Nick West
@nickbob.bsky.social
Publisher / Co-editor Bucketfull Of Brains 1995 - 2015; Contributor RNR, Shindig, Record Collector; http://nickbob.com BOB Records;
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This coming Sunday, an afternoon show at the Betsey Trotwood, Clerkenwell with Wesley Stace and Emanuel Ayvas: 2.30 doors for a 3pm start.
@wesleystace.bsky.social #emanuelayvas
@wesleystace.bsky.social #emanuelayvas
August 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
This coming Sunday, an afternoon show at the Betsey Trotwood, Clerkenwell with Wesley Stace and Emanuel Ayvas: 2.30 doors for a 3pm start.
@wesleystace.bsky.social #emanuelayvas
@wesleystace.bsky.social #emanuelayvas
An afternoon show at The Betsey Trotwood, Sunday 31st August, with Wesley Stace and Simon Stanley Ward. Doors 2.30pm starts around 3pm
August 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
An afternoon show at The Betsey Trotwood, Sunday 31st August, with Wesley Stace and Simon Stanley Ward. Doors 2.30pm starts around 3pm
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This Sunday afternoon (6th July) Jeffrey Dean Foster from North Carolina joins Sarah Jane Scouten and Elise LeBlanc for Danny Champ's Looking For The Magic sessions at The Sund Lounge 4pm start @lookingforthemagic.bsky.social @soundloungecio.bsky.social @dannythechamp.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This Sunday afternoon (6th July) Jeffrey Dean Foster from North Carolina joins Sarah Jane Scouten and Elise LeBlanc for Danny Champ's Looking For The Magic sessions at The Sund Lounge 4pm start @lookingforthemagic.bsky.social @soundloungecio.bsky.social @dannythechamp.bsky.social
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We're very pleased to link up with our pals at The Betsey Trotwood to present a rare London appearance of Wesley Stace sometime known as John Wesley Harding
Sunday afternoon show 31st August Ticket link below (£20 + bf)
Sunday afternoon show 31st August Ticket link below (£20 + bf)
Wesley Stace
Wesley Stace was born in Hastings, East Sussex, and currently lives in Philadelphia. He released many albums under the name John Wesley Harding, before switching back to his birth name for more recent...
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July 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
We're very pleased to link up with our pals at The Betsey Trotwood to present a rare London appearance of Wesley Stace sometime known as John Wesley Harding
Sunday afternoon show 31st August Ticket link below (£20 + bf)
Sunday afternoon show 31st August Ticket link below (£20 + bf)
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La Nouvelle Musique release their debut album on Fruits de Mer Records at the end of the month. Pre-order in the UK through FdMs website.
@fruitsdemerrecords.bsky.social
@fruitsdemerrecords.bsky.social
La Nouvelle Musique - Debut Album! Out 30/6/25 on Fruits de Mer Records
YouTube video by Berwick Music
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June 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
La Nouvelle Musique release their debut album on Fruits de Mer Records at the end of the month. Pre-order in the UK through FdMs website.
@fruitsdemerrecords.bsky.social
@fruitsdemerrecords.bsky.social
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Tonight : 7pm upstairs in the Betsey Trotwood
Pat Thomas hosts a listening party for Dream Syndicate's classic Medicine Show; in anticipation of the box set coming later in the year from Fire Records. FREE IN, ALL WELCOME @stevewynn.bsky.social #PatThomas #FireRecords @betseytrotwood.bsky.social
Pat Thomas hosts a listening party for Dream Syndicate's classic Medicine Show; in anticipation of the box set coming later in the year from Fire Records. FREE IN, ALL WELCOME @stevewynn.bsky.social #PatThomas #FireRecords @betseytrotwood.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Tonight : 7pm upstairs in the Betsey Trotwood
Pat Thomas hosts a listening party for Dream Syndicate's classic Medicine Show; in anticipation of the box set coming later in the year from Fire Records. FREE IN, ALL WELCOME @stevewynn.bsky.social #PatThomas #FireRecords @betseytrotwood.bsky.social
Pat Thomas hosts a listening party for Dream Syndicate's classic Medicine Show; in anticipation of the box set coming later in the year from Fire Records. FREE IN, ALL WELCOME @stevewynn.bsky.social #PatThomas #FireRecords @betseytrotwood.bsky.social
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Thanks to @elpais.com and Carlos Marcos for including Richard Davies & The Dissidents High Times & Misdemeanours among Los 12 discos de pop y rock que hay que escuchar hoy (marzo 2025) #GareduNordRecords
April 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Thanks to @elpais.com and Carlos Marcos for including Richard Davies & The Dissidents High Times & Misdemeanours among Los 12 discos de pop y rock que hay que escuchar hoy (marzo 2025) #GareduNordRecords
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"i imagine that someone googled 'what was the topic of the thurmond filibuster'" --my wife just now
