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Colin Speller

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MD of Mad Hat Records (@rebeccadownes) and organiser of the PostBox (Birmingham) Leaseholders Group. QPR still a major preoccupation. Opinions my own. Longer ramblings at https://substack.com/@colinspeller.

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Rebecca Downes' sixth studio album, A Storm is Coming, gets its official launch at the London 100 Club on 28 October. There will also be a transparent vinyl edition, available mid-November. #music #rock

BlueSky: @rebeccadownes.com

Pre-sales link: rebeccadownes.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?...

23.09.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œJust staying a float and managing to make any kind of a living out of being a musician is almost impossible now”. Next episode of the podcast. This time with Adam Norsworthy known predominantly being part of The Mustangs and The Milkmen. lnk.to/DownesYourWay #podcast #musicindustry #themilkmen

04.09.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Rebecca Downes - Hold The Reins (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Rebecca Downes Rebecca Downes - Hold The Reins (Official Music Video)

The Official Video for Hold The Reins, the third single from the next studio album, A Storm is Coming (due out on 31 October 2025), is now out on YouTube and you can see it here youtu.be/3nz-63Iukxs?...
For more info on where it was filmed go to www.rebeccadownes.com #newmusic

22.08.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Joe. See you soon 😊

15.08.2025 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So very very excited to announce our latest single has been playlisted by @planetrockradio.bsky.social !! Listen out for it and show them some love folks! 🀘🀘🀘 #planetrock

21.07.2025 09:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In the first episode of Series 3 of my Downes Your Way Podcast, Alan Nimmo of King King talks about the current situation in the music business. Here are some of thoughts on AI.

The full podcast can be found on your favourite platform via lnk.to/DownesYourWay

15.07.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Downes Your Way In Season 2, UK original Rock/Blues music artist Rebecca Downes, in conjunction with Blues in Britain (the monthly online and print magazine dedicated to the world of blues music, in all its shades an...

The first episode of Series 3 of Downes Your Way is out today on all podcast platforms. lnk.to/DownesYourWay.
We are following on from Series 2. We discuss the state of the music industry with those I have been chatting to for a long time about this. 1st up Alan Nimmo of King King! xxx

14.07.2025 08:50 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks so much to @redditapplemusic.bsky.social for adding our new single to an official playlist. 😍😍 Listen here lnk.to/FallingIn2U #applemusic

12.07.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Irresistible and Unapologetic – Rebecca Downes Powers Through with β€œFalling Into You” jacemediamusic.com/2025/06/28/i...

28.06.2025 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Falling Into You Listen to content by Rebecca Downes.

So excited to say the next single Falling Into You will be released 4th July! Go to the pre-save link for it here β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️ Can’t wait for you to hear it xxx lnk.to/FallingIn2U #newsingle

19.06.2025 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent news 😊

18.06.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Massive huge thank you to the truly wonderful packed audience last night at Temperance!! It was probably the hottest gig I’ve ever done and I by that I mean β€˜heat wise’ lol πŸ˜‚. There’s more gigs on the horizon just go to www.rebeccadownes.com/tour β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️

14.06.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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To cheer everyone up, here is an anecdote about when David Bowie was filming the video for Ashes to Ashes.

02.06.2025 08:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1867    πŸ” 390    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 0
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Me and the full band are at Red Arrow Music Club this Thursday and be ace to se you there! Just having a little play through the songs ☺️ Tickets πŸ‘‰ www.redarrowmusicclub.com/events/2025-...

27.05.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What Makes Rebecca Downes' Latest Single a Blockbuster? Rebecca Downes continues to impress with her latest single β€œThese Days,” the first from her upcoming album due October 2025. Rebeccaβ€”an independent artist and mentorβ€”pushes blues-rock forward with co-...

Wow! Thanks so much to David Scott of the American Blues Scene for this very humbling review of our latest single and video! www.americanbluesscene.com/2025/05/what...

