Simon Price
@simonprice.bsky.social
Biographer of The Cure & Manic Street Preachers
Music critic, ex-Independent/Melody Maker.
Podcaster with Chart Music
History Of Pop lecturer.
DJ at Spellbound
He/Him.
Welsh.
https://linktr.ee/simonprice
Music critic, ex-Independent/Melody Maker.
Podcaster with Chart Music
History Of Pop lecturer.
DJ at Spellbound
He/Him.
Welsh.
https://linktr.ee/simonprice
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The next two @spellboundclub.bsky.social Alternative 80s nights at Komedia Brighton are the Christmas Party on Sat 20 Dec (Info: www.facebook.com/events/10108...), and the New Year's Eve Party (www.facebook.com/events/14821...)
Tickets for both are available from komedia.co.uk/shows/spellb...
Tickets for both are available from komedia.co.uk/shows/spellb...
Very proud to announce that the Italian version of my Cure biography, titled Curepedia – The Cure dalla A alla Z, comes out tomorrow, published by Arcana. (The first time one of my books has been translated into another language.) You can order it here
www.amazon.it/-/en/Simon-P... (and elsewhere).
www.amazon.it/-/en/Simon-P... (and elsewhere).
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Very proud to announce that the Italian version of my Cure biography, titled Curepedia – The Cure dalla A alla Z, comes out tomorrow, published by Arcana. (The first time one of my books has been translated into another language.) You can order it here
www.amazon.it/-/en/Simon-P... (and elsewhere).
www.amazon.it/-/en/Simon-P... (and elsewhere).
I really liked Pam Hogg. She's someone I would often run into at clubs, parties and gigs (esp by Siouxsie, whose outfits she designed). She was always kind to me, and gave off a healthy disrespect for *glances around* all this bullshit, while also BOSSING the bullshit. So sad to hear she's left us.
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I really liked Pam Hogg. She's someone I would often run into at clubs, parties and gigs (esp by Siouxsie, whose outfits she designed). She was always kind to me, and gave off a healthy disrespect for *glances around* all this bullshit, while also BOSSING the bullshit. So sad to hear she's left us.
This is hackneyed observational stand-up fare, I know, but the shittest, most dysfunctional home technology we have is the printer.
Basically we need to take 10 years off, as a species, from even pretending that printers are viable. Do without. Then, in the meantime, someone invent one that works.
Basically we need to take 10 years off, as a species, from even pretending that printers are viable. Do without. Then, in the meantime, someone invent one that works.
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This is hackneyed observational stand-up fare, I know, but the shittest, most dysfunctional home technology we have is the printer.
Basically we need to take 10 years off, as a species, from even pretending that printers are viable. Do without. Then, in the meantime, someone invent one that works.
Basically we need to take 10 years off, as a species, from even pretending that printers are viable. Do without. Then, in the meantime, someone invent one that works.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Presumably we’re all calling Farage’s party ЯEFOЯM from now on?
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Presumably we’re all calling Farage’s party ЯEFOЯM from now on?
What we are witnessing is the rise of the ABC - the Average British Cunt.
They’ve always been around, the ABCs. A dull, resentful, grumbling presence in the background of national life.
But now they’ve been radicalised, organised, mobilised. The ABCs dictate the agenda about literally everything.
They’ve always been around, the ABCs. A dull, resentful, grumbling presence in the background of national life.
But now they’ve been radicalised, organised, mobilised. The ABCs dictate the agenda about literally everything.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
What we are witnessing is the rise of the ABC - the Average British Cunt.
They’ve always been around, the ABCs. A dull, resentful, grumbling presence in the background of national life.
But now they’ve been radicalised, organised, mobilised. The ABCs dictate the agenda about literally everything.
They’ve always been around, the ABCs. A dull, resentful, grumbling presence in the background of national life.
But now they’ve been radicalised, organised, mobilised. The ABCs dictate the agenda about literally everything.
I once wrote, years ago and in another place, that I will always believe there are two things that have the ability to save us, no matter how disappointing they may temporarily become: pop music, and the Labour Party.
Well, at least there's still pop music.
Well, at least there's still pop music.
November 22, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I once wrote, years ago and in another place, that I will always believe there are two things that have the ability to save us, no matter how disappointing they may temporarily become: pop music, and the Labour Party.
Well, at least there's still pop music.
Well, at least there's still pop music.
Bosnia in Cardiff, then (if we win that), Italy or Northern Ireland, also at home.
I reckon it's do-able.
I reckon it's do-able.
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Bosnia in Cardiff, then (if we win that), Italy or Northern Ireland, also at home.
I reckon it's do-able.
I reckon it's do-able.
The last leg of what feels like a month of non-stop DJing (what with Minicab, Wendy James, two Brighton Spellbounds and one Ireland Spellbound). I get a month off to recharge, now. (And you get a month of from me wanging on about it.)
