Paul Simon!

Chelsea might have lost the cup final, but at least their fans still got to parade through London today

Another magical new Trashcans tune. Can’t wait for the album and hopefully some shows

Design legend Margaret Calvert is 90 today. Look at that cake! If you've ever admired a road, rail or metro sign in Britain it's likely she had something to do with it. One of Britain's design heroes - happy birthday to her. Photo by: @oshgallerylondon (IG) Cake by: mybaker.co

Remarkably angry Bruce show at Madison Square Garden last night!

Terrific work, Britain

This demo of “Feel Like Going Home” was recommended by the wonderful @andrewmale.bsky.social and is utterly beautiful. The little piano-stool creak at the end. Oh man. m.youtube.com/watch?v=bSLS...

Great Joan Shelley gig tonight in a Baltimore furniture shop!

Stoke Library, London Road, designed by Charles Lynam as a library and Shakespeare Institute, 'opened for the free use of the Burgesses, Nov 7th 1879'. Grade II-listed and awaiting re-use.

Wonderful Joe Pernice show tonight in Brooklyn

THIS WEEK ON THE RSD PODCAST, JOE PERNICE make his third appearance on the podcast, this time to unpack his impressive new album Sunny, I Was Wrong (New West Records). The Record Store Day Podcast Wherever you get your podcasts or: bit.ly/RSDPODCAST

In Turkey, an elderly man who earns his living by shining shoes is visited every morning at the same time by a cat that asks to have its fur brushed. The man never turns down this little friend.😍👍💙

A vast new online resource: The Velvet Underground Myth Archive: A free, publicly accessible database of hundreds of rare press clippings documenting the rise of The Velvet Underground, methodically organised month by month. Enjoy thevelvetundergroundmyth.com #thevelvetunderground

Bob Dylan looking like he’s at a DIY basement show, about to deliver the sickest noise set you’ve ever heard.

Gerry Goffin & Carole King, 1959. 📷 Sony Music Archives

‘MON THE BULLS (© @bsrg1.bsky.social)

Whatever you do,

This is out mid October - based on ‘Brian’s Twinlock Binder’ - so could be interesting… amzn.eu/d/04XyG8BE

It was great to see Gwendoline Riley on Friday at The West Kirby Bookshop talking about The Palm House and her clown shoes

Boards Of Canada have shared a new track, ‘Tape 05’, fuelling further speculation around the duo’s first album since 2013’s Tomorrow’s Harvest... buff.ly/vqXmLt5

After watching both Man On The Run and The Hunt For The Lost Bass I feel that we, as a nation, have set too low a bar for Paul McCartney documentaries. I blame Keir Starmer although I’m not entirely sure why.

‘The songs can make you feel as if you are standing alone in a cathedral, bathed in sound. Wilson was able to make pop music that was uplifting without ever being sickly. Secular hymns baited with pop hooks; heavy themes made exquisitely light.’ www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Nandy says that scrapping the two child benefit cap was a matter of personal principle for Starmer A reminder that Keir could have scrapped the cap on day one of becoming PM, but he didn't. Instead he personally suspended 7 Labour MPs from the PLP for voting to scrap it

Update: The forthcoming Tom Waits song is indeed a new collaboration with Massive Attack.

Go well, Westie x www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

RIP Mike Westbrook youtu.be/-H3ZgRCvTBI

Read Grant's article, if only to marvel at this incredible photo of Astrid Kirchherr standing at the front of the queue to the Cavern in 1964, a year after The Beatles had left Liverpool and two years after her boyfriend, Stuart Sutcliffe had died.

I drove Ralf several times when I was a volunteer at Manchester International Festival in 2009. He was a Model passenger (pun intended) and did not complain about my driving 😆

Brilliant new Steve Gunn EP out today, new tunes with James Elkington and remixes

Photo evidence of the recent Bob Dylan-Question Mark summit!

#NowPlaying “Too many setting suns round here today.” Just heard that my first ever editor, Select’s Andrew Perry, has died. So playing this one for him. AP taught me how to write record reviews, which means he taught me how to write. A huge loss. #RIPAP

Absolute pleasure to chat to leading Beatles historian @marklewisohn.bsky.social about his fascinating documentary Evolver:62. We also talked at length about Mark's research methods, how new discoveries are emerging daily & why it's never been more important to get their story right in the era of AI

I don’t think he’d have been seen dead in these, frankly.

Dear, sweet, silly, gentle, Nova Scotia. I wish we had more time. I’ll never forget you. 😢

If you see this, post a concert photo you took

Woken by the Premier Inn's fire alarm.

Absolutely loved Our Town @rosetheatre2008.bsky.social

Another ace @rockingbob.bsky.social compilation out today from @acerecords.bsky.social

Our new album “Ever The Optimist” is released on July 31 and available for pre-order now - tr.ee/h-BvQzXQyw The 11 track album comes in different color variants of the 12”, a CD and other items, with more coming later!

Might be the greatest opening paragraph of anything ever.

As always, @marklewisohn.bsky.social providing historical context for Dungeon Lane! Thanks to @adixonmusic.bsky.social for sharing. Full video here: youtu.be/xowdzq02hDQ?...

Wonderful Joan Shelley and Nathan Salsburg show tonight in Birmingham

Mike McCartney spills the beans… The Boys of Dungeon Lane is the new Paul McCartney. theboysofdungeonlane.com #paulmccartney

One of the most striking things about this area is how the Battle of Orgreave has been totally erased from the park and housing estates which now occupy the site. Not a single sign or information panel. There should be a walking trail along the lines of the Bosworth Battlefield Trail.

Our new single “Bad Husband”, featuring Tracyanne Campbell of Camera Obscura, is released on 25 March. Presave here: lnk.to/7AwFYf We also have new album news coming next week! youtube.com/shorts/sCu5K...

YOU WOULDN'T KNOW THESE IRANIAN NEGOTIATORS, THEY GO TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL

Excellent Jeff interview