April 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
"i imagine that someone googled 'what was the topic of the thurmond filibuster'" --my wife just now
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Rescued Reviews: "a rewarding, ringing, celebratory ride", released earlier this year Luther Russell's Happiness For Beginners on Curation Records @lutherrussell.bsky.social
Luther Russell: Happiness For Beginners (Curation Records)
The ever-fascinating progress of Luther Russell’s musical adventure takes another glorious turn with Happiness For Beginners; arriving in the depths of winter bringing quickening light and warmth t…
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March 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Rescued Reviews: "a rewarding, ringing, celebratory ride", released earlier this year Luther Russell's Happiness For Beginners on Curation Records @lutherrussell.bsky.social
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A new single from the returned Prolapse released today on #TapeteRecords @prolapseband.bsky.social
‘On the Quarter Days’; the return of Prolapse; new single released today
After a 26-year hiatus, the Leicester motorik noise merchants Prolapse return with a new single ‘On the Quarter Days’ released today, through Tapete Records. The single marks a significant return f…
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March 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
A new single from the returned Prolapse released today on #TapeteRecords @prolapseband.bsky.social
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It's Bandcamp Friday and we're pleased to have the Richard Davies & The Dissidents debut album from 2020 Human Traffic available again. Also the recently released High Times & Misdemeanours.
Human Traffic, by Richard Davies & The Dissidents
10 track album
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March 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
It's Bandcamp Friday and we're pleased to have the Richard Davies & The Dissidents debut album from 2020 Human Traffic available again. Also the recently released High Times & Misdemeanours.
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Robert Forster has a new album Strawberries released in May on Tapete Records. Watch the video for the title track, and read Robert Roitifer's observations on the new album, here. Also dates in UK/EU sept/oct @robertrotifer.bsky.social
Robert Forster’s new album Strawberries; released 23rd May; watch the video of the title track and first single
Robert Foster announces a new solo album – his ninth – Strawberries is to be released on 23rd May by Tapete Records. The title song and first single from the record is released today. The song came…
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March 7, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Robert Forster has a new album Strawberries released in May on Tapete Records. Watch the video for the title track, and read Robert Roitifer's observations on the new album, here. Also dates in UK/EU sept/oct @robertrotifer.bsky.social
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I don’t know if anyone remembers the album The Night Mail (Andy Lewis, Ian Button and myself) made with Louis Philippe back in 2020, either way there’s a new one coming soon.
You can pre-order it on bandcamp and listen to the first tune Pictures of Anna:
louisphilippe1.bandcamp.com/album/the-ro...
You can pre-order it on bandcamp and listen to the first tune Pictures of Anna:
louisphilippe1.bandcamp.com/album/the-ro...
The Road To The Sea, by Louis Philippe
14 track album
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February 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I don’t know if anyone remembers the album The Night Mail (Andy Lewis, Ian Button and myself) made with Louis Philippe back in 2020, either way there’s a new one coming soon.
You can pre-order it on bandcamp and listen to the first tune Pictures of Anna:
louisphilippe1.bandcamp.com/album/the-ro...
You can pre-order it on bandcamp and listen to the first tune Pictures of Anna:
louisphilippe1.bandcamp.com/album/the-ro...
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Released today on Gare du Nord Records, the new album from Richard Davies & The Dissidents - High Times & Misdemeanours
Richard Davies & The Dissidents – High Times & Misdemeanours (Gare du Nord Records) – released today
High Times & Misdemeanours marks the second coming of Richard Davies & The Dissidents. A new album from the West Country band arrives four years on from their widely-praised debut set Human…
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February 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Released today on Gare du Nord Records, the new album from Richard Davies & The Dissidents - High Times & Misdemeanours
The most notable thing I learnt is that he doesn't know who wrote 'Morning Dew"
BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs - Eight things we learned from Nick Cave’s Desert Island Discs
Nick Cave on misbehaviour, heartfelt letters, grief and Johnny Cash.
