Ian Wade
@wadeywade.bsky.social
Writer / DJ / crisps / hullabaloo and custard / pop music is important
1984: The Year Pop Went Queer out now
1984: The Year Pop Went Queer out now
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Ian Wade
@wadeywade.bsky.social
· Jul 18
BF: “I’ve got a teams meeting at 10 and another call at 11.30. What’s your plans for today?”
Me: “I’ve got a book out”
Me: “I’ve got a book out”
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C.L.A.W.S. “Black Magic Carpet Ride III,” a cavernous, slowbeat chugger using blown out timpanis & a slinky 202 lead, feat. Squirrels on Film co-founder Solar. Taken from Splat City II, out now. Record release party at Dark Entries Records Dec 5th 5-9pm clawsisthebastard.bandcamp.com/album/splat-...
November 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
C.L.A.W.S. “Black Magic Carpet Ride III,” a cavernous, slowbeat chugger using blown out timpanis & a slinky 202 lead, feat. Squirrels on Film co-founder Solar. Taken from Splat City II, out now. Record release party at Dark Entries Records Dec 5th 5-9pm clawsisthebastard.bandcamp.com/album/splat-...
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I wrote about Clashed and a series of Electroclash-y reissues such as OK Cowboy, Supernature and Chicks On Speed's box set
"Sexy, DIY, cheap – and everyone was welcome": Reswizzling the Electroclash music revolution | Music Features, Spotlights | musicOMH
Music Features, Spotlights: "Sexy, DIY, cheap – and everyone was welcome": Reswizzling the Electroclash music revolution
www.musicomh.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I wrote about Clashed and a series of Electroclash-y reissues such as OK Cowboy, Supernature and Chicks On Speed's box set
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Sounds Front Cover 26th, November 1977 featuring Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk in the New Musick feature.
@jonsavage.bsky.social
@jonsavage.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Sounds Front Cover 26th, November 1977 featuring Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider of Kraftwerk in the New Musick feature.
@jonsavage.bsky.social
@jonsavage.bsky.social
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Yes yes, there is an absolute dearth of me talking on podcasts, but don’t worry. Here’s me and high priest of pop Mark Wood talking about 1980 on this edition of brilliant pod Back To NOW!
Back to NOW! New Episode! 🎧
Revisit the NOW Yearbook 1980 with special guests Mark Wood and Andrew Harrison (@nndroid.bsky.social)
A new decade of pop dawns!
Available at your podcast place of choice NOW or via this handy link: linktr.ee/poprambler
Revisit the NOW Yearbook 1980 with special guests Mark Wood and Andrew Harrison (@nndroid.bsky.social)
A new decade of pop dawns!
Available at your podcast place of choice NOW or via this handy link: linktr.ee/poprambler
November 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Yes yes, there is an absolute dearth of me talking on podcasts, but don’t worry. Here’s me and high priest of pop Mark Wood talking about 1980 on this edition of brilliant pod Back To NOW!
I think the key attraction of Chris Rea's Driving Home For Christmas is that you can imagine Rowlf from The Muppets singing it
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I think the key attraction of Chris Rea's Driving Home For Christmas is that you can imagine Rowlf from The Muppets singing it
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Last week I was unexpectedly signed off from a chemotherapy programme. Totally magical news that I just couldn’t process at the time - as if I was in the Upside Down when I should have been organising a street party piss up. Love, as always xx
open.substack.com/pub/acloudab...
open.substack.com/pub/acloudab...
Oh me oh my I think it's been an eternity
Ocean sized, mind flayed, beginning after the end, raise a glass
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Last week I was unexpectedly signed off from a chemotherapy programme. Totally magical news that I just couldn’t process at the time - as if I was in the Upside Down when I should have been organising a street party piss up. Love, as always xx
open.substack.com/pub/acloudab...
open.substack.com/pub/acloudab...
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I bring pop news of great significance and it concerns our latest release. www.patreon.com/posts/forlor...
