What an absolutely insane Wimbledon campaign Arthur Fery is having. Wildcard, very low ranking, goes on a run and has now won his first grand slam quarter final in straight sets, winning the third set 6-0. Astonishing stuff

It definitely feels like FIFA are rather keen on Messi (sorry, Argentina) ending up in the final of this particular World Cup. Hmm.

Does Farage seem to think that by resigning and then standing again the investigations will magically disappear?

So Farage’s defence seems to be “I know I do crooked things but I should be able to do whatever I like”. Very Trumpian

That Nigel Farage “statement” in full

5 Live running Farage’s “statement”. Usual grievance “wah wah wah” bollocks. Anyone who falls for this drivel is beyond help.

Unless the announcement is “I have decided to end my life by popping off to Dignitas” the tobacco-stained traitor will still hang around like a bad smell poisoning our politics

Still buzzing from the #MEXENG match overnight, even if my head does feel like it is full of cotton wool after weird sleep patterns and not enough post match snoozing. An insane game and a fine England performance - worth the 5am finish! Now roll on the space disco Vikings of Norway on Saturday!

Even by he generally mediocre standards of the England men’s football team, this is atrocious

I, for one, am utterly shocked that a flag loving “protect are kids” [sic] type would be a closet nonce. In all seriousness, there is a sad and depressing history of EDL/Reform/Restore/Britain First types being convicted of this kind of repulsive, reprehensible behaviour.

Easy afternoon for NCFC’s Jose Cordoba so far. Mind you Kane has had nothing to work with - final ball has been rubbish

This is good news. Showed it to a 20-something housemate a few years ago and his mind was blown. Fundamentally, the issues it focuses on - the state of the Labour Party, housing, corruption in government and the Police - remain. Also features Sheffield legend Bobby Knutt - king of local panto!

Handily, the rexord room is the coolest spot in my house by a distance. Excellent excuse to sack off work and just go and hang in there with suitably mellow and spaced out records

Today at 15:00 on Noods Radio (dot com), I’m back on ghe airwaves with the hottest #JoinTheFuture show since records began. Cooling and meditative sounds to distract from the extreme heat!

There is someone driving round my neighbourhood blasting banjo-based folk music out of their car stereo. Bit random.

“When I said that I wanted to lead a campaign to get Britain to leave the European Union, you all laughed at me. Well, I have to say, you're not laughing now”- Nigel Farage, 28th June 2016 Nope, we weren’t laughing then and we still aren’t laughing now, you greedy, frog-faced, xenophobic shit.

A decade ago, my heart sank when David Dimbleby announced the results of the Brexit referendum. The next day, I started work on this: a searing musical commentary on #Brexit Britain and the horrors it unleashed… and are still with us today. jointhefuture.net/2026/05/17/l...

Wow, didn’t expect Messi to take such a messy penalty (Sorry) #WorldCup

End of days vibes in my little corner of Bristol - hot and humid with thundery showers, leaden skies. Apocalyptic!

If Britain were a true meritocracy this public school educated racist would be completely unemployable. His presence on the political scene is a living testament to pervasive inequality and the persistence of a vicious class system that protects the interests of the already rich.

I see Pete “neo-Nazi tattoo” Kegabreath is still whining about NATO members “not helping” the US. For the 999th time IT’S A DEFENSIVE ALLIANCE. It’ a not there to launch attacks on countries on a whim, or to just blindly follow Bibi into his latest genocidal Middle Eastern war.

Excellent and very fun book this from @wadeywade.bsky.social - a vital history, but written in a style that doffs a cap to Smash Hits in the period covered (which I very much enjoyed). So do yourself a favour and grab a copy.

The “idiot business owner dumping vehicles around the area” saga continues. Have found some others taking the grand total to *at least 14*. A number of these are out of MOT by months… and seemingly owned by the business. 👀

Oh dear, what a shame #HintOfSarcasm. No doubt Musk and hundreds of gullible idiots will donate to his cocaine fund, sorry “fighting fund”.

Glasgow 🤝 Bristol Both telling racists and fascists to jog on

My new favourite thing is looking at all the reports on fixmystreet from my neighbours moaning about the tool who runs a local business who has been dumping vehicles and trailers on our street and side streets for years. No less than 12 cars, vans and campervans plus four or five trailers.

