David Stubbs
@davidstubbs.bsky.social
Writer. Mr Agreeable in a previous life. Author of, among others, Fear Of Music: Why People Get Rothko But Don’t Get Stockhausen (Zero) and Different Times: A History Of British Comedy (Faber)
Tommy Vance was also an early champion of reggae!
January 31, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Tommy Vance was also an early champion of reggae!
The Labour right are some of the very worst people in politics. Without principle, actually criminal.
January 25, 2026 at 9:33 PM
The Labour right are some of the very worst people in politics. Without principle, actually criminal.
Wow, I was thinking about that "git" line just the other day.
January 23, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Wow, I was thinking about that "git" line just the other day.
Prior to their next home game, I should say . . .!
January 23, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Prior to their next home game, I should say . . .!
He was, Chris. And after he died, the club projected an image of him by way of tribute at the ground, prior to his next home game.
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
He was, Chris. And after he died, the club projected an image of him by way of tribute at the ground, prior to his next home game.
This would definitely have been me. Not that I necessarily endorse the anti-Birdland sentiments in my wiser years, or even have the faintest memory of what I wrote, or having written it.
January 21, 2026 at 9:53 PM
This would definitely have been me. Not that I necessarily endorse the anti-Birdland sentiments in my wiser years, or even have the faintest memory of what I wrote, or having written it.