John Earls
@earlsjohn.bsky.social
Music, Luton Town, journalism and getting away with it.
Freddie’s older brother Dan sometimes posted about his love of Farage-era UKIP when he was at Luton. What a delightful pair.
this, from West Ham's Freddie Potts, is the single worst "five famous people you'd invite to dinner" I've ever seen
January 16, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Freddie’s older brother Dan sometimes posted about his love of Farage-era UKIP when he was at Luton. What a delightful pair.
The Quireboys, Milton Keynes Pitz, 1990.
January 11, 2026 at 2:55 PM
The Quireboys, Milton Keynes Pitz, 1990.
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This is an *incredible* story. kfor.com/news/stubhub...
StubHub apologizes for mix-up involving heavy metal band Lamb of God, Christian concert
StubHub’s website apparently confused a Christian concert called “Andrew Peterson’s Behold the Lamb of God” with the heavy metal band Lamb of God.
kfor.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM
This is an *incredible* story. kfor.com/news/stubhub...
Dispiriting to see everyone commenting on Davie are either (i) He got Trump, Israel AND trans wrong, the BBC has been hijacked by woke or (ii) He was a Tory shill and that internal BBC report was planted by Reform.
I wish those going feral would see there’s an equally probably wrong polar opposite.
I wish those going feral would see there’s an equally probably wrong polar opposite.
November 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Dispiriting to see everyone commenting on Davie are either (i) He got Trump, Israel AND trans wrong, the BBC has been hijacked by woke or (ii) He was a Tory shill and that internal BBC report was planted by Reform.
I wish those going feral would see there’s an equally probably wrong polar opposite.
I wish those going feral would see there’s an equally probably wrong polar opposite.
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Excellent Radiohead interview from Jonathan Dean in The Sunday Times.
www.thetimes.com/culture/musi...
www.thetimes.com/culture/musi...
Radiohead: ‘The wheels had come off a bit. We had to stop’
In their only interview ahead of their comeback tour, the band discuss 40 years of making ‘weird’ music, their new teenage fans and why Thom Yorke wouldn’t play Israel again (but Jonny Greenwood would...
www.thetimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Excellent Radiohead interview from Jonathan Dean in The Sunday Times.
www.thetimes.com/culture/musi...
www.thetimes.com/culture/musi...
Mad that BBC4 is showing the Mercury on such a time delay. Why? How is this going to revive it? I wonder who it could be? Tsk, etc.
October 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Mad that BBC4 is showing the Mercury on such a time delay. Why? How is this going to revive it? I wonder who it could be? Tsk, etc.
Happy London Film Festival booking day to all who celebrate. May you receive a low booking number in the queue.
September 9, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Happy London Film Festival booking day to all who celebrate. May you receive a low booking number in the queue.
A run-up like that followed by a penalty like that will always be Del Boy at the bar comedy gold.
August 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A run-up like that followed by a penalty like that will always be Del Boy at the bar comedy gold.
Fancy a long read on one of the most oddly overlooked best-sellers?
Here’s the oral history of No Parlez, with Paul Young, Pino Palladino, Laurie Latham AND The Fabulous Wealthy Tarts.
Here’s the oral history of No Parlez, with Paul Young, Pino Palladino, Laurie Latham AND The Fabulous Wealthy Tarts.
Paul Young - No Parlez interview
With No Parlez Paul Young took over the charts in 1983 - here we talk with the singer about his genre-spanning debut
www.classicpopmag.com
July 19, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Fancy a long read on one of the most oddly overlooked best-sellers?
Here’s the oral history of No Parlez, with Paul Young, Pino Palladino, Laurie Latham AND The Fabulous Wealthy Tarts.
Here’s the oral history of No Parlez, with Paul Young, Pino Palladino, Laurie Latham AND The Fabulous Wealthy Tarts.
£5 - The Assembly
£10 - Depeche Mode
£20 - Erasure
£50 - Yazoo
£10 - Depeche Mode
£20 - Erasure
£50 - Yazoo
July 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
£5 - The Assembly
£10 - Depeche Mode
£20 - Erasure
£50 - Yazoo
£10 - Depeche Mode
£20 - Erasure
£50 - Yazoo
Arsenal fans no doubt still going all in on the St Totterinngham’s Day Trophy.
May 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Arsenal fans no doubt still going all in on the St Totterinngham’s Day Trophy.
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Hiya. I've lost a sizeable chunk of work. Commissioning me to write you some words would be very helpful right now - I'll do anything on rock, metal and alternative culture, issues in the world of music, and I write bios too. Find me at emmabwilkes at gmail dot com.
May 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Hiya. I've lost a sizeable chunk of work. Commissioning me to write you some words would be very helpful right now - I'll do anything on rock, metal and alternative culture, issues in the world of music, and I write bios too. Find me at emmabwilkes at gmail dot com.
I didn’t see this coming, but this is fabulous news. One of the funniest corners of the PSB canon.
Pet Shop Boys are happy to announce that “Musik” is set to return to Wilton’s Music Hall, London from 14th - 25th October 2025! Tickets are now available at the link below.
wiltons.org.uk/whats-on/mus...
wiltons.org.uk/whats-on/mus...
May 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I didn’t see this coming, but this is fabulous news. One of the funniest corners of the PSB canon.
Solbakken was Wolves manager when we beat them in the FA Cup when we were non-league in 2012.
Petty sod certainly knows how to bear a grudge.
Petty sod certainly knows how to bear a grudge.
Solbakken tells Aasgaard to leave Luton if he wants to play for Norway
▶️ www.lutontoday.co.uk/sport/footba...
