5 years ago I started work on a short doc about Ghost Town by The Specials. As I began interviews and research, I realised there was a much wider story to tell. The film lays dormant for now, but I’ve written a fragment of the tale in this piece for @thequietus.com thequietus.com/opinion-and-...

Outside of The Prisoner, The Wire and The Sopranos I’m not sure anything comes close? Still watching but glad to no longer be relying on those old VHS tapes (thanks Ch4 and which I kept *just in case* of course.)

Been told “too soon” on FB already but hearing that Widdecombe may have been murdered “on the dance floor?” was the first thing to pop into my head.

This beautiful lily flowered in my parents neglected pond. It’s so full of tadpoles I never know when to clear it properly.

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Any Clacton residents who want to nominate your friendly neighbourhood intergalactic space warrior, ping me a line!

No more words required 👇👏👏

Belgium we’re all looking to you to not only win tonight’s game but for the fans to come up with appropriate chants too ✊🍻🍻

VEEERRRRY punchy statement by UEFA on the reversal of the American red-card suspension. And quite right, too. "We express our disbelief at such an unprecedented, incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision." www.uefa.com/news-media/n...

Here’s hoping that’s the starter for an amazing night of football, come on England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bolsonaro’s boys beaten ✊

In a past life, I was an unremarkable person who died after falling into a ditch, says no one ever.

This World Cup* has achieved the impossible. They’ve made VAR even worse than the PL *which I’m watching far too much of so it can’t be that bad 😄 Viva Cabo Verde 🤞

There’s drama for you Had to put Under Milk Wood down when I heard the commotion going on over that game 😄

A spectacular reconstruction of Bob Dylan's concert at Free Trade Hall, Manchester, 17th May 1966.

Bee sucking up nectar from self-heal. Possibly a bit self conscious and interrupted by some idiot with a phone camera 😄

Clover and Self-heal covered our lawn yesterday after days when it was too hot to cut the grass - me, I’d have left it. A large patch has been left though. Bee clips to follow but sadly there are a fraction of what there were just a few years ago.

What a beaut, earmarked for the occasional clear out - again - but I’m hiding it in a minute to put it on the wall. Unplayable luckily enough, no one needs to hear a plinky Ace of Spades or Sweet Child of Mine *apparently* 🤘😆🤣

Pretty dull football on the TV in the background but grateful for @haikusalut.bsky.social in my ears howdoesitfeeltobeloved.bandcamp.com/album/there-... 👌 Time better spent In Shrewsbury via @sygigs.bsky.social in September too

Ironbridge, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. Taken this sunny Friday morning and remarkably unspoiled. Across the river from the town it’s mostly trees in either direction. Beautiful ❤️

*Nearly* #FallFriday #NearlyFallFriday oops sorry... not that sorry, the 19 year old YT audio adds extra filth to that sound 😉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG-C...

As someone who dabbled with the odd sigil or ritual, I’ve come to the conclusion that by far the best way to summon an expected delivery or arrival is to put the kettle on ✨

I’m jealous of anyone who can go about their day with a podcast in their ears - as always - but regardless I’m giving this one a watch later for the captions. Sunn O))) in Brum next week steady.page/en/thequietu...

My lip reading skills aren’t all that good but I’m pretty sure I just saw Jesse Marsch turn to his assistants, while sat on the floor and just go “what now then?”

Originally from 2012 but an excellent read on Arthur Seaton of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and the demise of British - specifically Nottingham - pub culture sillitoetrail.com/arthur-centu...

We Hit the North yesterday or more technically North Yorkshire to fetch the youngest from York. I am not a fan of sitting in traffic, motorways or even driving tbh, let alone a hired van. Wasn’t so bad but so glad to all be home 😊 A very belated #FallFriday on a Saturday youtu.be/SSTedCXZvf0

Contender for best song title of all time? youtu.be/LZ5fIKmn1ok

Nightmare for a friend of mine in London. Please share.

Missed the festival but I have @hanleypa.bsky.social’s book and a fanzine to kind of make up. Seen no end of great photos already and should go trawl YouTube straight after diving into both of these. Got to love @routebooks.bsky.social

That expression “just like riding a bike.” I persuaded my lovely partner to come out with me on the bikes a while back and she immediately forgot how to use the brakes and fell in a ditch. Refuses to go near them again. JUST LIKE RIDING A BIKE 😆 …

Football fact: If Infantino borrowed Trump’s fake tan he’d look like a baked bean in a suit

Pleased for Scotland even if a little bit disappointed for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde I had to watch the second half this morning now I’m no longer allowed to live the nocturnal life 😄

Do I have any regrets buying this graphic novel/comic/illustrated TRUE stories of Lemmy Kilmister and Motörhead… see title

I am looking at working with visual artists on creating video backgrounds to synchronise with some of my tracks. These will probably be shown via Resolume, with a set tempo. They must also work within my existing graphic design style. Does anyone have any contacts or skills in this area?

Dunno if it’s just me not paying attention - I don’t pay much attention tbh and usually skip by - but the AI summary at the top of a search seems to be getting better? If we can ignore AI data centres competition for precious resources and destruction wherever they're built of course, hmmm… No then

Probably need to get Joseph Fiennes on the phone to deliver a dramatic speech in the dressing room at halftime?

i genuinely find it disgusting that families are forced to take a moment off their infinite grief to ask that their tragedies don't get exploited. just unimaginable. cant think of it without getting angry

I love sitting out back and hearing this beautiful song. Blessed to have quiet warm evenings once the machines stop and the skies begin to darken 🖤

Just spotted T’Pau are playing down the road in Much Wenlock, zero interest even without Carol Decker’s right wing BS. But it’s kind of funny because me and a bunch of mates accidentally caught the earlier band The Lazers in a Shropshire pub around 1980. We weren’t impressed by them either 😆

Meanwhile, all Farage's tacit supporters are going "whistle? whistle? what whistle?" What do we call it when someone says this stuff Owen? WHAT DO WE CALL IT?

The Quietus is always a great read, support if you can 👇

I’m not a sticker kind of person as a rule but another one of these fell out of the bag of my latest t shirt from @sirpaintalot.bsky.social Has to get stuck up somewhere, it’d be a terrible waste otherwise

Bought two mags yesterday for the first time in ages, Record Collector and Private Eye (OK a weekly but mag-ish) Actual real in your hands things and I’ve done little else but drink coffee, snack and read today. Time well spent. Best part I went in for something entirely different 😄

I would’ve clicked for any of those three references but all in one short article is an absolute must click 👇

I have a Get Done Today list on my phone and it’s working fine because it’s *always* Today 😄 Follow me for more handy life tips. Nearly typed “hacks” 😱😆

I was tempted by The Damned - Final Damnation but £63 standing up made me think again. I paid half as much again to watch Kraftwerk last week but the last time I saw The Damned they seemed to be on the wane a bit. Glad I went though. Probably just me?

Shifty - Adam Curtis www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Great read. Look and Learn, psychedelic cats and those Hells Angel novels that some of us (ME for example) hoovered up in the early 70s alongside the Suedehead and Skinhead books 👇

IMO Laura Dern is the best at pretending to have seen a dinosaur

Amazing line up 👌