Chris
@gigticket.bsky.social
Wittering on about music, books n stuff.
Mostly positive I hope. FCUM🇾🇪
"MDANT"
Mostly positive I hope. FCUM🇾🇪
"MDANT"
My Bloody Valentine 5 star review from Manchester share.google/5lEWFagW0QT4...
My Bloody Valentine review – shoegaze pioneers find prettiness in pulverising noise
Earplugs safely distributed, the band proceed to rattle ribcages with a two-hour show that showcases their unique ability to mesh the dreamlike with the apocalyptic
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November 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
My Bloody Valentine 5 star review from Manchester share.google/5lEWFagW0QT4...
Great to see My Bloody Valentine in Manchester last night. First time in many many years. No shortage of places to pick up free ear defences!
November 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Great to see My Bloody Valentine in Manchester last night. First time in many many years. No shortage of places to pick up free ear defences!
Had some good times watching Jimmy Cliff. RIP
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Had some good times watching Jimmy Cliff. RIP
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Professor Bernard Quatermass says:"I must inform Earth of the imminent arrival of Space Discs (coloured black and silver) in independent record stores and beyond on November 28th."
FIVE DAYS until a close encounter of the sonic kind.
PREPARE
PRE-SAVE
PRE-ORDER
lnk.to/quatermassiii
🛸🛸🛸
#quatermass
FIVE DAYS until a close encounter of the sonic kind.
PREPARE
PRE-SAVE
PRE-ORDER
lnk.to/quatermassiii
🛸🛸🛸
#quatermass
November 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Professor Bernard Quatermass says:"I must inform Earth of the imminent arrival of Space Discs (coloured black and silver) in independent record stores and beyond on November 28th."
FIVE DAYS until a close encounter of the sonic kind.
PREPARE
PRE-SAVE
PRE-ORDER
lnk.to/quatermassiii
🛸🛸🛸
#quatermass
FIVE DAYS until a close encounter of the sonic kind.
PREPARE
PRE-SAVE
PRE-ORDER
lnk.to/quatermassiii
🛸🛸🛸
#quatermass
A tale of friendship, memory, travel and place, with a really engaging structure and storyline.
The @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social logo always seems a sign of quality.
#Booksky
The @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social logo always seems a sign of quality.
#Booksky
November 23, 2025 at 9:25 AM
A tale of friendship, memory, travel and place, with a really engaging structure and storyline.
The @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social logo always seems a sign of quality.
#Booksky
The @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social logo always seems a sign of quality.
#Booksky
#SOTW Eaves Wilder "Everybody Talks"
Inspired by the menace of overly chatty gig-goers
youtu.be/XtTeDNlmVVI?...
Inspired by the menace of overly chatty gig-goers
youtu.be/XtTeDNlmVVI?...
Eaves Wilder - Everybody Talks (Official Video)
YouTube video by EavesWilderVEVO
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 AM
#SOTW Eaves Wilder "Everybody Talks"
Inspired by the menace of overly chatty gig-goers
youtu.be/XtTeDNlmVVI?...
Inspired by the menace of overly chatty gig-goers
youtu.be/XtTeDNlmVVI?...
Same here. Well chuffed for Scotland and what a way to win a game. 🏴👏👏
Well that was quite brilliant.
Congratulations to my Scottish friends from an Englishman who is jumping up and down and screeching with delight along with you all.
😍
Congratulations to my Scottish friends from an Englishman who is jumping up and down and screeching with delight along with you all.
😍
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Same here. Well chuffed for Scotland and what a way to win a game. 🏴👏👏
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Broadhurst Park
Get 10% off until midnight with the discount code:
RED-REBELS
Shop Now: matthewjiwood.com/english-nonl...
Prints available in A4, A3, A2 & A1 with optional framing
#FCUM #WeAreStrongerUnited @andykiko.bsky.social @gigticket.bsky.social
Get 10% off until midnight with the discount code:
RED-REBELS
Shop Now: matthewjiwood.com/english-nonl...
