Ahead of Lawrence's show at Wide Awake next weekend, today's listening is the collected works of Lawrence, from Felt via Denim and Go-Kart Mozart to Mozart Estate
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Wow! Ann Peebles performing I Can't Stand The Rain live on the Midnight Special in 1974 - what a singer and what a band! Watch the full programme, which also stars Smokey Robinson, Eddie Kendricks, Edwin Starr, Johnnie Taylor etc, at youtu.be/jsB29JMmgTA

We are *super* excited to announce the vinyl reissue of Birdie's classic 1999 debut 'Some Dusty,' out July 26th and up for pre-order today. Stunning sunshine pop and soft rock featuring Debsey Wykes (Dolly Mixture) and Paul Kelly (East Village). 1/4

slumberlandrecs.lsnto.me/some-dusty

Loving Little Green, the new album by Cara Beth Satalino (and not just because it features a track called Volvo Station Wagon, which is my chosen form of four-wheeled transport)
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This is a brilliant listen and an enticing preview of Nige's forthcoming book Searching For Dexys Midnight Runners via Nine Eight Books. Now extra excited about his forthcoming appearance with Gary Crowley and Pete Saunders at Rock'n'Rollbookclub 📚 as well

As it's Jonathan Richman's birthday, here's a playlist of tunes that influenced him most in the 1960s. As published in ZigZag magazine in 1977
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Come and meet Lawrence at Wide Awake, thanks to Rough Trade!

David Bowie's 1980 Floorshow, which was filmed in London in 1973 for the US Tv show Midnight Special, is now available to watch in full and in high quality at youtu.be/bjC7j8cNQ2k 👀
Here are some snippets to whet your appetite

Looking forward to seeing Mozart Estate, Slowdive, Optimo, Byrnes Night, Young Fathers, David Holmes, Dry Cleaning, and Charlotte Adigery + Bolis Pupul. Who else should we try to catch?

So here are the dates for our paperback release book tour:
July 4: Melodie 71, Leeds
July 18: Filly Brook, Leytonstone
July 20: Venue TBC, Newcastle U Lyme
July 21: Beer No Evil, Worthing
July 24: WOM Radio Cafe, Ibiza
July 26: The Social, LDN
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James Brown performing Papa Don't Take No Mess on the Midnight Special in 1974. Watch the full song plus Hell at youtu.be/kmyYiqKb97I

How much great music can you enjoy in one working day? This playlist features 250+ songs, each under 2 minutes long
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As it's David Byrne's birthday today we've pulled this photo out of the archive.

Talking Heads, 24th May 1977, Barbarella's, Birmingham.

Photo credit: David Johnson/Nuggets

#TalkingHeads #DavidByrne #TinaWeymouth #Barbarellas #Birmingham

As part of the second The Soho Poly summer festival we have what promises to be a brilliant #Polyphonic 'Sunday Service' on 23rd June. Tickets and details below⬇️

Call me old-fashioned, but I still exchange CD compilations with a friend. Here’s my latest batch, partly recreated here if you’re interested (more than a quarter of the tracks aren’t on Spotify, which is why we stick to CDs!) 💿
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