It being autumn, here's one of Robyn Hitchcock's finest songs, Falling Leaves. youtu.be/rekqAC-LcW8?si…

I can still hear them from when they played Brixton Academy 30 odd years ago

I mostly remember the #Ceefax newsroom on 22nd Nov 1990 as I typed the words 'Thatcher resigns as PM' seconds after a news agency snap came off the printer, thus breaking the story to the wider world. Quite a moment for a young freelancer.

Here's one for The year is 1973 . On this very day in 1973, the first soul all-nighter was held at Wigan Casino. First record spun was "Put Your Arms Around Me" by The Sherrys. And a scene became a legend...

I can't for the Die Workwear guy's critique of Starmers's decision to wear a kitten as a pocket square

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The BBC sound effects library is now completely free to access. This is news. sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?cat=Mac…

One of the best interviews I’ve read in a while

Remembering Trish Keenan on her birthday. Here are Broadcast performing Come On Let's Go on Later in the year 2000. Full performance at youtu.be/hQv1ox13WQc

29th September 1967, The Prisoner first airs in the UK. Happy 57th birthday!#theprisoner #tvtimes #patrickmcgoohan #freeforall #arrival

Later today I’ll be doing this…

People quite rightly talk about gun and knife crime but no one ever mentions the people killed softly with his song.

"Eric Morecambe in cloth form." Dead right. Sweep was the best.

“No-ones gonna want to listen to any of that old shit ever again…”

This studio comes highly recommended by me

I’ll be on the ultra cool SOHO RADIO Soho Radio today for an hour at 2pm with Steve Furst and MartinGreen, talking about guess what. Yep, my book! And music! Just say “play Soho Radio” to a smart speaker or download their app. See you at 2pm! 🙂Nine Eight Books

Happy birthday, Radio 1. Here's the first music played on the station, and my goodness... youtube.com/watch?v=leFBfJ…

September 1st was a Sunday. You were in the studio with your band. Who, by the way, are not great. Maybe you should worry less about how people spend their spare time less and practice more when you have a mo.