Happy birthday Richard O'Sullivan.

Very interesting interview with Emma on the early days of Lush. : bigtakeover.com/interviews/e...

Fan photo taken by Scott M. Schreiber at Glastonbury 1992. I’m rockin’ a brave all white look. I wore something similar when Felt played there in 1987 too (with Miki and Emma in the audience) and didn’t get a spot of mud on myself either time.

Continuing the hard sell - available at all good WH…sorry, TG Jones.

Uncut have done a 200 Greatest Glam Records special- which I may have had a hand in compiling 😉 - and I have made these two Spotify playlists to go with it : open.spotify.com/playlist/4mZ... and open.spotify.com/playlist/5l4...

Best comp I've come across this year. So well put together. Absolute joy. @nightschoolrecords.bsky.social

'All The Young Droids' number one Comp Of The year 2025 in Uncut.

Another spot on end of the year list review. This time from The Vinyl District : '12. V/A, All the Young Droids: Junkshop Synth Pop 1978–1985 (Night School) ' ..there isn’t a dud track in the bunch. Not even close.' www.thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/g...

Very proud that All The Young Droids is number 35 in The Wire's Archive Releases Of The Year.

At Tate Britain seeing the Lee Miller exhibition yesterday.

Friday morning fry up.

I see that Eyes Wide Shut has just been reissued by Criterion. During my very short time as a film extra in the late '90s I actually turned down Kubrick - as I was offered the - fnar fnar - very small part of a naked waiter at an orgy in Eyes Wide Shut.

It certainly looks like there were a lot more people at the My Bloody Valentine show at Wembley Arena last night than when Biff Bang Pow! supported them on a rainy Saturday night at Chatham Town Hall in January 1988. Alan McGee and Dick Green from Creation signed them to the label that very night

Get ya transparent green vinyl copies of All The Young Droids. Available on November 29th - just in time for Christmas pressies : www.roughtrade.com/collection/c...

Thanks to Rough Trade for making All The Young Droids no 4 in their Comps & Reissues Of The Year list. You can pre-order the repressing in lovely transparent green which will be shipping at the end of the month.https://nightschoolrecords.com/

Very pleased that my Lush tour film is now available for all to see.

Very proud that ‘All The Young Droids’ is the Compilation Of The Year in the Review Of The Year 2025 issue of Uncut - which is out today.

Nice round up of acts on All The Young Droids. The repress will be out in September - if you don't have a copy already : www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R8_...

Viv Prince RIP. When The Pretty Things played in Porto in 2016 I DJ-ed at the show - and went for dinner with them beforehand. Phil May told me that he once went on the bizarrest double date with Viv Prince in the Sixties - Phil and Rudolph Nureyev - and Viv and Judy Garland!

Mark Volman from The Turtles RIP. Love this explanation by him and Howard Kaylan of The Turtles of the various managers they got through - and the payouts and lawsuits ensued. I remember showing this on the tour bus on the Lush reunion US tour. Oh how we laughed : www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdBG...

Short film "Knights Electric" (1980) features a group of rowdy teenage boys interacting with girls and causing trouble in an amusement park. Music by Blondie, John Foxx, Madness, Gary Numan, The Pretenders, Martha and The Muffins and many more. None more 1980 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD_L...

First time I've been in the charts for a long time. Number 41.

Brilliantly exciting book of live rock photography by the ever so talented Jeff Pitcher . Thanks very much for the limited edition signed copy Jeff!

Careers Opportunities - fancy going to Vietnam? From January 1969 issue of Hot Rod magazine.

1969 Gibson amps ad from Hot Rod magazine. Modelled by the Symbionese Liberation Front?

Last Monday the lovely @jamesendeacott.bsky.social played an hour long mix of song that made - and didn't make - the grade for All The Young Droids - on his wonderfully eclectic Morning Glory show on Soho Radio. You can listen to it here ::https://sohoradio.com/show/morning-glory-21-07-2025/

The latest story/review of 'Droids'. Written by the ever so talented @piersmartin.bsky.social : www.juno.co.uk/junodaily/20...

