Same shit, different church! we have added a second violet hour show as the first one sold out immediately. Thur 27 November - St Matthias Church, Stoke Newington tickets go on sale on Friday at midday UK time link.dice.fm/I94a007793e0. wegottickets.com/event/677968/

Day 3 of the final round of County Championship matches for this season. Brilliant coverage as ever from @kevinhowells.bsky.social and fellow commentators. Interesting to note that there are two Alberts playing in the Hampshire /Surrey encounter but no Harbottle.

I once floated the notion that Solid Air is actually about Danny Thompson's bass playing not Nick Drake. I shall continue to float that notion. That's what notions are for. RIP Danny. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UikP...

He wouldn't know London if it "slapped him across the face with a wet kipper."

I was going to make some smart point. But the arsehole isn't worth it. He's not even worthy of casual contempt.

A nice, gentle wash but it left my hair a bit stringy.

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

Possible airing for South American Getaway tonight.

Robert Redford was a man of great integrity. I liked everything about him. I've never forgotten watching his directorial debut Ordinary People on release in the USA, still raw from the death of my Dad. That film really spoke to me about the things you should always articulate. RIP

Robert Redford, actor, activist, good guy and goddam gorgeous. 📷 1969 by John Dominis

I think we need some clarity from news organisations concerning when they cover marches. And when they vox pop and broadcast people on the marches. And when they lead news bulletins with marches. And when they do none of these things.

Guitar lessons ahoy. Jase is a magnificent musician.

Tickets are still going in Portsmouth, Brighton, Ramsgate, Bristol, Glasgow, Cambridge and Edinburgh. Be quick or they’ll be gone! (Hopefully)

Proper Cricket is back.

Thoughts are with hard-working garden spiders as their creations are destroyed by clumsy and briefly-panicking humans.

I've just seen something that has reminded me of a phrase beloved of Barry Cryer. "And me here without a pen." He'd use it when someone stated the bleeding obvious/attempted to tutor grandparents in egg-sucking in his presence. I admit he used it on me a couple of times.

I too saw the late Terence Stamp on a bus. A Routemaster. Piccadilly. Downstairs.

Terence Stamp was Angel and Devil on screen. Interviewing him was a wicked pleasure. But seeing him around town, on the bus with his Eric Morecambe flat cap, sitting at the old heel bar at Piccadilly, was best of all. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

This August has eleven weekends.

This is my video I released from my forthcoming album ‘Amazing Things’. Some of you are in it. Order the album from www.hefnet.com youtu.be/csCWS3auEsM?...

Neptune. Flippin Nora.

Delayed response but Tuesday's "Lark Ascending" was beautiful. Now waiting for a bit of Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

Camden in a Misty in Roots stylee… 24/10/2025: Electric Ballroom, Camden @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @muzicgeezer.bsky.social @stevomusicman.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social

A great book.

Stuck outside of Crewe with the Nantwich blues again

@gidcoe.bsky.social @marcrileydj.bsky.social Stuart Moxham from Young Marble Giants has new tracks out and they're great! moxham.bandcamp.com/album/winter...

TMS coverage of the final morning of the Oval test was excellent. Gripping, brilliant radio made even more enthralling by the threat of rain.

Only caught the last two numbers of the Arooj Aftab prom. Will investigate the rest. Beautiful

Lehrer was a supreme satirist and way ahead of his time (Two songs about foreign policy, Send The Marines and Who's Next, are still funny and topical now). But he was an amazing performer too; better than anyone who has tried to cover his songs. See the evidence on YouTube.

Swifts still here..3 of them. Must be off quite soon.

"Tsk"

Thanks Cleo x

Lovely bit of Mendelssohn.

Ozzy gets hour 2 tonight. 10 til 11.

At what point dies a timpani player feel they are good enough to have their own set of drums?

Quite fond of a lighthearted trombone 3 note slide.

Deborah do you recall, your house was very small

Nice bit of Sibelius. (About an hour and a half ago).

A tiny advert for tomorrow’s Heavenly show in London.

Connie Francis was a trailblazing pop star haunted by tragedy | Bob Stanley

Piccadilly Station wearing of promotional items latest score: Constant Follower: 1 Burnage: 3,402

I’d like to promote my friend @benmoor.bsky.social and his new… I’m not sure what it is actually? Standup? Play? Spoken word? Anyway it’s beautiful, tender, erudite and slightly surreal. Go and see it at the Hen and Chickens, Islington on the 20th July.

I was very sorry to hear about the death of Keith Dobson of World Domination Enterprises. One of the first things @wyndhamwallace.bsky.social & I bonded over was a love of this group, which is why I commissioned him to interview Keith 16 years ago: thequietus.com/interviews/w...

This is back on Sounds. A beautiful and timely reminder of how many of us fell in love with radio.

No PR for Edinburgh except ME (I am usually PR light but lightest yet) - not after reviews, too old for any career boosts or TV - all I want is an audience - hope you can make it - two shows a day www.edfringe.com/tickets/what... And www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

I miss Harry Carpenter's way of saying "Wimbledon". I think Clive James described it as avoiding the use of vowels. Though he described it far better than that.

I know it's late and I've taken drink but I may as well state here that my favourite songs by The Human League are "Louise" and "Life on Your Own".