How do these grab you, darlin’? Nancy Sinatra’s 20 best songs – ranked! Sixty years after the release of her debut album, Boots, we celebrate her finest tracks – from Bond themes to LSD anthems

Great selection by @theguardian.com - most of these tracks are available on the excellent Raven Records compilation from Australia - www.discogs.com/release/1742...: www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...

@starsandsabers.bsky.social hi - who distributes your physical books in Australia? I’m not paying 19 quid for Waterstones to send me a 12 quid book…..

Troff?

Hi @glassmodernr.bsky.social - my Ciaran Harte CD was given the once-over at border control….

A wild, windy night in #Melbourne last night, but ⁦‪Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds‬⁩ mostly managed to push the sky away for the duration of their near 3-hour set….

Interesting choice of music at my local wine bar last night…. @quantick.bsky.social

Wordle 1,678 4/6*

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Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra - Chariots Of The Gods? View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2009 CD release of "Chariots Of The Gods?" on Discogs.

Whatever the quality of the books, the soundtrack to the Chariots of the Gods?“documentary” is brilliant…. www.discogs.com/release/2307...

@cravenfaults.bsky.social Happy New Year!

@quantick.bsky.social Merry Christmas (and thanks for the card)

Check out “See You in Havana”

Fantastic!

Perfect stocking filler!

Some more recommended holiday reading @thequietus.com

Santa’s been early…. @quantick.bsky.social

Dear @theguardian.com - please hire some sub-editors - cf this opening sentence from an article in today’s edition: “Rob* was part of an group of 16 workers” - since when is “group” preceded by “an”?

New album SIDINGS

Released 23.01.26

Available to pre-order from 1600 GMT 05.11.25

1. Ganger (16:20)
2. Stoneyman (14:25)
3. Yard Loup (3:22)
4. Three Loaning End (4:57)
5. Up Goods Distant, Down Goods Home (4:31)
6. Huttes (6:01)
7. Drover Hole Sike (3:40)
8. Far Closes (15:40)

SIDINGS | 23.01.25

Pre-order now: theleaflabel.net/sidings.XQL

All vinyl editions are pressed at The Vinyl Factory, packaged in a gatefold sleeve with format specific obi strip printed on Fedrigoni Materica paper

Does Prince Andrew live rent-free at Royal Lodge and can he be evicted? Andrew paid £1m to lease the 30-room mansion in Great Windsor Park for 75 years as part of his tenancy contract

Gives new meaninv to “rent boy”? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘Almost 30m plays on Spotify!’ When fake bands hit the real-life big time, from Spinal Tap to the Flaming Dildos How do you invent a convincing fictional band for your play, film or novel? And what happens if they actually top the charts? The creators of Scott Pilgrim, the Commitments, Stereophonic and more reve...

No mention of The Rutles????? www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

Something for the weekend….

Genius - James Galway meets Tonto’s Expanding Head Band…..

This just arrived…. @elizabethalker.bsky.social @stuartmaconie.bsky.social

Lots of affordable art at the @sydcontemporary #WorksOnPaper section - open until 8pm tonight and all weekend - come on down!

Goodbye Freak Zone…. @stuartmaconie.bsky.social @bbc6music.bsky.social

Over to @stuartmaconie.bsky.social ……

Yes - BBC Sounds app will be geoblocked as from Midnight tonight UK. The “new” BBC App has less than a tenth of the content, as you can’t access BBC 6 Music (certainly not via time shift or on demand) I contacted the Beeb about paid subscriptions for overseas listeners, but never got a reply.

So that’s the last time I’ll be able to listen to the Freak Zone via time shift on @BBC Sounds app… it’s been nice knowing you @stuartmaconie.bsky.social

Anthony Albanese has chosen his top 10 Australian songs of all time – and there’s one big surprise | Andrew Stafford DJ Albo™ is an Aussie bloke in his early 60s, as his ‘reminiscence bump’ list shows. But there’s a glaring omission from the prime minister

@australia.theguardian.com I think Jill Birt would be a bit pissed off by your omission….. she was a long-standing member of the Triffids, and played organ on “Wide Open Road”. Please check your facts! www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

Dusty Springfield - Yesterday When I Was Young View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1972 Vinyl release of "Yesterday When I Was Young" on Discogs.

Hey @stuartmaconie.bsky.social - have you heard Dusty’s cover of Basil on this lost B-side www.discogs.com/release/5497...