Sid Smith
@sidsmith.bsky.social
Freelancer writing about music & musicians in print & online. I share an office with a cat called The Bug.
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Contact me here or via [email protected]
From 2014. Now sold out I think
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
From 2014. Now sold out I think
Working the late shift tonight. I was trying to answer a question for a thing, and then remembered I had already addressed this very issue on a previous occasion, not only saving myself a ton of time but getting some great listening in as a bonus. win-win.
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Working the late shift tonight. I was trying to answer a question for a thing, and then remembered I had already addressed this very issue on a previous occasion, not only saving myself a ton of time but getting some great listening in as a bonus. win-win.
Stellar music fills the office air on a grey afternoon.
November 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Stellar music fills the office air on a grey afternoon.
Current office vibes
November 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Current office vibes
Remembered Sky
Monkseaton 2019
Monkseaton 2019
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Remembered Sky
Monkseaton 2019
Monkseaton 2019
OK, so I didn't get anywhere near the word count I was aiming for today, but I have thoroughly enjoyed revisiting The Beatles Anthology, spending around four hours straight with a big stupid grin on my face watching the boys do their thing. They really are magnificent.
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
OK, so I didn't get anywhere near the word count I was aiming for today, but I have thoroughly enjoyed revisiting The Beatles Anthology, spending around four hours straight with a big stupid grin on my face watching the boys do their thing. They really are magnificent.
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2018
Whitley Bay 2018
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2018
Whitley Bay 2018
Just off the blower with Theo Travis chatting about this and that. I'm very happy to have written the liner notes for the new Soft Machine album, Thirteen, due out in March next year. In addition to the music, I'm also taken with the lovely cover art.
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Just off the blower with Theo Travis chatting about this and that. I'm very happy to have written the liner notes for the new Soft Machine album, Thirteen, due out in March next year. In addition to the music, I'm also taken with the lovely cover art.
It's been a while since I was here, but duty calls
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It's been a while since I was here, but duty calls
The Bug is getting his disdain in early today
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The Bug is getting his disdain in early today
Remembered Sky
Halmstad 2016
Halmstad 2016
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Remembered Sky
Halmstad 2016
Halmstad 2016
Looking for something to counteract the afternoon slump? Try a blast of this raucous 20th-century Karlheinz, man...
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Looking for something to counteract the afternoon slump? Try a blast of this raucous 20th-century Karlheinz, man...
Today's instant mood uplift comes from my proximity to A Formal Horse's 2019 classic, Here Comes The Man From The Council With A Flamethrower.
Try it for yourself here
aformalhorse.bandcamp.com/album/here-c...
Try it for yourself here
aformalhorse.bandcamp.com/album/here-c...
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Today's instant mood uplift comes from my proximity to A Formal Horse's 2019 classic, Here Comes The Man From The Council With A Flamethrower.
Try it for yourself here
aformalhorse.bandcamp.com/album/here-c...
Try it for yourself here
aformalhorse.bandcamp.com/album/here-c...
Remembered Sky
Cullercoats 2018
Cullercoats 2018
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Remembered Sky
Cullercoats 2018
Cullercoats 2018
Prompted by the "A movie that takes place where you’re from" thread doing the rounds , I give you Payroll. Filmed in my hometown of Wallsend, this gritty heist movie from 1961 was also filmed in nearby Tynemouth, Newcastle, and other locations. I LOVE the Belgian poster.
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Prompted by the "A movie that takes place where you’re from" thread doing the rounds , I give you Payroll. Filmed in my hometown of Wallsend, this gritty heist movie from 1961 was also filmed in nearby Tynemouth, Newcastle, and other locations. I LOVE the Belgian poster.
A year or two ago, Prog Italia magazine interviewed me about my work and influences. . .
November 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A year or two ago, Prog Italia magazine interviewed me about my work and influences. . .
Blowing out the cobwebs before I start work today
November 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Blowing out the cobwebs before I start work today
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2020
Whitley Bay 2020
November 24, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2020
Whitley Bay 2020
Into the office to tend to some admin and have a little colour in my cheeks.
November 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Into the office to tend to some admin and have a little colour in my cheeks.
The Bug isn’t taking any of your shit
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The Bug isn’t taking any of your shit
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2020
Whitley Bay 2020
November 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2020
Whitley Bay 2020
Just been reminded that on this day in 2019, I was *this* close to Peter Hammill and Isildur's Bane in a rehearsal room in Halmstad, Sweden, before a performance. As PH turned on his trademark roar, even my goosebumps got the shivers...
November 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Just been reminded that on this day in 2019, I was *this* close to Peter Hammill and Isildur's Bane in a rehearsal room in Halmstad, Sweden, before a performance. As PH turned on his trademark roar, even my goosebumps got the shivers...
John's Away again. A reminder of a time when mainstream record companies were still taking a punt on jazz. This one, from 1976, is my favourite of the three he recorded for Vertigo. Lucky enough to see Away a few times, including the one supporting Steve Hillage on the L tour.
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
John's Away again. A reminder of a time when mainstream record companies were still taking a punt on jazz. This one, from 1976, is my favourite of the three he recorded for Vertigo. Lucky enough to see Away a few times, including the one supporting Steve Hillage on the L tour.
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2018
Whitley Bay 2018
November 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2018
Whitley Bay 2018