#5DebutAlbums1519

1. Wheel - Moving Backwards
2. Just Mustard - Wednesday
3. The Great Electric - Agamemnon Counterpart
4. Koburg - The Enchantress
5. Jess Silk - Break The Bottle

I suspect JM will be in the final list, but probably not the others, even though they all deserve to be 😉😎

Only Joy Division and Prolapse would beat it for me 😉😎😂🖤

#5debutalbums8589

1. Sisterhood - Gift
2. Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
3. Fields Of The Nephilim - Dawnrazor
4. Propaganda - A Secret Wish
5. The Sisters Of Mercy - First And Last And Always

Thanks Richard 😎

I'm thinking the same, and two of my favourite prog bands are also missing out. Going to enjoy revisiting them all over the next couple of weeks 😎🖤

Glad to hear that. I felt like I was definitely an outlier listening to my choice these last couple of weeks 😂 Thanks as always Richard 😎

#5DebutAlbums0509

1. Lili Refrain - 9
2. If These Trees Could Talk - Above the Earth, Below the Sky
3. Collapse Under The Empire - Systembreakdown
4. Russian Circles - Enter
5. Solar Fake - Broken Grid

If anyone else votes for these, I will be shocked and stunned, and will need a lie down 😂

Tonight! If you're in the Cheshire area, come along. I'll be performing the 'Night Call' album plus songs from 'Answers' and also a few brand new ones.

Assemblance X Sessions.
Ltd numbered cassette.
Digital.

Out now.

45 minutes of new experimental works created for the 2026 @khuh.bsky.social Art’s Birthday broadcast.

Huge thanks to @bleek.bsky.social
for commissioning this project. 🙏🩶

everydaydust.bandcamp.com/album/assemblance-x-sessions

#5debutalbums50s60s

1. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
2. The Doors - The Doors
3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
4. Jefferson Airplane - Takes Off
5. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?

Sorry to Janis (BB&THC) and Mamas & Papas, they were close 😎

Jamie is a complete ball of energy on stage! 😎

Ananda

Ed

Jamie

Connor

Winter Gardens
31st Jan 2026
Bootleg Social, Blackpool

A great start to my run of gigs for this year, with 3 gigs from Winter Gardens. Tonight's gig was the best of the three, and just wish I could see the rest of tour. Great to catch up with @peterlatimer6.bsky.social too. #WinterGardens

Not sure at the moment, but I'll certainly try to be there too 😎🖤

It's a good job we did #5albums50s60s not so long ago, as most of my top choices were debut albums 😎😂

Absolutely. I was very lucky to pick up on them after the early singles 😎

#5DebutAlbums9094

1. Prolapse - Pointless Walks To Dismal Places
2. Curve - Doppelgänger
3. Echobelly - Everybody's Got One
4. Trashcan Sinatras - Cake
5. The Heart Throbs - Cleopatra Grip

Apologies to Secret Shine, Jale, Sundays, Garbage, Natalie Merchant, STP and AIC! So many choose from 😎

My top 50 albums of 2025

#5Albums25

1. Prolapse - I Wonder When They're Going to Destroy Your Face
2. Last Of Eden - Chairoscuro
3. [slab] - Taut
4. bdrmm - Microtonic
5. IQ - Dominion

And my traditional top 50 😎

Really hope they return to Birmingham, the two times i saw them, they were mesmerising 😎

I'll be there too 😎

Glad it's not just me who had that plan 😂 I'm sure you'll be seeing some great gigs next year 😎

#5debutalbums7074

1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
2. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3. Bruce Springsteen - Greetings From Asbury Park
4. Lynyrd Skynyrd - (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)
5. Blue Öyster Cult - Blue Öyster Cult

I remembered for once!!! 😂

They played with Ministry recently, and I was gutted that I just couldn't make it. Really looking forward to them doing a longer UK tour. Those EPs are great. 😎

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Heartbreaking to read Gary's post. His brother died on Saturday. I met John a couple of times on Gary's tours in the 90s, and he was absolutely lovely to chat to. A very sad loss.

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Just watched my BluRay edition of Gary Numan's 1000th show at The Electric Ballroom in 2023, and in the intro I spotted these two figures on the left; my mate JJ and me eating our chips, while waiting in the queue 😂

Sadly Gary had some bad news earlier in the day, and the very personal Please Push No More, took more out of him than he expected. The crowd was behind him, but whoever came on to help him, thank you for giving him the hug we all wanted to give him. Thoughts are with Gary, Raven and his whole family

@garynumanofficial.bsky.social in Brum last night was outstanding, playing almost everything recorded around his Telekon era, celebrating 45 years of the album. The light show was a masterclass for any aspiring lighting designers. Obviously a difficult night, but the whole band gave everything 😎

I'm good, been seeing a lot of great bands recently. Winter Gardens a particular favourite at the moment. Sadly Victories At Sea cancelled their gig, but have seen Night Swimming again, Nightbus, Bleach Lab and more this month!

Another week to agonise over my choices! I thought 8084 was bad, this is worse 😂😂😂 Hope work is at least stressfree this weekend 😎

They were great in Brum on Tuesday. Great album too 😎

Ah! If Richard has already okayed it then that's just blown my ordering up! I had it in my 15-19 list 😂😂

Desperate Journalist's debut was released in Jan 2015, so will have to wait until #DebutAlbums1519 😉