Simon Price
@simonprice.bsky.social
Biographer of The Cure & Manic Street Preachers
Music critic, ex-Independent/Melody Maker.
Podcaster with Chart Music
History Of Pop lecturer.
DJ at Spellbound
He/Him.
Welsh.
https://linktr.ee/simonprice
Music critic, ex-Independent/Melody Maker.
Podcaster with Chart Music
History Of Pop lecturer.
DJ at Spellbound
He/Him.
Welsh.
https://linktr.ee/simonprice
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The next two @spellboundclub.bsky.social Alternative 80s nights at Komedia Brighton are the Christmas Party on Sat 20 Dec (Info: www.facebook.com/events/10108...), and the New Year's Eve Party (www.facebook.com/events/14821...)
Tickets for both are available from komedia.co.uk/shows/spellb...
Tickets for both are available from komedia.co.uk/shows/spellb...
“A pleasure to study and absorb – highly recommended”.
Those aren't my words (or those of Top Gear magazine), but Tim Burgess from The Charlatans.
The perfect Christmas gift for the Goth or Curehead in your life, CUREPEDIA is now fully updated in a paperback second edition. geni.us/Curepedia
Those aren't my words (or those of Top Gear magazine), but Tim Burgess from The Charlatans.
The perfect Christmas gift for the Goth or Curehead in your life, CUREPEDIA is now fully updated in a paperback second edition. geni.us/Curepedia
December 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
“A pleasure to study and absorb – highly recommended”.
Those aren't my words (or those of Top Gear magazine), but Tim Burgess from The Charlatans.
The perfect Christmas gift for the Goth or Curehead in your life, CUREPEDIA is now fully updated in a paperback second edition. geni.us/Curepedia
Those aren't my words (or those of Top Gear magazine), but Tim Burgess from The Charlatans.
The perfect Christmas gift for the Goth or Curehead in your life, CUREPEDIA is now fully updated in a paperback second edition. geni.us/Curepedia
Reposted by Simon Price
Remember, these regime-changers *do not* care about democracy. This is pure PR narrative. The US gladly coups democratically elected leaders (Mosaddegh, Lumumba, Allende, etc), and gladly props up actual autocracies (Saudi, Jordan, Egypt, etc) if it serves their interests.
December 2, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Remember, these regime-changers *do not* care about democracy. This is pure PR narrative. The US gladly coups democratically elected leaders (Mosaddegh, Lumumba, Allende, etc), and gladly props up actual autocracies (Saudi, Jordan, Egypt, etc) if it serves their interests.
I think this might be our second-fastest sell-out Spellbound ever. (The first was one just after Covid lockdown, when everyone had gone berskerk with cabin fever.)
Advanc3 t!ck3t5 for the @spellboundclub.bsky.social Christmas Party at Komedia Brighton on Sat 20 Dec have 50ld 0ut (thank you!). If you forgot to buy yours, fear not: come down on the night and pay £7 (cash only) at the door. We hold back places for walk-up.
Info: www.facebook.com/events/10108...
Info: www.facebook.com/events/10108...
December 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I think this might be our second-fastest sell-out Spellbound ever. (The first was one just after Covid lockdown, when everyone had gone berskerk with cabin fever.)
Advanc3 t!ck3t5 for the @spellboundclub.bsky.social Christmas Party at Komedia Brighton on Sat 20 Dec have 50ld 0ut (thank you!). If you forgot to buy yours, fear not: come down on the night and pay £7 (cash only) at the door. We hold back places for walk-up.
Info: www.facebook.com/events/10108...
Info: www.facebook.com/events/10108...
December 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Advanc3 t!ck3t5 for the @spellboundclub.bsky.social Christmas Party at Komedia Brighton on Sat 20 Dec have 50ld 0ut (thank you!). If you forgot to buy yours, fear not: come down on the night and pay £7 (cash only) at the door. We hold back places for walk-up.
Info: www.facebook.com/events/10108...
Info: www.facebook.com/events/10108...
Clanging Chimes Of Doom incoming...
Alt-80s fans of Brighton! December's here, and we have TWO @spellboundclub.bsky.social at the end of the month! Xmas Party advance tickets are already almost gone (8 left as we speak). New Year's Eve (ticket ONLY) well over half sold.
Info: www.facebook.com/spellboundcl...
Tickets: www.komedia.co.uk
Info: www.facebook.com/spellboundcl...
Tickets: www.komedia.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Clanging Chimes Of Doom incoming...
Alt-80s fans of Brighton! December's here, and we have TWO @spellboundclub.bsky.social at the end of the month! Xmas Party advance tickets are already almost gone (8 left as we speak). New Year's Eve (ticket ONLY) well over half sold.
Info: www.facebook.com/spellboundcl...
