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· Dec 7
Delighted to announce new MONKEY’S WANDERING WIRELESS SHOW: THE CHILDREN OF MARX & COCA-COLA. 21 carefully curated cuts from across the decades and continents with a healthy crop of current artists. Music and art as a form of resistance to enjoy and share. ✊🏼🐵🚶🏻♂️📻🎭 www.mixcloud.com/markraison12...
Paul Weller: Dancing Through The Fire by Dan Jennings (2025). Over last two weeks have listened to at least thirty Jam/Style Council/PW albums. That’s how good this book is. Illuminating portrait of a true artist.
January 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Paul Weller: Dancing Through The Fire by Dan Jennings (2025). Over last two weeks have listened to at least thirty Jam/Style Council/PW albums. That’s how good this book is. Illuminating portrait of a true artist.
It’s infectious when folk do stuff they love passionately. Like Zyd in his shed: playing records, swigging a cider, cocooned in his own little world. Lovely to see.
New Show for a new year !!
It’s loosely a soul special … sorta ! As in more than a few soul records in this show …. Hope you like it 😃
youtu.be/fv9mfm-PcjE?...
It’s loosely a soul special … sorta ! As in more than a few soul records in this show …. Hope you like it 😃
youtu.be/fv9mfm-PcjE?...
January 13, 2026 at 6:18 PM
It’s infectious when folk do stuff they love passionately. Like Zyd in his shed: playing records, swigging a cider, cocooned in his own little world. Lovely to see.
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*in the voice of Jake Thackray introducing one of his songs* "This is a very good episode of Backlisted all about Jake Thackray, and if you like things that are very good, perhaps you will enjoy it. See what you think." @backlisted.bsky.social www.backlisted.fm/episodes/255...
255. Jake Thackray - The Unsung Writer by Paul Thompson — Backlisted
Biographer and singer-songwriter Paul Thompson joins us for a new episode of Backlisted devoted to the life and work of Jake Thackray, the so-called 'Yorkshire chansonnier' who died in 2002. Thackray ...
www.backlisted.fm
January 13, 2026 at 7:08 AM
*in the voice of Jake Thackray introducing one of his songs* "This is a very good episode of Backlisted all about Jake Thackray, and if you like things that are very good, perhaps you will enjoy it. See what you think." @backlisted.bsky.social www.backlisted.fm/episodes/255...
Autopoiet, new song from The Outfit… Gnarly garage-psych riffarama from Daniel Romano and fam. Contains berets and tambourines. Can’t fail youtu.be/Ges5jbZfokA?...
AUTOPOIET - THE OUTFIT (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by Daniel Romano [Official]
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Autopoiet, new song from The Outfit… Gnarly garage-psych riffarama from Daniel Romano and fam. Contains berets and tambourines. Can’t fail youtu.be/Ges5jbZfokA?...
That Was The Week That Was
January 11, 2026 at 7:27 PM
That Was The Week That Was
He’s not wrong ya know.
Although possibly under-selling it. There were a couple of moments I thought Herbie Hancock was recording demos with the JTQ.
Although possibly under-selling it. There were a couple of moments I thought Herbie Hancock was recording demos with the JTQ.
This is my new album.
It's instrumental, apart from some crowd chanting on Your Gold, Mr Bridger.
The average tune length is two minutes and eight seconds.
There are fourteen tunes.
It sounds like old telly music.
It's ace.
I'd love it if you listened.
I've love it even more if you shared it.
It's instrumental, apart from some crowd chanting on Your Gold, Mr Bridger.
The average tune length is two minutes and eight seconds.
There are fourteen tunes.
It sounds like old telly music.
It's ace.
I'd love it if you listened.
I've love it even more if you shared it.
Library Music, by Darren Riley
14 track album
ballardpop.bandcamp.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:11 PM
He’s not wrong ya know.
Although possibly under-selling it. There were a couple of moments I thought Herbie Hancock was recording demos with the JTQ.
Although possibly under-selling it. There were a couple of moments I thought Herbie Hancock was recording demos with the JTQ.
Come on children! What an issue of @mojomagazine.bsky.social - Small Faces, Alice Coltrane, BB King, The Paul Weller…
January 9, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Come on children! What an issue of @mojomagazine.bsky.social - Small Faces, Alice Coltrane, BB King, The Paul Weller…
Who woulda thought a couple of nuns in 1973 would make an album that has, deservedly, got the hipsters of today agog. 🙏🏽
January 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Who woulda thought a couple of nuns in 1973 would make an album that has, deservedly, got the hipsters of today agog. 🙏🏽
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“Morning means ridding the mouth of the stale taste of yesterday” sublime flashes of the surreal in the pompous, judgemental narration of this fantastic archive documentary about three young women sharing a flat in 1960s London
youtu.be/EpBjKXQun7k?...
youtu.be/EpBjKXQun7k?...
1965: A Flatshare in London | Man Alive | Classic Documentary | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
youtu.be
January 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
“Morning means ridding the mouth of the stale taste of yesterday” sublime flashes of the surreal in the pompous, judgemental narration of this fantastic archive documentary about three young women sharing a flat in 1960s London
youtu.be/EpBjKXQun7k?...
youtu.be/EpBjKXQun7k?...
