Chthönic Smïth
@chthonicsmith.bsky.social
The peveril of rock 'n' roll decadence
#MDANT🏅
#MDANT🏅
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Birdsong is something that can be a vital part of your well-being for years without you noticing or appreciating it, like having intact internal organs.
January 19, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Birdsong is something that can be a vital part of your well-being for years without you noticing or appreciating it, like having intact internal organs.
Finishes book, puts book down
"Welp, that's me done with reading then"
Stares into middle distance forever....
"Welp, that's me done with reading then"
Stares into middle distance forever....
January 19, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Finishes book, puts book down
"Welp, that's me done with reading then"
Stares into middle distance forever....
"Welp, that's me done with reading then"
Stares into middle distance forever....
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The Stranglers - Something Better Change
YouTube video by stranglersofficial
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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Detail from Vatican 2 electric boogaloo era wood cut.
January 19, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Detail from Vatican 2 electric boogaloo era wood cut.
And of course it didn't go down in the charts after the appearance
(It went up to 14 and stayed there for another week)
(It went up to 14 and stayed there for another week)
And here's New Order's wonky but brilliant performance of Blue Monday on #TOTP in 1983. #BlueMonday (THREAD 9 of 10)
youtu.be/tJBAVTwUzHU
youtu.be/tJBAVTwUzHU
New Order - Blue Monday on BBC's Top of the Pops - 31.3.1983
YouTube video by New Order
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 9:33 PM
And of course it didn't go down in the charts after the appearance
(It went up to 14 and stayed there for another week)
(It went up to 14 and stayed there for another week)
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Spring, summer and autumn are the party seasons for trees but winter is when you really get to know them as people.
January 19, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Spring, summer and autumn are the party seasons for trees but winter is when you really get to know them as people.
Liverpool folk, can anyone identify the street from about 0:35 to 0:50 seconds in. It looks to me like the L8 area (then Toxteth, now Georgian quarter) which makes sense as the film then moves to the Anglican Cathedral which is at the end of Hope St
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ph57IaYdEsY
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ph57IaYdEsY
Pete Wylie & The Mighty Wah - Come Back HD
YouTube video by Beggars Banquet Records
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January 19, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Liverpool folk, can anyone identify the street from about 0:35 to 0:50 seconds in. It looks to me like the L8 area (then Toxteth, now Georgian quarter) which makes sense as the film then moves to the Anglican Cathedral which is at the end of Hope St
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ph57IaYdEsY
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ph57IaYdEsY
You have to love Bill Nelson's singular devotion to the muse that the first three BBD albums had guitar related titles
'A very British amalgam of mannered glam a la Cockney Rebel, post-Tommy classic rock, the proto post punk of Eno’s Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy and the avant-prog of King Crimson’s Red'
Sunburst Finish by Be-Bop Deluxe, 50 years on
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Sunburst Finish by Be-Bop Deluxe, 50 years on
buff.ly/tabDgq3
January 19, 2026 at 5:19 PM
You have to love Bill Nelson's singular devotion to the muse that the first three BBD albums had guitar related titles
The Wildhearts - And The Bullshit Goes On
Written about the label but could easily be reapplied to the world today. B-side of Greetings From Shitsville, numbered ltd edition shit coloured vinyl (all no. 2 of course!)
"You should have seen the cover they wanted to do"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCl6...
Written about the label but could easily be reapplied to the world today. B-side of Greetings From Shitsville, numbered ltd edition shit coloured vinyl (all no. 2 of course!)
"You should have seen the cover they wanted to do"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCl6...
THE WILDHEARTS - And The Bullshit Goes On
YouTube video by G mac
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The Wildhearts - And The Bullshit Goes On
Written about the label but could easily be reapplied to the world today. B-side of Greetings From Shitsville, numbered ltd edition shit coloured vinyl (all no. 2 of course!)
"You should have seen the cover they wanted to do"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCl6...
Written about the label but could easily be reapplied to the world today. B-side of Greetings From Shitsville, numbered ltd edition shit coloured vinyl (all no. 2 of course!)
"You should have seen the cover they wanted to do"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCl6...
