Monkey
@monkeypicks.bsky.social
soul - fuzz - funk - punk - jazz - garage - gospel - gigs - hats - cats - beatniks - berets - books - booze - mags - mavericks - films - telly - art - words - pictures - sounds - style - shoes - sunshine - socialism
Pinned
Monkey
@monkeypicks.bsky.social
· Dec 7
Delighted to announce new MONKEY’S WANDERING WIRELESS SHOW: THE CHILDREN OF MARX & COCA-COLA. 21 carefully curated cuts from across the decades and continents with a healthy crop of current artists. Music and art as a form of resistance to enjoy and share. ✊🏼🐵🚶🏻♂️📻🎭 www.mixcloud.com/markraison12...
This really is health and safety gone mad!
February 13, 2026 at 10:05 AM
This really is health and safety gone mad!
Jay’s Shoebox Shuffle Vol 5. This, my friends, is truly exceptional. 50 minutes of mostly mid-late 60s pop obscurities. Every single one a mini masterpiece. A Bob Stanleyesque deep dive worthy of its own Ace release. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ youtu.be/4Ua4cPr6TAA?...
Jay's Shoebox Shuffle VOL 5
YouTube video by Jason Groom
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Jay’s Shoebox Shuffle Vol 5. This, my friends, is truly exceptional. 50 minutes of mostly mid-late 60s pop obscurities. Every single one a mini masterpiece. A Bob Stanleyesque deep dive worthy of its own Ace release. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ youtu.be/4Ua4cPr6TAA?...
Style goals…
Happy B'Day Feb 12 to Pink Anderson Carolina blues great & namesake of Pink Floyd (1900-1974)!
Blues Legend youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Carolina Blues Man (Bluesville, 1961) youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#Blues #bluesmusic #bluesguitar #bluessinger
Blues Legend youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Carolina Blues Man (Bluesville, 1961) youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#Blues #bluesmusic #bluesguitar #bluessinger
February 12, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Style goals…
Disco del día
Owen Gray - Reggae With Soul (1969)
Owen Gray - Reggae With Soul (1969)
February 12, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Disco del día
Owen Gray - Reggae With Soul (1969)
Owen Gray - Reggae With Soul (1969)
Reposted by Monkey
One new @mojomagazine.bsky.social today, but two covers to choose from: Miles Davis at 100, or Punk at 50. Both come with all the same exceptional writing, and a beautiful Miles & Friends CD compiled by myself and @andrewmale.bsky.social. Get a copy: shorturl.at/AmnqA 1/3
February 12, 2026 at 12:42 PM
One new @mojomagazine.bsky.social today, but two covers to choose from: Miles Davis at 100, or Punk at 50. Both come with all the same exceptional writing, and a beautiful Miles & Friends CD compiled by myself and @andrewmale.bsky.social. Get a copy: shorturl.at/AmnqA 1/3
Reposted by Monkey
I say this every time I see it crop it but this is such a good little film. Sexual desire meets a pragmatic Shirley Anne Field over lunch and I think about it often
A designer on the brink of an affair... what else is there to fit into a...
🍽️ LUNCH HOUR (1961) 1:45pm #ShirleyAnneField #RobertStephens #KayWalsh black comedy #TPTVsubtitles
🍽️ LUNCH HOUR (1961) 1:45pm #ShirleyAnneField #RobertStephens #KayWalsh black comedy #TPTVsubtitles
February 12, 2026 at 11:49 AM
I say this every time I see it crop it but this is such a good little film. Sexual desire meets a pragmatic Shirley Anne Field over lunch and I think about it often
Me and the Polish lads went to the Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet at the Jazz Cafe last nite. Strong Electric Miles/Headhunters vibes and loved the rock star on Rhodes.
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Me and the Polish lads went to the Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet at the Jazz Cafe last nite. Strong Electric Miles/Headhunters vibes and loved the rock star on Rhodes.
Oh no. This film is getting another airing pronto. Big fave.
French poster for HAROLD AND MAUDE (1971)
Starring Bud Court (RIP)
Starring Bud Court (RIP)
February 11, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Oh no. This film is getting another airing pronto. Big fave.
Seven Days… Seven Nights (1960). Same year as Breathless for Jean-Paul Belmondo but couldn’t be more different. Whatever’s the opposite of joie de vivre, this is it. Jeanne Moreau (what a cast) is typically (brilliantly) unnerving.
February 10, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Seven Days… Seven Nights (1960). Same year as Breathless for Jean-Paul Belmondo but couldn’t be more different. Whatever’s the opposite of joie de vivre, this is it. Jeanne Moreau (what a cast) is typically (brilliantly) unnerving.
Reposted by Monkey
Something compelled me to make this
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Something compelled me to make this
That Was The Week That Was
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 PM
That Was The Week That Was
Not usually a fan of reunion gigs but after reading this would love a chance to show appreciation for Dolly Mixture. Come on Debsey, Rachel and Hester, please make it happen.
February 8, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Not usually a fan of reunion gigs but after reading this would love a chance to show appreciation for Dolly Mixture. Come on Debsey, Rachel and Hester, please make it happen.
