Douglas Baptie
@douglasbaptie.bsky.social
www.wordsandguitars.co.uk (currently on hiatus).
Nirvana in Nottingham - December 1991.
Nottsvana: The Story of Nirvana and Kurt Cobain in Nottingham - Nottingham Culture share.google/0CDK7irZvKza...
Nottsvana: The Story of Nirvana and Kurt Cobain in Nottingham - Nottingham Culture share.google/0CDK7irZvKza...
Nottsvana: The Story of Nirvana and Kurt Cobain in Nottingham
Many would say Nirvana were the biggest band of the nineties, despite them only being active for the first half of it. However, not many people know about the links between the city of Nottingham and ...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Nirvana in Nottingham - December 1991.
Nottsvana: The Story of Nirvana and Kurt Cobain in Nottingham - Nottingham Culture share.google/0CDK7irZvKza...
Nottsvana: The Story of Nirvana and Kurt Cobain in Nottingham - Nottingham Culture share.google/0CDK7irZvKza...
Ten years today since The Jam got back together.
December 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Ten years today since The Jam got back together.
Probably in my Top 5 of UK punk albums, and one of the few I'd spring for a deluxe version.
November 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Probably in my Top 5 of UK punk albums, and one of the few I'd spring for a deluxe version.
It was a bit shout-y in Carlisle last night with @benefitstheband.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 6:53 AM
It was a bit shout-y in Carlisle last night with @benefitstheband.bsky.social
I can't stop watching the 🏴 goals. 😭
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I can't stop watching the 🏴 goals. 😭
Pretty wild that we're getting an archive release from Huggy Bear in 2026. Copies (with a tape) from @monorailmusic.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Pretty wild that we're getting an archive release from Huggy Bear in 2026. Copies (with a tape) from @monorailmusic.bsky.social
Hans Christian Andersen! Lars Ulrich! Lars Von Trier! Brigitte Nielsen! Scarlett Johansson!
Your boys took one hell of a beating! 🏴
Your boys took one hell of a beating! 🏴
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Hans Christian Andersen! Lars Ulrich! Lars Von Trier! Brigitte Nielsen! Scarlett Johansson!
Your boys took one hell of a beating! 🏴
Your boys took one hell of a beating! 🏴
Charity shop haul.
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Charity shop haul.
In a Sainsbury's local and they wanted £3.50 for a bag of Doritos.
Give me a moment while I look for my "We used to be a real country" meme.
Give me a moment while I look for my "We used to be a real country" meme.
November 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
In a Sainsbury's local and they wanted £3.50 for a bag of Doritos.
Give me a moment while I look for my "We used to be a real country" meme.
Give me a moment while I look for my "We used to be a real country" meme.
"But he knows not what it means..." 😕
November 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"But he knows not what it means..." 😕
Seeing this for sale in Sainsbury's was a bit like the time Texas Chainsaw Massacre hit the racks in Woolworths.
Well, maybe not quite. But you get the idea.
Well, maybe not quite. But you get the idea.
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Seeing this for sale in Sainsbury's was a bit like the time Texas Chainsaw Massacre hit the racks in Woolworths.
Well, maybe not quite. But you get the idea.
Well, maybe not quite. But you get the idea.
There's a Ghost in My House
YouTube video by The Damned - Topic
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October 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Once a suspected player in one of Britain's most tragic and senseless crimes. Now a harmless Halloween mascot for a soft drink.
How things change.
How things change.
October 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Once a suspected player in one of Britain's most tragic and senseless crimes. Now a harmless Halloween mascot for a soft drink.
How things change.
How things change.
Some kind of new album coming from The Damned in January. Possibly the long-rumoured covers project.
October 23, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Some kind of new album coming from The Damned in January. Possibly the long-rumoured covers project.
This just sounds like some kind of undercover sex thing.
Tree lads.
Tree lads.
September 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This just sounds like some kind of undercover sex thing.
Tree lads.
Tree lads.
If this was the Reading/Leeds line-up, folks would be querying the lack of female artists.
September 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If this was the Reading/Leeds line-up, folks would be querying the lack of female artists.
This year's Winter work pal. Proper shouter.
September 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This year's Winter work pal. Proper shouter.
Big 'tape you might have seen at a petrol station in 1994' vibes from CMAT there. Presumably some kind of grand artistic statement because otherwise it's a bit Microsoft Paint.
September 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Big 'tape you might have seen at a petrol station in 1994' vibes from CMAT there. Presumably some kind of grand artistic statement because otherwise it's a bit Microsoft Paint.
A few remarkable images from the 2026 Cliff Richard calendar.
Guessing the 3rd is a nod to the garbage compactor scene in Star Wars.
Guessing the 3rd is a nod to the garbage compactor scene in Star Wars.
August 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A few remarkable images from the 2026 Cliff Richard calendar.
Guessing the 3rd is a nod to the garbage compactor scene in Star Wars.
Guessing the 3rd is a nod to the garbage compactor scene in Star Wars.
Is it short? Yes. Is it pop? Yes. Is it pop but with a bucket of distortion on top? Yes. That's all I want.
Sophie Truax - fifty50 (Official Video)
YouTube video by Sophie Truax
youtu.be
August 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Is it short? Yes. Is it pop? Yes. Is it pop but with a bucket of distortion on top? Yes. That's all I want.
Me: 1500 words deep into another "Is the vinyl boom finally over?" thinkpiece.
August 12, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Me: 1500 words deep into another "Is the vinyl boom finally over?" thinkpiece.
Aside from local coverage when the gigs take place, the #Oasis mania has faded a bit.
The static setlists, the unchanging support acts - there's nothing for the media to write about. Audiences know exactly what they're getting. 1/2
The static setlists, the unchanging support acts - there's nothing for the media to write about. Audiences know exactly what they're getting. 1/2
August 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Aside from local coverage when the gigs take place, the #Oasis mania has faded a bit.
The static setlists, the unchanging support acts - there's nothing for the media to write about. Audiences know exactly what they're getting. 1/2
The static setlists, the unchanging support acts - there's nothing for the media to write about. Audiences know exactly what they're getting. 1/2
July 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Can't remember the last time a song completely stopped me in my tracks.
Absolutely stunning musically and lyrically. #cmat
youtu.be/_SVNTv44C4g?...
Absolutely stunning musically and lyrically. #cmat
youtu.be/_SVNTv44C4g?...
CMAT - EURO-COUNTRY (Official Video)
YouTube video by CMAT
youtu.be
July 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Can't remember the last time a song completely stopped me in my tracks.
Absolutely stunning musically and lyrically. #cmat
youtu.be/_SVNTv44C4g?...
Absolutely stunning musically and lyrically. #cmat
youtu.be/_SVNTv44C4g?...
Only England team I will ever support.
July 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Only England team I will ever support.