▶️ www.lutontoday.co.uk/sport/footba...
Solbakken tells Aasgaard to leave Luton if he wants to play for Norway
Midfielder won’t feature for his country while in League One
www.lutontoday.co.uk
May 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Solbakken was Wolves manager when we beat them in the FA Cup when we were non-league in 2012.
Petty sod certainly knows how to bear a grudge.
Petty sod certainly knows how to bear a grudge.
@skipcollins.bsky.social Hi Skip. A random question - are you the Skip who was previously singer in Hohokam, please? (I’m trying to track that Skip down for a magazine feature.) Sorry if it’s not you!
May 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
@skipcollins.bsky.social Hi Skip. A random question - are you the Skip who was previously singer in Hohokam, please? (I’m trying to track that Skip down for a magazine feature.) Sorry if it’s not you!
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Minimum wage for a 9-5 full time job (40 hours a week) is, as of today, £25,396 a year for anyone over 21.
Which is why it's amazing to see journalism jobs requiring a degree, job experience, and driving licence advertised at a "competitive salary" of £22,380. tindlenews.co.uk/careers/jour...
Which is why it's amazing to see journalism jobs requiring a degree, job experience, and driving licence advertised at a "competitive salary" of £22,380. tindlenews.co.uk/careers/jour...
Reporter, South Hams Gazette - Tindle News
The South Hams Gazette team is looking for a qualified Reporter who can deliver rich multimedia articles and videos
tindlenews.co.uk
April 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Minimum wage for a 9-5 full time job (40 hours a week) is, as of today, £25,396 a year for anyone over 21.
Which is why it's amazing to see journalism jobs requiring a degree, job experience, and driving licence advertised at a "competitive salary" of £22,380. tindlenews.co.uk/careers/jour...
Which is why it's amazing to see journalism jobs requiring a degree, job experience, and driving licence advertised at a "competitive salary" of £22,380. tindlenews.co.uk/careers/jour...
I agree with Becky Hill about Jack Whitehall’s snobbery here.
Having him as Brits host is indicative that the music industry has no real qualms about freezing out working-class talent.
Having him as Brits host is indicative that the music industry has no real qualms about freezing out working-class talent.
March 12, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I agree with Becky Hill about Jack Whitehall’s snobbery here.
Having him as Brits host is indicative that the music industry has no real qualms about freezing out working-class talent.
Having him as Brits host is indicative that the music industry has no real qualms about freezing out working-class talent.
My dad recently found some band tees I left behind when I moved out in 1993. He now does the gardening in a Beastie Boys tee that I suspect is worth ££££, but he’s 83 and the image is worth every penny.
I will never part with my bought-at-the-show-in-1997 Radiohead shirt that says "Kicking Screaming Gucci Little Piggy," however.
Just marveled that when I was a '90s kid, I bought a Blur shirt at the mall that said "Beer OK" in the Reebok font. I couldn't wear it to school (see: the logo) and my parents somehow didn't mind their underage daughter purchasing this. (I still have it; it's probably worth a fortune.)
March 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
My dad recently found some band tees I left behind when I moved out in 1993. He now does the gardening in a Beastie Boys tee that I suspect is worth ££££, but he’s 83 and the image is worth every penny.
@ladymissbarton.bsky.social Hey. Dunno if you’d be fussed, but your Twitter has been hacked by some spam account, Out Of Topic. You’re now posting random clickbait memes, fwiw!
March 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
@ladymissbarton.bsky.social Hey. Dunno if you’d be fussed, but your Twitter has been hacked by some spam account, Out Of Topic. You’re now posting random clickbait memes, fwiw!
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📰| "I nag Sean to write more. I'd love him to have that moment where he goes 'Right motherfuckers, this the hit you've been waiting for!"
James Dean Bradfield is interviewed by @earlsjohn.bsky.social in the new issue of Classic Pop Magazine, out now.
#ManicStreetPreachers
James Dean Bradfield is interviewed by @earlsjohn.bsky.social in the new issue of Classic Pop Magazine, out now.
#ManicStreetPreachers
February 13, 2025 at 8:22 AM
📰| "I nag Sean to write more. I'd love him to have that moment where he goes 'Right motherfuckers, this the hit you've been waiting for!"
James Dean Bradfield is interviewed by @earlsjohn.bsky.social in the new issue of Classic Pop Magazine, out now.
#ManicStreetPreachers
James Dean Bradfield is interviewed by @earlsjohn.bsky.social in the new issue of Classic Pop Magazine, out now.
#ManicStreetPreachers
Does Martin Keown think You Can’t Always Get What You Want is an Oasis song?
February 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Does Martin Keown think You Can’t Always Get What You Want is an Oasis song?
If anyone wants me, I’ll be singing the name of Wolves’ new signing Nasser Djiga to the tune of Machadaynu from Look Around You by @robertpopper.bsky.social for the rest of the day. Thanks a lot, Wolves. Tholves.
February 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
If anyone wants me, I’ll be singing the name of Wolves’ new signing Nasser Djiga to the tune of Machadaynu from Look Around You by @robertpopper.bsky.social for the rest of the day. Thanks a lot, Wolves. Tholves.
If you get the chance, see Frankie Monroe live. I could wang on about performance art, clowning, the death of the working men’s club.
Really, though, he’s silly. And right now, we need silly.
Really, though, he’s silly. And right now, we need silly.
January 31, 2025 at 7:47 AM
If you get the chance, see Frankie Monroe live. I could wang on about performance art, clowning, the death of the working men’s club.
Really, though, he’s silly. And right now, we need silly.
Really, though, he’s silly. And right now, we need silly.