They’ve lost their minds on Strictly
December 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
They’ve lost their minds on Strictly
I’ve had the privilege of hanging about with some incredible photographers over the years, but I don’t think any of them would mind me saying that Martin Parr was the greatest of them all. He was an artist as much as a tog… very sad to hear he’s left us
December 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I’ve had the privilege of hanging about with some incredible photographers over the years, but I don’t think any of them would mind me saying that Martin Parr was the greatest of them all. He was an artist as much as a tog… very sad to hear he’s left us
A Gashead and a hippie are playing the tunes you need in your life @thatbeerplace.co.uk @magicroundabout23.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A Gashead and a hippie are playing the tunes you need in your life @thatbeerplace.co.uk @magicroundabout23.bsky.social
Chester Musos at it - open deck night is on @thatbeerplace.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Chester Musos at it - open deck night is on @thatbeerplace.co.uk
This is a beautiful Tom Stoppard obituary by Patrick Marber www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
‘There was rage and pain and iron in him’: Patrick Marber on the great hits – and fond smokes – he had with Tom Stoppard
The director worked with theatre colossus Tom Stoppard on two smash hits. Here, he remembers their heated rehearsals, the night they stayed up watching Jaws – and the last four cigarettes they smoked ...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This is a beautiful Tom Stoppard obituary by Patrick Marber www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/d...
Gutted about Billy Bonds. One of my earliest memories is the glory of the 75 FA Cup. A rare bit of Hammers joy. He was an absolute hero
November 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Gutted about Billy Bonds. One of my earliest memories is the glory of the 75 FA Cup. A rare bit of Hammers joy. He was an absolute hero
The reason the Rolling Stones (who are GREAT) aren’t as good as Beatles or Zeppelin is because yer man Bill just isn’t as good as JPJ or wacky Mac
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The reason the Rolling Stones (who are GREAT) aren’t as good as Beatles or Zeppelin is because yer man Bill just isn’t as good as JPJ or wacky Mac
BBC Breakfast seem to hate Squeeze. Last time I saw them on Colin Patterson kept mixing up their names and this time they’ve called Glenn the guitarist and Chris the lead singer…
November 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
BBC Breakfast seem to hate Squeeze. Last time I saw them on Colin Patterson kept mixing up their names and this time they’ve called Glenn the guitarist and Chris the lead singer…
Sad news about Pam Hogg - she was cool AF
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Sad news about Pam Hogg - she was cool AF
50. Little Simz – Point & Kill (2021–UK/Nigeria) #THETWEN2IE5 - 12 Points www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvY3... This has got everything that makes Simz brilliant. Proper lyrical chops, an amazing beat & slinky bass. Probs should've gone with Gorilla but I love this more - & thanks as always to Arron
Little Simz - Point And Kill feat. Obongjayar (Official Video)
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November 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
50. Little Simz – Point & Kill (2021–UK/Nigeria) #THETWEN2IE5 - 12 Points www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvY3... This has got everything that makes Simz brilliant. Proper lyrical chops, an amazing beat & slinky bass. Probs should've gone with Gorilla but I love this more - & thanks as always to Arron
49. She Drew the Gun – Behave Myself (2021–UK) #THETWEN2IE5 - 11 Points www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qF-... Louisa Roach is ace and should be much more popular. This song's chorus is completely irresistible
She Drew The Gun - Behave Myself (Official Music Video)
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November 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
49. She Drew the Gun – Behave Myself (2021–UK) #THETWEN2IE5 - 11 Points www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qF-... Louisa Roach is ace and should be much more popular. This song's chorus is completely irresistible
48. Lana Del Ray - A&W (2023–USA) #THETWEN2IE5 - 11 Points www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yJz... Surprisingly to me, this was very nearly my 12 pointer. I like most of what she does but I’m not a fanboy… slavishly sticking to an aesthetic isn’t always what you want… but this nails that thing devastatingly
A & W
