Graeme Thomson
@graemethomson.bsky.social
Critic, feature writer & author: Under The Ivy; Small Hours; Themes For Great Cities &tc. Email: [email protected]; Web: www.graemethomson.net
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I bore/annoy my youngest daughter regularly with the tale that Roddy blessed her with a gentle (and of course entirely consensual) benediction by placing his hands on my wife’s eight-months-gone baby bump backstage at the Liquid Room in August 2005. It was a very sweet moment.
A very happy birthday to the estimable Roddy Frame. I was sent this piece recently: I've interviewed Roddy lots of times, but I think this may have been the first, for Time Out in 2005 - a little after the release of perhaps his greatest record, Surf.
January 29, 2026 at 12:34 PM
I bore/annoy my youngest daughter regularly with the tale that Roddy blessed her with a gentle (and of course entirely consensual) benediction by placing his hands on my wife’s eight-months-gone baby bump backstage at the Liquid Room in August 2005. It was a very sweet moment.
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A Roddy Frame tour announcement would be a great birthday present
I bore/annoy my youngest daughter regularly with the tale that Roddy blessed her with a gentle (and of course entirely consensual) benediction by placing his hands on my wife’s eight-months-gone baby bump backstage at the Liquid Room in August 2005. It was a very sweet moment.
A very happy birthday to the estimable Roddy Frame. I was sent this piece recently: I've interviewed Roddy lots of times, but I think this may have been the first, for Time Out in 2005 - a little after the release of perhaps his greatest record, Surf.
January 29, 2026 at 12:55 PM
A Roddy Frame tour announcement would be a great birthday present
I bore/annoy my youngest daughter regularly with the tale that Roddy blessed her with a gentle (and of course entirely consensual) benediction by placing his hands on my wife’s eight-months-gone baby bump backstage at the Liquid Room in August 2005. It was a very sweet moment.
A very happy birthday to the estimable Roddy Frame. I was sent this piece recently: I've interviewed Roddy lots of times, but I think this may have been the first, for Time Out in 2005 - a little after the release of perhaps his greatest record, Surf.
January 29, 2026 at 12:34 PM
I bore/annoy my youngest daughter regularly with the tale that Roddy blessed her with a gentle (and of course entirely consensual) benediction by placing his hands on my wife’s eight-months-gone baby bump backstage at the Liquid Room in August 2005. It was a very sweet moment.
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A very happy birthday to the estimable Roddy Frame. I was sent this piece recently: I've interviewed Roddy lots of times, but I think this may have been the first, for Time Out in 2005 - a little after the release of perhaps his greatest record, Surf.
January 29, 2026 at 8:36 AM
A very happy birthday to the estimable Roddy Frame. I was sent this piece recently: I've interviewed Roddy lots of times, but I think this may have been the first, for Time Out in 2005 - a little after the release of perhaps his greatest record, Surf.
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Heading in the opposite direction... John Martyn died on this day in 2009. The subject of my 2020 book, Small Hours: The Long Night of John Martyn.
January 29, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Heading in the opposite direction... John Martyn died on this day in 2009. The subject of my 2020 book, Small Hours: The Long Night of John Martyn.
A very happy birthday to the estimable Roddy Frame. I was sent this piece recently: I've interviewed Roddy lots of times, but I think this may have been the first, for Time Out in 2005 - a little after the release of perhaps his greatest record, Surf.
January 29, 2026 at 8:36 AM
A very happy birthday to the estimable Roddy Frame. I was sent this piece recently: I've interviewed Roddy lots of times, but I think this may have been the first, for Time Out in 2005 - a little after the release of perhaps his greatest record, Surf.
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never seen such desperation for the entire capitalist class to sell one technology
Just listened to Radio 3 news. GenAI training to be rolled out to every adult in the UK. Do to what? Make 'content' apparently. I'm not sure we need more 'content', let alone a tidal wave of AI slop.
