@tobiasjones.bsky.social I see next year’s Giro is going through Cosenza, a pink dust jacket for Ultra to celebrate?

I shared this photo a week or so ago on Mani’s birthday - It never failed to bring a smile to my face - and that was exactly the same for the man himself. One of the absolute best in every way - such a beautiful friend Love you Mani x x Never to be forgotten

Godspeed Mani.

Asked Sleaford Mods some questions while lurking behind a camera... mercifully, here are their answers only.

This week on the podcast, we interview Andrew Graham-Dixon about Vermeer, lay into the BBC's arts coverage, and ask why royal portraits are so bad. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_wU...

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New episode of the podcast out today. We ask if art is good for your health; interview Katy Hessel about her new book; and try and work out if the bird lives or dies in Wright of Derby's epic 'Airpump'.

Wrote about brain fog - a common side effect of chemo treatment that ends up feeling like scrolling social media for hours with no end in sight. Written last week - today feels more optimistic thanks to Zohran Mamdani and his brilliant speech. Thanks for reading! open.substack.com/pub/acloudab...

#OnThisDay 1083 Matilda of Flanders, queen of William the Conqueror, died in Normandy. Contrary to popular myth, she was not 4’2” tall. A (short) thread:

Closed around 30 tabs this morning, some open for years. Now ready to option the experience as a make-over TV format.

30 years of Difference Class courtesy of Pulp.

Paging all the actors who missed out on The Thursday Murder Club…

Baxter Dury released Prince Of Tears on this day in 2017 (27 October 2017). You can replay the listening party (no_345) here:

I was intrigued to see which two of the Vatican’s ten Raphael tapestries were chosen for today’s unprecedented service in the Sistine Chapel. The tapestries are very rarely shown - was Pope Leo XIV conveying any message in the choice? 🧵

Happy 25th to PJHarvey's Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea... and also happy birthday to the easiest 'Where It's At' (cover location feature) I did for Q, though it was very nice to speak to Maria Mochnacz about her evening wandering around Times Square with Polly.

Splashdown 🌧️🤞🦢

Also an good title for a TV programme, according to now 8 year-old Leonard...

Two weeks since our first live Q&A: 3̸ 𝟰 Of R Own. Thanks to Lee Cook, Martin Rowlands, Kevin Gallen & Marc Bircham. Keep an eye out for what we’re planning next 👀 #QPR #QPRRC 📸 Lucia Gallen

A first-ever vinyl pressing of Elsio Mancuso & Berto Pisano's Nude Per L'Assassino giallo soundtrack in this morning's post. Roma's Four Flies label perfectly on target with their vault-scouring as ever (and not just for sending me number 002/100). fourfliesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nude-p...

Mercury Prize tomorrow. If you want more on those heading to Newcastle, check out 6 Music's 2025 Pocket Guide. An honour to play Makepeace to Matt Everitt's Dempsey by interviewing Emma-Jean Thackray, Jacob Alon, Joe Webb, Martin Carthy & Pa Salieu on nomination day 🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

Mercury Prize tomorrow. If you want more on those heading to Newcastle, check out 6 Music's 2025 Pocket Guide. An honour to play Makepeace to Matt Everitt's Dempsey by interviewing Emma-Jean Thackray, Jacob Alon, Joe Webb, Martin Carthy & Pa Salieu on nomination day 🎧 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

So many wonderful performances… farewell to one of greats.

Thanks to everyone who came to our first Q&A, we really appreciate your support. Of course, a big thank you to the 3 Of R Own, Kevin, Lee and Martin… plus our bonus Ranger, Marc Bircham. And thanks to The George IV for hosting us. Watch this space for our next event, see you soon! 📷 Lucia Gallen

I enjoyed watching Kevin Gallen, Lee Cook and Martin Rowlands play for #QPR so much in the 2000s that I made them tell me all about it at @newgoaldream.bsky.social’s first live Q&A.

This Wednesday (8 Oct). Last few tickets for our Q&A are available here: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...

This is not just about me or my book. This is about respecting and valuing actual journalism. Our ideas, our contacts, our ethics, our reputations, our hard work – that’s how stories like those in my book first come to light. If you don’t respect or value any of that, what do you respect and value?

The latest episode of our Adventures in Art is out. This week we discuss Bosch, Michelangelo, and Donald Trump’s taste for gold. And in the Times, James Marriott has kindly given us a 5* review!

A quick word from #QPR's Martin Rowlands... join him, Kevin Gallen and Lee Cook on 8 October at The George IV in Chiswick. The trio will be discussing what it's like to play for your boyhood club... and much more. Grab your ticket here: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...

London, that was pretty special! ❤️ 💐 Onwards to Margate and Worthing with special guest @tommcraemusic.bsky.social ! 📸 Paul Stokes

Richard ̶I̶I̶ Richard ̶I̶I̶I̶ Regents Park Open Air Theatre has a new King Richard… Richard Hawley warming souls on a very autumnal Saturday night.

Happy 80th Mr Ferry 🎈 📷 Mick Rock

Happy 80th Mr Ferry 🎈 📷 Mick Rock

The world's most indispensable arts podcast is back, with a new episode out now on all your usual platforms. Another episode out tomorrow, then weekly.

Not knocking it, but every time I go in the Co-op Nena’s 99 Red Balloons is playing 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈 (and they don’t even sell balloons in my nearest branch)

Arrivederla Claudia…

Very sad to hear that Claudia Cardinale has died. A sultry legend of Italian cinema. It always amazed me that Italian was only her fourth language, after Arabic, French and her parents' Sicilian dialect (she was born and raised in Tunisia). Sit tibi terra levis. www.rainews.it/articoli/202...

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"An honest person doesn't need to speak." The great Cass McCombs takes on our Life & Times questionnaire. It's a free edition: thenewcue.substack.com/p/the-new-cu...

⚪️ Happy 50th birthday Kevin Gallen 🔵 See you down The George IV in Chiswick on 8 October. There's a shandy on us... Tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...

Thinking about extremism, fakes and points of view 👇 [Good people, do subscribe to my weekly column about books and how to read & write them: I'm offering a thousand top quality words every week, full of ideas, confessions, illustrations and fine music!] tobiasjones.substack.com/p/fascism-fa...

And for all details of @stokesie.bsky.social's Q&A night with Kevin Gallen, Lee Cook and Martin Rowlands follow @newgoaldream.bsky.social or head to www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...

🚨New pod alert!🚨 @finneyqpr.bsky.social is joined by @stokesie.bsky.social and @scheza.bsky.social to: 🧚 Reflect on a fairytale day out at Disney FC 👀 Look ahead to Stoke at the weekend ⚽ Discuss Nardi's enforced return, Harvey Vale, Richard Kone, and lots more Download wherever you get your pods!

To get you in the mood for QPR vs Stoke, here’s Lee Cook putting one past The Potters in 2005. Join Lee, Kevin Gallen & Martin Rowlands at our Q&A on 8 October at The George IV in Chiswick. Tickets available now: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo... #qpr #qprfc #qprvstoke

Yes, the world needs a new podcast. Or rather, an old one resurrected. Just finished recording - dropping next week.

Fly high Robert…

For our first live Q&A, we are bringing together #QPR heroes Kevin Gallen, Lee Cook & Martin Rowland to discuss what it is like to play for your boyhood club. 8 October 2025 at The George IV, Chiswick. Get tickets now: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...

Kevin Gallen, Martin Rowlands & Lee Cook – Live Q&A What it's like to support... and play for #QPR Tickets on sale now: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...

My cat now has her own familiar 🧹

Thoughts and prayers with anyone doing a live radio show this emergency test afternoon 🚨