His insouciance will be the death of him
Edinburgh, Scotland. Enjoys music, sport (dundee united), bit of politics (Scottish republican), Cold War history (particularly Berlin), maps. š“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æš®šŖ
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His insouciance will be the death of him
Gigging tonight?
Oor Party, Your Party, A' body's Party.
Iām fortunate to have a US pressing thatās pristine and sonic gold
I love every second of this record. No clowns! š¤” #nowspinning #vinyl š§ Yes 'Tormato' š
#ShallWeDance2025 Bjork - Big Time Sensuality @deborann.bsky.social @brucegeob.bsky.social @coinneachrooney.bsky.social @paulakeenan.bsky.social
Best Wall-Fall Quote Eva š
Cool, will stick it on the watchlist
#NP A perfect album for autumn & one that should be in any conversation about #5debutalbums0004 Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man - Out of Season š¶ššš @richards7370.bsky.social #musicsky #albumalmanac
Nice one! Was it on stream?
Doctor My Eyes are deceiving me
Happy birthday tae 10ccās Lol Creme.
62 today. Happy birthday Jarvis Cocker.
Friday/Monday off and a good, but hectic weekend ahead... kicking off with new David Byrne... excellent it is too
Iām the same except itās 70ās/80ās. The brevity of these is welcomed and it focuses the narrative to what is important. Plus thereās the obvious nostalgic thing of catching movies that were often missed
Todayās the seventh anniversary of the publication of When Two Sevens Clash. I still havenāt finished writing the sequel yet - probably never will now - but if you want the first book you can find it below and join an exclusive group. www.amazon.co.uk/When-Sevens-....
Retweeting myself like a berk because I think a lot more people need to discover this book.
youtu.be/2kDF3AG3Gp4?... 'Egdon Heath' Holst (1927) A moody attempt to put Thomas Hardy's barren moorlands into music with a mixture of wind-battered violins and warm brass. More in the AAA article on Holst's 150th birthday here alansalbumarchives.blogspot.com/2024_09_22_a...
Next time I listen to it, I will have a large whisky to hand
Anthony Gordon's dedication to recreating all of Princess Diana's iconic looks is to be admired
Heard @steverichards.bsky.social outline his "Hartlepool thesis" on his brilliant RocknRoll podcast earlier in the week. Just as persuasive when written down.
#np #vinyl Mark Isham - Vapor Drawings (1983) Windham Hill Records Largely electronic music from the US trumpeter, Mark Isham. Beautiful recording and pressing, from the label that specialised in mellow instrumentals.
My new Fiio cd player has been brilliant. I have loads that I didnāt play for many years (esp Beatles stuff) so having this has opened up my ears again to how good they are. Plus itās a very listenable player
It probably didnāt help
Ian McNabb of The Icicle Works gave an impassioned defence of CDs on his Facebook the other day. Plus there are lots of new cd players being made and at decent prices. I got a nice one for Ā£130 a few months ago. And finally I bought a Deep Purple box set on Ali Express (10 CDs) Ā£15 the other day
#nowspinning Supertramp; Crime Of The Century #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity #vinyl #33rpm Another from todayās post from @hundredrecords.bsky.social
Bolsheviks / Mensheviks, itās all the same
Nice one
What an album to test me new Dolby Atmos system!!! Looking forward to my Genesis, Pink Floyd, Frankie and Propaganda's blu-ray releases.
The split in Your Party has broken into the open. Jeremy Corbyn urges supporters not to donate to the link promoted by Zarah Sultana. Sultana responds calling it a "sexist boys club."
Hereās a bit more on PHOTO Dalkeith. Open Fri-Sat-Sun 10am-4pm. Itās only a couple of quid to get in and you get to nosey around the Palace, which is a pretty amazing building tbh www.dalkeithcountrypark.co.uk/event/photod...
One of the things that has kept me very busy the last few weeks has been installing The Killing Time, my photo project on Galloway and my family connections to the Covenanters, at Dalkeith Palace for PHOTO Dalkeith. Itās an incredible venue to show in and the exhibition is great. Go see it, please!
Nice review in todayās Guardian šš¼ www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
So many classic films on apps these days.
Just watched on Prime UK Point Blank (1967) dir. John Boorman. This was a quality movie all down to the taut script, cinematography and direction. All the characters have major flaws but somehow it doesnāt matter as the narrative pounds away on your senses
This is the best yet š¹š¹š¹
On this day in 2017. We were crammed into the Waterfront enjoying some Ron dancing š¶ Sparks - Norwich Waterfront 18.9.2017 @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @scotspostpunk.bsky.social @carolinebinnie.bsky.social #musicsky #weekendsingles
11 years ago, Scotland was inspired to think big. To imagine a better future, in our own hands. Today, the case for independence is stronger than ever. Independence is the fresh start Scotland needs - with lower bills, a fairer society, and our rightful place in Europe.
The list of "11 other times Edinburgh Live said locals were āall saying the same thingā:" in @edinburghminute.bsky.social is excellent
Incredible that out of one electronic art house band came two distinctive albums after they split
Looks mental and frankly creepy as fuck. I suppose the costumes are designed to deflect the plebs from thinking about all this?
Unite the Kingdom! bellacaledonia.org.uk/2025/09/14/u...
Scottish parliament scraps legal verdict of ānot provenā
Released on this day in 1981: Penthouse and Pavement, the debut album by #Heaven17 youtu.be/uWs1-2foKoo?siā¦
Dude that mustāve been something
Any excuse for her to hide her eyes from the shame of spending time with that prick
Radge derivation is from Edinburgh, but it has crossed over into mainstream via books like Trainspotting. Begbie was definitely a radge. It can also be an adjective. To āgo radgeā is to lose oneās mind. This single from the Rezillos has in the third line āgonna go radgeā youtu.be/RLe9mV8RzZA?...