January 28, 2026 at 7:54 AM
never seen such desperation for the entire capitalist class to sell one technology
Bert is no relation, honest
About to start out on this, the 3rd signed copy of a book by @graemethomson.bsky.social to arrive at the house in the last couple of years. The brilliant Small Hours remains with me while the biography of Kate Bush was a gift to daughter no. 2 on the condition that I get a read at some point.😄
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January 27, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Bert is no relation, honest
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Of niche interest but I'm preparing for house moving costs and have reluctantly decided to sell a set of pristine - v rare - original Shirley Collins (some with Dolly) LPs from the 60s and 70s. If interested, please drop me a reply below.
January 27, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Of niche interest but I'm preparing for house moving costs and have reluctantly decided to sell a set of pristine - v rare - original Shirley Collins (some with Dolly) LPs from the 60s and 70s. If interested, please drop me a reply below.
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About to start out on this, the 3rd signed copy of a book by @graemethomson.bsky.social to arrive at the house in the last couple of years. The brilliant Small Hours remains with me while the biography of Kate Bush was a gift to daughter no. 2 on the condition that I get a read at some point.😄
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January 27, 2026 at 2:24 PM
About to start out on this, the 3rd signed copy of a book by @graemethomson.bsky.social to arrive at the house in the last couple of years. The brilliant Small Hours remains with me while the biography of Kate Bush was a gift to daughter no. 2 on the condition that I get a read at some point.😄
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My reading plan for 2026 is all about the short American novel (and some short African ones, too)
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 PM
My reading plan for 2026 is all about the short American novel (and some short African ones, too)
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Simple Minds were superb early on. I’d recommend this if you’d like to find out more, by the excellent @graemethomson.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Simple Minds were superb early on. I’d recommend this if you’d like to find out more, by the excellent @graemethomson.bsky.social
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For Burns Night. Wrap yr lugs round this beauty.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ7o...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ7o...
Dick Gaughan - Now Westlin Winds
YouTube video by 76AMD
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:35 AM
For Burns Night. Wrap yr lugs round this beauty.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ7o...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ7o...
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gorgeous song and performance, thanks for sharing! #songs
For Burns Night. Wrap yr lugs round this beauty.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ7o...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ7o...
Dick Gaughan - Now Westlin Winds
YouTube video by 76AMD
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:50 AM
gorgeous song and performance, thanks for sharing! #songs
For Burns Night. Wrap yr lugs round this beauty.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ7o...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ7o...
Dick Gaughan - Now Westlin Winds
YouTube video by 76AMD
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:35 AM
For Burns Night. Wrap yr lugs round this beauty.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ7o...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ7o...
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Decadence and pleasure towns, tragedies, luxuries, statues, parks and galleries…
Empires and Dance on day seven of spectacular Scottish records, see you on the dancefloor!
#burnscountdown #simpleminds @scotspostpunk.bsky.social
Empires and Dance on day seven of spectacular Scottish records, see you on the dancefloor!
#burnscountdown #simpleminds @scotspostpunk.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Decadence and pleasure towns, tragedies, luxuries, statues, parks and galleries…
Empires and Dance on day seven of spectacular Scottish records, see you on the dancefloor!
#burnscountdown #simpleminds @scotspostpunk.bsky.social
Empires and Dance on day seven of spectacular Scottish records, see you on the dancefloor!
#burnscountdown #simpleminds @scotspostpunk.bsky.social
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America's relationship with guns is a sickness. If a country can normalise that, it can normalise pretty much anything.
November 11, 2024 at 3:36 PM
America's relationship with guns is a sickness. If a country can normalise that, it can normalise pretty much anything.
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Meerkats v one merely very confused cat
January 24, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Meerkats v one merely very confused cat
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@graemethomson.bsky.social what a great book. It was a pleasure spending time with these guys
January 24, 2026 at 2:55 PM
@graemethomson.bsky.social what a great book. It was a pleasure spending time with these guys
Meerkats v one merely very confused cat
January 24, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Meerkats v one merely very confused cat
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If you will dare, I will dare
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
January 24, 2026 at 11:39 AM
If you will dare, I will dare
If you will dare, I will dare
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
January 24, 2026 at 11:39 AM
If you will dare, I will dare
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This month in 1984, 'Speed Your Love To Me' was released as the second single from Sparkle in the Rain, with backing vocals provided by the brilliant Kirsty MacColl.
January 23, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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