Thank you, Brighton, for coming out in force for another @spellboundclub.bsky.social at Komedia (only two weeks after the Hallowe'en bash)! Full playlist, and a few pictures, posted at www.facebook.com/spellboundclub (where you can also find details of our Christmas and New Year's Eve parties).
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The last leg of what feels like a month of non-stop DJing (what with Minicab, Wendy James, two Brighton Spellbounds and one Ireland Spellbound). I get a month off to recharge, now. (And you get a month of from me wanging on about it.)
Thank you, Brighton, for coming out in force for another @spellboundclub.bsky.social at Komedia (only two weeks after the Hallowe'en bash)! Full playlist, and a few pictures, posted at www.facebook.com/spellboundclub (where you can also find details of our Christmas and New Year's Eve parties).
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Thank you, Brighton, for coming out in force for another @spellboundclub.bsky.social at Komedia (only two weeks after the Hallowe'en bash)! Full playlist, and a few pictures, posted at www.facebook.com/spellboundclub (where you can also find details of our Christmas and New Year's Eve parties).
Etch next year's party in your diaries in blood, Brighton.
Fantastic fun at the @spellboundclub.bsky.social Hallowe'en Party (on actual Hallowe'en) at Komedia Brighton a couple of weeks ago. Full playlist and photo gallery on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/spellboundclub. And we get to do it all again on proper Hallowe'en next year, too (Sat 31 Oct)...
November 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Etch next year's party in your diaries in blood, Brighton.
Fantastic fun at the @spellboundclub.bsky.social Hallowe'en Party (on actual Hallowe'en) at Komedia Brighton a couple of weeks ago. Full playlist and photo gallery on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/spellboundclub. And we get to do it all again on proper Hallowe'en next year, too (Sat 31 Oct)...
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Fantastic fun at the @spellboundclub.bsky.social Hallowe'en Party (on actual Hallowe'en) at Komedia Brighton a couple of weeks ago. Full playlist and photo gallery on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/spellboundclub. And we get to do it all again on proper Hallowe'en next year, too (Sat 31 Oct)...
Imagine being in Cardiff or Glasgow last night. Sore heads this morning.
November 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Imagine being in Cardiff or Glasgow last night. Sore heads this morning.
Alexander The Great! Philip I! Emperor Justinian! Mother Teresa! Can you hear me, Mother Teresa? YOUR BOYS TOOK ONE HELL OF A BEATING! YOUR BOYS TOOK ONE HELL OF A BEATING!
November 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Alexander The Great! Philip I! Emperor Justinian! Mother Teresa! Can you hear me, Mother Teresa? YOUR BOYS TOOK ONE HELL OF A BEATING! YOUR BOYS TOOK ONE HELL OF A BEATING!
One of the funniest moments in all cinema.
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
One of the funniest moments in all cinema.
If anyone can bring together the unlikely polar opposites of 'festive seasonal parties' and 'moody alternative music' and somehow make it work, you better believe it's us.
The next two @spellboundclub.bsky.social Alternative 80s nights at Komedia Brighton are the Christmas Party on Sat 20 Dec (Info: www.facebook.com/events/10108...), and the New Year's Eve Party (www.facebook.com/events/14821...)
Tickets for both are available from komedia.co.uk/shows/spellb...
Tickets for both are available from komedia.co.uk/shows/spellb...
November 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
If anyone can bring together the unlikely polar opposites of 'festive seasonal parties' and 'moody alternative music' and somehow make it work, you better believe it's us.
The next two @spellboundclub.bsky.social Alternative 80s nights at Komedia Brighton are the Christmas Party on Sat 20 Dec (Info: www.facebook.com/events/10108...), and the New Year's Eve Party (www.facebook.com/events/14821...)
Tickets for both are available from komedia.co.uk/shows/spellb...
Tickets for both are available from komedia.co.uk/shows/spellb...
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The next two @spellboundclub.bsky.social Alternative 80s nights at Komedia Brighton are the Christmas Party on Sat 20 Dec (Info: www.facebook.com/events/10108...), and the New Year's Eve Party (www.facebook.com/events/14821...)
Tickets for both are available from komedia.co.uk/shows/spellb...
Tickets for both are available from komedia.co.uk/shows/spellb...
If the yellow snow warning isn't "don't eat it", I quit.
The forecaster said showers of hail, sleet and snow are to be expected for the duration of the warnings, affecting areas of high ground in particular
www.independent.ie/weather/met-...
www.independent.ie/weather/met-...
Met Éireann issues yellow snow and ice warning for five counties
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow snow and ice warning for five counties tonight.
www.independent.ie
November 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If the yellow snow warning isn't "don't eat it", I quit.
