Simon Taylor
@simontaylor71.bsky.social
Music lover, increasingly radical dad, EU affairs bore, very much in love.
Really enjoyed talking to legendary DJ @Lefto for @BrusselsTimes. A big mate of Giles Peterson, he has been at the cutting edge of hip-hop and jazz for 30 years.
September 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Really enjoyed talking to legendary DJ @Lefto for @BrusselsTimes. A big mate of Giles Peterson, he has been at the cutting edge of hip-hop and jazz for 30 years.
Slava Ukraini one punnet at a time
September 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Slava Ukraini one punnet at a time
I will be appearing on Brussels’ community radio station #radiopanik this evening to talk about the Belgian music scene and my favourite Belgian bands.
Here is a picture of some records:
Here is a picture of some records:
September 15, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I will be appearing on Brussels’ community radio station #radiopanik this evening to talk about the Belgian music scene and my favourite Belgian bands.
Here is a picture of some records:
Here is a picture of some records:
Sorting through my records, I found these. Couldn’t help thinking of you, @birmingham81.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Sorting through my records, I found these. Couldn’t help thinking of you, @birmingham81.bsky.social
I used to write for Straight No Chaser. Here’s an interview I did with Jack DeJohnette.
September 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I used to write for Straight No Chaser. Here’s an interview I did with Jack DeJohnette.
Pleased to see Friterie Chapelle back.
August 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Pleased to see Friterie Chapelle back.
Very proud to have interviewed the legendary jazz drummer and composer #Jackdejohnette for cult magazine #straightnochaser in the’90s.
July 31, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Very proud to have interviewed the legendary jazz drummer and composer #Jackdejohnette for cult magazine #straightnochaser in the’90s.
Haha no chance of the flame-haired monster turning up if you’d been at Little Simz in Brussels.
June 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Haha no chance of the flame-haired monster turning up if you’d been at Little Simz in Brussels.
@littlesimz.bsky.social showing yet again why she is the best live act out there at the moment.
June 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
@littlesimz.bsky.social showing yet again why she is the best live act out there at the moment.
Thanks to everyone who came to listen to Owen Hatherley at Librebook last night.
June 27, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Thanks to everyone who came to listen to Owen Hatherley at Librebook last night.
British author Owen Hatherley will be at Librebook.eu on Thursday, 26 June to talk about his latest book, “The Alienation Effect”.
June 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
British author Owen Hatherley will be at Librebook.eu on Thursday, 26 June to talk about his latest book, “The Alienation Effect”.
Glad I picked this up recently. Apparently “Dumb Angel” was an alternative title for “Smile”.
June 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Glad I picked this up recently. Apparently “Dumb Angel” was an alternative title for “Smile”.
Some recent purchases: Ethel Cain; Jon Hassell; Horace Andy Dub selection; and the new M(h)aol album.
May 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Some recent purchases: Ethel Cain; Jon Hassell; Horace Andy Dub selection; and the new M(h)aol album.
Come and listen to Adele Zeynep Walton talk about her book on the harm of being online, “Logging Off”, at Librebook Europe in Matonge. Adele will be in conversation with Ciara Carolan from The Brussels Times.
May 21, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Come and listen to Adele Zeynep Walton talk about her book on the harm of being online, “Logging Off”, at Librebook Europe in Matonge. Adele will be in conversation with Ciara Carolan from The Brussels Times.
Nice to see that the Canadian maple syrup industry is embracing bear culture. Or maybe it’s the other way round. 🤔
May 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Nice to see that the Canadian maple syrup industry is embracing bear culture. Or maybe it’s the other way round. 🤔
Many thanks to @lizpelly.bsky.social for talking about her book “Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify” tonight with Jozefien Vanharpe of @kuleuven and Nick Yule of @aepoartis.bsky.social .
April 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Many thanks to @lizpelly.bsky.social for talking about her book “Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify” tonight with Jozefien Vanharpe of @kuleuven and Nick Yule of @aepoartis.bsky.social .
If you're interested in the cultural impact of emigré intellectuals from central and eastern Europe on culture in mid 20th century Britain, you should come and listen to Owen Hatherley at Librebook, ch. de Wavre 128, on 26 May.
April 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
If you're interested in the cultural impact of emigré intellectuals from central and eastern Europe on culture in mid 20th century Britain, you should come and listen to Owen Hatherley at Librebook, ch. de Wavre 128, on 26 May.
Great. Hope it helps her to file her tax return.
March 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Great. Hope it helps her to file her tax return.
So delighted with my wonderful haul of vinyl from Sugar Pie records in Antwerp.
February 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
So delighted with my wonderful haul of vinyl from Sugar Pie records in Antwerp.
Not quite in your crate digging league, @birmingham81.bsky.social, but I picked this up for €5 yesterday.
February 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Not quite in your crate digging league, @birmingham81.bsky.social, but I picked this up for €5 yesterday.
An honour to share the cover with you
February 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
An honour to share the cover with you
Breaking news: secret European antisemitism centre discovered. I hope @euractiv.com will expose this place where Muslim families buy enough pastries to stretch from “the river to the sea”.
February 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Breaking news: secret European antisemitism centre discovered. I hope @euractiv.com will expose this place where Muslim families buy enough pastries to stretch from “the river to the sea”.