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Writer. Podcaster. ALFsplainer. And there's a chance that things'll get weird. Yeah, that's a possibility. Help me by buying some daft stuff here: https://ko-fi.com/benbakerbooks

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Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · Sep 1

Middle-Aged Teenage Angst: The Zine is now available to buy in print or as a PDF. 52 pages of new writing by me on forgotten TV, old mags, radio, wrestling, growing up, badges and, of course, music.

Why should teenage kicks be only for teenagers?

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Visit Ben Baker Books's Shop!

I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

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Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 5h

I was about to ask that myself!

Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 6h

Are any of my pals going to see The Spray Band on Friday night in Manchester or Sheffield on Saturday? I will be there, knickers - as always - in the air.

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AnalogueTrash presents Spray + This Bliss + HawaiiWorms at Stage & Radio, Manchester on 10th Oct 2025

AnalogueTrash presents Spray + This Bliss + HawaiiWorms at Stage & Radio, Manchester on 10th Oct 2025. Buy tickets in just 2-clicks with our super-fast checkout

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ALFsplaining - the ALF Podcast @alfsplaining.bsky.social · 1d

THIS WEEK ON ALFSPLAINING. We look into:
ALF and Brian pretending not to notice.
Just how big a sack you need to smuggle ALF out of a drive-in.
Banana Coffee.
How to play "Tri-Trivia".
PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE!

Listen at linktr.ee/ALFsplaining

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ALF and Brian sit in front of the station wagon - staring ahead in shock as Kate and Willie get in on in the back seat.

Willie carrying a gigantic sack which purports to contain Mr Gordon Shumway.

Willie gradually and erotically prising a banana skin from a coffee machine.

ALF, in a bulky red T-shirt, and Willie, in a tan sport coat, enjoy a game of something called Tri-Trivia.

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Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 20h

THE FEETS

Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 22h

If you think what I do is worth a few quid each month and want to hear tons more, maybe consider my Patreon? patreon.com/BenBaker2000 There's a lot of stuff to keep you entertained and it helps me out hugely in these rotten times. Thank you!

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creating silly things for good people.

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Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 22h

Thanks to everyone who listened to the show this week. If you missed it, there's a Friday repeat or the huge archive of all the station's shows on mixcloud.com/noiseboxradio

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Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 22h

Side project of Love and Rockets, The Bubblemen dressed as boggle eyed aliens and liked to "Rap!" A surreal new wave novelty that makes me feel like I've been necking Radox.

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Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 22h

Them zany Supergrass lads cover The Beat’s ska classic “Mirror in the Bathroom” with fuzzed-out glam swagger as The Hotrats. But how hot were the rats? NEVER MORE SO!

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Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 22h

Waxahatchee’s “Bathtub” is lo-fi and raw - like me when I put too much hot in the bath. Ooh! Aah!

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Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 22h

Descendents’ “Clean Sheets” is heartbreak and hygiene. Which sounds like a very niche Northern club act from the 70s.

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Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 22h

Going Red’s power pop peen-clean paean “Some Boys” is a collaboration between two parties you might not expect. Tune in now to find out who! Or Google it. Actually don't do that. I need the attention.

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Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 22h

Washed Out’s “Feel It All Around” is the chillwave track that launched a thousand bubble baths — woozy synths, soft reverb, and the sensation of slowly dissolving into your own bum. And I liked it before that programme, you know.

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Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 22h

Shaker, Baker? Look I've always really liked “Shower Your Love”, their last visit to the Top 40 singles chart. If not just because it isn't "Mystical Machine Gun".

Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 23h

Somewhat connected to the previous artist, Cathy Davey’s “Clean and Neat” is whip-smart Irish indie-pop. I just think its neat. And clean.

Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 23h

The Divine Comedy turn the simple soak into art with “Bath”, a lush, orchestral ode to comfort and reflection. Neil Hannon’s the only man who could make bubbles sound baroque.

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Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 23h

Green Day’s “Coming Clean” is a 90-second punk blast from Dookie which might not be about a nice hot bath. But you'll need one after, you mucky sod.

Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 23h

On “Swimming”, Tracey Thorn does some lovely grown up pop music that makes me question many of my life choices. But then again, when don't I do that?

Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 23h

Carrie’s “Breathe Underwater” is dreamy late-90s pop punk, all chiming guitars and watery wailing. Ideal for staring at the bubbles and wondering where the time went. And also your private parts....

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Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 23h

“Blisters and Bruises” by Shampoo is sudsy and snotty. A noisy, glittery bath bomb loud enough to drown out the sound of your mum yelling “turn that racket down!” from downstairs.

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Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 23h

The Wonder Stuff’s “30 Years in the Bathroom” turns midlife frustration into indie-pop swagger. Can you run a bit more hot in, ta?

Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 23h

Andrew W.K. gets gloriously messy on his debut album’s title track “I Get Wet”. Party hard, rinse occasionally.

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Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 23h

Welcome to another squeaky clean Middle-Aged Teenage Angst on @noiseboxradio.com, coming to you on National Bathtub Day. Unlike most DJs who just mention these things and carry on like cowards, I’ve gone fully method - naked, foaming and covered in bubbles. You may be sick now.

a dog wearing a blue shower cap and holding a wooden stick

ALT: a dog wearing a blue shower cap and holding a wooden stick

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Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 23h

This is on in a minute. Its a very daft episode so you should definitely listen to it. noiseboxradio.com

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Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight at 8pm on @noiseboxradio.com: the world's first* radio show recorded entirely in the bath.

*except that one DLT edition that the police confiscated as evidence.

A shampoo bottle reading Middle Aged Teenage Angst and a rubber duck Ben Baker.

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Ben Baker @benbaker.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks. Its crashed so often Windows wont even let me get in for two hours. Just defeated by the fucking lot.