New Zealand: “you think that was bad… hold our beer!” 20-5 😳 #TheCricket

I haven’t read this, but surely the simple answer to the question posed (ie why Farage does what he does) is that he is, quite simply, a massive c***. Always has been, always will be.

England doing their usual bang up job of batting in #TheCricket. #HintOfSarcasm

Dear Americans, the plural of Lego is Lego. You did not “buy Legos”, you bought “Lego sets/kits”. The loose pieces are not “Legos” but “Lego bricks/pieces”. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Yours, the rest of the world

Such sad news about the death of storied Rugby League coach and commentator John Kear. As a Sheffield Eagles fan, he provided us with our greatest moment - the biggest challenge cup final shock of all time, the 98 win over Wigan at Wembley. He was always a joy to talk to and interview, too. RIP John

Next month marks a decade since the Brexit referendum. To mark the 10th anniversary of this monumental act of self-harm, I’ve brought back the mix I did in response as Anti-Fun, ‘This Septic Isle’, which was originally part of the Bercuese Heroique mix series jointhefuture.net/2026/05/17/l...

This reminds me of the time a YouTuber with a music channel made a big song and dance about “revealing the story of bleep”. It was basically just bits from my book but with him pretending he’d done all this research (for the record it took me nearly six years to research the actual book)

Today’s fashy far right “unite the kingdom” March will no doubt provide a massive financial boost for the cocaine dealers of Essex and London. And that’s just Tiny Tommeh’s first order of the day #chiselnews

You may have seen a fair bit about Daniel Dylan Wray’s new history of music in Sheffield, ‘Groovy, Laidback & Nasty’. It’s a great book and well worth reading - I heartily recommend it. When you’re done with that, grab my book, #JoinTheFuture - plenty more Steel City fare in that

I’m sure there are more fun things to do on a Sunday than slowly watching the progress of data migration from an ancient MacBook to a new one, but here we are.

Ahead of the imminent publication of his excellent history of independent music in Sheffield, @danieldylanwray.bsky.social picks some Steel City themed articles from the @thequietus.com archive. Some fine articles as expected

Brilliant news, this. #NCFC’s women’s team has been building momentum over a few seasons and this promotion is well deserved. Hopefully they continue to grow, strengthen, improve and move further up the leagues.

That Hull-#NCFC game is a great example of how and why teams scrape into the play offs. It doesn’t matter how well you play, just that you win. Having luck on your side (especially with decisions) helps too.

Surely “we’re going to get battered by Arsenal” would be more accurate.

Last weekend, inspired by a headline set I did at Cosies in Bristol, I recorded the fifth #JoinTheFuture mix. Like the set (which is closely mirrors, bar a few extra tracks), it is rooted in bleep & bass. Expect obscurities, fresh cuts and a few classics on.soundcloud.com/St89vuHRJrcH...

I see Ipswich are on TV again. Sweepstake on the minute the obligatory dubious penalty decision in their favour will come. I am guessing 85th minute

Cheers in Suffolk as Championship referees are collectively given Ipswich Town’s player of the season award.

Reform MP on 5 Live prattling on about teaching “patriotic history”, forcing schools to fly union flags and put up portraits of King Brian. What a load of divisive drivel. No doubt it will appeal to retired colonels, Torygraph readers and the hard of thinking - ie their usual pink-faced demographic

Feelings of impending doom as my ancient MacBook, which has not had any OS updates for years (deliberately) has decided to install one during a restart. #PrayForMatt

#JoinTheFuture returns to NoodsRadio (dot com) this afternoon (Weds 22nd April) at 15:00 BST, when I will be joined by Norwegian producer Hans-Peter Lindstrom. Details via the link below jointhefuture.net/2026/04/22/l...

This Saturday night (18th April), I’ll be heading a “bass and bleeps and breaks” special at Cosies in Bristol, with proceeds from the door going to NHS mental health charity Headlight. Details via the link below jointhefuture.net/2026/04/16/e...

During the 2000s, Anu Pillai made some incredible, game-changing records and remixes as Freeform Five, before becoming a successful songwriter and producer for other artists. I thought it was time to look back at his earlowe and surprisingly, he agreed. www.juno.co.uk/junodaily/20...

#ncfc A few yesterday were speculating about the record of ref Anthony Backhouse in games involving that lot from Suffolk. He has officiated the same number of games involving them and us. The two records are almost opposite results wise

And the Academy Award for Best Actor goes to Jack Taylor 🙄