Everyone loves the Twinsets !

Less than three weeks now to the next Club Precious ... indie-pop triple header with the splendid Autocamper @slumberlandrecords.com @safesuburban.bsky.social the splendid 14 Iced Bears @robertsekula.bsky.social and the splendid Sassyhiya @skepwax.bsky.social ... dice.fm/event/ryanrv...

The Twinsets ‎– Peel Sessions 82–83 14 track vinyl £20 www.discogs.com/sell/item/39...

whenever i see "free speech"... shut your trap or i'll shut it it for you... youtu.be/vtxgp_x4yxc?...

Delighted to say we’re playing Club Precious #5 in London on Thursday 12th March, a fantastic triple bill with @mtmiseryband.bsky.social and Humdrum! Join us at The Waiting Room, below The Three Crowns, Stoke Newington! facebook.com/events/s/clu...

The Skids - 8 November 1979 Perth All 4 of TP! were at this gig but we didn't know each other yet! The guy on someone's shoulders is our guitarist, Derek. This image was used as part of a local music exhibition covering a wall of Perth Museum a couple of years ago!

All being well our stock is arriving tomorrow.

The Twinsets: Peel Sessions 82-83. Released 09/01/2026 on Precious Recordings of London preciousrecordingsoflondon.bandcamp.com/album/prelp-... youtu.be/Hs3pREMKmFo?... #longoverdue @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @neilcooper.bsky.social @grantmcphee.bsky.social

This morning’s sounds come from Jetstream Pony’s Riley & Coe Show session, from 9th April 2025, on BBC6 Music. Something I was able to be a part of too. Now captured on a 10” record courtesy of Precious Recordings of London, you can order a copy via the label’s Bandcamp outlet, now.

C86 Show 5pm Saturday futureradio.co.uk Blyth Power, Woodentops, Concrete Blonde, Darling Buds, Field Mice, King of Luxembourg, Mission,Husker Du, Primtives, Cure, Smiths @indieover40.bsky.social @louderthanwar.bsky.social @indiepophalloffame.bsky.social @illegibles.bsky.social

@riproaringstuff.bsky.social SATURDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2026: BANNERMANS, EDINBURGH guests of The Scarmanaga Six tickets-scotland.com/t5115 1st MARCH 2026: THE GLAD CAFE, GLASGOW With special guests Normal Service wegottickets.com/event/684522

Edinburgh, late 80s?

C86 Show 5pm Saturday futureradio.co.uk The Chesterfields, Milltown Brothers, Blyth Power, Thea Gilmore, Pogues, June Brides, Smiths, Cure, Echo Bunnymen etc @precrecs.bsky.social @illegibles.bsky.social @louderthanwar.bsky.social @teamcherry.bsky.social @indiepophalloffame.bsky.social

C'mon everybody ... how's about having a Xmas Sunday matinee with us ? Get yer tickets here for a splendid afternoon ... with @peteastor.bsky.social @darrenhayman.bsky.social Lou Terry and a very special guest ... plus mince pies wegottickets.com/event/683400

🎉HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR DEREK🎉 (it's a big number) He's known as The Peter Pan of Indie Pop round these parts! Here's some old pics! @miromoir.bsky.social @slumberlandrecords.com @precrecs.bsky.social @jetstreampony.bsky.social @petepaphides.bsky.social @lindymorrison.bsky.social

🎉HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR DEREK🎉 (it's a big number) He's known as The Peter Pan of Indie Pop round these parts! Here's some old pics! @miromoir.bsky.social @slumberlandrecords.com @precrecs.bsky.social @jetstreampony.bsky.social @petepaphides.bsky.social @lindymorrison.bsky.social

#TheWeddingPresent Living and Learning open.spotify.com/track/6LP8Ey...

#NowPlaying on #gimwr Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys (Peel Session) Listen at🎧👇 www.tinyurl.com/madwaspradio Smart Speakers: Say “Play Mad Wasp radio on Tune In” @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social - All killer, no filler

Have we mentioned that the magnificent Nervous Twitch @spinoutnuggets.bsky.social are playing wegottickets.com/event/679881/ ... get yer tickets now

Get y'self there ...

The Wedding Present at O2 Forum Kentish Town 40th anniversary show featuring songs played in reverse chronological order. Shredtastic! Supported by the fab Mozart Estate & great company again from my gig buddy @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @weddingpresent.bsky.social @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social

The Indiepop Hall of Fame playlists are updated to include our latest inductee #87 Grab Grab The Haddock "I'm Used Now" nominated by @dustysevens.bsky.social All 87 are on YouTube www.youtube.com/channel/UCBz... 79/87 on Spotify open.spotify.com/playlist/66u... Panels updated too!

Wow! Indiepop treasure trove unearthed! Indiepop Hall of Fame inductee #49 🎤 This Poison! 🎵 The Great Divide 📅 1988 🏷️ Breaking Down (Airspace compilation) open.spotify.com/track/2NjPsl...

LOST TAPES (or so I thought) Unearthed at my parents house, not seen for 30 years. 2 TWP gigs from April '86. C86 tape, result! @arcticreviews.bsky.social @alanmuttley1066.bsky.social @indiepophalloffame.bsky.social @weddingpresent.bsky.social

New on The Noise of Art… Shop Local! #112 open.substack.com/pub/neilcoop... Edinburgh’s weekend starts here… Leith Depot: Summerhall: Embassy: Studies in Photography: Kimpton Hotel: Leith School of Art: North Edinburgh Arts: Queen’s Hall: Outhouse: Sketchy Beats: Whitespace: Sneaky Pete’s…

Ready and waiting for all your Lofty merchandising business at the Garage in Glasgow on tour with @weddingpresent.bsky.social @theloftuk.bsky.social

My chat with the excellent Christopher Slusarenko at the Revolutions Per Movie podcast.

