Ha ! They had some space to fill i think :) alarmingly big picture of me too .

Hey Pete so love Take Five - and totally concur with your piece in yr newsletter this morning. I wrote about it for that Music Week back in 2020. What an idea - it just works. www.musicweek.com/tastemakers/...

Great piece Pete. First heard Das Pop's cover last year - i'm sure because you mentioned it somewhere - & i looked it up. Magnificent. One of those (not) Xmas singles (David Essex "Dea Sancta" from Stardust ?). All those bells. thx. As for Berntholer. yep. Peel + the Festive 50 again. It often is.

Loved that piano spot. . PS: i've a bit more of a love for Love Spreads in last few months thanks to it turning up completely out of the blue marking Mark S return to Lumon in S2 after a three year absence in the recent series of Severance. (can you see what they did there - ha ha ).

Anna Doble remembers sharing a portion of chips, and a sense of optimism, with Trish Keenan and James Cargill a quarter of a century on from the release of Broadcast's debut album.

Happy 25th birthday to The Noise Made By People

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The thing about our label is that we get carried away and keep adding more bits until our profit margin is only visible with a microscope. Which is why #BandcampFriday is so huge for us. If you were thinking of buying Sensitive now's the time! needlemythology.bandcamp.com/album/sensit...

My heart is singing along. Just adorable.
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Yes ! Me too. Can’t believe it’s been all that time. Only went cos Pete sorted me out a last minute ticket cos I wrote a review of the LP for The Quietus. (You’re mentioned! If you’ve not seen) . Bloody hell it was a good night. So glad I went. thequietus.com/quietus-revi...

Really pleased to finally be able to announce that our film on Pauline Boty, will be shown on BBC Four on March 3rd at 10pm.
Make a note in your diary and get ready for the inspiring story of Pauline Boty.
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"Just fucking destroy it"

Primal Scream's 'Loaded' is 35

@wrongtom.bsky.social explores how Andrew Weatherall's first solo remix became a turning point for both him and the Scottish band, reinventing them for the rave generation and paving the way for 'Screamadelica'

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"As delicate as the gentle fall of cherry blossom"

Wow. Yes it was ! A Subway package. The Clouds, The Flatmates, The Waltones, and The Chesterfields. The Clouds in Feb 87 ? The Clouds were just terrific that night. PS: Still can't believe i saw The Waltones' James Knox sing at Pete's gig/launch last week. And very fine he was too.

Clare Grogan? Talulah Gosh? The Soup Dragons? The Loft? The Sea Urchins? The June Brides? Debsey and Rachel from Dolly Mixture? The Waltones? Beth Arzy doing Shop Assistants? Can we call it the indiepop Last Waltz? I'd say so. www.patreon.com/posts/what-f...

"BLOODY HELL ITS CLARE GROGAN" I said to myself. This was a wonderful night Pete, and a poignant one also for those who couldn't be there. Again all 👏 to you for bringing everything together. To hear Pristine Christine again - oh blimey.

Oh blimey. This is painfully gorgeous. Never heard it. Until now. On 11th straight listen

"But for a few years, until life and kids and everything else kicked in, I’d never felt so alive, so in love, and so connected to music. Listening to Sensitive perfectly re-captures that time."

A heartfelt hug and a huge thank you to Jem Stone and to @thequietus.com

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I mean to put Trout Fishing in there but ran out of space. Agreed . One of the key zines.

thanks Pete. Big 👏 for giving this era the sumptuous Needle Mythology package/reassessment it rightfully deserves. Shout if you want any suggestions for Vol 2 ha ha

Who says he's being sold fellas. ? Nobody.
A loan is hardly insane is it ? Sounds that they're at least considering it. Of course. Not sure why you're clutching your blue and white pearls again. Depends how things are in Jan. PS:Does "susceptible" to injuries mean Pedro has had some in past ha.