Oh my that first rugby world cup semi final was intense

Snub TV, the best music show ever!

It’s nice when other journalists mention a book you’ve written. Here’s Electric Wizards popping up in an article about the mighty PART CHIMP on the excellent Echoes And Dust site. Thanks @jonezyboy.bsky.social 🙉 echoesanddust.com/2025/09/part... @echoesanddust.bsky.social @reaktionbooks.bsky.social

Iain Hinchliffe: guitar hero. Nobody does it better. Bring the noise.

End of innings and Durham will chase 276 thanks to DLS. 🎯 Surrey will defend with the ball for 41 overs. 💪 Watch Live! 📺 buff.ly/x2FWTnR 🤎| #SurreyCricket

A rare clip of WG Grace and Ranji in the nets, and also Ranji heading out to field with Lord Hawke coming out to bat. All this dates from 1899 (Pathe News)

The Quietus champions musicians who don’t receive their due coverage elsewhere. The editors will also let me mock an album that every other publication fawns over. Taste is subjective but, ideally, music criticism can redress some of the imbalances. Long live tQ.

Australia back Sophie Molineux to make return from injury at 2025 ICC Women's World Cup

Sometimes it pays to be up early.

The ICC announce an enormous increase in prize money for the Women's Cricket World Cup. A timely & significant step, though with the structure of women's World Cups (and their qualification pathway) one that is likely to further entrench the dominance of Full Member nations.

Very interesting interview. Clear that NSB was instrumental in the selection of the World Cup Squad, it's her call to bring in Wyatt-Hodge and leave out Cross. Also the whole "I sent her a text" thing... Is that leadership? 🤷

Walk across North London - Finsbury Park to Hampstead Heath

Had a ball at the #RyanDavisandtheRoadhouseBand gig yesterday. Would highly recommend, if you get the chance. #GigGang

Nick Knight extolling the virtues of Lisa Keightley as a coach. Not sure you can point to her England appointment as a raging success tbh, in particular the Commonwealth Games debacle.

BBC's take on the World Cup Squad. Hopefully Bouchier and Kemp aren't out in the wilderness forever.

England announce their squad for the 2025 Women's World Cup 👇

Amazing story, truly uplifting and inspiring. If you agree you can donate to the Alsama Project here. alsamaproject.com Tagging @crickether.com as I'm sure you'd want to amplify if you've not already seen this.

Siouxsie and the Banshees released Hong Kong Garden on this day in 1978. The song was inspired by her local Chinese takeaway in Chislehurst, which has since been renamed Noble House, but still serves chicken chow mein and chop suey

Oval Invincibles secure a win that keeps themselves in contention, and pushes Welsh Fire 111 ao (97) to the brink of elimination. Dunkley 56 (41) George 16 (14) Smale 3-13 (17) Caspey 2-16 (20) Invincibles win by 39 runs. #TheHundred espncricinfo.com/series/the-h...

Interesting interview with Edwards - recognition that they didn't play very well during parts of the series with India, but she seems to think there's more to come. The reactions from Jim Maxwell, Charu Sharma and @alison-mitchell.bsky.social are well worth listening to.

Oval Invincibles get their first points on the board, with their highest total setting up a comfortable win against Birmingham Phoenix 👊 Scorecard: bit.ly/3JaTTZ4

I'm breaking my self imposed rule of not going to gigs at EartH to be there for @allodarlin.bsky.social and the Wave Pictures.

Making dinner and this seems like a perfect accompaniment. #Scrimshire @joshuaidehen.bsky.social #EveryDayMusic

Forgotten that I love this. #Wilco #EveryDayMusic

Last one for now, but I promise it's a banger. #Soul #RobertRamsey #EveryDayMusic

Blue eyed soul is still #soul. #FrankieMiller #EveryDayMusic

Been hooked on this one since hearing #JohnPeel play it back in the day (must have been at the end of the 1980s). #Soul #FontellaBass #EveryDayMusic

Can you tell what sort of evening I'm curating? #Soul #Funk #Skye #EveryDayMusic

Epic doesn't quite do justice to this song. #Soul #IrmaThomas #EveryDayMusic

There’s misogyny at every level of cricket, whether you’re a fan, staff, media, player, coach, anything. It’s making women unsafe. It’s making them abandon the sport they love. If there’s no place for this in cricket, what are you going to do about it? daisycutterzine.wordpress.com/2025/08/07/n...

Does anyone know any London promoters looking for experimental pop/post punk-type supports? I would like to be in touch asap

I have to admit, I am more worried of rumours that the women's matches could be moved away from exisiting venues

This just came out, but sounds like a classic. #JohnnyBurgos #LRK #Soul #EveryDayMusic

Allo Darlin's new album, the AOTY contender "Bright Nights," has been out a few weeks now and its warm, rootsy folk-tinged pop has been soundtracking the summer for many of us. It's so good to have them back! A co-release with our pals at @fikarecordings.com Get it here: li.sten.to/allo-darlin-...

seen on @rosatalksball.bsky.social‬ feed on the other site... All women's matches in this year's The Hundred available for free via Sky Sports Cricket YouTube!

It's six and a half years since two non-Big 3 teams faced each other in a men's Test series longer than two matches, and New Zealand women haven't played a game in the format in 21 years, but the Anderson-Tendulkar series was exciting, so everything's fine.

It's also the narrowest defeat for any team chasing 300+ - the previous record also held by England, chasing 375 at Adelaide in 1925 to lose by 11.

The most umpirey of umpires call. This is amazing. #ENGvIND 🏏.

Bluesky hive mind: in the 4 minute version of Odyssey’s “Back to my roots” that Huey played on 6Music this morning (which I think is a version released in the 1980s) has a bit in another language. Anyone know more about this?

In over 4 hours of music, we've got tracks by Wevie Stunder, DJ Haram, Pharaoh Overlord, $ilk Money, Siavash Amini, Gwenno, Laibach, The Lijadu Sisters, Yves Tumor with Nina, Blood Orange, The Armed, Marissa Nadler, Gina Birch, Kae Tempest... Become a Quietus Subscriber for access buff.ly/TCAllky

40 years old! How does that happen? And here's Nick Cave on the video www.theredhandfiles.com/tupelo-film-... #EveryDayMusic

Is this the best #WavePictures song? Certainly in my top 5. #EveryDayMusic

9. An extension of the Bakerloo line not just to Lewisham but also all the way to Hayes.

Heartbreak Ridge in the #Cairngorms. Saw my first adder, but wasn't quick enough to photograph it.

Still moves me. @weyesblood.com "Used To Be" #EveryDayMusic

Mark Butcher putting England selector Lydia Greenway on the spot about why no NSB or Jones for The Blaze. Awkward silence & she doesn't answer.....

Giving it a good go

Got there

Only three players have scored 7000+ runs and taken 200+ wickets in Tests. Garfield Sobers, Jacques Kallis, and now Ben Stokes 🤩