Matthew Hamilton
@thehamiltonagency.bsky.social
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*NEW!*
Written with the full co-operation of Stuart’s former band mates, family and the friends who knew him best, ‘Stay Alive’ by Scott Rowley is the unflinching, celebratory, deeply affecting true story of a Scottish musical folk hero
26-03-26
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Written with the full co-operation of Stuart’s former band mates, family and the friends who knew him best, ‘Stay Alive’ by Scott Rowley is the unflinching, celebratory, deeply affecting true story of a Scottish musical folk hero
26-03-26
tinyurl.com/6w6cxss2
tinyurl.com/3cnv66ff
January 16, 2026 at 8:47 AM
*NEW!*
Written with the full co-operation of Stuart’s former band mates, family and the friends who knew him best, ‘Stay Alive’ by Scott Rowley is the unflinching, celebratory, deeply affecting true story of a Scottish musical folk hero
26-03-26
tinyurl.com/6w6cxss2
tinyurl.com/3cnv66ff
Written with the full co-operation of Stuart’s former band mates, family and the friends who knew him best, ‘Stay Alive’ by Scott Rowley is the unflinching, celebratory, deeply affecting true story of a Scottish musical folk hero
26-03-26
tinyurl.com/6w6cxss2
tinyurl.com/3cnv66ff
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‘Our Secrets Are The Same’, the joint memoir by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill with Graeme Thomson, has been named a Rough Trade and Uncut Book of the Year 2025.
Order your copy of #OurSecretsAreTheSame via the link below:
www.simpleminds.com/our-secrets-...
Order your copy of #OurSecretsAreTheSame via the link below:
www.simpleminds.com/our-secrets-...
December 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
‘Our Secrets Are The Same’, the joint memoir by Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill with Graeme Thomson, has been named a Rough Trade and Uncut Book of the Year 2025.
Order your copy of #OurSecretsAreTheSame via the link below:
www.simpleminds.com/our-secrets-...
Order your copy of #OurSecretsAreTheSame via the link below:
www.simpleminds.com/our-secrets-...
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“An enthralling book. We thoroughly recommend it”
New ‘Word in Your Ear’ with Peter Doggett discussing the happy/sad story of the Beach Boys
youtu.be/j9LIWABxKss
New ‘Word in Your Ear’ with Peter Doggett discussing the happy/sad story of the Beach Boys
youtu.be/j9LIWABxKss
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“An enthralling book. We thoroughly recommend it”
New ‘Word in Your Ear’ with Peter Doggett discussing the happy/sad story of the Beach Boys
youtu.be/j9LIWABxKss
New ‘Word in Your Ear’ with Peter Doggett discussing the happy/sad story of the Beach Boys
youtu.be/j9LIWABxKss
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168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE is officially a Sunday Times bestseller and will be #7 in this weekend’s chart. Huge congratulations @keithcameron2.bsky.social! Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy or come to an event, the record stores and bookshops who have supported this special book…
September 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE is officially a Sunday Times bestseller and will be #7 in this weekend’s chart. Huge congratulations @keithcameron2.bsky.social! Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy or come to an event, the record stores and bookshops who have supported this special book…
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*NEW*
Kevin Rowland
Bless Me Father - A Life Story
with @tedkessler.bsky.social
Walthamstow 30 Sept
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1671094301...
Kevin Rowland
Bless Me Father - A Life Story
with @tedkessler.bsky.social
Walthamstow 30 Sept
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1671094301...
KEVIN ROWLAND - A Life Story - In Conversation
Dexys Kevin Rowland in conversation with Ted Kessler with stories from his Sunday Times Bestselling memoir Bless Me Father
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September 11, 2025 at 6:47 AM
*NEW*
Kevin Rowland
Bless Me Father - A Life Story
with @tedkessler.bsky.social
Walthamstow 30 Sept
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1671094301...
Kevin Rowland
Bless Me Father - A Life Story
with @tedkessler.bsky.social
Walthamstow 30 Sept
🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1671094301...
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I've no idea how to grab links to Instagram posts but David Hepworth is talking up David Ackles, & Mark Brend's new book about him. So that's good.
July 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I've no idea how to grab links to Instagram posts but David Hepworth is talking up David Ackles, & Mark Brend's new book about him. So that's good.
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New Modern has acquired Ringo: A Fab Life by Tom Doyle, author of the award-winning study of Running Up That Hill: 50 Visions of Kate Bush, among other titles. Publication is scheduled for 23rd October 2025 👇 #BookSky
New Modern signs Ringo Starr biography by Tom Doyle
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July 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
New Modern has acquired Ringo: A Fab Life by Tom Doyle, author of the award-winning study of Running Up That Hill: 50 Visions of Kate Bush, among other titles. Publication is scheduled for 23rd October 2025 👇 #BookSky
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***NEW***
Drummer.
Actor.
Designer.
Beatle.
‘Ringo: A Fab Life’
The dazzling new biography by Tom Doyle
23-10-25
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W: tinyurl.com/2pjthwtm
RT: tinyurl.com/yn2m99rp
#ringo
Drummer.
Actor.
Designer.
Beatle.
