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.

Just joined Jenn Wasner's Bandcamp listening party for the new Flock of Dimes album 'The Life You Save'. Truly heartbreaking, fragile and painfully honest with the most gorgeous melodies & performances to match. Already my album of the year. flockofdimes.bandcamp.com/live/the-lif...

Long-lost interview with John Lennon to air in full on the 85th anniversary of his birth this week. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

#NowWatching Invasion season 3 episode 7 on Apple TV+

#NowPlaying New York trio Say She She's brand new album 'Cut and Rewind' which combines old school 1970s disco, funk and soul with punk-chic, lending their music some genuine attitude. Dance floor filler meets protest album. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Enjoyed chatting to Modern Nature’s Jack Cooper about their excellent new album as they move away from the abstract, impressionistic feel of recent releases in favour of a sound defined by dual guitars inspired by Television and Can. By me for @stereoboard.com: www.stereoboard.com/content/view...

Congratulations to Leicestershire, deserved winners of Division Two this year. Northamptonshire’s middle order held up the trophy presentation with a spirited batting display which offers some hope going into the long winter. Counting the days until the new season already.

#NowPlaying Cate Le Bon’s enchanting new album, her seventh, the utterly enchanting 'Michelangelo Dying'. open.spotify.com/album/1Ce9FP...

The US broadcast media giants have bowed the knee to Trump with barely a whimper. Pathetic..

An acting masterclass from Robert Redford in this incredible six-minute single take scene from All The President’s Men. Great camera work too. #RIP youtu.be/Qeemjaosp-E?...

Really enjoyed chatting to Ruth Clinton and Cormac MacDiarmada for @stereoboard.com After entrancing audiences with their contemporary takes on trad Irish folk in their respective bands Landless & Lankum, they’ve formed new folk band Poor Creature with a captivating, otherworldly debut album.

Really enjoyed chatting to Ruth Clinton and Cormac MacDiarmada for @stereoboard.com After entrancing audiences with their contemporary takes on trad Irish folk in their respective bands Landless & Lankum, they’ve formed new folk band Poor Creature with a captivating, otherworldly debut album.

Brilliant from Somerset, deserved winners, second Blast title in three years and even more special in their 150th year.

Saif Zaib's T20 credentials are well known but there is no doubt about his red ball talents after a remarkable Championship season. Pleasure to see him score his 6th ton of the summer today, a landmark no other Northants batter has reached in 19 years. My report: www.espncricinfo.com/series/count...

Love John’s acoustic guitar playing on this playful cover, a rarity from the upcoming Power To The People boxset: youtu.be/CZIs1zkJotI?...

Jersey international Asa Tribe looks a real talent. Enjoyed watching the 21–year-old make a career best 181* for Glamorgan against Northamptonshire today, an innings which very much keeps the Welsh county’s promotion hopes alive. My report: www.espncricinfo.com/series/count...

#MaccaWatch Paul McCartney arriving for Oasis concert at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, September 06 2025 www.facebook.com/watch/?v=856...

That was some innings from Sean Dickson. Somerset looked down and out, but his 71 off just 26 balls has booked their place at yet another's Finals Day. Incredible display of powerful ball striking.

Fantastic from Northamptonshire. After Ravi Bopara's outstanding century, George Scrimshaw did well with the ball, taking three wickets after a month on the bench in the Hundred, while David Willey and Ben Sanderson were brilliant at the death. On to Edgbaston next Saturday!

Outstanding century from Ravi Bopara, wrestling the T20 Blast quarterfinal back Northants’ way by sheer force of will and a lot of skill, drawing on all his vast experience.

#NowPlaying Eve Adams ‘American Dust’ - beautiful, brooding gothic folk/country reminiscent of Laura Marling. open.spotify.com/album/73ZiDB...

Had an enjoyable hour talking Beatles with author/broadcaster Stuart Maconie today & the wonderful cast of supporting characters he explores in his excellent new book. I’m also looking forward to speaking to another Beatles fan Chris Chibnall shortly, this time about his fantastic debut crime novel!

A London Town / Back To The Egg boxset anyone?

Beautiful moment as Root pulls out a headband to pay tribute to Graham Thorpe on reaching his hundred, a man who had such an impact on his early career.

Mick Jagger in the house watching Joe Root on 99 at the Oval.

Northamptonshire in command against Derbyshire today. Pleasure to watch Justin Broad hit his second score of 150+ in successive innings, putting on 208 with fellow centurion Rob Keogh. Chahal’s two wickets in two balls then helped reduce Derbys to 52-4 at stumps, still 121 behind. My report below.