Fascinating, thanks for sharing.

Extract from "Melissa" (1982). A film by Mark Herman, music by Henry Priestman. YouTube video by Henry Priestman

It's great what you come across when you have a clean out of your external hard drive: 2 minute clip from 1982.
Recorded on a Tascam Portastudio using a Polymoog & the original Boss Dr Rhythm drum machine, plus some “sampling” of Vincent Price's "Marissa" script from a Co-Star LP.

I don't keep gig tickets, so a surprise the other day when I found all of these in a jacket pocket...
Michael Nyman, Brian Wilson, Belle & Sebastian, and Joy Division Reworked, all at the Liverpool Phil.
Conor Oberst/Big Thief at Academy, Low at Epstein, & @kermodemovie.bsky.social at Playhouse.

Nice two page spread, re our recent S4C TV's "Cân i Gymru" (Song for Wales) win, in current issue of weekly Welsh language news and current affairs magazine "Golwg" @golwg.cymru.
My Dosbarth Cymraeg homework for this week...👍🤔

The Story of Sex Pistols and Yachts at Eric's, 1976 The Story of Sex Pistols and Yachts at Liverpool’s Eric’s club, 15th October 1976

The story of Sex Pistols and Yachts at Eric's, Liverpool, 1976

grantmcphee.substack.com/p/the-story-...

#sexpistols #albertdock #yachts #punk #erics

Pics by @montyrakusen.bsky.social

50 years ago today Albert Dock (who'd mutate into Yachts a year later) played their 1st public gig at The Dale pub in Wallasey.
Set list incl “Road Runner”, “She’s Looking Good”, Lee Dorsey’s “Occapella”, “Jackie Wilson Said”, and ummm “Je Ne Regrette Rien”.
What a wild ride it's been!

#PensionerPower!

Ha, just spotted this Bluesky post of mine from Feb 17th...little did I know we'd actually go and win the damn thing ...whodathoughtit?..not me obvs, gauging by the original post below.

Ahhh, been holding back on watching it thinking "well, it'll only disappoint me, not be as good as original"..but I'll give it a go...that said, why is it virtually impossible to watch the (to me) superior original NON-directors cut, with the fabulous voice over.

The perfect end to one of the most memorable weeks in my musical "career".
Radcliffe and Maconie just played Yachts' "Suffice to Say" on their BBC 6Music show.
Back to the start of it all...the arc is complete

The 2nd single I co-wrote that gets released today (see other post), the song that won "Cân i Gymru 2026" (Song for Wales) last Sat on S4C's live TV show.
Y Gân by Sara Owen.
Just about recovered from the shock...not least of seeing myself on TV (who's that old git?!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh4Q...

Alabaster Skin YouTube video by Release - Topic

I'm not exactly prolific when it comes to releases, so to have co-written TWO songs released by different artists on the same day, TODAY (coincidentally), is quite something.
"Alabaster Skin" by new artist Pegsy.
Influences: Nancy, Lee, Duane, Ennio... www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV3O...

Just leaving this here...instrumental teaser clip of a new single, Alabaster Skin, by new singer Pegsy, that I've co-written, out on Friday; if you like a bit of twangy guitar, check out below
Here's the pre-save link for Spotify/Youtube/Tidal etc:
ditto.fm/alabaster_skin
#thetwangsthethang

Can't quite believe this...
Bendigedig!

Dead chuffed to have co-written 2 songs that have made it into last 8 for S4C's annual live "Can I Gymru" (Song for Wales) on Feb 28th...need to start practicing my "well, chwarae teg, the best song won" maganimous expression for when the cameras spin round and pick me out when we come last :-) .

It’s a hit!…I’ll sort the tune out.

Correct!

Ha, I’m on one of those albums!

It’s with a heavy heart that I’m having to cancel Saturday night’s sold out Thornton Hough gig. 1st gig in 49 years I've had to cancel due to ill-health.
Woke up feeling absolutely awful (all the symptoms of this nasty new flu going round).
Rescheduled date March 21st '26, tickets valid for new date

In order to try and relive the experience, just working my way through these beauties..
PS Gong eh? Silly not to.

saw him at Manchester…my gig of the year by a million miles.

BVO…a ringing endorsement 😊

You were quietly wonderful, Nick x

Roy Harper (84!) amazing last night at Manchester Bridgewater Hall.
Played the set list of my dreams.
Wonderful accompaniment from son Nick.
@harperspace.bsky.social

Our first taste of the music press…and it was a good one (it couldn’t last 😉)

Love that last line….

Hope you had a lovely day xxx

August 31 1977, Yachts support XTC at London’s Hope & Anchor…

Continuing the nearly unanimous run of 8/10 (or 4/5) reviews from virtually all the printed monthly magazines (+Guardian/Observer), here's review of the "new" Yachts LP 'Missing in Action - The Lost Tapes 1980-81', in latest Vive Le Rock mag.
available from www.henrypriestman.com/merchandise-2/