Brilliant from Josh Tongue. Less so from TNT Sports - Rob Hatch shouted ‘bowled him’ before the ball was even half way down the pitch. Still out of synch four tests in. #Ashes

A very Happy Christmas to you all xx 🎅 🎄 ⛄️ ❄️

This YouTube channel acted fast! This video places the 90 seconds of new footage of the #Beatles' Free As A Bird sessions (released tonight, see quote post below) into a compilation of (now) available footage from the sessions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIZK...

This is glorious. More 'new' Threetles footage. I could watch hours of this stuff. #Beatles www.youtube.com/watch?v=-699...

My five-star review of 'Sad And Beautiful World', the 14th solo studio album from the legendary Mavis Staples: #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #albumoftheyear #aoty #aoty2025 #albumoftheyear2025

Mavis Staples stands as one of the defining and most enduring voices in gospel, R&B and soul, her legendary status assured. At the heart of Sad and Beautiful World, her 14th solo album, is that remarkable voice, which, at 86, exudes quiet gravitas and compassion. My review for @stereoboard.com

New video for George Harrison's 'Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)' coming soon: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0d_...

Delighted to join @stereoboard.com's review team in 2025 & write about some incredible LPs. Their #albumoftheyear rundown inc my Sharon Van Etten, Flock of Dimes, Black Country, New Road & Skullcrusher reviews #aoty #aoty2025 #albumoftheyear2025 #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity

Anyone else going along to this exciting #Beatles event? A special playback of the April 1963 Stowe School gig, now part of the British Library’s sound collection. Hosted by @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social with added context from Beatles’ historian @marklewisohn.bsky.social. events.bl.uk/events/the-b...

Delighted to join @stereoboard.com's review team in 2025 & write about some incredible LPs. Their #albumoftheyear rundown inc my Sharon Van Etten, Flock of Dimes, Black Country, New Road & Skullcrusher reviews #aoty #aoty2025 #albumoftheyear2025 #vinyl #nowplaying #musicsky #vinylsky #vinylcommunity

🎶🎶 LISTENING PARTY 🎶🎶 This Saturday 13th December 9pm GMT join us as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of “Rubber Soul” All welcome,reposts appreciated It’ll be great! Hope to see you there! #rubbersoul60

My @stereoboard.com review of Ella Eyre’s ‘Everything, In Time’, her first full-length release in 10 years, full of retro soul, funk and R&B vibes. Post vocal cord surgery, it’s the sound of a newly-independent artist confident in her voice and identity. www.stereoboard.com/content/view...

My @stereoboard.com review of Ella Eyre’s ‘Everything, In Time’, her first full-length release in 10 years, full of retro soul, funk and R&B vibes. Post vocal cord surgery, it’s the sound of a newly-independent artist confident in her voice and identity. www.stereoboard.com/content/view...

Utterly gripping penultimate episode of the brilliant Apple TV+ adaptation of Down Cemetery Road tonight - from the pen of Mick Herron, the man behind @slowhorsesappletv.bsky.social Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson’s characters make an unlikely but compelling pairing in the lead roles.

Despite listening to albums from “271 genres” across the past 60 years, Spotify Unwrapped reckons I’m still in my early twenties. I’ll take that!

Deeply saddened to learn Robin Smith has passed, one of my favourite cricketers. A fearless batter against the most terrifying pace attack the game has produced. Several examples of his trademark cut shot in these highlights of his commanding first 100 vs West Indies: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip2u...

Posting this partially as service to fellow writers, partly to motivate myself to get it done today. November 30 is deadline to log your year's work at @alcs.co.uk, in return for which you *will* get free money, possibly quite startling quantities of it. If you haven't signed up, do. www.alcs.co.uk

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen: Paul McCartney Paul Weller Kate Bush (All star) Big Star tribute concert Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly & Bryce Dessner present 'The Planetarium'

The new Jeff Lynne mix of Real Love is borderline unlistenable. Out of synch and lacking the warmth of his excellent original 1996 version or Giles Martin’s later attempt. And why lose so much of George’s standout guitar work?

#NowPlaying One of my albums of the year, Blondshell’s ‘If You Asked For A Picture’, recently re-released as a double album ‘Another Picture’ with a second disc full of additional material. open.spotify.com/album/0b4ieM...

Still recovering after Covid, so not able to attempt an Ashes all-nighters. But what great news to wake up to. Stokes and England’s quicks on fire. 🔥 Love it when a plan comes together!

At last the phoney war is almost over. Let the Ashes begin!

My interview with the creator of Broadchurch & former Doctor Who showrunner @chrischibnall.bsky.social is now available to read online. Chris’ gripping debut crime novel Death At The White Hart is out now. Read my piece for The Dorset Magazine here: www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/magazines/do...

In this week’s @thenewworldmag.bsky.social I speak to former Kraftwerk percussionist Wolfgang Flür about his remarkable musical rebirth as a solo artist, putting humanity into electronic music. His latest album is available on @cherryredrecords.bsky.social now. www.thenewworld.co.uk/jeremy-black...

In this week’s @thenewworldmag.bsky.social I speak to former Kraftwerk percussionist Wolfgang Flür about his remarkable musical rebirth as a solo artist, putting humanity into electronic music. His latest album is available on @cherryredrecords.bsky.social now. www.thenewworld.co.uk/jeremy-black...