Reposted by Monkey
Finished 168 Songs of Hatred and Failure by @keithcameron2.bsky.social. Real, heartfelt thanks to him for giving the Manics back to me. I have picked up the conversation where I left off (Journal for Plague Lovers FWIW). If you are a lapsed fan, you need this book. 🙏
February 7, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Finished 168 Songs of Hatred and Failure by @keithcameron2.bsky.social. Real, heartfelt thanks to him for giving the Manics back to me. I have picked up the conversation where I left off (Journal for Plague Lovers FWIW). If you are a lapsed fan, you need this book. 🙏
Reposted by Monkey
#OtD 7 Feb 1919 construction workers in Essex, NJ, voted to strike if alcohol prohibition came into force. However, union leaders called off the action, saying it would make them "look ridiculous". We made this commemorative merch: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
February 7, 2026 at 9:10 AM
#OtD 7 Feb 1919 construction workers in Essex, NJ, voted to strike if alcohol prohibition came into force. However, union leaders called off the action, saying it would make them "look ridiculous". We made this commemorative merch: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
Mia Wilson (2025). One of the most perfectly realised albums I’ve heard in a very long time. If these lush Laurel Canyon vibes had been released in 1971 you’d all own this by now. Get on it, thank me later. ❤️
February 7, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Mia Wilson (2025). One of the most perfectly realised albums I’ve heard in a very long time. If these lush Laurel Canyon vibes had been released in 1971 you’d all own this by now. Get on it, thank me later. ❤️
Reposted by Monkey
Return to the Valley of the Dolls
Collage made from Ladybird books, Player’s cigarette cards, 1960s Parade and Women’s Realm magazines and 1960s wallpaper with acrylic marker, felt tip and watercolour
Collage made from Ladybird books, Player’s cigarette cards, 1960s Parade and Women’s Realm magazines and 1960s wallpaper with acrylic marker, felt tip and watercolour
February 6, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Return to the Valley of the Dolls
Collage made from Ladybird books, Player’s cigarette cards, 1960s Parade and Women’s Realm magazines and 1960s wallpaper with acrylic marker, felt tip and watercolour
Collage made from Ladybird books, Player’s cigarette cards, 1960s Parade and Women’s Realm magazines and 1960s wallpaper with acrylic marker, felt tip and watercolour
Bit disappointed to see The Prisoners playing Butlins in this company.
February 6, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Bit disappointed to see The Prisoners playing Butlins in this company.
Only just heard Mavis Staples - the purest, most wonderful positive energy force on the planet- won two GRAMMYs the other night. Guess she’s been too busy to call, fair enough, but absolutely thrilled for her. ♥️
February 4, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Only just heard Mavis Staples - the purest, most wonderful positive energy force on the planet- won two GRAMMYs the other night. Guess she’s been too busy to call, fair enough, but absolutely thrilled for her. ♥️
Nouvelle Vague (2025). Welcome couple of hours sanctuary and playful homage in the local picture house. Of course I liked it.
February 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Nouvelle Vague (2025). Welcome couple of hours sanctuary and playful homage in the local picture house. Of course I liked it.
Reposted by Monkey
Remembering Arthur "Killer" Kane on his birthday. This very moving film about the remarkable life of the New York Dolls bassist is one of the greatest music documentaries
youtu.be/a7oHhHGzf3w
youtu.be/a7oHhHGzf3w
New York Doll | Full Documentary Movie
YouTube video by Mediatime Network
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Remembering Arthur "Killer" Kane on his birthday. This very moving film about the remarkable life of the New York Dolls bassist is one of the greatest music documentaries
youtu.be/a7oHhHGzf3w
youtu.be/a7oHhHGzf3w
This is who runs this account
February 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
This is who runs this account
That Was The Week That Was
February 1, 2026 at 11:19 AM
That Was The Week That Was
On the pillars in the Jazz Cafe there used to be big bold letters STFU. Should bring them back. If musicians want a constant chorus of chatter through their work they’d write it into the pieces.
February 1, 2026 at 9:51 AM
On the pillars in the Jazz Cafe there used to be big bold letters STFU. Should bring them back. If musicians want a constant chorus of chatter through their work they’d write it into the pieces.
Reposted by Monkey
A month in four photos.
January 2026
#FourPhotosOneMonth
#paintersanddecorators
1. A dumped Christmas Tree in the woods.
2. Emptying Mum’s, an indentation in carpet.
3. Winter light and shadow at home.
4. Balloon caught in a tree.
•Very mundane.
January 2026
#FourPhotosOneMonth
#paintersanddecorators
1. A dumped Christmas Tree in the woods.
2. Emptying Mum’s, an indentation in carpet.
3. Winter light and shadow at home.
4. Balloon caught in a tree.
•Very mundane.
January 31, 2026 at 11:08 PM
A month in four photos.
January 2026
#FourPhotosOneMonth
#paintersanddecorators
1. A dumped Christmas Tree in the woods.
2. Emptying Mum’s, an indentation in carpet.
3. Winter light and shadow at home.
4. Balloon caught in a tree.
•Very mundane.
January 2026
#FourPhotosOneMonth
#paintersanddecorators
1. A dumped Christmas Tree in the woods.
2. Emptying Mum’s, an indentation in carpet.
3. Winter light and shadow at home.
4. Balloon caught in a tree.
•Very mundane.
Sven Wunder in Camden tonite. Board outside called him a Cinematic Jazz Visionary. Actually true. His Mrs-to-be (gave her no name, mate, watch yerself…) on drums ran the show though. Phenomenal.
January 31, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Sven Wunder in Camden tonite. Board outside called him a Cinematic Jazz Visionary. Actually true. His Mrs-to-be (gave her no name, mate, watch yerself…) on drums ran the show though. Phenomenal.