Next gig! The Weekend Rumble Festival in Usk on 4th July. Shed Stage at 17:00 or thereabouts we think.

A brilliant gig by The Mekons in London at the 100 Club tonight! So great to hear the Burning Ferns support and get such a fantastic reception! Thanks to everyone involved & all that bought CDs, Vinyl albums & T Shirts! You are all amazing!

We’re doing this gig on May 15th at @100clublondon.bsky.social supporting the legendary Mekons. Mr Langford tells me it’s sold out. Must remember to re-membrane our kazoos for this one. #wales #welshmusic #music #indiemusic #punk #livemusic #musicsky 🎧

Feat @burningferns.bsky.social @thebugclubband.bsky.social @cerysmatthews.bsky.social (Catatonia) @gwennosaunders.bsky.social @gruffrhys.bsky.social John Cale, 60ft Dolls, @helenlove1.bsky.social, Manics and more

Lovely interview with our Emma about this weekend’s Newport Music Trail. Weirdly they chose us as one of the three records with which to illustrate the ace-ness of the festival. Town Crier around the 29 minute mark. Thanks @huwstephensdj.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Our Men of Gwent are talking about songwriting and then playing a few tunes as part of the in the Newport Festival of Words tomorrow night at the Newport Rising Hub. Get your tickets here….https://www.literaturewales.org/lw-event/the-art-of-songwriting-with-the-men-of-gwent-and-guests/

This is our contribution to #newportmusictrail on Saturday 29th March. It’s going to be an amazing celebration of Newport’s music scene and all the shows are free. Even ours

"Un bouffon sous kétamine" - an excellent French Senator’s description of that arsehole Space Karen.

Sad news consequence.net/2025/03/joey...

Another great show from Josh which including “The Town Crier” by Burning Ferns! The album “World Of The Wars” is still available on vinyl from @lnfg.bsky.social

Last Night From Glasgow is a properly excellent thing. Help them out some more by buying our album World of the Wars from them here: shop.lastnightfromglasgow.com/collections/...

Hello, I’m Ben E Frye and we are The Eggmen Whoooooo! After a four month break we return to the stage (for the first time since releasing our absolute belter of a debut album “Fuzzy Eggs, Please!”), this Saturday 22nd Feb at The Elysium, Swansea advance tix: wegottickets.com/event/644945 Whoooooo!

This should be a scream. Get yourselves down to the 100 Club on May 15th people! 🎧 #punk #indiemusic #welshmusic #livemusic

Lost this absolute legend tonight. The greatest cat to ever walk the earth. Didn’t identify as a cat and would have come a firm last in any ‘how to be a cat’ competitions. Couldn’t jump for toffee. Scared of birds. A homebody. A purr machine. Went peacefully in his bed at 16 yrs old. RIP Rudy x 😢

Had a pee then blew my nose with balled socks in other hand, threw tissue in laundry basket & socks down toilet. Is my brain dying?

#SkyNewsUK on TV is just ignoring #Musk’s obvious Nazi salutes then. That’s not very encouraging is it? @skynewsrss.bsky.social

Journal of an Airman - Blue Aeroplanes. It’s brilliantly silly nonsense, but unlike Jabberwocky or I am the Walrus it self realises at the end, like the airman’s been suffering from heat exhaustion or poisoning. youtu.be/3uAYHSrpwt0?... genius.com/The-blue-aer... #indiemusic #music 🎧

Lynch was a saint cloaked as a transgressor in a world full of transgressors cloaked as saints.

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THIS IS NEXT WEEK Now, we have your attention, Matt Le Vi is headlining Le Pub on 23rd January with special guests Stef Dale & Gwyd Ion! Tickets are on sale, get them before they go for this banger of a show! Doors at 19:30 bit.ly/MattLeViLePub

So the new property trust wing of the music venue trust have bought the leasehold on our south welsh office @lepub.bsky.social , providing the backing to secure the long term health of the venue and redevelop the upper floor for more music development facilities. All the love to everyone involved

Great news

Watched Blitz. Brilliant film. Stephen Graham and Kathy Burke are stand out incredible. Saoirse Ronan is fantastic. The kids are all fantastic. Paul Weller plays himself, the piano and does different types of sleeping.

