“But, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the Strait of Hormuz is open and people are having a wonderful time.”
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“But, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the Strait of Hormuz is open and people are having a wonderful time.”
Fountains Abbey exterior
Fountains Abbey interior
Fountains Abbry
At Fountains Abbey for a park run* , is there a better location for it.
*I was on child minding duties.
Robin sounds like a bit of a prick to be honest. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
I gave up before the end of Trouble Every Day’. The scene with Vincent Gallo in the locker room was just too grim for me.
The music and costume do a lot of the heavy lifting on Neptune Frost. Got me thinking of ‘Soundtrack to a Coup D’etat’ as covers a lot of the same ground, though in a totally different way.
Last four films watched: Neptune Frost, The Headless Woman, Trouble Every Day, Sorry,Baby
My #LastFourWatched for #LetterboxdFriday
Comment on Simple Town ‘Weren't they the one that was a bit shit.’
Sent the link to my son and he was more concise in his criticism.
Surprised to see this lot in The Guardian. I saw this show in Edinburgh and they were amusing but nothing which stood out. www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/m...
Kathryn Joseph at The Attic, Leeds
Andrew Wasylyk at The Attic, Leeds
Andrew Wasylyk quite wonderful tonight and unexpected bonus having Kathryn Joseph on the bill.
Albums listened to this week by: Joshua Idehen, Harry Styles, Alice Sara Ott, Andrew Wasylyk, Chet Faker, Jazz Emu, Barry Can’t Swim (Late Night Tsles), Dagmar Zuniga, Pharaohe Monch, Kate Bush, Anthony Naples, Bob Mould, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Dry Cleaning, Iron & Wine, The Soft Pink Truth
This week’s listening.
#np Joshua Idehen magnificent new album
Brilliant photo, such joy in it.
Janet Key and Pippa Steel died far too young, both of cancer. Happily, Madeline Smith is still with us and was acting until fairly recently.
Three of the actresses in the Hammer horror film “The Vampire Lovers"
Madeline Smith, Janet Key and Pippa Steel, Elstree Studios. 12th March 1970.
Americans will do anything to avoid using the metric system 🦩
I was underwhelmed, but will persevere. I just wish Albarn would ditch that singing from a bottom of a well filter.
A star studded monitor.
The late afternoon sun shining on my monitor is making the dust on it look like a galaxy of stars.
‘Hello, I must be bombing’
Ah well, that’s Cyprus fucked now.
‘Here come the warm jets’
Albums listened to this week: Norman Jay compilation, Gorillaz, Seven Davis Jr., Electric stew DJ mix, Belle and Sebastian, Bill Callahan, Bryan Ferry, Dobet Gnahore, Iron & Wine, Momoko Gill, REM , REM, Big Black, Catrin Finch, Hemlocke Springs, Tortoise
This week’s listening.
Graffiti which reads ’bolders only exist in the heads of the humans’
Passer-by:’Dude, are you sure that’s how you spell boulders?’
Graffiti artist: ‘…boulders?’
Last four films watched: The Shrouds, The Midnight Story, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, The Secret Agent
My #LastFourWatched for #LetterboxdFriday
Ultimately no one gives a shit about PMQs other than politics nerds who work themselves into a frenzy over it.
Bryan Ferry over Prefab Sprout for Durham and Chris Rea or even John Barry over Shed Seven for North Yorks surely.
Watching his mum and dad losing it when he won was the highlight of the ceremony.
Watching the BAFTA montage for 2025 and thinking they should’ve just got David Ehrlich to do it.
Albums listened to this week: Jill Scott, Forest Swords (DJ mix), Momoko Gill, 5 Seconds of Summer, Happy Mondays, Miles Davis,Bob Dylan, Fatima Al Qadiri, Gwen Guthrie, Nathan Fake, Chess compilation, Red Snapper, Metronomy, Rammstein, Djrum, Scott Walker
This week’s listening.
album cover for the planets by Holst a man and a woman in fantasy sci-fi outfits.
This is exactly what I imagine when I hear Holsts's Planets...
Ahem, cough, Mandelson
Patti Smith on front cover of 21st February 1976 edition of the NME.
Patti Smith on the front cover.