Jon Hillcock
@jonhillcock.bsky.social
music at BBC Sounds. Formerly of Xfm/NME/BBC 6 Music. linktree for new music, playlists, bandcamp, substack etc
Wish Channel 4 would commission Secret Life of Boomers. Psychologists behind one way glass observing the micro-aggressions and deep judgements of the Joans, Lesleys, Colins and Christines whose long-shuttered post-Victorian era parenting traumas unravel over endless tea and biscuits. TV gold.
March 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Wish Channel 4 would commission Secret Life of Boomers. Psychologists behind one way glass observing the micro-aggressions and deep judgements of the Joans, Lesleys, Colins and Christines whose long-shuttered post-Victorian era parenting traumas unravel over endless tea and biscuits. TV gold.
Scratched. Warped. Creased. £2.50. Sold.
March 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Scratched. Warped. Creased. £2.50. Sold.
This is good, BUT…
…sadly it doesn’t confirm my theory:
IS THAT PETEY’S MOBILE RINGING ON SILENT AS PART OF THE THEME?
I NEED TO KNOW.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
…sadly it doesn’t confirm my theory:
IS THAT PETEY’S MOBILE RINGING ON SILENT AS PART OF THE THEME?
I NEED TO KNOW.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Theodore Shapiro - Severance (Main Title Theme)
Podcast Episode · Song Exploder · 05/03/2025 · 23m
podcasts.apple.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
This is good, BUT…
…sadly it doesn’t confirm my theory:
IS THAT PETEY’S MOBILE RINGING ON SILENT AS PART OF THE THEME?
I NEED TO KNOW.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
…sadly it doesn’t confirm my theory:
IS THAT PETEY’S MOBILE RINGING ON SILENT AS PART OF THE THEME?
I NEED TO KNOW.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
do I actually like this song, or is it just the coffee and sunshine?
March 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM
do I actually like this song, or is it just the coffee and sunshine?
Why is everything blue?
Blue Monday
...and Tuesday, and Wednesday, and..
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February 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Why is everything blue?
It’s here! 2024’s finest in the flesh; February 2025.
February 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It’s here! 2024’s finest in the flesh; February 2025.
Seems I’m at the Severance Is Everywhere IRL stage of watching S2. Fonts. Shades of blue etc. Got a shock walking past one particular office near Marylebone (it’s a construction company. *apparently*)
February 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Seems I’m at the Severance Is Everywhere IRL stage of watching S2. Fonts. Shades of blue etc. Got a shock walking past one particular office near Marylebone (it’s a construction company. *apparently*)
Good to see this from @lizpelly.bsky.social’s Mood Machine published in the Guardian, but getting the broader Spotify user base to care feels like the only route to real change.
Major music artists and other influential voices in music/ents are needed. Come on @trientertainment.bsky.social!
Major music artists and other influential voices in music/ents are needed. Come on @trientertainment.bsky.social!
Pay to get playlisted? The accusations against Spotify’s Discovery Mode
Discovery Mode gets artists noticed in exchange for a 30% royalty reduction. A new book suggests that the platform is squeezing musicians and misleading listeners
www.theguardian.com
February 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Good to see this from @lizpelly.bsky.social’s Mood Machine published in the Guardian, but getting the broader Spotify user base to care feels like the only route to real change.
Major music artists and other influential voices in music/ents are needed. Come on @trientertainment.bsky.social!
Major music artists and other influential voices in music/ents are needed. Come on @trientertainment.bsky.social!
Yesterday was a good day for new music. Here are four things I really liked. Also, Damon Locks’ new album came out overnight.
February 20, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Yesterday was a good day for new music. Here are four things I really liked. Also, Damon Locks’ new album came out overnight.
I wrote this last night, lying on the floor in the dark waiting for my children to sleep. It’s about a song I’ve loved for *sharp intake of breath* 25 years.
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The Best Thing I Heard Today: Tuesday 18 February 2025
Badly Drawn Boy - The Shining (2000)
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February 19, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I wrote this last night, lying on the floor in the dark waiting for my children to sleep. It’s about a song I’ve loved for *sharp intake of breath* 25 years.
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The sun burning the frost off the fence this morning. I’ve recommended a wonderful new album by Nyron Higor - perfect for this sort of hopeful start to the day - in today’s post.
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February 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The sun burning the frost off the fence this morning. I’ve recommended a wonderful new album by Nyron Higor - perfect for this sort of hopeful start to the day - in today’s post.
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I’ve posted about a different song or two nearly every day this week. I’m still working out why. Here’s another.
The Best Thing I Heard Today: Saturday 15 February 2025
Mary Lattimore - Morning Song (2025)
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February 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I’ve posted about a different song or two nearly every day this week. I’m still working out why. Here’s another.