Check out 'All The Young Droids' getting a plug on 6 Music this morning. 2 hours 8 minutes. Design by Premonition is played. She also mentions the comp again at 2 hours 16 minutes : www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Brilliant review of 'Droids' in Hi-Fi Choice. "More Numan than The Normal.."

I did 'The Record That Got Me High' show with Rob Elba - talking (and listening to) The Gorillas 'Message To The World'. Check it out here! www.thatrecordgotmehigh.com/s8e416-the-g...

Wrong Speed Radio shows, 247 - a few tunes on the killer new comp, All The Young Droids, on @nightschoolrecords.bsky.social and 248 - a round up and some mullings regarding recent music playing around the country. Tracklist art by @sumlin.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/WrongSpeedRe...

This week's Indie Basement reviews: Billie Marten, Jonathan Richman, 'All The Young Droids: Junkshop Synth Pop 1978-1985', The Cribs & more www.brooklynvegan.com/album-review...

All The Young Droids maps forgotten synth pop 1978 to 1985 School Daze Records releases compilation of rare synth pop on 27 June All The Young Droids: Junkshop Synth Pop 1978–1985 is a forthcoming compilation assembled by Philip King, set for release on 27 June 2025 via School Daze Records, an…

Chez Night School, une compilation comme on les aime bien ici : "All The Young Droids - Junkshop Synth Pop 1978-1985" https://night-school.bandcamp.com/album/all-the-young-droids-junkshop-synth-pop-1978-1985 #synthpop #newwave #minimalsynth

NP (I will fall for any comp with junk shop in the title apparently) and it's delightful

Junkshop Synth Pop 1978-1985 bit.ly/3Uadef4

@stuartmaconie.bsky.social walking down the NME office on the 25th at the King’s Reach Tower in March 1990. To the right I am walking past my face obscured by a magazine. Maybe I was having a bad hair day?

Forte Record Distribution have been cleared out all copies of All The Young Droids now - that's 1500 copies - and they have gone out to shops - and buyers. Michael from Night School records will have 20 various formats of vinyl - and 20 CD copies - on sale tonight at the launch at Spiritland 6-10pm.

All The Young Droids launch party tomorrow night Monday July 14th at Spiritland in King's Cross 6-10pm . Price of entry includes a a RSD 7" single released to promote the album, badges and posters : spiritland.com/events/all-t... Here is a taster for the evening : www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuJF...

Check out my interview about All The Young Droids with Mona on WFMU at 8pm tonight/ 3pm East Coast US time : www.wfmu.org

The All The Young Droids badges have arrived! Come along on Monday for the launch of the album at Spiritland and get some. Also a choice of two posters - and the Ian North/John Howard RSD single is included in the ticket price. The album will be on sale too : spiritland.com/events/all-t...

Tomorrow at 2pm NTS radio in Hackney are broadcasting a show I did recently promoting All The Young Droids. I will be talking about the artists on the album - and playing songs from it too : www.nts.live/shows/guests...

That Russian edition of the NME from 2001. Different ‘Glasnost’ times.

Honoured to have the addition of Peta Lily for the Q&A at Spiritland in King's Cross for the launch of All The Young Droids Monday week. Also Rich Wilde, Pete Davies, Andy Beaumont, Joe Murphy - and Martin Green DJ-ing.

The first Servants show - 40 years ago today.

How I remember Glastonbury 1987 - when I played there with Felt. Like 'The Changes - The Musical'.

Here is an interview I did last Sunday with Greg Shanks about my musical career (so far) for his Pale Blooms And Beyond Youtube channel : www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

'Spiritland Talks: All The Young Droids launch event Monday 14th July, 6pm - 10pm King’s Cross A panel hosted by Philip King and special guests Pete Davies (The Goo-Q), Andy Beaumont (Vision), Joe Murphy (Dream Unit) and Rich Wilde and a DJ set by our friend Martin Green. spiritland.com

Fantastic review of 'Droids' in the new issue of Vive Le Rock.