Tickets: www.komedia.co.uk
Info: www.facebook.com/spellboundcl...
Tickets: www.komedia.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Alt-80s fans of Brighton! December's here, and we have TWO @spellboundclub.bsky.social at the end of the month! Xmas Party advance tickets are already almost gone (8 left as we speak). New Year's Eve (ticket ONLY) well over half sold.
Info: www.facebook.com/spellboundcl...
Tickets: www.komedia.co.uk
Info: www.facebook.com/spellboundcl...
Tickets: www.komedia.co.uk
Here, for scholars of political systems, we see a nice demonstration of the difference between a country which separates the head of state from the executive, and one which does not. Benjamin Netanyahu at least has to ask for a pardon. Donald Trump just pardons himself. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Benjamin Netanyahu seeks pardon from Israel's president
He denies any wrongdoing in three ongoing trials over allegations of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
www.bbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Here, for scholars of political systems, we see a nice demonstration of the difference between a country which separates the head of state from the executive, and one which does not. Benjamin Netanyahu at least has to ask for a pardon. Donald Trump just pardons himself. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Machines we'd all love a go on (seasonal edition). Christmas tree netting funnels. Imagine having a go on one of those. Phwoar. So satisfying.
November 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Machines we'd all love a go on (seasonal edition). Christmas tree netting funnels. Imagine having a go on one of those. Phwoar. So satisfying.
I do most of my music journalism these days for Record Collector magazine. They've got a Black Friday deal where you can get 3 months' subscription for £5. Today's the last day it's available, so jump on it while you can. (I just did.) recordcollectormag.com/black-friday
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Explore the Record Collector Black Friday Collection 2025 – rare vinyl, bundles, exclusive deals and more!
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November 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I do most of my music journalism these days for Record Collector magazine. They've got a Black Friday deal where you can get 3 months' subscription for £5. Today's the last day it's available, so jump on it while you can. (I just did.) recordcollectormag.com/black-friday
Highlighting the racism of Nigel Farage, as a child or adult, will only backfire. It's doing his advertising for him. His potential voters LOVE the racism.
Better to highlight that Reform will tank the economy and everyone will be skint, they'll shut down the NHS, they're controlled by Moscow, etc.
Better to highlight that Reform will tank the economy and everyone will be skint, they'll shut down the NHS, they're controlled by Moscow, etc.
November 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Highlighting the racism of Nigel Farage, as a child or adult, will only backfire. It's doing his advertising for him. His potential voters LOVE the racism.
Better to highlight that Reform will tank the economy and everyone will be skint, they'll shut down the NHS, they're controlled by Moscow, etc.
Better to highlight that Reform will tank the economy and everyone will be skint, they'll shut down the NHS, they're controlled by Moscow, etc.
Very proud to announce that the Italian version of my Cure biography, titled Curepedia – The Cure dalla A alla Z, comes out tomorrow, published by Arcana. (The first time one of my books has been translated into another language.) You can order it here
www.amazon.it/-/en/Simon-P... (and elsewhere).
www.amazon.it/-/en/Simon-P... (and elsewhere).
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Very proud to announce that the Italian version of my Cure biography, titled Curepedia – The Cure dalla A alla Z, comes out tomorrow, published by Arcana. (The first time one of my books has been translated into another language.) You can order it here
www.amazon.it/-/en/Simon-P... (and elsewhere).
www.amazon.it/-/en/Simon-P... (and elsewhere).
I really liked Pam Hogg. She's someone I would often run into at clubs, parties and gigs (esp by Siouxsie, whose outfits she designed). She was always kind to me, and gave off a healthy disrespect for *glances around* all this bullshit, while also BOSSING the bullshit. So sad to hear she's left us.
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I really liked Pam Hogg. She's someone I would often run into at clubs, parties and gigs (esp by Siouxsie, whose outfits she designed). She was always kind to me, and gave off a healthy disrespect for *glances around* all this bullshit, while also BOSSING the bullshit. So sad to hear she's left us.
This is hackneyed observational stand-up fare, I know, but the shittest, most dysfunctional home technology we have is the printer.
Basically we need to take 10 years off, as a species, from even pretending that printers are viable. Do without. Then, in the meantime, someone invent one that works.
Basically we need to take 10 years off, as a species, from even pretending that printers are viable. Do without. Then, in the meantime, someone invent one that works.
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This is hackneyed observational stand-up fare, I know, but the shittest, most dysfunctional home technology we have is the printer.
Basically we need to take 10 years off, as a species, from even pretending that printers are viable. Do without. Then, in the meantime, someone invent one that works.
Basically we need to take 10 years off, as a species, from even pretending that printers are viable. Do without. Then, in the meantime, someone invent one that works.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Presumably we’re all calling Farage’s party ЯEFOЯM from now on?
