Apparently the alternative title was “I look all white but my dad was black” according to an interview I heard on Rock's Backpages. But hey- the plums are in season in Oslo, my birthday’s tomorrow and I can’t wait to delve into this beautiful thing Ian Penman

Doggylicious classicfm.com/music-news/vid…

Some sports are slower. More about the strategy.

R.I.P. Tony Allen, August 12, 1940 - April 30, 2020. Here he is at a recording studio session with Unlimited Project in 2009.

For all you pagan jangling fans out there celebrating May with digital abandon

Looking forward to this. 'It's a mistresspiece!': the 14-hour film about forgotten female directors | Film | The Guardian ⁦⁦Mark Cousins⁩ theguardian.com/film/2020/may/…

Enjoyed contributing in a small way to this timely book and hey Stuart Maconie, congratulations! 🌸

The incredible scandinavian tours from jazz greats in the 60s and 70s has left such a mark- Norway has a super dynamic jazz scene of its own now, maybe in part thanks to this Dolphy solo with Mingus Sextet in 1964

Picasso levert i varebil, tyske skyttergraver og danske okkupanter på krigsstien. Møt Anne Hilde Neset, direktør ved Kunstnernes Hus, som forteller om 90 år med opprør, og om norsk-sudanske Fadlabi som er valgt som jubileumskunstner. transitmag.no/2020/08/14/en-…

Annie Nightingale: Nobody says to David Attenborough, 'Why are you still presenting nature programmes?' telegraph.co.uk/family/life/an…

From Rob Young, author of Electric Eden, comes a riveting journey into the psyche of Britain through its golden age of television and film. The Magic Box by Rob Young 🇺🇦🇪🇺 is published on 5 August and is available to pre-order now: faber.co.uk/blog/the-magic…

What’s the connection between Fingerbobs, Bagpuss, Wickerman, Detectorists, and Brideshead Revisited? Find out in this new tome by Elecric Eden author Rob Young🎥🎬🌺🍿📺

Happy publication day Rob Young 🇺🇦🇪🇺! 📺🤘🥳🍸

I made it into the Mail Online. Now there’s a thing. Britain's TV Times: Telly tells us much about the state of the nation dailymail.co.uk/home/books/art… via Mail Online

It took me ten years to write The Magic Box. If you want a taste in four and half minutes, check this out. youtu.be/ulXbUgEt0w4 via YouTube

Tonight’s Freak Zone is all about rich and strange vintage TV music and The Magic Box… 📺🎞👂🏽👂🏽Stuart Maconie BBC Radio 6 Music

The definition of giving people their flowers while they’re here:

40 years of the Wire magazine: ‘Music deserves intelligent treatment. If that’s elitist, so be it’ theguardian.com/music/2022/may…

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