The marvellous mid-century modern clock in the 1961 booking hall at Chichester Railway Station 😍

A mind blowing addition to The Merch Market: Say hello to The Rock n Roll Public Library and its legendary curator, Mick Jones More info about his incredible project right here rocknrollpl.com All happening at Troxy in London and across four venues this Sunday from 11am

The Midnight Special's YouTube channel is truly the gift that keeps on giving. Watch Gwen McCrae and Glen Campbell performing Rockin' Chair together here 📺▶️ youtu.be/FjwGou-zyLE?...

The Midnight Special's YouTube channel is truly the gift that keeps on giving. Watch Gwen McCrae and Glen Campbell performing Rockin' Chair together here 📺▶️ youtu.be/FjwGou-zyLE?...

Remembering David Bowie on his birthday. Here are some snippets from his 1980 Floor Show which was filmed at London's Marquee club in 1973 for US TV. Watch the full programme at 📺▶️ youtu.be/bjC7j8cNQ2k

#25TopGigsOf2025 Alan Tyler at The Betsey in February with a special show to promote his autobiography How To Never Have A Hit. This is Lucky Lonesome, one of his first songs with The Rockingbirds - demoed in 1988, but not released until 2018 on his solo album El Tapado youtu.be/zTWVvlNS0r0

Sonic Youth performing Teenage Riot at Endfest in Seattle in 1992. Watch the full TV report, which also features L7 and Mudhoney, at youtu.be/NI5FCjderrs

A Frankie Knuckles favourite, and one of those records which led to the birth of house, as played here in the mix with Oneness If JuJu at The Warehouse in 1981 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfbd...

This video satisfies my love of vintage skateboard footage, scary public information films, and KPM library music. Its soundtrack features John Cameron, Brian Bennett, Alan Hawkshaw, Mike Vickers and Clive Hicks youtu.be/f6Kvc7BRuiw

#25TopGigsOf2025 WITCH at the Wide Awake festival. Here's Lazy Bones, the title track of the Zambian band's 1975 album. Read about them here: www.theguardian.com/music/2021/j... youtu.be/YKf4yVhnPCI

#12inchTuesday If you haven’t heard the Dub Discomix on the b-side of this, then you’re in for a treat ▶️ youtu.be/Pb4Vz9Gtbzs

#25TopGigsOf2025 The Loft at The Lexington youtu.be/yMsmhuVuekw

Happy birthday to Kathy Sledge

Remembering Van McCoy on his birthday. Do The Hustle 💃🕺

Remembering Doris Troy on her birthday. Here's a playlist of 10 of her finest moments (including a few #NorthernSoul gems) open.spotify.com/playlist/2o4...

Remembering Damo Suzuki on his birthday. Photo taken in 2016. I once sat a few rows behind him on a flight from London to Cologne and listened to Ege Bamyasi and Tago Mago on my iPod

Remembering Sandy Denny on her birthday youtu.be/gvdr_kilrw4

Gill Taylor (now Evans) in Birmingham c. 1963. These fantastic photos were displayed at the recent Brighton Museum exhibition, The In Crowd: Mod Fashion and Style 1958-1966. There are more pics and the story behind them here jackthatcatwasclean.blogspot.com/2012/03/memo...

#25TopGigsOf2025 Daniel Avery at Wide Awake. Simply spectacular 🙌 youtu.be/L2KodZSzTdk

#25TopGigsOf2025 The Clientele at St Pancras Old Church - as superb as ever youtu.be/l0VsQdSmQ9g

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Happy 70th birthday to Bernard Sumner. Photos taken when New Order played Birmingham’s Imperial Cinema in January 1982

Singers and musicians born on this day include Marcel King, Bernard Sumner, Cait O'Riordan, Robin Guthrie, Mark Hollis, Beth Gibbons, Michael Stipe, Tim Wheeler and Martin McAloon 🎂 🎤 🎸 🎂

#25TopGigsOf2025 The Fatback Band at Koko. It was only on the way home that I discovered Bill "Fatback" Curtis, the group's founder and current percussionist, is 93 years old!

