Have some sleeve notes to do for a label’s 20th anniversary box set (dropping early next year). Hence I am spending a sunny afternoon listening to all the tracks, loud, in sequence. Helpfully much of of the music is sunny and laidback

What’s better than a pic of a cat in a cardboard box? A pic of a very grumpy cat in a cardboard box!

The White House sending out proof that Trump was indeed talking to Iranian officials these past few days, despite Iran's denials of such talks.

A decade ago, after Trump came to power, I got a bit obsessed with the potential for nuclear Armageddon. Since my way of dealing with these things is to find a creative outlet, I spent ages making this - part dj mix, part sound collage, part “74 minute warning” on.soundcloud.com/K9nteCyEP8Cp...

Every time Trump badmouths Europe, the UK etc it does my head in. We on this side of the pond don’t give a shit what the moronic, dementia-addled, narcissistic career criminal, corrupt cretin, Russian asset and adjudicated rapist thinks of us, our leaders or our continent.

My current way of deciding how bad a football team is playing is asking myself “do they look like Norwich under Liam Manning?” Current list of teams as bad, or worse, than NCFC under Liam Manning: Spurs Burnley West Brom Wedneaday get a pass as it’s a cobbled together team of kids and loan kids

The same rubes who think Donald Trump, who dodged the draft five times, knows how to win a war are the same rubes who think Donald Trump, who declared bankruptcy six times, knows how to run an economy. This is what Trump Derangement Syndrome truly looks like.

Elements of the British press really do have a colossal boner for the idea of following demented Donald and his band of bloodthirsty, genocidal freaks into an illegal and unjustified war. It’s insane on so many levels, not least because said war is hugely unpopular (and rightly so)

Ridiculous that Sanju Samson won MOTM in that #T20 semi-final - what made the difference on a road / insanely high scoring match was the bowling of Bumrah. Plus someone else in the match actually got a century in tougher circumstances albeit in a losing cause

The ICC television coverage of any games involving India is hilariously one-eyed. The build up barely mentions who they are playing. Looks like England today you’d never know from the coverage

In “selfish wealthy tools not reading the room” news, the most predictable story ever. I hope they get clobbered by HMRC

Up in Leicester for a family trip to see #NCFC take on the Foxes. Given our injury list I’m fully expecting some weird funkiness with selections from Big Phil! Weather pretty miserable - hopefully the match itself will bring us some sunshine

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One of the things I would do if I was an eccentric billionaire would be to send detailed information, with sources, on Reform policies, the antics of Farage, terrible things he and his party members/officials have said etc etc to every single residential address in England, Wales and Scotland.

The latest episode of #JoinTheFuture, my long running monthly show on Noods Radio, is now available to stream (for free of course) on demand. It features a conversation with long-serving Michigan producer John Beltran (plus some cuts from his vast catalogue) jointhefuture.net/2026/02/23/l...

Can’t say I know that much about ice hockey (though I have been to a few Bristol Pitbulls games), but this Canada-US #WintwrOlympics men’s final is tense and full throttle. Gripping stuff!

BREAKING: The British monarchy. Good!

“We offered him a chance to expose his helmet” is perhaps not the best choice of words from the IOC spokesperson #WinterOlympics #MilanoCortina

The #IOC once again showing themselves to be an utter set of heartless , corrupt cretins. Solidarity with Vadyslav Heraskevych, boos all round for the fat cats and their desire to cozy up to Farage and Trump’s pal Putin

👇 The excellent and lovely @bencardew.bsky.social on the dawn of Roger Sanchez’s production career and the brief NYC deep house/bleep & bass crossover movement (plus some comments from yours truly with my Dr Bleep hat on)

A party at the National Gallery with people dancing to music is not a “rave”. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

🇨🇿 Looks like the acid tripping outfit designer is back. #Olympics

Andorra’s athlete parade outfits look like they were designed in the late 1960s by someone in the midst of a particularly strong acid trip. Looks like zebras featured prominently in the hallucinations #Olympics

I know this isn’t the point, but in this photo Musk looks like he’s borrowed Kim-Jong Un’s thatch. Maybe the “North Korean dictator hair transplant” look is all the rage with ket-addled white supremacist billionaire tech-bros

Thoroughly deserved #NCFC win tonight - immensely satisfying as well given some of the antics we witnessed from the visitors. Clement has worked wonders with this team

Spent most of the weekend helping my Mum sort stuff ahead of a house move. I now have tons of pics of me as a kid. In about half of them, especially the junior school ones, I look really miserable. Weird seeing my bully again in the photos - he died very young (18) after nicking and crashing a car