I wonder who the last person, band or club to “rule OK” was.
When I was a kid, ruling OK was huge. “Status Quo rule OK.” “Brian Clough rules OK.” “Evel Knievel rules OK.” “Liverpool rule OK.” “The Phantom Flan Flinger rules OK.”
When I was a kid, ruling OK was huge. “Status Quo rule OK.” “Brian Clough rules OK.” “Evel Knievel rules OK.” “Liverpool rule OK.” “The Phantom Flan Flinger rules OK.”
November 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I wonder who the last person, band or club to “rule OK” was.
When I was a kid, ruling OK was huge. “Status Quo rule OK.” “Brian Clough rules OK.” “Evel Knievel rules OK.” “Liverpool rule OK.” “The Phantom Flan Flinger rules OK.”
When I was a kid, ruling OK was huge. “Status Quo rule OK.” “Brian Clough rules OK.” “Evel Knievel rules OK.” “Liverpool rule OK.” “The Phantom Flan Flinger rules OK.”
The guy from that band you like made a solo album. It was described as 'autumnal' and all the reviews were four stars out of five.
November 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The guy from that band you like made a solo album. It was described as 'autumnal' and all the reviews were four stars out of five.
Cradle bars, beckoning voice, spinning, etc.
Advanc3 t!ck3t5 for tomorrow's @spellboundclub.bsky.social are 50ld 0ut (thanks!) so it promises to be a great one. If you didn't buy yours in time, don't worry – COME ALONG ANYWAY to Komedia and pay at the door. We've held plenty back for walk-up (CASH ONLY!)
Info www.facebook.com/events/11608...
Info www.facebook.com/events/11608...
November 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Cradle bars, beckoning voice, spinning, etc.
Advanc3 t!ck3t5 for tomorrow's @spellboundclub.bsky.social are 50ld 0ut (thanks!) so it promises to be a great one. If you didn't buy yours in time, don't worry – COME ALONG ANYWAY to Komedia and pay at the door. We've held plenty back for walk-up (CASH ONLY!)
Info www.facebook.com/events/11608...
Info www.facebook.com/events/11608...
November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Advanc3 t!ck3t5 for tomorrow's @spellboundclub.bsky.social are 50ld 0ut (thanks!) so it promises to be a great one. If you didn't buy yours in time, don't worry – COME ALONG ANYWAY to Komedia and pay at the door. We've held plenty back for walk-up (CASH ONLY!)
Info www.facebook.com/events/11608...
Info www.facebook.com/events/11608...
Fists of pure emotion in the air, Brighton! LATE NITE MINICAB FM at Komedia from 9pm TONIGHT! Slow jams and power ballads that break your heart in the taxi home. Tickets www.komedia.co.uk/shows/late-n...
Info www.facebook.com/events/18569...
We don't care how you get here. Just get here if you can.
Info www.facebook.com/events/18569...
We don't care how you get here. Just get here if you can.
November 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Fists of pure emotion in the air, Brighton! LATE NITE MINICAB FM at Komedia from 9pm TONIGHT! Slow jams and power ballads that break your heart in the taxi home. Tickets www.komedia.co.uk/shows/late-n...
Info www.facebook.com/events/18569...
We don't care how you get here. Just get here if you can.
Info www.facebook.com/events/18569...
We don't care how you get here. Just get here if you can.
Just took an actual late nite minicab home. The driver was playing Smooth Relax. It was a three-song journey: On The Wings Of Love, Nobody Does It Better, and... of course... Hello. IT'S AN OMEN. See you in 24 hours, Brighton! www.facebook.com/events/18569...
November 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Just took an actual late nite minicab home. The driver was playing Smooth Relax. It was a three-song journey: On The Wings Of Love, Nobody Does It Better, and... of course... Hello. IT'S AN OMEN. See you in 24 hours, Brighton! www.facebook.com/events/18569...
MINICAB CLASSICS. A series in which we highlight songs from the Late Nite Minicab FM playlist. #13: Forever Autumn by Justin Hayward. Have your say on our Facebook: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
Watch the oddly Ashes To Ashes-like video: youtu.be/4TMRbTR6Khs?...
And see you in Brighton tomorrow!
Watch the oddly Ashes To Ashes-like video: youtu.be/4TMRbTR6Khs?...
And see you in Brighton tomorrow!
November 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
MINICAB CLASSICS. A series in which we highlight songs from the Late Nite Minicab FM playlist. #13: Forever Autumn by Justin Hayward. Have your say on our Facebook: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
Watch the oddly Ashes To Ashes-like video: youtu.be/4TMRbTR6Khs?...
And see you in Brighton tomorrow!
Watch the oddly Ashes To Ashes-like video: youtu.be/4TMRbTR6Khs?...
And see you in Brighton tomorrow!