Fn state of them
Peter Falk in "Wings of Desire" - BOTD
Girl, youāre using way too much bronzer
Anyone in Edinburgh, or visiting, highly recommend the Modern 2 exhibition on Protest Photography from 1903-2003 by Steve McQueen. Learnt a lot. Eg did we know that the first use of surveillance photography in Britain was against the suffragettes?
#80sTop30 near misses. This seems appropriate today but doesn't quite make my 30. What a song it is youtu.be/ArGNB5M3Kg4?...
There is (and always will be) beauty in this world. š
Bought Tin Drum when I was 14. At the time I reckoned āSons Of Pioneersā the weakest track. Itās my favourite now - it has the same mastery of space and texture that only PiL or Can could command (see Soon Over Babaluma) youtu.be/aEf38uz6FuQ?...
Generation X: Wild Dub youtu.be/MnI787XrPW8?... ROOTS ROCK REBELS: WHEN PUNK MET REGGAE 1975-1982 54 tracks on 3 CDs here: www.cherryred.co.uk/various-arti... And here: www.amazon.co.uk/ROOTS-ROCK-R... @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social @cherryredrecords.bsky.social
Lovely š„°
THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT - 'Ammonia Avenue' album (1984) The 7th studio album, released in February '84 and included the singles, 'Don't Answer Me' and 'Prime Time'. The album would reach No.15 in the US & No.24 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF0m... #TheAlanParsonsProject #ProgressiveRock
Top content Johnny. Watched the the Avus circuit (again) the other day, so informing
Private Eye
This is brilliant
Laurence Fox tells Glasgow-born & bred Humza Yousaf, the first ever Scottish Minister of colour to "fuck off home". HY's reply: Laurence Fox, a bawheid radge Racist blether, deadbeat dad Failed at actin, daein it bad Now he's just a daft wee lad As we Weegies say, Humza, yaldie yah wee dancer!!!
I'm not particularly patriotic but sometimes you just have to admit that no other country can put on such a magnificent show of pomp, circumstance and pageantry to flatter and placate a putative dictator, convicted felon,racist,sexual predator and friend of Epstein like Great Britain can #GSTK
This cleaned up well. Roger Daltrey - Ride A Rock Horse (1975) #np #vinyl Itās an album of Daltrey singing songs he likes from anyone else other than Pete Townsend. Russ Ballard weighs in with three but the highlight is Philip Goodhand-Taitās Oceans Away. Daltrey remains a brexity prick though
She has a face like a bulldog chewing a wasp
Its a full time job cleaning them up, but someoneās got to do it
Will be going but slightly disappointed they are doing Fragile, again.
Good lord, I remember a few of these during my NHS days. Hopefully you recover before the next one
We got a bookshop in Portobello in 2019. It somehow survived Covid and itās the soul of this part of Edinburgh. I get where youāre coming from. It also has an independent coffee shop next door š
youtu.be/dETpq3gB7EM?... 'Educated Fool' Jerry Landis aka Paul Simon (c.1960) One of the best demos from a future star, singing about being in school when he'd barely left it.Though its very 1950s and utterly unlike the songs he'll go on to write Paul's already nailed the era better than most.1391/?
*A Scottish-born Canadian. So guess what? Scottishš“ó §ó ¢ó ³ó £ó “ó æšš
Will give them all a solid clean over the coming days
Nice find but the condition could only be described as good. A fair few crackles going on
Sadly no merch, just a largely unplayed album. Iām ploughing my way through them as they all need a basic clean then an ultrasonic one. A lot of grime going on. I think the Mackay will buff up nicely. Iāve a fair few Ferry solos
Thanks, will keep that in mind while I play it. From the same source my mate got a mint Graeme Edge - Hopes Wishes and Dreams
This one is worth setting your pvr for. #RoddyPiper is surprisingly good in this
This was a mate who was tipped off about a collection and he bought 35 albums. He took his faves and passed on the rest to me. The Be Bop albums arenāt in the best nick tbh. Playable, but could be better Top band though and you will no doubt appreciate Simon Foxās drumming
Itās sad when that happens. The good memories of past times get a bit sullied
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āTo feel Irish from today, Iām so proudā: thousands receive citizenship www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025... ā¤ļø
Long story but Iāve grabbed these s/h records for Ā£10. All will get a clean up and graded. Doubles and not up to snuff will head to the chazza sometime soon. Yes, thatās ELPās Love Beach and itās a keeper š
I didnāt have Gorrie Goes Gay on my 2025 bingo card but nonetheless he was a very handsome man with or without lube
Stephen Flynn was reprimanded in the Commons for quoting Peter Mandelson, who told journalists to 'f*** off' when asked about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein š
Rest in peace, Robert Redford, AKA Roy Hobbs.
Never warmed to it
So many little details of the times on the programme and tickets. Lovely stuff
Pretentious, moi?
There is a sweet spot most days when the light is just right for quality photography.
Loved Kula Shakerās debut album
I can feel the seasons changing. This is a gorgeous city.
Looks awful etcā¦..
When it came out I bought it on the basis that Isobel Campbell looked a sweet lady. Musically it did nothing for me. Thatās the price you pay for being shallow.
The Style Council - Confessions Of A Pop Group (1988) #vinyl #nowplaying This is an album that needs lots of listens. Itās ambitious to the point of pretentiousness, but you canāt be great without pushing boundaries. Side one is Mick Talbotās with some lovely piano playing. Cappuccino time already
I liked Call My Bluff, back in the day
Chris Amoo was one cool dude. Oozed charisma and he had the vocal chops
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āAndrew, nonceā
Mary Wakefield aka Mrs Dom Cummings