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Presumably we’re all calling Farage’s party ЯEFOЯM from now on?
What we are witnessing is the rise of the ABC - the Average British Cunt.
They’ve always been around, the ABCs. A dull, resentful, grumbling presence in the background of national life.
But now they’ve been radicalised, organised, mobilised. The ABCs dictate the agenda about literally everything.
They’ve always been around, the ABCs. A dull, resentful, grumbling presence in the background of national life.
But now they’ve been radicalised, organised, mobilised. The ABCs dictate the agenda about literally everything.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
What we are witnessing is the rise of the ABC - the Average British Cunt.
They’ve always been around, the ABCs. A dull, resentful, grumbling presence in the background of national life.
But now they’ve been radicalised, organised, mobilised. The ABCs dictate the agenda about literally everything.
They’ve always been around, the ABCs. A dull, resentful, grumbling presence in the background of national life.
But now they’ve been radicalised, organised, mobilised. The ABCs dictate the agenda about literally everything.
I once wrote, years ago and in another place, that I will always believe there are two things that have the ability to save us, no matter how disappointing they may temporarily become: pop music, and the Labour Party.
Well, at least there's still pop music.
Well, at least there's still pop music.
November 22, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I once wrote, years ago and in another place, that I will always believe there are two things that have the ability to save us, no matter how disappointing they may temporarily become: pop music, and the Labour Party.
Well, at least there's still pop music.
Well, at least there's still pop music.
Bosnia in Cardiff, then (if we win that), Italy or Northern Ireland, also at home.
I reckon it's do-able.
I reckon it's do-able.
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Bosnia in Cardiff, then (if we win that), Italy or Northern Ireland, also at home.
I reckon it's do-able.
I reckon it's do-able.
The last leg of what feels like a month of non-stop DJing (what with Minicab, Wendy James, two Brighton Spellbounds and one Ireland Spellbound). I get a month off to recharge, now. (And you get a month of from me wanging on about it.)
Thank you, Brighton, for coming out in force for another @spellboundclub.bsky.social at Komedia (only two weeks after the Hallowe'en bash)! Full playlist, and a few pictures, posted at www.facebook.com/spellboundclub (where you can also find details of our Christmas and New Year's Eve parties).
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The last leg of what feels like a month of non-stop DJing (what with Minicab, Wendy James, two Brighton Spellbounds and one Ireland Spellbound). I get a month off to recharge, now. (And you get a month of from me wanging on about it.)
Thank you, Brighton, for coming out in force for another @spellboundclub.bsky.social at Komedia (only two weeks after the Hallowe'en bash)! Full playlist, and a few pictures, posted at www.facebook.com/spellboundclub (where you can also find details of our Christmas and New Year's Eve parties).
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Thank you, Brighton, for coming out in force for another @spellboundclub.bsky.social at Komedia (only two weeks after the Hallowe'en bash)! Full playlist, and a few pictures, posted at www.facebook.com/spellboundclub (where you can also find details of our Christmas and New Year's Eve parties).
Etch next year's party in your diaries in blood, Brighton.
Fantastic fun at the @spellboundclub.bsky.social Hallowe'en Party (on actual Hallowe'en) at Komedia Brighton a couple of weeks ago. Full playlist and photo gallery on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/spellboundclub. And we get to do it all again on proper Hallowe'en next year, too (Sat 31 Oct)...
November 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Etch next year's party in your diaries in blood, Brighton.
Fantastic fun at the @spellboundclub.bsky.social Hallowe'en Party (on actual Hallowe'en) at Komedia Brighton a couple of weeks ago. Full playlist and photo gallery on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/spellboundclub. And we get to do it all again on proper Hallowe'en next year, too (Sat 31 Oct)...
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Fantastic fun at the @spellboundclub.bsky.social Hallowe'en Party (on actual Hallowe'en) at Komedia Brighton a couple of weeks ago. Full playlist and photo gallery on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/spellboundclub. And we get to do it all again on proper Hallowe'en next year, too (Sat 31 Oct)...
Imagine being in Cardiff or Glasgow last night. Sore heads this morning.
November 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Imagine being in Cardiff or Glasgow last night. Sore heads this morning.
Alexander The Great! Philip I! Emperor Justinian! Mother Teresa! Can you hear me, Mother Teresa? YOUR BOYS TOOK ONE HELL OF A BEATING! YOUR BOYS TOOK ONE HELL OF A BEATING!
November 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Alexander The Great! Philip I! Emperor Justinian! Mother Teresa! Can you hear me, Mother Teresa? YOUR BOYS TOOK ONE HELL OF A BEATING! YOUR BOYS TOOK ONE HELL OF A BEATING!
One of the funniest moments in all cinema.
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
One of the funniest moments in all cinema.