Ten favourite letters:
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January 7, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Ten favourite letters:
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45 Years (2015). Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay absolutely phenomenal in this quietly devastating movie of a marriage suddenly dismantled.
January 7, 2026 at 8:52 AM
45 Years (2015). Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay absolutely phenomenal in this quietly devastating movie of a marriage suddenly dismantled.
I see your top ten guitarist lists but not one mention of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Pfffft! 🙌🏽
January 6, 2026 at 10:27 AM
I see your top ten guitarist lists but not one mention of Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Pfffft! 🙌🏽
I Pugni in Tasca/Fists In The Pocket (1965) “A bleak and claustrophobic look at a family ravaged by physical infirmities and mental illness.” Stunning. Available on The MUBI.
January 5, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I Pugni in Tasca/Fists In The Pocket (1965) “A bleak and claustrophobic look at a family ravaged by physical infirmities and mental illness.” Stunning. Available on The MUBI.
That Was The Week That Was
January 4, 2026 at 10:56 PM
That Was The Week That Was
Casque d’or (1952). Not a fan of “period dramas” but this, set in 1890s Paris, feels more gangster noir and thus thoroughly enjoyable. The lads - rich and poor - falling for Marie (Simone Signoret) wear some cracking clothes but have a short life expectancy.
January 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Casque d’or (1952). Not a fan of “period dramas” but this, set in 1890s Paris, feels more gangster noir and thus thoroughly enjoyable. The lads - rich and poor - falling for Marie (Simone Signoret) wear some cracking clothes but have a short life expectancy.
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There's more info on the background here. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/a...
They’re among the best in British indie. So why have Field Music become a Doors cover band?
Faced with ‘catastrophic financial doom’ in a difficult industry, the Sunderland outfit explain why imitating Jim Morrison is their way to survive
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:17 AM
There's more info on the background here. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/a...
Stephen Stills snubbed.
So much for Our House.
So much for Our House.
January 3, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Stephen Stills snubbed.
So much for Our House.
So much for Our House.
This old episode of MWWS is the rarest (some might say, least listened…), which obv makes it super cool. It’s also been stuck on 199 plays for ages and bugs me everytime I notice. Someone help a needy monkey out… 🐵🚶🏻♂️📻 🎭 www.mixcloud.com/markraison12...
January 3, 2026 at 11:57 AM
This old episode of MWWS is the rarest (some might say, least listened…), which obv makes it super cool. It’s also been stuck on 199 plays for ages and bugs me everytime I notice. Someone help a needy monkey out… 🐵🚶🏻♂️📻 🎭 www.mixcloud.com/markraison12...
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'60s Batman was brilliant when I was 7 and didn't get any of the campy post-modern stuff, and it's equally brilliant now I'm 57 and get all of it.
Just watched the very first episode of the '60s Batman TV series. Now there's a show that knows *exactly* what it is from the get-go, the wry, campy post-modern tone and whizz-bang pop art energy are instantly in place. All of this and the Batusi too! It's wonderful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsYA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsYA...
Batman 1966 - The Batusi
YouTube video by RetromanIE
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
'60s Batman was brilliant when I was 7 and didn't get any of the campy post-modern stuff, and it's equally brilliant now I'm 57 and get all of it.
Los Angeles, 1964
📷 Garry Winogrand
Their expressions, the body language, that broken nose…
📷 Garry Winogrand
Their expressions, the body language, that broken nose…
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Los Angeles, 1964
📷 Garry Winogrand
Their expressions, the body language, that broken nose…
📷 Garry Winogrand
Their expressions, the body language, that broken nose…
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JAZZMAN SALE!!!!!!!!!
Bargains galore, CDs 50% off
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JAZZMAN SALE!!!!!!!!!
Bargains galore, CDs 50% off
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Jazzman - CD
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January 2, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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JAZZMAN SALE!!!!!!!!!
Bargains galore, CDs 50% off
jazzmanrecords.co.uk/jazzman-labe...
JazzSky
BluesSky
FunkSky
SoulSky
JAZZMAN SALE!!!!!!!!!
Bargains galore, CDs 50% off
jazzmanrecords.co.uk/jazzman-labe...
JazzSky
BluesSky
FunkSky
SoulSky
Under The Skin (1997). Woulda liked to have seen more of Rita Tushingham but saw a lot of Samantha Morton in the rude dealing, best she can, with the death of her mum. Such an unfiltered give-every performance. Good snapshot of ‘97 too.
January 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Under The Skin (1997). Woulda liked to have seen more of Rita Tushingham but saw a lot of Samantha Morton in the rude dealing, best she can, with the death of her mum. Such an unfiltered give-every performance. Good snapshot of ‘97 too.
Disco del día
Georgie Fame & The Harry South Big Band - Sound Venture (1966)
Georgie Fame & The Harry South Big Band - Sound Venture (1966)
January 2, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Disco del día
Georgie Fame & The Harry South Big Band - Sound Venture (1966)
Georgie Fame & The Harry South Big Band - Sound Venture (1966)
Star performer at the football: Bobby
January 1, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Star performer at the football: Bobby
Disco del día
Alice Coltrane - Eternity (1976)
Alice Coltrane - Eternity (1976)
January 1, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Disco del día
Alice Coltrane - Eternity (1976)
Alice Coltrane - Eternity (1976)