Is the sound of children playing always a joyful thing?
The Best Thing(s) I Heard Today: Thursday 13 February 2025
Marisa Anderson - Friday Afternoon, November (2024)
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February 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Is the sound of children playing always a joyful thing?
I wrote about being thankful to those who introduce us to new music. And thanked two in particular.
The Best Thing(s) I Heard Today: Wednesday 12 February 2025
V/Z - It’s Cold in Baltimore (2025)
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February 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I wrote about being thankful to those who introduce us to new music. And thanked two in particular.
The best song I heard today was by Raisa K and Coby Sey. I also felt old stood in the street watching John Barnes.
The Best Thing I Heard Today: Tuesday 11 February 2025
Raisa K - Stay ft Coby Sey (2025)
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February 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The best song I heard today was by Raisa K and Coby Sey. I also felt old stood in the street watching John Barnes.
listening to new things with a finger poised over the wishlist heart on Bandcamp
February 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
listening to new things with a finger poised over the wishlist heart on Bandcamp
Reposted by Jon Hillcock
It's here. :)
Raisa K - 'Stay' feat. @cobysey.bsky.social
Written by Raisa Khan, Mica Levi & I
Producer & mixer: Raisa K
Mastering: Amir Shoat
Vid: @airforcetone.bsky.social
Raisa's debut 'Affectionately' is out 07 Mar 25 via 15 Love.
youtube.com/watch?v=P7zn4w
15love.ffm.to/raisak_cobys...
Raisa K - 'Stay' feat. @cobysey.bsky.social
Written by Raisa Khan, Mica Levi & I
Producer & mixer: Raisa K
Mastering: Amir Shoat
Vid: @airforcetone.bsky.social
Raisa's debut 'Affectionately' is out 07 Mar 25 via 15 Love.
youtube.com/watch?v=P7zn4w
15love.ffm.to/raisak_cobys...
youtube.com
February 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
It's here. :)
Raisa K - 'Stay' feat. @cobysey.bsky.social
Written by Raisa Khan, Mica Levi & I
Producer & mixer: Raisa K
Mastering: Amir Shoat
Vid: @airforcetone.bsky.social
Raisa's debut 'Affectionately' is out 07 Mar 25 via 15 Love.
youtube.com/watch?v=P7zn4w
15love.ffm.to/raisak_cobys...
Raisa K - 'Stay' feat. @cobysey.bsky.social
Written by Raisa Khan, Mica Levi & I
Producer & mixer: Raisa K
Mastering: Amir Shoat
Vid: @airforcetone.bsky.social
Raisa's debut 'Affectionately' is out 07 Mar 25 via 15 Love.
youtube.com/watch?v=P7zn4w
15love.ffm.to/raisak_cobys...
On unexpectedly staying up for Kendrick, and cheering the artists who create magic and art but put the onus on the audience to make sense of it
The Best Thing I Heard Today: Monday 10 February 2025
Damian Jurado - Ralph A.
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February 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
On unexpectedly staying up for Kendrick, and cheering the artists who create magic and art but put the onus on the audience to make sense of it
The Best Thing I Heard Today: 9 February 2025
The Best Thing I Heard Today: Sunday 9 February 2025
MIKE - Pieces of a Dream (2025)
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February 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The Best Thing I Heard Today: 9 February 2025
The Best Thing I Heard Today: Saturday 8 February 2025
The Best Thing I Heard Today: Saturday 8 February 2025
Arctic Monkeys - There’d Better Be a Mirrorball (2022)
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February 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The Best Thing I Heard Today: Saturday 8 February 2025
What the hell to buy on @bandcamp.com Friday, the one day a month you can feel less guilty about your music habits?
These things. These are some good things.
These things. These are some good things.
24 things to buy today: Bandcamp Friday
Buy music: feel good
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February 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
What the hell to buy on @bandcamp.com Friday, the one day a month you can feel less guilty about your music habits?
These things. These are some good things.
These things. These are some good things.
Reposted by Jon Hillcock
We've rarely needed the nourishment more.... I did some recommending.
Tracking the Spiritual Jazz Revival
From its roots in the ‘60s to today, the genre remains a profound force for connection and expression.
daily.bandcamp.com
February 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
We've rarely needed the nourishment more.... I did some recommending.
Good Bonnie Prince chat in today’s Guardian
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: ‘With music, we give ourselves up. It’s when we’re allowed to be ourselves’
Revered American musician Will Oldham on recording his new album with some of Nashville’s finest, helping Johnny Cash sing I See a Darkness, and his dismay at US politics
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Good Bonnie Prince chat in today’s Guardian
Reposted by Jon Hillcock
This is a beautiful tribute.
January 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is a beautiful tribute.