🎧 Town Crier. The final song off World Of The Wars. Our single and slight radio ‘hit’ in our little part of the world. Briefly piqued the interest of some bloke at the BBC who then disappeared. Typical #musicsky #musiciansky #OriginalMusic #vinyl #welshmusic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 open.spotify.com/track/4fE3jq...

#welshmusic #indiemusic 🎧

Went to see @shale.band last night featuring the boy Elliot on the drums. Oooeeemama it was smoking. I'm beyond proud. My 2025 resolution is DO NOT MISS A SHALE GIG. I'm not saying you should make it yours, but you should make it yours.

“Para para paradise, para para paratroop regiment, para para paranormal, para para paramount pictures, para para parasympathetic, para para parasitologist, para para paramyxoviruses, para para parallelepipeds, para para pararosanilines, para para paradoxicalness”…. Paradise by Coldplay (my version)

Like this post if you want me to make a 2024 list.

Happy New Year, Skylarks x

Watched & loved the Chumbawumba doc “I Get Knocked Down” last night. There are lots of people who don’t care about what lyrics are saying, they just like the “feeling”. It’s probably the same people falling for populists. There should be a venn diagram. tinyurl.com/Tbthmg

🎧 Danger In The Western Hemisphere. Song 10 off World Of The Wars. Not just a great title but also a Buffalo Springfield infused pyschrock banger. A jolly tune about Covid #music #indiemusic #musicsky #musiciansky #OriginalMusic #vinyl #newmusicfriday #welshmusic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 open.spotify.com/track/22bOL8...

And lo, the Christmas feline did appear scarvened upon this day.

🎄Roast nuts firing on an open chest, toe nips frosting up your jacks, yule sung choir beings tide by a Carol….and that’s it I’m stopping there 🎄

These are called Platypus Billed Ducks now. It’s the Platypuses’ time, they’ve been subordinate for too long.

ALL FRUITS! bla bla bla ALL FRUITS! bla bla bla ALL FRUITS! bla bla bla ALL FRUITS! bla bla bla ALL FRUITS! bla bla bla - Tutti Frutti by Chuck Berry as heard by non English speaking Italians

🎧 Roadmen. Song 9 off World Of The Wars. Less than two minutes of daftness with kazoos, a guitar solo for the ages and bar room piano from our mate, Rob Martin. A live favourite too. #music #indiemusic #musicsky #musiciansky #OriginalMusic #vinyl #newmusicfriday open.spotify.com/track/0jQoPj...

Accidental iPhone camera art. Really proud of this one. Even though it was taken in a fit of blind rage because someone blocked access to the studio bog with a pile of random shit. Maybe rage is the key.

Qua qua da diddley qua qua da diddley Qua qua da diddley qua qua da diddley Qua qua da diddley qua qua da diddley Qua qua da diddley qua qua da diddley Stand and Deliver, Adam and the Ants.

If you hate everyone - have something to eat, if you think everyone hates you - make everyone eat something.

Fantastic night @lepub.bsky.social as ever. That’s us done for the year, and we remain open to offers for gigs in the new year x #WelshMusic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

“It’s raining men, hallelujah it’s raining men….” Some people have accused the Weather Girls of being sick fans of plane crashes, but the truth is different. The song’s actually about an army sergeant celebrating with his troops following a prolonged drought.

“There are 9 million bicycles in Beijing. That’s a fact, it’s a thing we can’t deny.” Nonsense. Get on Fox News Katie Melua, there are 13 million bicycles in Beijing.

More of this sort of thing.

“I am tired, I am weary I could sleep for a thousand years A thousand dreams that would awake me…” Hang on a second, Lou, that’s only ONE DREAM a YEAR. That is RIDICULOUS.

Come and swear like Harvey Keitel at Storm Darragh tomorrow from the safe haven of Le Pub @lepub.bsky.social

Looks like there’s a storm with 90mph winds coming to the likes of your Cardiffs and your Newports.

#PaulMcCartney is absolutely minted