The hunter gatherer takes the infant into the wild for the first time… Thank you so much for the picture @thornerecords.bsky.social #WeekendSingles #MusicSky #Vinyl #Records

Here’s a poem called ‘English Roundabouts’.

Released 40 years ago today, how it all came about could fill a book. Soon forgotten at the time by all but a few. Always grateful for the love still out there though, what a difference (a mere) four decades makes 😄

Waiting in Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall with breath somewhat bated for this…

This brilliant show seems to have flown under the critical radar as I’ve been unable to dig up any reviews of it anywhere! I know there is a lot going on but this was Hamish Hawk and Ivor Cutler, ferchrissakes!!

WIS 15 Aug 2025 For it's final five o'clock Friday posting, WIS presents a six-song playlist inspired by olfactory memory and how some odours can powerfully link you to the past. Close your eyes and breathe in!

WIS 8 Aug 2025 It's the second part of the geeky discussion on the eclectic soundtrack that is woven through Season 4 of the TV drama series The Bear. So dive in!

WIS 1 Aug 2025 The first of two blogs dedicated to the carefully curated soundtrack from Season 4 of TV drama series The Bear - if you know, you know.

A quick flip back to the six-song format this week as WIS ends its gloriously sunny van trip around the wonderful coast of Cornwall with a selection of covers featuring Lana Del Ray, Cat Power, Hem and Deftones among others. Dive in! weekinsound.com/2025/07/25/w...

WIS 18 Jul 2025 Is it real? Or is it Memorex? The old cassette advert came to mind as WIS was persuaded to take a leap into the digital future to deep dive into the past at ABBA Voyage.

WIS 11 July 2025 WIS has a nostalgia rush of mutant disco as August Darnell's Kid Creole rolls back the years to those carefree days of the early 80s.

WIS 4 July 2025 If ever there was a need to mark the Fourth of July with a positive American story, it is now. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Brandi Carlile!

The Replacements, Kris Kristofferson and Misty In Roots all feature in a brief return for the WIS six-song format in honour of the audience T-shirts spotted at Wilco's only UK date at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday.

Happy birthday to Mick Jones youtu.be/eNot47WRBFk

Rest in peace, Mick Ralphs Groovy Times has a massive soft spot for this on vinyl

R.I.P Mick Ralphs. Met him at the launch of the Mott anthology at Virgin Oxford Street. Hunter, Verden Allen and Mick were supposed to play a short set but unfortunately Mick went to the wrong Virgin so there was no time for them to play.

First ever gig at the wonderful Royal Albert Hall last night. And it had to be the inestimable Wilco. What a venue and what a set. Sound was incredible even up in the Rausing Circle where I was sat. Brilliant night.

WIS 20 Jun 2025 WIS presents a personal tale of how Brian Wilson's music filled the gap between Bowie's Golden Years and The Damned's New Rose in the long hot summer of 1976.

WIS 13 Jun 2025 WIS pays tribute to Sly Stone with the tipping point in his pioneering career, when his funky party sound began to morph into something darker.

Missed the show last night @mickeyundertone.bsky.social - will catch up over the weekend. You get a couple of mentions on yesterday’s blog about my favourite record of 2025 - and it’s only halfway through!

Sounds Made By Humans is a perfect pop record, full of wit and great hooks, where the poetry and the music are equal partners - what's not to like, eh? @skepwax.bsky.social @brianbilston.bsky.social

WIS 30 May 2025 Smalltown Boy is a haunting synth-pop classic that became part of the gay cultural avalanche sweeping through mainstream UK music in 1984.

WIS 23 May 2025 The Manic's first recording after the disappearance of Richey Edwards was a lush, stirring anthem that came as a ray of light from a dark place.

WIS 16 May 2025 This week's WIS is inspired by this niche Wilco reference posted on Instagram by Jason Isbell after white smoke appeared.

WIS 9 May 2025 As David Thomas' otherworldly voice is now yelping in the next world, the 'avant-garage' sound of Pere Ubu's The Modern Dance gets an outing on WIS.

WIS 2 May 2025 New Lace Sleeves is a precisely constructed, opaque tale of class, control and lost innocence hidden away on Trust, arguably Costello's most underrated collection of songs.

WIS 25 Apr 2025 An irresitible, self-aware manifesto for a career which came wonderfully true, Changes features probably the best known stutter in pop music.

The last edition of the WIS blog in its current format has just dropped. We conclude how we began - with lots of words about six very different tunes, before we wander off into the brave new world of single song posts. It'd be great if you can wander along too. weekinsound.com/2025/04/18/w...

The usual diverse WIS line-up this Friday evening has a 70s vibe (@mekons.bsky.social, Melba Moore, @blondieband.bsky.social and Brian Protheroe) plus more recent tracks from Kathleen Edwards and X-Press 2. As always, it’s all good stuff! weekinsound.com/2025/04/11/w...