24.05.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Rebecca Downes - These Days (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Rebecca Downes Rebecca Downes - These Days (Official Music Video)

So the video for These Days is now out and roaming around if it’s own free will 😝 Hope you enjoy it, the insects certainly enjoyed me when we filmed it! lol And we are with the full band in Ramsgate this coming Thursday! Red Arrow Music Club
Video link πŸ‘‰ youtu.be/vTAdpUVoKwg?...

23.05.2025 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks so much to Bernard Doherty for playing our new single These Days on his show last night! We appreciate it 🫑 Stream link πŸ‘‰ lnk.to/RDTheseDays
If you want to see us live next stop is Red Arrow Music Club 29th of this month! Be ace to see ya #keepmusiclive @planetrockradio.bsky.social

18.05.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ITS OUT! Our new single These Days is out today on all streaming platforms. A song written for these times we find ourselves in… hope you like it β™₯️ #newsingle Link πŸ‘‰ lnk.to/RDTheseDays

16.05.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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End of Season Review 24/25 | LoftForWords Get more from LoftForWords on Patreon

Annual journo's review with Thom Gibbs from the Telegraph and former Q editor Ted Kessler looking back on the season just gone and everything that's happened since, live now to all three Patreon sub tiers...

www.patreon.com/posts/end-of...

#qpr

14.05.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday new single These Days is released on all platforms! The start of a number of singles that proceed the album later. Pre order link coming soon but for now here’s the link to the Pre Save for the single, hope you like it. It was written for the times we find ourselves in… lnk.to/RDTheseDays

14.05.2025 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Rebecca Downes - Mama Weer All Crazee Now
YouTube video by RebeccaDownesVEVO Rebecca Downes - Mama Weer All Crazee Now

#TBT Thurs 15 May it will be 5 years since we released our dark, version of Mama Weer All Crazee Now. It wasn't a universal hit with the Slade fans. One even said we should all be taken out and shot! #chillout πŸ˜‚ But, lots of people love it & we do too! & we love Slade www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAfq...

13.05.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Massive thanks to the music industry guru that is Jonny Amos (linktr.ee/jonnyamos ) for this review of our forthcoming single These Days! Dropping on the 15th pre save link lnk.to/RDTheseDays β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️ #newmusic

10.05.2025 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello lovely people β™₯️ 29th May we are playing The Red Arrow Club in Ramsgate, and we would love to see you. Handy link πŸ”— facebook.com/events/s/reb... and link in Bio xxx

08.05.2025 09:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œShe sings with aching clarity, proving again that she is one of the most expressive and versatile vocalists in the UK blues-rock scene.”
Thanks so very much to Jace Media for this review of our forthcoming new single These Days! Review πŸ‘‰ www.facebook.com/share/16jseW... @jacemediamusic.bsky.social

05.05.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As @qprofficial.bsky.social undertakes one of its all-too-frequent resets of the β€˜days since a disaster’ clock to zero, here is a superb deconstruction of the back story.

30.04.2025 07:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Having a little sing in me living room… just love this song….Ep link here lnk.to/StrangerBlue #coversong

27.04.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Big thanks to David J Scott for this brilliant article highlighting us UK Bluesy Women! And shout out to all the amazing women David highlights; Alice, Elles, Emma, Kyla and Joanne. β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️ #womensupportingwomen www.americanbluesscene.com/2025/04/acro...

26.04.2025 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nearly here! New music video in the edit and coming together in advance of the release next month of the first track from the new studio album due out later this year 😊 #excited #newmusic

25.04.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rebecca Downes - I Can't Make You Love Me Listen to I Can't Make You Love Me by Rebecca Downes.

The β€˜Stranger Blue’ ep out today on all streaming platforms! This has a collections of covers done in an acoustic style that we have performed in our Stripped Back set, me and Steve hope you like it πŸ₯°πŸ₯° handy link here lnk.to/CMYLM #ep

11.04.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe noise of Rolls Royce engines is replaced by wind against the fuselage as the plane begins to fall from the sky. A glide into the runway turns into a drift towards the ocean. A gentle descent becomes a freefall... And relatives fear he’s using Air Crash Investigation to describe matches again.”

11.04.2025 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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