Tom Welch

My partner’s mum told me recently that she saw Ellington in Newcastle in the mid ’60’s; maybe it was that gig. My dad saw him in ‘66 in London, with Ella Fitzgerald. (She was with Ellington, not my dad)…

A still from documentary WE ARE FUGAZI FROM WASHINGTON D.C.

'Might Fugazi finally reform and rescue the Western World from its sorry state like Superman descending from the clouds to violently smack the smug chops of Lex Luther..?'

Quietus Best Of 2025: The Strange World Of… Fugazi

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YouTube video by Jon Averill Never The Hootenanny

Annual reminder:

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A Brilliant Folk Musician Turned the Natural Sounds of the Blue Ridge Mountains Into Powerful Songs Daniel Bachman is on a mission to evoke Virginia’s past through strange medleys of sounds

This Smithsonian piece was another big highlight for me in 2025. 2026 marks 20 years since I dropped out of high school & started on the arts life. It has not been easy at times but after all these years it’s still all I want to do. Lots of work coming in 26, tree music, short stories, heavy drones.

'In the video, the pair discuss the disastrous 1998 tour of America: "“All any of us were asking of Mark was to stand on that stage for an hour, and sing the songs. That was all we asked of him."'

Watch Stewart Lee Interview The Fall’s Steve Hanley Ahead of New Audiobook

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Great shot! Never seen that one before.

RIP Tony Harrison.

Reading 'V' - THE great northern poem of the last 50 years - at 13 years old blew my mind apart.

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Gwenifer Raymond - Last Night I Heard The Dog Star Bark album cover. The artist picture in front of a hand drawn, tapestry-style illustration, with acoustic guitar in hand.

'Relocates her Welsh Primitive to the Great Plains, evoking a stroll taken across the dusty landscape lit by the failing light of an aging sun...'

#GweniferRaymond - Last Night I Heard The Dog Star Bark is a Quietus Album of the Month for September 2025

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He does seem to be an Alex Harvey fan though, so there is hope for him yet 😻

I've deployed the Dreamweapon.

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Tom Lehrer dared you to laugh Clear-sightedness and the absence of self-regard made Tom Lehrer's art unique, exposing the pieties of middle-class America with dash and daring.

I had an attempt at getting down some thoughts yesterday about the great Tom Lehrer for @engelsbergideas.bsky.social. His songs are in the DNA of my childhood; finding other people who liked him has always felt a little like some kind of secret handshake. engelsbergideas.com/notebook/tom...

YouTube video by BFI Alex Cox and producer Nick Freand Jones on Moviedrome | BFI Q&A

Watch it and marvel at a lost golden age of late night viewing. BFI In Conversation celebrating the magic of Moviedrome with producer Nick Freand Jones, original presenter Alex Cox & fan and Tornado film director John Maclean.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4HE...

Sorry to hear that DB! We are out front in Leeds, admiring the crazy fennel.

Alex Cox on the legacy of Moviedrome, the BBC’s essential cult film slot Broadcasting a weekly diet of transgressive, iconoclastic cinema into British living rooms, the BBC’s Moviedrome series turned a generation of viewers into adventurous cinephiles. How did it come abou...

Nice interview here with Alex Cox about Moviedrome, and an upcoming season of related films at the BFI Southbank (which I can't stop myself calling the NFT...) www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/a...

YouTube video by Weareinside Bonnie - Prince - Billy & Matt Sweeney - Blood Embrace

It’s terrific! There’s another snippet of dialogue memorably used here, which is how I first became aware of the film: youtu.be/8JDaBRVy4ek?...

Tish Tish Murtha used her camera to celebrate overlooked working-class lives and to fight for social change in 1980s Britain. Her daughter, Ella, uncovers her poignant story.

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Happy 45th birthday to Underwater Moonlight!

Nobody wanted what The Soft Boys were selling in 1980, but their superb swan song made them a Velvet Underground for new generations of jangle and psych bands

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Looks like this got re-upped. Most all of the incredible French music program Pop Deux has returned to the Internet Archive. You can see & download them here. I selected one for reference that isnt available anywhere else. Michael Chapman from 1970

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Duncan Campbell, celebrated Guardian crime reporter, dies aged 80 Tributes paid to ‘courageous’ journalist who covered police corruption, Rosemary West trial and Hatton Garden heist

One of journalism's greats. I met him again only six months or so ago, in Frome. He carried all the brilliant work he'd done in a lovely kind of calm & openness www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...

Goldengrove a book by Patrick McCabe. ‘Wild, anarchic, and wonderfully head-spinning’ Neil Jordan, award-winning film directorA dark theatrical comedy about the vexed and violent relationship between Britain and Ireland, from twice Booker...

I'm very pleased and not a little relieved that this fine book is published today by @unboundsocials.bsky.social . It's GOLDENGROVE the fourteenth novel by the great Patrick McCabe.
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YouTube video by MrKoreanoMoreno TALK TALK - i believe in you (live)

Talk Talk - I Believe in You (1988, Spirit of Eden) youtu.be/16mDl6dlfmE?...

YouTube video by lollipopmind The Watersons "Hal-An-Tow"

Start Mayday right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs9P...

Michael Chapman - Millstone Grit album cover.

'In 1971, Chapman was booked to support saxophonist #CannonballAdderley. From Chapman’s perspective, he was “going on tour with God”. But these were nervy times in the USA...'

‘New York Ladies’ from Millstone Grit (1973) - The Strange World Of… #MichaelChapman

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Hawkwind - There Is No Space For Us album cover. The view from the control deck of a space ship.

With their banks of synths and the addition of #Thighpaulsandra, Jeremy Allen makes the case for the English space rock band's late period

#Hawkwind - There Is No Space For Us

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Oh, me too 🚀

The Feelies Crazy Rhythms album cover. Illustration of the band against a blue background

'A band that combines the twin guitar attack of Television, the hypnotic groove of Neu!, the uber-cool vocal delivery of Lou Reed, the repetition of Philip Glass and the scorching, single-note guitar solos of Neil Young'

#TheFeelies Crazy Rhythms turns 45 today!

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My new record Moving Through Light is out next week Friday the 28th. I've got a couple of the tracks up at my bandcamp page for the pre-order. TBH I couldnt be happier with how this one turned out. Hope you enjoy it!
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YouTube video by SeagreenSerenade THE FALL new puritan (Peel Session) 1980

I think this recording of The Fall in some ways defines what the band was about. Certainly in my time with the band. Maybe beyond. Wild. Uncontrolled. Thrilling. Every member locked in. @stephenhanley6.bsky.social @hanleypa.bsky.social Craig Scanlon Mark E Smith… m.youtube.com/watch?v=KfYw...

Announcing my new solo guitar record today, Moving Through Light, out February 28 2025 at Bandcamp and streaming services.

Meanwood Valley at Dusk Playlist · sidspid · 11 items · 1 saves

You don’t get off that easily, here’s mine:

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