Prints available in A4, A3, A2 & A1 with optional framing
#FCUM #WeAreStrongerUnited @andykiko.bsky.social @gigticket.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Broadhurst Park
Get 10% off until midnight with the discount code:
RED-REBELS
Shop Now: matthewjiwood.com/english-nonl...
Prints available in A4, A3, A2 & A1 with optional framing
#FCUM #WeAreStrongerUnited @andykiko.bsky.social @gigticket.bsky.social
Get 10% off until midnight with the discount code:
RED-REBELS
Shop Now: matthewjiwood.com/english-nonl...
Prints available in A4, A3, A2 & A1 with optional framing
#FCUM #WeAreStrongerUnited @andykiko.bsky.social @gigticket.bsky.social
Fancypants theatre setting tonight.
For the not quite so fancy Mark and Lard experience
For the not quite so fancy Mark and Lard experience
November 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Fancypants theatre setting tonight.
For the not quite so fancy Mark and Lard experience
For the not quite so fancy Mark and Lard experience
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Love this so much. 💜
November 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Love this so much. 💜
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I’m delighted to say that you can now order the Punk Rock Birdwatching Club teeshirt and tote bag from the redoubtable @weare1of100.bsky.social link below!
weare1of100.co.uk/the-punk-roc...
weare1of100.co.uk/the-punk-roc...
November 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I’m delighted to say that you can now order the Punk Rock Birdwatching Club teeshirt and tote bag from the redoubtable @weare1of100.bsky.social link below!
weare1of100.co.uk/the-punk-roc...
weare1of100.co.uk/the-punk-roc...
Andy Rourke #Streetart by Akse
Manchester Northern Quarter.
Manchester Northern Quarter.
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Andy Rourke #Streetart by Akse
Manchester Northern Quarter.
Manchester Northern Quarter.
Killer B's.Banishing the grim outdoors with the wonders of British Birds, Badly Drawn Boy and BC Camplight in Manchester tonight.
@bccamplight.bsky.social
@bccamplight.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Killer B's.Banishing the grim outdoors with the wonders of British Birds, Badly Drawn Boy and BC Camplight in Manchester tonight.
@bccamplight.bsky.social
@bccamplight.bsky.social
It's surprising how quick a little rain will clear the streets...
November 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It's surprising how quick a little rain will clear the streets...
A little glimpse of Christmas on arrival in #Manchester
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A little glimpse of Christmas on arrival in #Manchester
#SOTW Gans "This Product Dub"
Good sound on this album track reworking. Still boisterous.
youtu.be/CAFxZ8NZWF0?...
Good sound on this album track reworking. Still boisterous.
youtu.be/CAFxZ8NZWF0?...
GANS - THIS PRODUCT (DUB)
YouTube video by GANS.BRUM.
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 10:28 AM
#SOTW Gans "This Product Dub"
Good sound on this album track reworking. Still boisterous.
youtu.be/CAFxZ8NZWF0?...
Good sound on this album track reworking. Still boisterous.
youtu.be/CAFxZ8NZWF0?...
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The second print run of Changing Landscapes is with me, so it's back for sale via my website at £10 including P&P (UK only I'm afraid). Good for gifts for Christmas, dare I suggest. As always, appreciate how much you've got behind this project.
#Photography
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
#Photography
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
Changing Landscapes Zine
Changing Landscapes – Ruins of the North Pennines is my second zine, following on from Transporter. For those who don’t know, a zine is a mini magazine, usually focused on one subject, and it…
www.mariegardiner.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The second print run of Changing Landscapes is with me, so it's back for sale via my website at £10 including P&P (UK only I'm afraid). Good for gifts for Christmas, dare I suggest. As always, appreciate how much you've got behind this project.
#Photography
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
#Photography
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
Interesting read, this.
Hadn't heard this terminology before.
Hadn't heard this terminology before.