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January 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The most notable thing I learnt is that he doesn't know who wrote 'Morning Dew"
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Video Premiere: The Loft's 'Dr Clarke'; first single from upcoming Tapete Records album Everything Changes, Everything Stays The Same, coming in March @theloftuk.bsky.social
Video premiere: ‘Dr Clarke’: the first single from The Loft’s upcoming new album Everything Changes, Everything Stays The Same (Tapete Records)
The Loft notched up an impressive list of firsts as Creation Records’ artists back in the mid-80s. The first Creation band on TV, the first to top the independent singles chart, the first to be inv…
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January 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Video Premiere: The Loft's 'Dr Clarke'; first single from upcoming Tapete Records album Everything Changes, Everything Stays The Same, coming in March @theloftuk.bsky.social
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@emmatricca.bsky.social adds second night at the Betsey Trotwood - next Tuesday 14th Jan. Limited tickets so get in there.
Emma Tricca + Special Guests
At London The Betsey Trotwood on Tue 14th Jan, 2025
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January 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
@emmatricca.bsky.social adds second night at the Betsey Trotwood - next Tuesday 14th Jan. Limited tickets so get in there.
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@stevenhyden.bsky.social something there is about you featuring MJ, yo la tengo, Steve shelley
December 30, 2024 at 6:06 AM
@stevenhyden.bsky.social something there is about you featuring MJ, yo la tengo, Steve shelley
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Vive Le Rock share Richard Davies & The Dissidents video for the new single 'Lead Me Out Of The Wilderness' #GareduNordRecords vivelerock.net/blogs/news-1...
RETURN OF THE WILDERNESS MAN!
West Country rockers RICHARD DAVIES & DISSIDENTS return this week with a brand new single and video. 'Lead Me Out Of The Wilderness' is a first taste of the band's forthcoming second album High Ti...
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November 20, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Vive Le Rock share Richard Davies & The Dissidents video for the new single 'Lead Me Out Of The Wilderness' #GareduNordRecords vivelerock.net/blogs/news-1...
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Richard Davies & The Dissidents return with a new single 'Lead Me Out Of The Wilderness', released today on Gare du Nord Records
Out of the wilderness: Richard Davies & The Dissidents return: new single today: new album in February
Four years on from their widely-praised debut album Human Traffic, West Country rockers Richard Davies & The Dissidents return with the first single from their forthcoming follow-up long-player…
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November 19, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Richard Davies & The Dissidents return with a new single 'Lead Me Out Of The Wilderness', released today on Gare du Nord Records
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London people, the great Amy Rigby is playing tomorrow at The Waiting Room in Stoke Newington, with band (Ian Button on drums, and her husband, a certain Eric, on bass) plus Simon Love in support, and I can see there are still tickets. Ridiculous, but good for you!
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Amy Rigby
Amy Rigby has established herself one of America’s enduring underground/cult/indie artists, combining the insight and humor of country and folk songwriting with classic rock craftsmanship and punk DIY...
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November 16, 2024 at 1:05 PM
London people, the great Amy Rigby is playing tomorrow at The Waiting Room in Stoke Newington, with band (Ian Button on drums, and her husband, a certain Eric, on bass) plus Simon Love in support, and I can see there are still tickets. Ridiculous, but good for you!
wegottickets.com/event/630611
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The Snakes Songs From The Satellites - their acclaimed debut of 2006 - gets a welcome digital release today on Gare du Nord Records
Pleased to announce the first digital release of The Snakes debut album Songs From The Satellites (2006) now available through Gare du Nord Records. All usual outlets
The Snakes: Songs From The Satellites (Gare du Nord Records)
The Snakes announced themselves in the early years of the century, arriving with pronounced Stonesy-swagger, a definite air of the Jacobites, and a deep country-rock grounding. Finding a loyal cham…
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November 15, 2024 at 11:18 AM
The Snakes Songs From The Satellites - their acclaimed debut of 2006 - gets a welcome digital release today on Gare du Nord Records
Saddened to learn of the death of Mark Breyer of Skooshny, and Son Of Skooshny. Bill Forsyth's Minus Zero Records used to release their stuff, and it was Bill who originally turned me on to them. A version of 'The Water Song' appeared on our BOB#50 CD back in 1998. RIP Mark.
Skooshny - The Water Song
"The Water Song" - Skooshny - From the album Zoloto
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November 13, 2023 at 1:18 PM
Saddened to learn of the death of Mark Breyer of Skooshny, and Son Of Skooshny. Bill Forsyth's Minus Zero Records used to release their stuff, and it was Bill who originally turned me on to them. A version of 'The Water Song' appeared on our BOB#50 CD back in 1998. RIP Mark.
Chris Stamey at The Betsey Trotwood: tonight's show is sold out. Chris is playing two sets and there is no support. Music commences 8pm.
October 31, 2023 at 2:12 PM
Chris Stamey at The Betsey Trotwood: tonight's show is sold out. Chris is playing two sets and there is no support. Music commences 8pm.