Do they still do those 'Part 1 of a 2CD set' things these days with singles or has that been relegated to the multi-format dustbin of near history?
January 19, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Do they still do those 'Part 1 of a 2CD set' things these days with singles or has that been relegated to the multi-format dustbin of near history?
A rehearsal room, Birmingham, late 70s
A young John Taylor discovers the octave jump on his bass
🎵un dit un dit🎵
Andy Taylor "Alright John what you playing there"
John "Listen to this"
🎵un dit un dit🎵
Andy "Not bad!"
John "I'm going to use it on every bloody song now!!"
A young John Taylor discovers the octave jump on his bass
🎵un dit un dit🎵
Andy Taylor "Alright John what you playing there"
John "Listen to this"
🎵un dit un dit🎵
Andy "Not bad!"
John "I'm going to use it on every bloody song now!!"
January 19, 2026 at 12:24 PM
A rehearsal room, Birmingham, late 70s
A young John Taylor discovers the octave jump on his bass
🎵un dit un dit🎵
Andy Taylor "Alright John what you playing there"
John "Listen to this"
🎵un dit un dit🎵
Andy "Not bad!"
John "I'm going to use it on every bloody song now!!"
A young John Taylor discovers the octave jump on his bass
🎵un dit un dit🎵
Andy Taylor "Alright John what you playing there"
John "Listen to this"
🎵un dit un dit🎵
Andy "Not bad!"
John "I'm going to use it on every bloody song now!!"
Sometimes when I overthink things (as is my want) I have to remind myself that this is the timeline Alan Partridge technically exists in. One with bombdogs, Slemmel's disease, Iggy Pop pound notes and a pregnant Cliff Richard
On this date in 1994 (which was 12 years ago, obviously) the first episode of The Day Today was broadcast on BBC2.
January 19, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Sometimes when I overthink things (as is my want) I have to remind myself that this is the timeline Alan Partridge technically exists in. One with bombdogs, Slemmel's disease, Iggy Pop pound notes and a pregnant Cliff Richard
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Rabbit, Sweden, 15th century
January 19, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Rabbit, Sweden, 15th century
Quote an actor in the wrong film:
“There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.”
“There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.”
January 19, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Quote an actor in the wrong film:
“There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.”
“There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.”
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The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #18
Memphis, 1962. Two white & two black musicians formed a band with a new instrumental take on R&B. They made no big deal about being mixed-race, they just stood as equals and showed black and white were great together. All hail Booker T And The MGs.
Memphis, 1962. Two white & two black musicians formed a band with a new instrumental take on R&B. They made no big deal about being mixed-race, they just stood as equals and showed black and white were great together. All hail Booker T And The MGs.
January 18, 2026 at 6:44 PM
The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #18
Memphis, 1962. Two white & two black musicians formed a band with a new instrumental take on R&B. They made no big deal about being mixed-race, they just stood as equals and showed black and white were great together. All hail Booker T And The MGs.
Memphis, 1962. Two white & two black musicians formed a band with a new instrumental take on R&B. They made no big deal about being mixed-race, they just stood as equals and showed black and white were great together. All hail Booker T And The MGs.
"It's the Beatles' bloody White Album, shut up!"
In a feat of new year generosity, I am giving away a signed copy of my book, Off The Ground: Paul McCartney In The 1990s. Quote-post this with something you like about Macca’s 90s activities. Winner chosen from those that most surprise or amuse me. You have a week or so. @reaktionbooks.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 6:21 PM
"It's the Beatles' bloody White Album, shut up!"
"Cool, groovy, morning, fine
Tipper Gore was a friend of mine"
How much would your record collection have upset the self-righteous, censorious PMRC back in the day. How many of the Filthy Fifteen do you own?
(Disappointingly I'm only a relatively safe 5)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parents...
Tipper Gore was a friend of mine"
How much would your record collection have upset the self-righteous, censorious PMRC back in the day. How many of the Filthy Fifteen do you own?
(Disappointingly I'm only a relatively safe 5)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parents...
January 17, 2026 at 5:57 PM
"Cool, groovy, morning, fine
Tipper Gore was a friend of mine"
How much would your record collection have upset the self-righteous, censorious PMRC back in the day. How many of the Filthy Fifteen do you own?
