I know I've posted this before, but it bears repeating: the index to Shaun Ryder's autobiography is a stone cold classic

Gong Xi Fa Cai! Happy Lunar new year! #YearOfTheTiger

My brother, my mentor, my pen pal, my great friend. I can’t believe you’re gone my friend. I love you Mark Lanegan. And I thank him for everything, for our friendship and the inspiration. I loved him so much. He was the greatest. The very best of us xx

Fantastic to see Gary Younge speaking yesterday at University of Sussex 's Festival of Ideas

My new single 'knock down my door' is out today! Stream/ download here ffm.to/dansumnerknock… #indierock

My new single ‘Human Flow’ is out today. You can stream it here ffm.to/dansumnerhuman… The song was inspired by 艾未未 Ai Weiwei ‘s incredibly powerful film ‘Human Flow’ about human migration Many thanks to Tash Tully @JoeSamBass @PhiBarnMaster Albatross Music Productions Tommy Peach for their help

It was so great to see Nadine Shah back in full swing last night at @brightonelectric . The gig was v hot and sweaty and one of the best gigs I've seen in ages! Such a brilliantly arranged band with Ben Hillier and co and Nadine's performance was right up there - pure intensity!

Very excited to announce that my new single ‘The Way We Work’ is out this Friday the 23rd! Artwork by Tash Tully

New single 'The Way We Work' is out today. Stream or download here ffm.to/dansumnerthewa… Thanks to @JoeSamBass , Tash Tully , @PhiBarnMaster and to Albatross Music Productions for lending me his chorus

My new single ‘Chasing Shadows’ is out today! Stream/ Download here ffm.to/dansumnerchasi… It's (probably) the last single that's going to be released from this set of songs and one of my favourites. Thanks to everyone who contributed to it #ALTRock #indierock

We strike from Wed 1st #UCURising. Starting with pickets on campus then joint march and rally with teachers, civil servants, and train drivers. With National Education Union PCS Union (pcs.org.uk) ASLEF Brighton UCU and University of Sussex Students' Union #EnoughlsEnough #Brighton

Chilling with our branch prez Joanna Pawlik. Ready to march for a better HE sector. #ucuproud

Farewell to a Titan. ❤️ #ShaneMacGowan

Ah, the blessings of the cursed. Shane McGowan’s torrid and mighty voice is mud and roses punched out with swaggering stagger, ancient longing that is blasted all to hell. A Bard’s bard, may he cast his spell upon us all forevermore.

BRIGHTON. It’s our last instore show today. Doors 6.20 and show time 6.30 resident