Another eclectic six-pack of Friday night tunes from WeekInSound inspired by flowers, TV shows, movies and odd cover versions. Look out for English Teacher (yes, again), The Human League, Bob Dylan and even some Mose Allison. Plus a dash of that Philly Sound... weekinsound.com/2025/04/04/w...

It’s Friday. It’s 5 to 5 (ish). And it’s… WeekInSound!(Sorry no pencils). A couple of Atlantic soul classics and some Banshees, Kraftwerk and First Aid Kit. Plus She Drew The Gun is the ‘new to me’ tune. It’s a cracker, Jack. weekinsound.com/2025/03/28/w...

It’s a ‘Bands in the Title’ theme week on WeekInSound. You’ll find songs about The Velvet Underground, Jonathan Richman, Joy Division, New Order, Daft Punk & The Beatles and The Stones. Have a guess at who sings them… weekinsound.com/2025/03/21/w...

Another Friday, another WIS. The playlist bursts open with a couple of belters from The Damned and The Rezillos before tunes from John Grant, Wilco and Japan take us to the finale of Jerry Dammers’ joyous Nelson Mandela. F.A.B. weekinsound.com/2025/03/14/w...

@mickeyundertone.bsky.social @fergranson.bsky.social Hey guys. I wrote a piece in my blog about the Joe South tunes Mickey played on TLSWMB last Friday. It’s the third track in. Thought you might like to read it. Then again, you might not.

Back in the old routine, this week’s WIS features a range of top tunes (very) loosely related to the last 7-ish days including @loslobos.org, @bryanferry.com, The Jam and the last of the New York Dolls, David Johansen. It’s good to be back… weekinsound.com/2025/03/07/w...

Last but definitely not least of the guest blogs is another run around the musical block with regular WIS contributor Fraser Maxwell, who offers up delights ranging from Shirley Bassey to Barry Can’t Swim. This friend's eclectic... weekinsound.com/2025/02/28/w...

Michael Lynch is at it again on the next WIS guest blog. This time Paisley boy Mick presents some choice cuts from his adopted home country including The Saints, Colin Hay and Midnight Oil, all supported by some crucial commentary. Throw some Halloumi on the barbie… weekinsound.com/2025/02/21/w...

Stuart Gillies marks his WIS debut with a guest blog that took some arm-twisting but got there in the end.😊 His punchy prose covers eclectic tunes from the likes of Talk Talk, China Crisis, @eurythmics.bsky.social and the wonderful Nancy Sinatra. Enjoy it here: weekinsound.com/2025/02/14/w...

@willothewhisk.bsky.social steps back into the WIS fray to deliver a guest blog in his own inimitable style. Quality tunes by the likes of Sault, James Taylor Quartet, Blow Monkeys and @martynjoseph.bsky.social are set against his words of wit and wisdom. weekinsound.com/2025/02/07/w...

BBC designer would rather be creating post-punk album sleeves

He looked a lot like Che Guevara Drove a diesel van… #Oaxacamercado

Missed these tags earlier, on account of being at an artisan mescal tasting session in Oaxaca. 😜 @jonimiitchell.bsky.social @deathcabforcutie.bsky.social @lanadelrays.bsky.social @davidbowiereal.bsky.social

Marion dV kicks off a series of WeekInSound guest blogs with her six California-themed tunes including WIS debuts for Joni Mitchell, Bobby Womack and Death Cab For Cutie. All wrapped up in her elegant prose - what’s not to like? weekinsound.com/2025/01/31/w...

So farewell then Marianne Faithfull - someone I came to later in her career when her voice had matured beautifully. Her version of Tower of Song outdoes Len’s imho.

Beat Groups Oaxacan style! 🇲🇽

Travel-delayed post. Having bid a stormy farewell to the UK for a wee while, WIS presents a south of the border holiday special with tunes ranging from Lyle Lovett to Steely Dan and Prefab Sprout to Neil Young. Adios Amigos! weekinsound.com/2025/01/24/w...

This week's edition of the WeekInSound blog has a piece on Culture's Two Sevens Clash inspired by @scotspostpunk.bsky.social's terrific #RootsRockRebels box set on @cherryredrecords.bsky.social. All quotes fully attributed! 🙂

WIS returns to its 70s and 80s comfort zone this week with a series of tenuous links mixing six tunes in a melting pot of jazz, reggae and various shades of rock. WeekInSound - keep up if you can... weekinsound.com/2025/01/17/w...

WIS gets all January and cold this week with chilly tunes by The Unthanks, Love and Money and even that nice Geordie lad Sam Fender with his Alan Hull cover. A gentle folky vibe throughout to warm the very cockles of your heart. @jamthrawn.bsky.social weekinsound.com/2025/01/10/w...

WeekInSound steps into 2025 with a bonus track edition taking a last look back at new music releases in 2024. Eighteen (count’em, 18!) wildly different tunes are waiting to worm their way into your ears under your woolly January hat. Get it while it’s hot! weekinsound.com/2025/01/03/w...