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November 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
48. Lana Del Ray - A&W (2023–USA) #THETWEN2IE5 - 11 Points www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yJz... Surprisingly to me, this was very nearly my 12 pointer. I like most of what she does but I’m not a fanboy… slavishly sticking to an aesthetic isn’t always what you want… but this nails that thing devastatingly
47. Paranoid London – The Motion (2024–UK/USA) #THETWEN2IE5 - 11 Points www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkJc... Quinn Whalley is one of my favourite producers and his frequent collaborations with Mutado Pintado (Clams from Warmduscher) are always ace
PARANOID LONDON WITH MUTADO PINTADO - THE MOTION (FULL VIDEO)
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November 22, 2025 at 7:38 AM
47. Paranoid London – The Motion (2024–UK/USA) #THETWEN2IE5 - 11 Points www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkJc... Quinn Whalley is one of my favourite producers and his frequent collaborations with Mutado Pintado (Clams from Warmduscher) are always ace
46. Ty Segall – My Room (2023– USA) #THETWEN2IE5 - 11 Points www.youtube.com/watch?v=52Kf... Ty Segall is one of my favourite artists of this century, and his band is astonishing, see ‘em live if you can. The guitar tone on this has caused arguments with my muso mates but I love it
Ty Segall "My Room" (Official Music Video)
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November 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
46. Ty Segall – My Room (2023– USA) #THETWEN2IE5 - 11 Points www.youtube.com/watch?v=52Kf... Ty Segall is one of my favourite artists of this century, and his band is astonishing, see ‘em live if you can. The guitar tone on this has caused arguments with my muso mates but I love it
Ahhhh man - Mani definitely one of the great bass players. What a loss...
November 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Ahhhh man - Mani definitely one of the great bass players. What a loss...
45. Automatic – Skyscraper (2022–USA) #THETWEN2IE5 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFTK... this fell out of my list at one point but the amount I’ve played it in the last couple of years made me think again on that. Their newest stuff is really good, too
Automatic - Skyscraper
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November 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
45. Automatic – Skyscraper (2022–USA) #THETWEN2IE5 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFTK... this fell out of my list at one point but the amount I’ve played it in the last couple of years made me think again on that. Their newest stuff is really good, too
44. Young Fathers – I Saw (2023–UK) #THETWEN2IE5 www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPyC... There’s something to be said for Young Fathers’ fondness for brevity. Albums clocking in at just over half an hour is good! I like how this one keeps on ratcheting up the vibes
Young Fathers - 'I Saw' (Official Video)
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November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
44. Young Fathers – I Saw (2023–UK) #THETWEN2IE5 www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPyC... There’s something to be said for Young Fathers’ fondness for brevity. Albums clocking in at just over half an hour is good! I like how this one keeps on ratcheting up the vibes
43. Phelimuncasi & DJ Nhlekzin - I Don't Feel My Legs (2022–Uganda) #THETWEN2IE5 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbda... An absolutely filthy banger discovered thanks to PPP – the bass is B I G
PHELIMUNCASI - I DON'T FEEL MY LEGS
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November 18, 2025 at 6:59 AM
43. Phelimuncasi & DJ Nhlekzin - I Don't Feel My Legs (2022–Uganda) #THETWEN2IE5 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbda... An absolutely filthy banger discovered thanks to PPP – the bass is B I G
42. Tony Allen ft Ben Okri & Skepta – Cosmosis (2021–Nigeria/UK) #THETWEN2IE5 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnM8... Tony Allen was still going at it till the end hence so much posthumously released material. All of the There Is No End album is great but Ben Okri makes this a fave
Tony Allen - Cosmosis (Official Clip) ft. Skepta, Ben Okri
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November 17, 2025 at 6:58 AM
42. Tony Allen ft Ben Okri & Skepta – Cosmosis (2021–Nigeria/UK) #THETWEN2IE5 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnM8... Tony Allen was still going at it till the end hence so much posthumously released material. All of the There Is No End album is great but Ben Okri makes this a fave
