Indeed. Wish I still had my t-shirt with the Peggy Suicide logo in Barbie font. :-)

The picture shows Mike Joyce from The Smiths being interviewed by Simon as part of a rock n roll book club evening

Another good night out courtesy of @rnrbook-club.bsky.social with Mike Joyce. Great tunes by @twee17.bsky.social also…thank you for dropping Safesurfer! 😊

Haha! Possibly the only person who enjoyed a contribution from Peggy Suicide, much appreciated (although it was East Easy Rider 😃).

Very chuffed to say that I’ve been asked to guest at the fabulous Wanita night at Walthamstow Trades Hall on 7th March.

Here we have a swoonsome thing of staggering beauty.

And in my hand is a test pressing of ‘Love Crowns and Crucifies’, the great lost album by Care and my fabulous prize from those lovely folk at @needlemythology.bsky.social

It’s everything I’d dreamed of.

A splendid night at Disco2000.

I’m going to keep banging on about this until you all buy tickets. Walthamstow Trades Hall. 13th September. All proceeds to Eat or Heat.

wegottickets.com/event/669504/

I genuinely thought that this was a present for your Nan until I got close enough to see the tilde.

We’ll be there.

Edwyn Collins cameo - Shooting Stars - BBC comedy YouTube video by BBC Studios

Happy birthday to Mr. Edwyn Collins.

“Whack, whack, whack, whack, whack, whack whack!”

youtu.be/0_2jz_fqVLQ

Evan Dando at Rough Trade East last night playing a near-perfect cover of Edwyn Collins’ ‘Low Expectations’. Just when you thought that you couldn’t love him more.

Peter Cook - The Miner YouTube video by lukertweek

Evan Dando at Rough Trade East tonight was lovely; scrappy, vulnerable, heartfelt and buoyant. However, amongst the Townes Van Zandt and Fred Neil covers I did not expect that he would give us a word-perfect rendition of.. this. youtu.be/Grg5tULy0tY?...

I was particularly thrilled by the Edwyn Collins cover.

Asylum Seekers and the NHS: Myth and reality - Industrial Estate of Mind UK asylum seekers aren’t overloading the NHS — many are doctors. The numbers show they could help fix the shortage, not make it worse.

People blame asylum seekers for putting pressure on the NHS. But is it true?
#asylumseekers #refugees #smallboats #NHS #NHScrisis
jon-chadwick.com/2025/08/14/a...

My advice to A level students heading away to Uni : the cooking times on oven chips are a lie .

There’s even a poster look!

Helter Skelter is happening this Saturday at Walthamstow Trades Hall. Two floors of retro indie tunes, excellent aircon & social club beer prices. Also proceeds to local charities. What more do you want for a fiver? (Or £8 if you’re not a member - still a bargain!).

wegottickets.com/event/661526/

3 weeks until the Disco2000 two-floor spectacular at Walthamstow Trades Hall with Star Shaped Club - all your indie faves from Punk to Britpop downstairs and swinging 60s vibes in the upstairs room. All this plus cheap beer and aircon. :-) wegottickets.com/event/661526/

‘Department Q’ is the new show that I never want to come to the end of.

UK New Entry 1974 (222) Wombles - Minuetto Allegretto YouTube video by 123msg321

Today’s earworm is ‘Minuetto Allegretto’ by The Wombles. You’re welcome. youtu.be/2rRGv6yOWCg

Anyone who needs a laugh as badly as I did this morning will appreciate this thread about Tom Cox’s Dad, who is mad as a mackerel.

I’d watch the hell out of that tbh.

Today we went to a Cat Cafe in Sudbury and met some very chilled felines.

I feel like that’s the strapline for the documentary based on the book…

Very excited about this. It’s been a long time since I’ve been to a club with a cool little upstairs room and a big downstairs room. It’s just a shame someone else isn’t running it. :-)

LIVE FOREVER - John Robb on the Rise, fall and resurrection of OASIS John Robb talks OASIS a tale of ambition, ego, talent, and a whole lot of attitude.

This time next week! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/live-forev...

I think this old Monster Munch T-shirt from Vinted might be the greatest £6 that I, nay that ANYBODY, ever spent.

OK. This IS important.

And in my mind Alexei Sayle starts singing “Revolutionary ice creams of Italy/rise up out of your box/you have nothing to lose but your wafers/Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum”

One of our local ice cream vans plays the tune to ‘The People’s Flag’ / ‘O Tannenbaum’ - whichever one it is in their minds it’s pretty weird.