Mike Press
@mikepress.bsky.social
Writer - about music, about London, often both together. Sometimes about design.
One half of the Walk on the Wild Side project.
https://walkonthewildside.substack.com
We write, take photos and organise walks.
One half of the Walk on the Wild Side project.
https://walkonthewildside.substack.com
We write, take photos and organise walks.
What does her look mean to you? Soo Catwoman was “the female face of punk”. She passed away this September. As part of our stories about music in Soho we are writing about her. I’m interested in what her iconic look meant to people, whether they were punks or not. Please share your thoughts. Thanks.
November 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
What does her look mean to you? Soo Catwoman was “the female face of punk”. She passed away this September. As part of our stories about music in Soho we are writing about her. I’m interested in what her iconic look meant to people, whether they were punks or not. Please share your thoughts. Thanks.
The David Bowie Centre at V&A East Storehouse is rather remarkable. The Storehouse itself is awesome.
October 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The David Bowie Centre at V&A East Storehouse is rather remarkable. The Storehouse itself is awesome.
Ezra Collective last night in North Berwick were stunning! A remarkable performance full of energy and joy!
August 10, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Ezra Collective last night in North Berwick were stunning! A remarkable performance full of energy and joy!
My review of Aniefiok Ekpoudom’s Where We Come From: Rap, Home And Hope In Modern Britain is Book of the Month on the very excellent Toppermost.
Read the review - and buy the book!
www.toppermost.co.uk
Read the review - and buy the book!
www.toppermost.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My review of Aniefiok Ekpoudom’s Where We Come From: Rap, Home And Hope In Modern Britain is Book of the Month on the very excellent Toppermost.
Read the review - and buy the book!
www.toppermost.co.uk
Read the review - and buy the book!
www.toppermost.co.uk
Just unearthed this. 30 years ago I had a davidbowie email address. Anyone else?
June 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Just unearthed this. 30 years ago I had a davidbowie email address. Anyone else?
Thanks to @nickbwalking.bsky.social this is excellent for figuring out where I've been, where I need to go back to, and why the Isle of Man has never been on my wish list.
Here's the link: smstone0.github.io#/uk-map
Here's the link: smstone0.github.io#/uk-map
May 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Thanks to @nickbwalking.bsky.social this is excellent for figuring out where I've been, where I need to go back to, and why the Isle of Man has never been on my wish list.
Here's the link: smstone0.github.io#/uk-map
Here's the link: smstone0.github.io#/uk-map
A splendid evening in Edinburgh last night, listening to Ian Leslie talk about his remarkable new book on Lennon & McCartney. The venue, a church on Leith Walk, was cold but perfect. I was seven, sitting in the back of a car on a dreich afternoon in Leith when I first heard The Beatles.
April 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM
A splendid evening in Edinburgh last night, listening to Ian Leslie talk about his remarkable new book on Lennon & McCartney. The venue, a church on Leith Walk, was cold but perfect. I was seven, sitting in the back of a car on a dreich afternoon in Leith when I first heard The Beatles.
Brilliant exhibition of a lifetime’s stuff by Mick Jones of The Clash and BAD.
March 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Brilliant exhibition of a lifetime’s stuff by Mick Jones of The Clash and BAD.
The Ship on Wardour Street. Where Keith Moon was banned for letting off fireworks. Inside.
March 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The Ship on Wardour Street. Where Keith Moon was banned for letting off fireworks. Inside.
There is a pub in Soho - the Dog and Duck - that has a hidden door to Pepperland. At least it did in 1968.
We explore the making of The Beatles' movie in London's Soho.
walkonthewildside.substack.com/p/yellow-sub...
We explore the making of The Beatles' movie in London's Soho.
walkonthewildside.substack.com/p/yellow-sub...
February 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
There is a pub in Soho - the Dog and Duck - that has a hidden door to Pepperland. At least it did in 1968.
We explore the making of The Beatles' movie in London's Soho.
walkonthewildside.substack.com/p/yellow-sub...
We explore the making of The Beatles' movie in London's Soho.
walkonthewildside.substack.com/p/yellow-sub...
Those were the days
February 15, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Those were the days
#sundaypixdistance
Somewhere under Brooklyn
Somewhere under Brooklyn
February 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
#sundaypixdistance
Somewhere under Brooklyn
Somewhere under Brooklyn
January 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
If you see this, post a concert picture you took this year.
Underworld, Edinburgh, 3 April 2024
Underworld, Edinburgh, 3 April 2024
December 31, 2024 at 3:47 PM
If you see this, post a concert picture you took this year.
Underworld, Edinburgh, 3 April 2024
Underworld, Edinburgh, 3 April 2024
A Christmas read. This book by @jonnelledge.bsky.social is spectacularly brilliant. A masterclass in geo-political storytelling.
December 29, 2024 at 6:47 PM
A Christmas read. This book by @jonnelledge.bsky.social is spectacularly brilliant. A masterclass in geo-political storytelling.
A seasonal message from the streets of Dundee
November 30, 2024 at 11:39 AM
A seasonal message from the streets of Dundee
The latest story involves an aspiring photographer, a Wimbledon hairdresser and a sax player who would have been a trombonist if her arms had been longer.
open.substack.com/pub/walkonth...
open.substack.com/pub/walkonth...
July 2, 2024 at 10:04 PM
The latest story involves an aspiring photographer, a Wimbledon hairdresser and a sax player who would have been a trombonist if her arms had been longer.
open.substack.com/pub/walkonth...
open.substack.com/pub/walkonth...
A date for the diary. From Marc to Marx.
Two hour guided walk in exchange for a donation to the Centrepoint homeless charity what you think the walk is worth. Message me if interested.
Two hour guided walk in exchange for a donation to the Centrepoint homeless charity what you think the walk is worth. Message me if interested.
February 16, 2024 at 7:55 PM
A date for the diary. From Marc to Marx.
Two hour guided walk in exchange for a donation to the Centrepoint homeless charity what you think the walk is worth. Message me if interested.
Two hour guided walk in exchange for a donation to the Centrepoint homeless charity what you think the walk is worth. Message me if interested.
Our latest musical story of Soho takes us under the pavements of Wardour Street to a recording studio.
The brilliance and resilience of Barbara Moore.
The greatest musician you've never heard of.
open.substack.com/pub/walkonth...
The brilliance and resilience of Barbara Moore.
The greatest musician you've never heard of.
open.substack.com/pub/walkonth...
January 20, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Our latest musical story of Soho takes us under the pavements of Wardour Street to a recording studio.
The brilliance and resilience of Barbara Moore.
The greatest musician you've never heard of.
open.substack.com/pub/walkonth...
The brilliance and resilience of Barbara Moore.
The greatest musician you've never heard of.
open.substack.com/pub/walkonth...