Read my 5 star @stereoboard.com review of Skullcrusher's sophomore album, gorgeous, shimmering folk with layered, ghostly harmonies. This dreamscape perfectly captures the mood of the writing, exploring memories & dreams where those we mourn still reside. www.stereoboard.com/content/view...

Latest news on the county cricket 2026 fixture list - T20 fixtures are due to be announced on Tuesday 25 November and the County Championship and One Day Cup fixtures on Friday 28 November. Suddenly summer doesn't seem as far away! #countycricket

@nportnell.bsky.social I think you're a big fan of this album too, Nick?

So sorry to hear that Gilson Lavis, Squeeze drummer and long-time member of Jools Holland's Big Band, has passed. A brilliant drummer who was intrinsic to Squeeze's heyday & mid eighties resurgence. The third drummer from that great new wave era to leave this year after Rick Buckler and Clem Burke.

Read my 5 star @stereoboard.com review of Skullcrusher's sophomore album, gorgeous, shimmering folk with layered, ghostly harmonies. This dreamscape perfectly captures the mood of the writing, exploring memories & dreams where those we mourn still reside. www.stereoboard.com/content/view...

Wonderful to read that film material from The Terry Jones Archive has been donated by Terry's family to the BFI National Archive for preservation. The collection includes Terry’s personal 16mm copies of the Python movies, a 35mm print of his adaptation of The Wind in the Willows & early BBC sketches

Absolutely horrific news from my local train station tonight. The only blessing is that the station is literally just a couple of minutes away from the local hospital. Thoughts with everyone affected.

Meant to post this last night. One that always makes me laugh. 🎃 youtu.be/XuOnlWK9Vkw?...

An uncompromising, unflinching, confessional record with menacing, fuzzy, scratchy guitars - my review for @stereoboard.com of LOTTO, the new album from Philadelphia shoegaze experimenters They Are Gutting A Body Of Water: www.stereoboard.com/content/view...

Really enjoyed chatting with @chrischibnall.bsky.social, creator of Broadchurch & former Doctor Who showrunner, about his excellent debut crime novel Death At The White Hart. Set in contemporary Dorset, it’s highly recommended for whodunnit fans. Read my interview in The Dorset Magazine out today.

Chatting Trump, Musk and the radicalisation of the right with @mollyjongfast.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

Enjoyed chatting to Eric Pulido of Midlake today about 20 years of music making and their stunning new psych folk album ‘A Bridge To Far’ (released 7 Nov). It’s good to see the band continuing to thrive and evolve in the post Tim Smith era. midlakeband.com

Left my PC for an hour and came back to this screen. It’s been working fine all day. I’ve run the system diagnostics it suggests and everything’s passed. Any suggestions welcome please! Everything is backed up in the cloud fortunately! Thanks.

Raw and stripped back in a way that's even more intimate than her previous work with stunning vocal performances, channelling Joni Mitchell's 'Blue' - my review of Madi Diaz's new album 'Fatal Optimist' for @stereoboard.com www.stereoboard.com/content/view...

This weekend's listening homework for album reviews / features: new releases from Skullrusher, Madi Diaz and They Are Gutting A Body of Water (all available now) and my advance copy of Midlake's upcoming 'A Bridge Too Far' (7 Nov). So much excellent new music this autumn.

Finished #Andor Season 2. Devastating treatise on fascism & the rise of revolution. Deeply relevant, Mon Mothma's senate speech about alternative facts & the death of truth is incredibly prescient, while the Ghorman massacre scene is a chilling tour de force. One of the best TV dramas this century.

Midnight tonight is Last chance to get a 25% discount on a pre-order of my rather fun book.. use the code on this link: www.waterstones.com/book/a-hard-...

Quietly devastating, yet rarely without hope and deeply melodic. My five star review of Jenn Wasner’s remarkable new Flock of Dimes album ‘The Life You Save’ - on @stereoboard.com here: www.stereoboard.com/content/view...

Dylan's lyrics always seem to find their moment. It's 40+ yrs since this was written, yet it couldn't be more apt had it been yesterday: They say that patriotism is the last refuge, to which a scoundrel clings Steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king #nokings

Quietly devastating, yet rarely without hope and deeply melodic. My five star review of Jenn Wasner’s remarkable new Flock of Dimes album ‘The Life You Save’ - on @stereoboard.com here: www.stereoboard.com/content/view...

Listening to an advance copy of the new Midlake album out next month. A seriously good record, their best since the departure of Tim Smith.

The ability to discuss Brexit without fear is nothing less than the ability to discuss objective reality inews.co.uk/opinion/labo...

A glimpse of the future - Blue Peter 1976 introduces the incredible, cordless mobile phone! youtu.be/ZMcChLsGKWc?...

@johnp69.bsky.social @stevenc63.bsky.social @carolannelennie.bsky.social Does anyone know if I’ll have to pay import charges if I order a book from the US please? It’s a signed copy of Denny Seiwell's autobiography & I’d rather support him via his publisher rather than go through Amazon UK. Thanks!

Does anyone know if I’ll have to pay import charges if I order a book from the US? Thanks. It’s a signed copy and I’d rather support the author directly than go through Amazon’s UK store.