Don't miss Club Precious #1 on Tuesday in London with @thisistheloves.bsky.social Silver Biplanes and Josie ... details and tickets here: wegottickets.com/event/674297... ... and here's some prime indiepop from Josie, who will be making their UK debut ! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cacs55mlUZg

C86 Show 5pm Saturday futureradio.co.uk Finitribe, Brian Bilston, Catenary Wires, Weather Prophets, Lori & Chameleons, Cure, Mortal Coil, Girls at our Best, Easterhouse, Fall, Sundays etc @illegibles.bsky.social @wallytbm.bsky.social @indieover40.bsky.social @chrisconnelly.com @thecure.com

C86 Show 5pm Saturday futureradio.co.uk Finitribe, Brian Bilston, Catenary Wires, Weather Prophets, Lori & Chameleons, Cure, Mortal Coil, Girls at our Best, Easterhouse, Fall, Sundays etc @brianbilston.bsky.social @skepwax.bsky.social @norwichartscentre.bsky.social @indiepophalloffame.bsky.social

We’re extremely excited to announce a launch party for one of the year’s hottest music books, Teenage Daydream Debsey Wykes in conversation w/ Jenny Rollo, Dolly Mixture film screening with Paul Kelly plus live screenprinting with Matthew Rich + DJ Stephen Pastel monorailmusic.com/product/teen...

You wouldn't want to miss this. @snappedankles.bsky.social on the radio. Set your alarms for September 24th, 9pm www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

"There’s chaos and Prolapse exist to be in the centre of it" Album review: @prolapseband.bsky.social's 'I Wonder When They're Going to Destroy Your Face' - out now via @tapeterecords.bsky.social. sun-13.com/2025/09/09/p...

Bandcamp Friday today ! Please use the code 'primelovely' for 10% discount at checkout on all goodies -- including new releases from @thelovelybasement.bsky.social and THE PRIMEVALS !

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bugger i nearly forgot ... on this date in groups playing in a basement the glorious return of the desperadoes plus peak siddeleys and the very rowdy this poison! @riproaringstuff.bsky.social

CLUB PRECIOUS #1 – Tuesday September 30 somewhere in London. Keep it free. It might be historic. Details to follow.

So, here's the new book of the week. Any work which features the genius of Jesse Garon & The Desperadoes AND Shop Assistants needs to be bought and read and raved about. In the meantime, let's hear All That Ever Mattered, with the voice of the late Alex Taylor buff.ly/Gz7sEmP

It’s another fabulous Tina Tuesday !

We are moving to a bigger shop but not far ! www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

A quick note to remind you that today is Bandcamp Friday, and so a great day to catch up with SLR! New and upcoming records from The Cords, Telephone Numbers, Allo Darlin', Autocamper, Jeanines, Lightheaded, Laughing Chimes and loads more! slumberlandrecs.bandcamp.com

🎻SHOW 372🎻 www.mixcloud.com/indieshop/in... Throwback with a theme set, & we finish off July with lots of New Order. + Current/future indie classics @jeanines-band.bsky.social @jetstreampony.bsky.social @theverymost.bsky.social @highwatermarks.bsky.social @ducksltd.bsky.social &more!

SHORT NOTICE GIG ALERT! Me and Daren have just added a show in Kirkcaldy the next night after our Edinburgh show, at Barty's on Saturday 2 August – come along! And tell anyone you know in the area!

C86 Show 6pm Wed futureradio.co.uk Mororcycle Boy, Concrete Blonde, That Petrol Emotion, June Brides, Bridewell Taxis, Sundays, Robert Wyatt, Furniture, Triffids, Suede, Easterhouse, Joy Division @precrecs.bsky.social @indieover40.bsky.social @c86freak.bsky.social @indiepophalloffame.bsky.social

This Friday is Bandcamp Friday.

C86 Show 6pm Wed futureradio.co.uk Man From Delmonte, The Passage, Gladstones, Raw Herbs, Chesterfields, Senseless Things, Housemartins, Brian, Penelope’s Web, Smiths, The Higsons, Fall etc @indieover40.bsky.social @indiepophalloffame.bsky.social @louderthanwar.bsky.social @benstanley.eu

SILVER BIPLANES – new ten-inch EP released at 4pm tomorrow on Bandcamp -- and LIVE at @glasgoespop.bsky.social Please come EARLY (but not during The Cords) if you'd like to buy on merch stand at GGP ... will have new Heavenly 7-inch @skepwax.bsky.social and Swansea Sound. Plus Motorcycle Boy !

'Tilting into more kaleidoscopic shapes rather than straight-ahead jangles … a propulsive balminess' - thanks @acloudtotheback.bsky.social @freqzine.bsky.social for reviewing our new Silver Biplanes EP -- out at 4pm today !! (also thanks for nice Motorcycle Boy review - this one's selling fast)

@acloudtotheback.bsky.social @precrecs.bsky.social is clearly in it for an Olympic marathon, albeit with a few sprints along the way. Hence.. two ten-inch outings, bringing fresh sounds from veteran players and a near-forgotten aural slice of the past, respectively. #musicreview #indiepop t.ly/Yrhuw

💥So excited to see this movie!💥 Here's some pics i took of filming in Edinburgh last year! @realgdt.bsky.social