#25TopGigsOf2025 Theatre Royal at the Sweeps Festival in Rochester. Great band. Check out their latest LP on @spinoutnuggets.bsky.social here theatreroyal.bandcamp.com/album/a-chan... @theatreroyal.bsky.social youtu.be/hhlAp2N7KKw

#25TopGigsOf2025 Janet Kay and Carroll Thompson at Cross The Tracks. This Silly Games singalong was joyous youtu.be/K6p1nnBF_5c

Happy birthday to Grandmaster Flash youtu.be/BvlmrcxMKF4

Remembering Andy Gill on his birthday youtu.be/I_QJwR6D9d4

#25TopGigsOf2025 Yuuf at the Wide Awake festival. One of my fave new discoveries of the year. This is the very lovely Iman from their Alma's Cove EP on Ninja Tune's Technicolour offshoot. Sounding like The Durutti Column meeting Khruangbin on a beach in Ibiza. youtu.be/e-6twGBqaSQ

💥That was the year that was! Thankyou to all our Patrons, Members, volunteers, and followers for your support in 2025. Signing-off with our heritage highlights of all the outstanding twentieth century buildings, gardens, landscapes, and public art listed over the past 12 months.

#25TopGigsOf2025 Lloyd Cole and some Commotions at the Barbican back in January

#25TopGigsOf2025 Leroy Burgess at The Jazz Cafe in August - such a joyous concert. Here's a snippet of his Black Ivory classic, Mainline

#25TopGigsOf2025 Leftfield at Rockaway Beach back in January 🙌

Seeing The Beta Band and The Earlies back on stage last year got me thinking about the songs we were listening to around 25 years ago. I put them in this playlist, which was great fun to compile 🎧▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/0MW...

#25TopGigsOf2025 The Beta Band at The Roundhouse. When they find their groove they’re in a world of their own

Continuing the list of my 25 top gigs of 2025, here are The Earlies at Hackney Church in October. A real treat to catch their one-off reunion show - they were magnificent #25TopGigsOf2025 ▶️ youtu.be/P1zBr_aKFOg

Celebrating the New Year in #DealKent with the classiest of pub discos at The Lighthouse with Dolly Doowop spinning Coati Mundi, Incredible Bongo Band, De La Soul, Fatback Band, Ann Robinson, Shirley & Co, Jimmy Bo Horne, Gary Byrd, James Brown etc (Thread)

Can vouch for the funk and hip hop lists here, ive already downloaded them like a greedy weasel. The Dancehall one from the preceded post also snaffled by me.

Happy New Year everyone. Here’s another thread of party playlists, this time recreating the sounds of some legendary clubs Paradise Garage open.spotify.com/playlist/2s5... Haçienda open.spotify.com/playlist/4N1... Wigan Casino open.spotify.com/playlist/1xa... Shoom open.spotify.com/playlist/5YR...

Happy New Year everyone. If you’re looking for a party playlist, then take your pick (Thread) Punk Funk open.spotify.com/playlist/2XI... Disco open.spotify.com/playlist/3qx... Dancehall open.spotify.com/playlist/0Gp... Electro open.spotify.com/playlist/6Yf... Punk open.spotify.com/playlist/1ql...

#25TopGigsOf2025 Dean Wareham at the 229 youtu.be/KgGq7rEI70U

#25TopGigsOf2025 Spiritualized at Rockaway Beach @rockawaybeach.bsky.social youtu.be/bMXcYJbSpag

#25TopGigsOf2025 Egyptian Lover at Cross The Tracks - electro excellence youtu.be/FqBWPD0-4pc

Rétro cars voiture 🚘 la Citroën DS (1966).

#25TopGigsOf2025 The Delines at Rough Trade East. Looking forward to seeing them again at the Union Chapel next year

Edwyn Collins at the RFH - one of my 25 top gigs of 2025 #25TopGigsOf2025 youtu.be/D1MR_iAuroU

Canterbury is home to the country's coolest Superdrug. It started life as a David Greig supermarket, designed by Robert Paine & Partners in 1954

Remembering Michael Nesmith and Davy Jones on their birthdays. Here they are with Micky Dolenz performing a beautiful version of Nine Times Blue on the Johnny Cash Show in 1969 (Peter Tork had left The Monkees shortly before this recording) youtu.be/ypvUI1qqP2M?...

Remembering Dean Parrish on his birthday. Here he is performing his Northern Soul anthem "I'm On My Way" in Berlin in 2020 - still sounding great when he was 77 youtu.be/ca69OWggwTk

To celebrate Jeff Lynne's birthday, here's my brother's dog doing his best impression of the brilliant ELO frontman