I was once allergic to cats. So much so that I was nearly hospitalised when my brother in law's cat brushed my neck with her tail. But, in 2003 a black stray came to our house then never left. We named him Gizmo. Never had a problem since ❤️
A 1970s cookery card featuring a photo of a deeply unappetising selection of undercooked looking meats and vegetables on a plate in front of a red striped cloth with willow pattern tureen and glass of red wine in the background. Above is the title of the dish New England boiled dinner
Brian Butterfield voice
I have been binge watching Department S. Why? I don't know. But, I have found it to be interesting, and Wyngarde is comical. In a way, it covers many bases, perhaps something Wyngarde was thinking of, especially when in Gloucester. 🤣
As with Camile, give us a ping mate! Hope you're OK? 🙏
I don't remember her being wanked off to the soundtrack of 'A life on the ocean wave'.
Love you two ❤️
And that piccolo! 🥁
Black and white photograph of Dave Gregory onstage at Madison Square Gardens, New York, December 1980. Photo by Virginia Turbett. Taken from the Eleven Different Animals - XTC Words and Music To The Singles book.
ROADS GIRDLE THE GLOBE "We all loved playing this song live, despite management pressure to drop it - it had none of the hit potential they wanted from us - and it remained in the set for most of our touring years." - Dave Gregory speaking to Todd Bernhardt. http://chalkhills.or #XTCmusic
Original handwritten lyrics to the song "Real By Reel" by XTC. Taken from the Complicated Game book by Todd Bernhardt and Andy Partridge.
REAL BY REEL A song about government surveillance, this often opened XTC's live sets. Below are the original handwritten lyrics. #XTCmusic
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Want to know something else that will make you feel old?
The single, Firestarter by The Prodigy was released thirty years ago today. On my thirtieth birthday, no less.
Now, I'm sixty today. Yikes!
For Keith Flint.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuGI...
The wristband for musicians who performed at the XTC Fan Festival of June 2025.
Still wearing my band from the XTC Fan Festival of 2025.
Buying an LP in a chazza shop this week, the young assistant asked, "Do you have a machine that plays these things?"
"A turntable. Come on, you must remember listening to music before streaming!"
"Erm, Dad had an iPod (?) when I was little."
I turn 60 tomorrow. 😶
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0zs...
Hope you're feeling better now mate?
And, there are some things that once are mentally seen, cannot be unseen!
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Lots of Savile energy here.
Mash up of Unknown Pleasures Joy Division sleeve and Neil Sedaka.
Love Will Tear Us Apart and Neil Sedaka’s version of Love Will Keep Us Together were recorded in the same studio. (Strawberry, Stockport.)
I love doing @noiseboxradio.com. People I like listen, and hear things they haven't heard before.
With Trixies, Squeeze's fifteenth studio album, arriving this week, here's a 2024 look at the singles that fell short of the UK Top 40 - and the ones that missed the charts entirely. gayleramage.co.uk/the-non-hit-...
#OnTheDayInMusic - 26th Feb 2019
English drummer Andy Anderson died of cancer aged 68. He is best known for being in The Cure and playing on ‘Love Cats’ and ‘The Caterpillar’. He also worked with Steve Hillage, Mike Oldfield, and Peter Gabriel.
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The Pistachio one is so addictive!
Nom nom nom nom nom...
Wonder if the Greens are the New New Labour, Labour are the New Conservatives, Reform are the New National Front and the Conservatives are dead.
Can't wait for Hannah Spencer to arrive at the House of Commons, shake her head and say, "Who's done this then? It's a right cowboy job" and offer to fix it "for a drink."
A review by TALK Sport's Adrian Durham, of one of Fossil Fools' tribute shows covering the music of XTC.
Louis Barugh gave a lovely review of Fossil Fools covering XTC's Extrovert.
Another review of Fossil Fools gigs, from Adrian Durham.
And some glowing reviews from the likes of Adrian Durham of #TALKSport Radio and @cheeseford.bsky.social
Fossil Fools at Rhoom Studios in Hurst, 2022. L-R clockwise, Ed Percival (close), Jake Crawford (back), Dan Farmer, Matt Bell and me.
Fossil Fools - Dan Farmer, Matt Bell, Ed Percival, me and Jake Crawford at The Water Rats in 2021. The audience is in the background.
Looking back at some Fossil Fools pictures... a band I was so proud to be in.
RIP Rob Grant. Looking forward to the activation of your hologram in a day or so.
These two women are suing Andrew Tate, alleging he raped them. Here they visit the social media companies that created Tate. Please share.
*one voice altered to disguise identity
Craig Ferguson – Late Late Show Theme Falco – Vienna Calling Ricky Tomlinson – Are You Lookin' At Me? Helen Love – I'm In Love With You Berlin – The Metro Rikki and Daz – Last Year Electric Light Orchestra – Ticket to the Moon Two Tree Hill – Awesome School The Supremes – Up The Ladder To The Roof We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It – What's The Point Jessica Lea Mayfield & Dolour – Why Bother? Godley & Creme – Wide Boy Christopher Gunning – New Yorkshire Theme corook – Scooby Duran Duran – My Own Way (Single Version) Fightmilk – Overbite Herman van Veen – Könntest Du zaubern The Passions – I'm In Love With A German Film Star Kid Sistr – American Teenage Prophecy Fat Slags – Summer Holiday / Dance Of The Handbags Neo-Magics – Pump Up The Jam Tony Martin and Mick Molloy – Whats All That About? Fun Boy Three – The Tunnel Of Love (David Jensen Session 16/1/83) Fox – Electro People
Last Monday, I played all these songs. Sound like something you might enjoy? Join me this Monday at 8pm on noiseboxradio.com where I havent a clue what will happen next. Fun!
Today, Charlotte Church celebrates her 40th birthday and, as her first album was released at the age of 12, we’d like your suggestions on tracks by young pop stars. Any artist who recorded a track when under 18 is eligible. noiseboxradio.com/ff... for your requests please, and tune in from 9pm!
No XTC from me tonight... but I hope my choices are decent enough.
BREAKING: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, BBC News reported reut.rs/4s0NSPL