New article, definitely something for the social history fans - the monkey parade (or 'monkey run'). Teenagers promenading in towns and cities on Sunday evenings, flirting, cruising. It was dubbed the “monkey parade” or the “monkey run”.
davehaslam.substack.com/p/before-tin...
davehaslam.substack.com/p/before-tin...
Before Tinder, there was the Monkey Parade…
How our grandparents and their parents found romance.
davehaslam.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Interesting read, this.
Hadn't heard this terminology before.
Hadn't heard this terminology before.
#NP Broken Chanter- Extinction Event Souvenir T-Shirt
"Hold on to your friends..."
youtu.be/ZHkTl5WOdjY?...
"Hold on to your friends..."
youtu.be/ZHkTl5WOdjY?...
Broken Chanter - Extinction Event Souvenir T-Shirt
YouTube video by Olive Grove Records
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
#NP Broken Chanter- Extinction Event Souvenir T-Shirt
"Hold on to your friends..."
youtu.be/ZHkTl5WOdjY?...
"Hold on to your friends..."
youtu.be/ZHkTl5WOdjY?...
Dubious Yorkshire sportswear and top pre-match, post-hardcore tunes from Fire Blanket this afternoon @theoddies.bsky.social
@fireblanketband.bsky.social
@fireblanketband.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Dubious Yorkshire sportswear and top pre-match, post-hardcore tunes from Fire Blanket this afternoon @theoddies.bsky.social
@fireblanketband.bsky.social
@fireblanketband.bsky.social
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We’ve got a great day in store for tomorrow’s top of the table clash against Warrington Rylands, including a big comeback…
Bombay Away make their long-awaited return with kebabs and curries at the Corner Van!
All the usual great entertainment and food & drink also available
#WeAreStrongerUnited
Bombay Away make their long-awaited return with kebabs and curries at the Corner Van!
All the usual great entertainment and food & drink also available
#WeAreStrongerUnited
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
We’ve got a great day in store for tomorrow’s top of the table clash against Warrington Rylands, including a big comeback…
Bombay Away make their long-awaited return with kebabs and curries at the Corner Van!
All the usual great entertainment and food & drink also available
#WeAreStrongerUnited
Bombay Away make their long-awaited return with kebabs and curries at the Corner Van!
All the usual great entertainment and food & drink also available
#WeAreStrongerUnited
Low beer miles on tonights choice.
Made a less than 15 minute walk from home. Crich Brewery Choc-nilla. Ideal for an Autumn night. Cheers all #Beersky
Made a less than 15 minute walk from home. Crich Brewery Choc-nilla. Ideal for an Autumn night. Cheers all #Beersky
November 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Low beer miles on tonights choice.
Made a less than 15 minute walk from home. Crich Brewery Choc-nilla. Ideal for an Autumn night. Cheers all #Beersky
Made a less than 15 minute walk from home. Crich Brewery Choc-nilla. Ideal for an Autumn night. Cheers all #Beersky
Got earlybird tickets for next years @gettogetherfest.bsky.social in Sheffield. Not many names out yet but it's a reliably good day out.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Got earlybird tickets for next years @gettogetherfest.bsky.social in Sheffield. Not many names out yet but it's a reliably good day out.
#SOTW for me this week is the new one from Helicon. This time with Al Lover on "Arise".
New @heliconglasgow.bsky.social album on the way is good news.
youtu.be/B78vPTRXmkE?...
New @heliconglasgow.bsky.social album on the way is good news.
youtu.be/B78vPTRXmkE?...
Helicon x Al Lover - Arise (Official Video)
YouTube video by Fuzz Club
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 6:27 AM
#SOTW for me this week is the new one from Helicon. This time with Al Lover on "Arise".
New @heliconglasgow.bsky.social album on the way is good news.
youtu.be/B78vPTRXmkE?...
New @heliconglasgow.bsky.social album on the way is good news.
youtu.be/B78vPTRXmkE?...