“The forlorn pop lovechild of Bryan Ferry fronting a new baroque pop vision: The Left Banke in skinny ties and high-waist pleats. Synths from a Teenage Opera.” Behold the 'lost' Care album, Love Crown...
Get more from Pete Paphides on Patreon
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November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I bring pop news of great significance and it concerns our latest release. www.patreon.com/posts/forlor...
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was reading Fopp's Albums of the Year book thing and it had Arcade Fire's last one in it
November 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
was reading Fopp's Albums of the Year book thing and it had Arcade Fire's last one in it
Apparently the I'm A Celeb ad bumper with the woman exasperatingly shouting 'Ian... Ian... IAN' is quite relatable according to the person I live with.
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Apparently the I'm A Celeb ad bumper with the woman exasperatingly shouting 'Ian... Ian... IAN' is quite relatable according to the person I live with.
used the word 'sisyphean' in an Amazon review
November 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
used the word 'sisyphean' in an Amazon review
Might kick off my next DJ set with Kings of The Wild Frontier. Full strobe. Screaming. Chaos. Utter attack. Butch. Everything in the red.
(Actually DJ set after next as that one is a Christmas one)
(Actually DJ set after next as that one is a Christmas one)
November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Might kick off my next DJ set with Kings of The Wild Frontier. Full strobe. Screaming. Chaos. Utter attack. Butch. Everything in the red.
(Actually DJ set after next as that one is a Christmas one)
(Actually DJ set after next as that one is a Christmas one)
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Bob Peck was quite gnnfg in this
November 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Bob Peck was quite gnnfg in this
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It's Christmas Eve in one month. Why not solve at least one of your Christmas present headaches with this fascinating book of mine about 80s pop history?
#IntoTheGroove
#IntoTheGroove
It's got everyone in it from Paul Young to Young Marble Giants, and from Salt-N-Pepa to Chas & Dave.
#IntoTheGroove, my new book, the month-by-month story of 1980s pop, out on Thurs 2 Oct from @eandtbooks.bsky.social. Pre-order from everywhere and anywhere, eg: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/into...
#IntoTheGroove, my new book, the month-by-month story of 1980s pop, out on Thurs 2 Oct from @eandtbooks.bsky.social. Pre-order from everywhere and anywhere, eg: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/into...
November 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
It's Christmas Eve in one month. Why not solve at least one of your Christmas present headaches with this fascinating book of mine about 80s pop history?
#IntoTheGroove
#IntoTheGroove
one of my lovely mum's faves
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
one of my lovely mum's faves
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There’s been an influx of letters in our postbag about Christmas records and how early they seem to be released through the years, so we thought we’d look into the science for you, our viewers.
So… It’s a WAFR Pop Explainer!
So… It’s a WAFR Pop Explainer!
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
There’s been an influx of letters in our postbag about Christmas records and how early they seem to be released through the years, so we thought we’d look into the science for you, our viewers.
So… It’s a WAFR Pop Explainer!
So… It’s a WAFR Pop Explainer!
Petition for management staff to be present in a fucking shop at weekends so I’m not having to shout at fucking temp staff when my apparently ‘ready for collection’ order is not, in fact, ‘ready for collection’ or even fucking in stock.
November 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Petition for management staff to be present in a fucking shop at weekends so I’m not having to shout at fucking temp staff when my apparently ‘ready for collection’ order is not, in fact, ‘ready for collection’ or even fucking in stock.
(the 1981 TOTP coming up is ace)
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
(the 1981 TOTP coming up is ace)
watching INXS and explaining what a stranglewank is
November 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
watching INXS and explaining what a stranglewank is
Dr Hook look unnecessarily sweaty
November 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Dr Hook look unnecessarily sweaty
Showaddywaddy with all the enthusiasm of a band that's just seen Madness turn up
November 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Showaddywaddy with all the enthusiasm of a band that's just seen Madness turn up