Song intro plays. A split second before the vocal starts: "Hi." So began Annie Nightingale's Sunday night shows. Always a great listen, not least for the sheer unpredicability - memory might deceive but I'm certain she once played Bogshed immediately after Duran Duran. RIP

RIP Damo Suzuki. Each listen to Can ("The German Band") brings a fresh discovery and he breathed intangible spirit into so many of their greatest moments. Never saw him live but there's still plenty to get immersed in. Possibly his finest five minutes: m.youtube.com/watch?v=3VmM8q…

Astonishing - can't wait. Recommended viewing for all - especially William Blake fans sipping halves of ale

EXCLUSIVE Josef K are the great lost post-punk band. Johnnie Johnstone explores the band’s inner workings analysing their relationships with Postcard Records supremo Alan Horne and labelmates Orange Juice, Jawbone roughtrade.com/en-gb/product/…

Votes are in: the top 100 Scottish albums Johnnie Johnstone PerpetualNervousness thenewperfectcollection.com

Unmissable viewing tonight.Few chronicled Those Years as lucidly or as luridly, in songs which called sunsets and protest marches equally to mind. The memories and the ending ultimately made it hugely poignant bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

RIP Steve Harley. Cockney Rebel were one of the very first bands I got into and were always far, far more than just one song. This is one of their greatest: m.youtube.com/watch?v=D6JfMJ…

I am not sure if anyone cares what a 27 year old with autism and special needs has to say, but I want to help inspire others. I lost both my parents when I was 19. I was attacked and bullied. But it hasn’t broken me. Can you retweet this if you care what I have to say?

Happy publication day Johnnie Johnstone (Johnnie Johnstone)! Through The Crack In The Wall: The Secret History Of Josef K is out today jawbonepress.com/through-the-cr…

For Duke - RIP: m.youtube.com/watch?v=lSZsm2…

RIP Martin Phillipps. Except in their native NZ/Aotearoa, the Chills never gained anywhere near the recognition they deserved but he'll be remembered fondly by many of us and they'll still remain there to be discovered by others m.youtube.com/watch?v=mI2FQv…