New stuff from the Cramps. Incredible news

How come I’ve never seen the giant Sir Mix A Lot promotional inflatable arse in Falling Down until now? (From the forthcoming Arrow Blu-ray)

Opening matches of the World Cup are often dire, Argentina v Cameroon aside, but Dangerous Match One off this is an absolute corker

Eighth name down: Mr Albert Murray. My old man. One of the good guys on the list – certainly not some kind of dubious capitalist. Left school at 14, went on the print. Printer turned politician. Went back on the print after losing his seat in the 1970 election… Ended up working for Harold… (cont)

Big, big news

If anyone wants to know about the Boards of Canada LP, hauntology, their influence, stand by for nearly 3,000 words, from me, including thoughts from Belbury Poly/Ghost Box co-founder Jim Jupp in the next issue of Shindig magazine, out June 5. Get it from where you buy your magazines/online etc

Fair play, "If only Alan McGee could speak, imagine the stories he'd be able to tell us" is an absolute belter www.instagram.com/reels/DYzKYa...

Been writing about the late 1990s launch of DVD and this is probably what the format was made for

Guardian columnists' endless landfill pieces about what is and isn't a b*nger and other middle-aged get with it daddio pieces ("ooh, Beyonce, ooh, Brat Summer) are another good reason why the word "b*nger" should be banned

Not only one of the greatest punk rock records ever made, one of the finest singles ever. Or, as someone said to me at the Social, "that loud, shouty record you played". www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

"If we don't win I'm suing." We've all been there www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

"Chis please." Instead of fares please. Because he's a bus driver. And they collect fares. But he does chisel. #chiselnews

New Dexys produced by David Holmes and on Heavenly www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tAA...

The beginning of a love-hate relationship with the president of rock n roll, who I definitely didn't vote for (although I'd bought a compilation tape in 83 or 84 with even earlier PS on it, pure industrial vibes)

Ali and Jane are lovely people and this is a wonderful film about the place where I discovered so much wonderful stuff. The Alice In Wonderland psychedelic all-nighters were something else

Just look at these beauties. The greatest label ever

When you’ve got the cup final at 3pm and the Southern Death Cult lookalike final at the Batcave at 11

Should have said No, Dealer. Incredibly tall Chisel News tale #chiselnews

Word of the week is "allies". There's fucking loads of them, it seems

It's gonna be a Blue Monday in court for this Peter Hookalike

Palace (London) SS26. Would 100 per cent wear

Certificate 115 or something. Dunno, bit busy

Burnham trying to woo back the disaffected divorced adidads who think Weller's gone too left wing vote, you I Am The Resurrection divs

I appear on this in esteemed company. Listen to Mixcloud if you only want to hear my annoying voice, rather than be annoyed by me repeatedly not knowing what to do with my hands and walking past the camera. I talk about taking the piss, the Clash and the usual stuff. Also play a Clash record

Went Shoom, made a record about world peace pt 94

I still love this record. I can tell you exactly where I was and who played it the first time I heard it. Thirty-five years ago, but also not that far

Cowbell at 5.48 would have got my vote

Prime Balearigoth

I'm on a stream or something later today. Talking about some of the words I've written for Faith Fanzine. Will be playing at least one Clash seven inch record/edit/cover or something

Star Trekkin across the universe

Looking forward to today's Devil Wears Prada 2 story on the Guardian

I went to see some awful films as a kid in the 70s, including The Swarm, the original Gone in 60 Seconds and this…

One for the old London Acid House heads: researching something as an aside for a feature I'm writing on that forthcoming album you're all wetting your collective pants about and need to know, was Tag Records briefly in St Anne's Court? (PS I don't need to know how London didn't invent Acid House)

Chisel News #chiselnews

Here’s hoping

So many exclamation marks, so little time. Genuinely exciting sleeve notes and a thrilling 20 minutes or so. And all on the label that brought McCarthy, the Wolfhounds, the June Brides and That Petrol Emotion to the world. Truly the Best of Wire

Presented without comment @acidgrandads.bsky.social @dannykelly.bsky.social etc youtu.be/JRG244IfrRE?...

Relics from the glory days of the ‘DVD premiere’ sequel 😍

In other football related news, any of the many Spurs fans I seem to follow know where Chris Hughton lives because I'm pretty sure he's on my train

People making moral objections to Man City v Chelsea in the cup final then getting all hot under the collar about how magnificent PSG are are why sportswashing works, why tribalism rules and why football will never solve its multifarious problems

Rare sighting of a cassingle on @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social The greatest word in the English language

Possibly the first and last playable flexidisc sleeve

And yet 42 years later, it's as if no-one listened to the lyrics

Great piece by @harrysword.bsky.social on Iron Maiden. Saw the film this week and it's ace www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

I've missed out on some clubs in my time, been knocked back on the door at a few, but one I always feel lucky to have gone to was Lazy Dog at Notting Hill Arts Club. Some belters in here, but no room for Tracey In My Room, so it is, er, Wrong. Big revival pressure for Each and Every One though

Part of the ongoing campaign by boffins to give every living creature some chisel to see what happens next #chiselnews

Three quid to read me recycling the same jokes from previous issues – careers advice for ageing DJs, how to make your own Acid House documentary and banging on about the Clash. Standard #live2club store.defected.com/products/fai...