Joe McPhee in @theguardian.com ? Is sanity returning to the world? Good for Alex Petridis and Thurston Moore. #freejazz

@edhaygarth.bsky.social Kath’s sampling beers again. Maggie’s Leap IPA in the Dark Horse, Belfast.

This is well worth a few minutes @polprofsteve2024.bsky.social

This is a great play, of the sort they don’t make on tv anymore, in which two people talk about ideas and reveal themselves.

In early 2026 our new CD will be out on @wormholeworld.bsky.social . It’s called “Now,here” and is inspired by William Morris’s “News from Nowhere”. More details here. We are planning on some live performance based on this too. Again, details here.

The Gidouille Collective has been hard at work and will be releasing a cd in 2026. Details will follow…

Gidouille Collective are on this cd set. Lots of great bands and performers getting together. You’ll need to hurry though…

Groundhopping today at Trafford FC vs Vauxhall Motors FC, Shawe View Urmston.

Looking very good this….

Last one tonight at November's @noiseupstairs.bsky.social and it's a quartet with Kath, Suzy, Mick and Alistair. Hopefully we'll see you on the 11th December for another night of spontaneous music creation at Fuel Cafe Bar in Withington

Kath Mick Susie and Alistair are the closing quartet at tonight’s @noiseupstairs.bsky.social

Ian - bass and John guitar improvising @noiseupstairs.bsky.social

Interesting guest improvising trio of Violin, Bassoon/recorder/guitar - Zaldua/Beck/Jasmoch. @noiseupstairs.bsky.social

Susie box and Kath fausthammer are our next duo @noiseupstairs.bsky.social

Trio one @noiseupstairs.bsky.social tonight: Kath Henry Ian improvising.

A 2nd CD Edition of A Wormhole Xmas 2025 is now available. Soon to be increased to 58 tracks! wormholeworld.bandcamp.com/album/a-worm...

Saw Focus with @miketyl.bsky.social & @noiseresearch.bsky.social at Stoller Hall last night. Brilliant performance from, originals, Thijs van Leer & Pierre van der Linden.The guitarist Menno Gootjes and 6-string bassist Udo Pannekeet were outstanding too. #Focus -Hocus Pocus- 🎼🎹🪈🥁🎸

A new Director General, a new Charter... a new model of ownership? It's all change at the BBC, but the change to a mutual model is well overdue. We think the BBC should be owned by you, the public.

So back from Japan and having breakfast and it’s more than a bit unusual not to have some rather tasteful downbeat jazz playing in the background. So here’s one I put on and it’s a good one: Here’s that rainy day, by Al Kay and the New Trombone Collective- from Tar m.youtube.com/watch?v=dkvs...

And so we bid farewell to Japan. Land of the Rising Sun, you say? No. Land where you plug your karzi into the mains.

@edhaygarth.bsky.social @altona93fanzines.bsky.social Could be the last…. Didn’t post the Methuselah sized Asahi Kath had at the temple lodging we stayed at!

Got a Marmalade from Adelaide from a mush in Shepherd’s Bush.

@altona93fanzines.bsky.social You’ve seen this of course….

Japan is 9 hours ahead of the UK which must explain why the Christmas lights are up earlier…

@edhaygarth.bsky.social So it’s those Osaka Bay Blues - local beer- tonight.

@edhaygarth.bsky.social Organic Beer on Osaka’s southside. With a touch of Millet on the can.

Osaka:who could ask for anything more?

Osaka: what more could you desire?

@edhaygarth.bsky.social Yona Yona craft beer in The Fire down Dotonbori way.

Happy Sheikh Mansour Day to all those who celebrate.

@altona93fanzines.bsky.social @letomagic.bsky.social Just dropped off a LeToMagic with Ru @ozdfest.bsky.social

@edhaygarth.bsky.social Kath back on the Kirin in a southside Vegan nap shack. @spiral-tat.bsky.social

@edhaygarth.bsky.social OK, does this sit better? Price Malt Pale from Wakayama? Going down well in Osaka….

The big debate: vegan okonomyiaki in Hiroshima or Osaka? (Hiroshima left/Osaka right)

@edhaygarth.bsky.social Another day, another beer. Another good one in downtown Osaka.

Christmas is coming. Christmas is coming?

@edhaygarth.bsky.social This is better. This beer is so good the Japanese government has banned its export. Kath enjoying this in downtown Osaka.

@edhaygarth.bsky.social Punk IPA in a downtown Osaka vegan place. They don’t do Burton Road! But Kath managed it.

Back in Japan, and CoCoCurry house doesn’t disappoint…..

Back in Japan, and CoCoCurry house doesn’t disappoint…..

Here’s an idea for TV: get Johnny Vegas involved in the Repair Shop somehow. It’s a good show but lacks a little something. He was so good on his antique shop show.Seems a natural fit. (And keep Bill Patterson for the voice overs).

Ground hopping today. Daisy Hill Fc vs Maine Road Fc. Good crowd, entertaining game. Finished 2-2. Here’s Connor Hughes’ penalty that squared the match.

What would Freud have said about this headline?

I couldn’t make this anyway, but delighted it’s sold out. Hope there are vegan pairings- let’s face it there’s scope.

@gidouille.bsky.social played Switched On last year. We had a great time and saw/met some great musicians. Whitby is good and Bob is great MC so if you can get there.

@altona93fanzines.bsky.social Those shirts I was suggesting….

Great night in the basement with @spraypopmusic.com playing the hits…

@spraypopmusic.com Excitement mounts….