I’d be terrible on #TheTraitors. Assuming I was a faithful (and I’d be the world’s worst traitor) and the traitors won, I’d find it hard to be matey with them on the podcast afterwards. They are manipulative liars - yes it’s a game, but I’d find it hard to trust them in real life. Great TV, mind

Earlier I passed a can plastered with the livery of “Air Liquide Health”. My first reaction was “oh, the German ambient/ambient techno artist has branched out”

Given the volume of authoritarians, human rights abusers, dodgy dictators and dribbling loony right types involved, a more accurate name for Trump’s “Board of Peace” would be the “Board of Utter Penises”. No wonder so many countries are giving it a swerve

For some reason, when I woke up earlier I had a strong desire to listen to Bristol street soul don Carlton’s 1990 debut album, The Call Is Strong (a fine Smith & Mighty production of course). So that is what I am doing right now. Well done brain…

Ah, I see that the Bristol Post is back to blaming Bedmo Disco (myself and Gareth Morgan) for some people using the term “Bedmo”… which originated before our time in the Bristol skate community. This is the fourth time they’ve done it. God bless local news 🙄 www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

2026. We go again. Anyone need any small design work done? It takes less than 5 seconds to RT, like something. Big up your mates, help them out, even if you don't need anything done. Support them when you can. You never know who might see it. Link in bio as always. Cheers ✊

Hmm. Well, the “2026 will surely be less insane than 2025” hope lasted all of two days. Trump really is an evil, repulsive shit… surrounded by equally vile people

Some bonus “betwixtmas” listening for you: a killer steppers reggae throw down from the late, great JD Twitch, originally recorded for a radio special I did, which was broadcast almost 5 years ago. Rest in power Keith! jointhefuture.net/2025/12/30/l...

In typical Betwixtmas fashion, I have no idea when the recycling collection is meant to be (it certainly didn’t happen on Monday as normal). Used the council website tool to check… and this is the bot particularly helpful result 😂 Slow handclap for Bristol City Council

*Wakes up, checks cricket score* Blimey, England have won a test in Australia! Happy Christmas!!

I should also add that it is quite handy that I didn’t watch any of the Manning era games with him - he’d have been lost for life! Honestly the driest, slowest and consistently most boring football I’ve seen from a Norwich aide and I remember the mostly dreadful late 90s and mid-late 2000s periods

Highlight of today was definitely combining Lego play with my nephew (at his request - fine by me 😁) with watching the #NCFC game… this being able to continue indoctrinating him in the ups and downs of football fandom. He was excited when Makama’s winning goal went in. Excellent uncle points

The big but rarely discussed dividing line at family Christmas gatherings is how long you commit to wearing the paper crown you get in crackers. I genuinely just roll with it and it just stays on for hours, while others take it off the moment the plates are cleared away

Brother and sister in law have invited both families and thus I have been relegated to this classic #DuvetKnowItsChristmas arrangement in their downstairs office/music practise room. Had to lobby to get a lamp 😂

There’s something Scargill-esque about darter Callan Rydz’s combover. Definite blast from the past

Some festive reading for you: a conversation with the mighty Ron Trent about some of his musical inspirations, for the lovely people at Rush Hour in Amsterdam rushhourmusic.substack.com/p/ron-trent-...

Such sad news about the passing of Ken Downie. A one-off whose timeless and pioneering music will continue to resonate long into the future.

The long, stretched out final track on the new Hashman Deejay album is a bit of a beast. Hypnotic, ever-changing ambient acid with hissing techno cymbals and clonking percussion that bobs and weaves throughout. A bit good

“This aged well”

Her indoors is not happy about my inability to stop the rain. By the way she goes on you’d think that crap weather was all my fault.

Fun fact: the site of this discovery on the Suffolk/Norfolk border is extremely close to several frequently used rural rave/free party sites. Channeling the spirit of our ancient ancestors in communal dance rituals

I swear the cat has a sixth sense when it comes to interviews. As soon as I start one on Zoom, she appears, leaps on the desk and distracts both me and the interviewee. Today her audience was Chicago house legend Ron Trent, who enjoyed her antics. Me less so as she kept sitting on my notes 😂

So, #NCFC at home to Walsall in the FA Cup third round. Makes a change from being drawn away to Liverpool, Man City etc

My mum is downsizing so one of the tasks today has been going through my dad’s old records. He liked all sorts of weird folk and psychedelic music, so I have saved those. Not that I need more records but there will be some gems in there!