(Disappointingly I'm only a relatively safe 5)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parents...
Tipper Gore was a friend of mine"
How much would your record collection have upset the self-righteous, censorious PMRC back in the day. How many of the Filthy Fifteen do you own?
(Disappointingly I'm only a relatively safe 5)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parents...
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 17 (A song with a "Q" in the title)
Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Suzie "Q"
youtu.be/Bs99a-5vgA0?...
#MusicChallenge
Day 17 (A song with a "Q" in the title)
Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Suzie "Q"
youtu.be/Bs99a-5vgA0?...
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Suzie Q.
YouTube video by Creedence Clearwater Revival
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 5:18 PM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 17 (A song with a "Q" in the title)
Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Suzie "Q"
youtu.be/Bs99a-5vgA0?...
#MusicChallenge
Day 17 (A song with a "Q" in the title)
Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Suzie "Q"
youtu.be/Bs99a-5vgA0?...
Here comes the ref
January 17, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Here comes the ref
And of course it was Klaus Voorman's work. Here they all are in better quality than my earlier post
January 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
And of course it was Klaus Voorman's work. Here they all are in better quality than my earlier post
Like Complete Illustrated Lyrics but it's every Beatles song represented by a reproduction of an original period sheet music publication, so you get the lyrics and the chords and of course these beauties from Revolver
January 17, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Like Complete Illustrated Lyrics but it's every Beatles song represented by a reproduction of an original period sheet music publication, so you get the lyrics and the chords and of course these beauties from Revolver
Agreed, but I also reckon one of the best post-punk albums of the era. Up there with Unknown Pleasures, Ocean Rain and Wilder for me
#VinylCommunity Siouxsie & The Banshees - Juju (1981). No question the best Banshees album for me with a smattering of uncompromising pop hits amongst much darker and deeper thoughts. McGeoch was never better. An astonishing achievement from all involved. #NowPlaying #Voodoo
January 17, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Agreed, but I also reckon one of the best post-punk albums of the era. Up there with Unknown Pleasures, Ocean Rain and Wilder for me
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Bandcamp has formally introduced a new policy banning music and audio generated wholly or largely by AI from purchase on its platform. Bandcamp said: “With this policy, we’re putting human creativity first."
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buff.ly/mnjpUZA
January 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Bandcamp has formally introduced a new policy banning music and audio generated wholly or largely by AI from purchase on its platform. Bandcamp said: “With this policy, we’re putting human creativity first."
buff.ly/mnjpUZA
buff.ly/mnjpUZA
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Mirandi Babitz and Steppenwolf's John Kay, 1968. Her appointment only Sunset Strip boutique catered to the new rock royalty, and she made Jim Morrison's famous brown leather strides.
📷 Henry Diltz
📷 Henry Diltz
January 16, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Mirandi Babitz and Steppenwolf's John Kay, 1968. Her appointment only Sunset Strip boutique catered to the new rock royalty, and she made Jim Morrison's famous brown leather strides.
📷 Henry Diltz
📷 Henry Diltz
Killing Joke - Bloodsport
Youth once claimed their first album had a huge Chic influence - I hear more Hawkwind than Nile Rogers - but this track is genuinely funky, like Faust jamming with Parliament. Post-PFunk-Krautpunk. Yowsa yowsa yowsa!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJA6...
Youth once claimed their first album had a huge Chic influence - I hear more Hawkwind than Nile Rogers - but this track is genuinely funky, like Faust jamming with Parliament. Post-PFunk-Krautpunk. Yowsa yowsa yowsa!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJA6...
Bloodsport (2005 Digital Remaster)
YouTube video by Killing Joke - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Killing Joke - Bloodsport
Youth once claimed their first album had a huge Chic influence - I hear more Hawkwind than Nile Rogers - but this track is genuinely funky, like Faust jamming with Parliament. Post-PFunk-Krautpunk. Yowsa yowsa yowsa!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJA6...
Youth once claimed their first album had a huge Chic influence - I hear more Hawkwind than Nile Rogers - but this track is genuinely funky, like Faust jamming with Parliament. Post-PFunk-Krautpunk. Yowsa yowsa yowsa!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJA6...