41. Death Valley Girls – I’d Rather Be Dreaming (2020-USA) #THETWEN2IE5 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWGD... haunted pop vibes are hardly novel but there’s something about Death Valley Girls that conjures a whiff of the uncanny and eldritch that’s quite pleasing
Death Valley Girls - I’d Rather Be Dreaming (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
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November 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
41. Death Valley Girls – I’d Rather Be Dreaming (2020-USA) #THETWEN2IE5 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWGD... haunted pop vibes are hardly novel but there’s something about Death Valley Girls that conjures a whiff of the uncanny and eldritch that’s quite pleasing
40. Yourboykiran – Out of Control (2024–UK) #THETWEN2IE5 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgQe... I’m not a 6 Music basher - I just don’t listen much these days but I do try to catch Jamz Supernova when I can cos she drops bombs like this in a casual manner
yourboykiran - Out Of Control
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November 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
40. Yourboykiran – Out of Control (2024–UK) #THETWEN2IE5 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgQe... I’m not a 6 Music basher - I just don’t listen much these days but I do try to catch Jamz Supernova when I can cos she drops bombs like this in a casual manner
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Earlier this year I started researching/writing an extensive piece about the Stalag rhythm as a follow up to my Sleng Teng piece. It's still in the works, but I couldn't miss the 40th anniversary reissue of Ring The Alarm without penning a few words for @thequietus.com thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
Reissue of the Week: Tenor Saw's 'Ring The Alarm'
1985 was ostensibly the year everything changed for the Jamaican music industry, with the Casio tones of Wayne Smith’s ‘Under Mi Sleng Teng’ seeing every producer reaching for a synth and drum machine...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Earlier this year I started researching/writing an extensive piece about the Stalag rhythm as a follow up to my Sleng Teng piece. It's still in the works, but I couldn't miss the 40th anniversary reissue of Ring The Alarm without penning a few words for @thequietus.com thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
Go on, have a vote, you know you want to
#BPHM8285 THE GRAND FINAL
Here you go - 48 hours to vote, 1 vote in each of the A-Side and B-Side finals in the
🪩BLACK POP HISTORY 1982-1985 POLL🪩
Grandmaster Flash v Patrice Rushen v Sade v SOS Band!
Model 500 v Shannon v Smiley Culture v William Onyeabor!
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Here you go - 48 hours to vote, 1 vote in each of the A-Side and B-Side finals in the
🪩BLACK POP HISTORY 1982-1985 POLL🪩
Grandmaster Flash v Patrice Rushen v Sade v SOS Band!
Model 500 v Shannon v Smiley Culture v William Onyeabor!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Black Pop 1982-1985 GRAND FINAL
Welcome to the Black Pop History 1982-1985 poll, where we're polling the best Black music of the early 80s to determine the ULTIMATE TRACK of that era.
This is the GRAND FINAL - you vote for your fav...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Go on, have a vote, you know you want to
39. Joy Orbison – Flight FM (2024–UK) #THETWEN2IE5 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsFD... You know a producer’s doing something right if their music is smashing up all the dancefloors. How he keeps you hooked with just a skipping beat and plunging bassline is some sort of sorcery…
Joy Orbison - flight fm
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November 14, 2025 at 7:06 AM
39. Joy Orbison – Flight FM (2024–UK) #THETWEN2IE5 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsFD... You know a producer’s doing something right if their music is smashing up all the dancefloors. How he keeps you hooked with just a skipping beat and plunging bassline is some sort of sorcery…
38. Beak > - Oh Know (2021–UK) #THETWEN2IE5 www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK5S... who doesn’t love a bit of threadbare wonky funk? Geoff & Billy are one of the best rhythm sections of the last 15 odd years, so it’s a shame they’re not carrying on in this form…
Beak〉- Oh Know (Official Video)
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November 13, 2025 at 6:58 AM
38. Beak > - Oh Know (2021–UK) #THETWEN2IE5 www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK5S... who doesn’t love a bit of threadbare wonky funk? Geoff & Billy are one of the best rhythm sections of the last 15 odd years, so it’s a shame they’re not carrying on in this form…