of how it all started and the weird and wonderful journey I went on. Here's what I came up with ⤵️

If you fancy something warm and familiar to listen to in the run up to Christmas, I can recommend Sherlock Holmes read by Hugh Bonneville. 🔗 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

Bold of the BBC to go out with this story, but it goes deeper than misinformation about health claims - it's a wake up call to cult of celebrity and its power to blind people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I do like Bluesky, but finding people is a bit tricky. Found this helpful guide from talent acquisition guy jantegze.com Mostly aimed at recruitment, but useful tips for sales, marketing and researchers. newsletter.fullstackrecruiter.net/p/how-to-fin...

Very reluctant Dashi Dog on a walk this morning. Rotten weather, but I was chuckling the whole way round listening to Rob Brydon interview Rory Bremner. Worth a listen to brighten up a damp and windy Saturday podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

🕹️ Any old ZX Spectrum fans out there? Just gone live with a Retro Titans interview with Chris Smith, the brains behind the 'The Spectrum', a re-imagining of the iconic 80s home computer. Proper retro gaming geek out! On Spotify and all major podcast apps open.spotify.com/episode/0qn3...

I haven’t heard a @trientertainment.bsky.social episode with the word “allegedly” used so frequently, But the Gregg Wallace PR fiasco deep dive is worth a listen, just to get the TV insiders’ view. Such an avoidable self-inflicted mess.

Seen that US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - aka AOC - is the first person to hit 1m followers on BlueSky 🔥 I remember AOC playing Among Us on Twitch a few years back to engage with younger people to vote Follow her at @aoc.bsky.social Wonder who’ll reach the million threshold next..?

Captured this by chance this morning coming back from the school run. Steam trains are always so majestic. 📍 Digswell Viaduct, Hertfordshire

“Well, we wanna be free, we wanna be free to do what we wanna do, “And we wanna get loaded and we wanna have a good time” If these lyrics epitomised your years growing up and becoming an adult in the 90s, watch this 👇 Fascinating account of Loaded and 90s culture. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

So this seems like a good place for TV chat. Got the finale of ‘Bad Sisters’ tonight, which has been a delight. No spoilers please 🙉 Off the back of ‘Master of the Air’ and ‘Slow Horses’, quality levels on Apple TV remain high. What should we watch next?

Mass X-odus: professionals desert Elon Musk’s network, by @emmavj.bsky.social 🔗 www.ft.com/content/3051... Worth a read, but what's interesting to me is the poll at the bottom, LinkedIn is clearly the fave platform amongst FT readers - but Bluesky a strong second.

“Phil, why are you trying to get an umbrella out of that vending machine?” asked Jo. “Erm, I thought this was how to get into the office,” I replied. Naturally assumed the QR code was needed to register. Tell me I’m not the first to do this…

I've been talking a lot about Bluesky on #LinkedIn. Figure there's a lot of people who might find they prefer things over here - or at least have a browse. So here's my 11 reasons for LinkedIn users to check out Bluesky - head on over to add to the list! Or connect if we haven't done that yet.

Just for the 2016 Twitter vibes, #UKSnow in Herts AL6 is trying , but not settling 1/10 For more snow fun, follow @uksnowmap.com

New Acquired episode drop: IKEA 📦 Love Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal's storytelling style, going right back to the family history of entrepreneurs - in this case, Ingvar Kamprad starting selling match boxes in rural Sweden, age 5! Only 45 minutes in, but this is another great episode.

Coffee break intro time - here’s 5 things about me: 1️⃣ Run a LinkedIn marketing agency with my wife, based in Hertfordshire 2️⃣ Ex-tech PR agency (still love tech) 3️⃣ U8 football coach 4️⃣ Reto gamer, host of an Retro Titans podcast 5️⃣ Owner of Double Doodle who won’t grow up What are your 5 things?

The boy got a Micro:bit as one of his birthday presents. Don’t know how loves it more, me or him. The kinaesthetic learning aspect is what makes it special, from the moment you switch it on for the first time. Anyone got any Micro:bit coding tips, hacks or things to try?

If you’re curious about why people adopt certain behaviours - even when they don’t seem to make sense - give Nudge a read. It was one of the books that led to the Behavioural Economics movement and has been updated with lots of recent examples and case studies.

Here’s something I’m really enjoying about Bluesky (aside from getting reacquainted with old Twitter buddies): The lack of adverts. Bliss. For as long as it lasts.

Seems like a lot of people are abandoning Twitter for Threads, or is it Bluesky - I can't keep up 🤷‍♂️ Where are you hanging out these days, and why?

If you watch one thing today, make it this short film about the making of the last Beatles track, ‘Now and Then’ Remarkable footage and such a labour of love

Loved listening to ‘Eras: The Beatles’ on BBC Sounds. Funny how little I knew so little about a band that’s so much part of the fabric of culture. Now working my way through their catalogue an album at a time. Staggering that they released their first 6 albums in space of 3 years.

Have you heard Eras: The Beetles on BBC Sound? Such an amazing piece of work. Just two episodes in, I already wish they had gone deeper and made it a longer series, thanks to the treasure trove they are sitting on. And hopefully Queen, David Bowie and Pink Floyd next… www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

OK, here I am on Bluesky - thanks to @cmrlee.bsky.social for the invite 🎟️ Initial impressions: I like it more than Threads, but it’s early days. Still haven’t got around to deleting X, but it’ll happen. Just need to find all my old chums from there and see if they’re flying in the skies of blue