‘Ringo: A Fab Life’
The dazzling new biography by Tom Doyle
23-10-25
A: tinyurl.com/254j86h7
HMV: tinyurl.com/bdcrm32h
W: tinyurl.com/2pjthwtm
RT: tinyurl.com/yn2m99rp
#ringo
July 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
***NEW***
Drummer.
Actor.
Designer.
Beatle.
‘Ringo: A Fab Life’
The dazzling new biography by Tom Doyle
23-10-25
A: tinyurl.com/254j86h7
HMV: tinyurl.com/bdcrm32h
W: tinyurl.com/2pjthwtm
RT: tinyurl.com/yn2m99rp
#ringo
Drummer.
Actor.
Designer.
Beatle.
‘Ringo: A Fab Life’
The dazzling new biography by Tom Doyle
23-10-25
A: tinyurl.com/254j86h7
HMV: tinyurl.com/bdcrm32h
W: tinyurl.com/2pjthwtm
RT: tinyurl.com/yn2m99rp
#ringo
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Nearly three years in the making, it’s a pleasure to be able to announce Peter’s incredible tribute to Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys.
His ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’ is one of the best books on The Beatles and ‘Surf’s Up’ is as essential a read on this most remarkable of family sagas
His ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’ is one of the best books on The Beatles and ‘Surf’s Up’ is as essential a read on this most remarkable of family sagas
June 27, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Nearly three years in the making, it’s a pleasure to be able to announce Peter’s incredible tribute to Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys.
His ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’ is one of the best books on The Beatles and ‘Surf’s Up’ is as essential a read on this most remarkable of family sagas
His ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’ is one of the best books on The Beatles and ‘Surf’s Up’ is as essential a read on this most remarkable of family sagas
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New Modern, the first imprint of the newly established Putman Publishing and led by music publisher Pete Selby, has acquired Surfs Up: Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys by Peter Doggett. The book will be published by New Modern on November 6th 2025 👇
‘Kaleidoscopic’ Beach Boys biography goes to New Modern
New Modern, the first imprint of the newly established Putman Publishing and led by music publisher Pete Selby, has acquired Surfs Up: Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys by Peter Doggett.
ebx.sh
June 27, 2025 at 9:46 AM
New Modern, the first imprint of the newly established Putman Publishing and led by music publisher Pete Selby, has acquired Surfs Up: Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys by Peter Doggett. The book will be published by New Modern on November 6th 2025 👇
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I wrote about @adellestripe.bsky.social's wonderful olfactory memoir, Base Notes, in this week's TLS @thetls.bsky.social @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat...
The olfactory stations of the cross
Adelle Stripe’s first book was Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile (2017), a novel inspired by the life of the Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar. In her
www.the-tls.co.uk
June 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I wrote about @adellestripe.bsky.social's wonderful olfactory memoir, Base Notes, in this week's TLS @thetls.bsky.social @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social www.the-tls.co.uk/regular-feat...
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Celebrating the launch of 168 Songs of Hatred and Failure: A History of Manic Street Preachers, as author @keithcameron2.bsky.social is joined by James Dean Bradfield and Nicky Wire for these in conversation in Brighton, London and Abergavenny this September.
Tickets from geni.us/168SongsEvents
Tickets from geni.us/168SongsEvents
June 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Celebrating the launch of 168 Songs of Hatred and Failure: A History of Manic Street Preachers, as author @keithcameron2.bsky.social is joined by James Dean Bradfield and Nicky Wire for these in conversation in Brighton, London and Abergavenny this September.
Tickets from geni.us/168SongsEvents
Tickets from geni.us/168SongsEvents
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"Tender, bittersweet... I loved this memoir and have never read anything quite like it."
Thanks to @steelydass.bsky.social at RNZ for her thoughtful review of Base Notes. This really made my day.
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
@whiterabbitbks.bsky.social
Thanks to @steelydass.bsky.social at RNZ for her thoughtful review of Base Notes. This really made my day.
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
@whiterabbitbks.bsky.social
Book review: Base Notes: The Scents of a Life by Adelle Stripe
Kiran Dass reviews Base Notes: The Scents of a Life by Adelle Stripe published by Orion
www.rnz.co.nz
June 25, 2025 at 10:21 AM
"Tender, bittersweet... I loved this memoir and have never read anything quite like it."
Thanks to @steelydass.bsky.social at RNZ for her thoughtful review of Base Notes. This really made my day.
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
@whiterabbitbks.bsky.social
Thanks to @steelydass.bsky.social at RNZ for her thoughtful review of Base Notes. This really made my day.
www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
@whiterabbitbks.bsky.social
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Exclusive interviews. Unseen letters. New revelations.
Their story in their words.
‘Pink Floyd Shine On: The Definitive Oral History’ by Mark Blake
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
09-10-25
HMV: tinyurl.com/bdnyyeej
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R: tinyurl.com/mtbee4cp
Their story in their words.
‘Pink Floyd Shine On: The Definitive Oral History’ by Mark Blake
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
09-10-25
HMV: tinyurl.com/bdnyyeej
W: tinyurl.com/bdfd9m7e
R: tinyurl.com/mtbee4cp
June 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Exclusive interviews. Unseen letters. New revelations.
Their story in their words.
‘Pink Floyd Shine On: The Definitive Oral History’ by Mark Blake
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
09-10-25
HMV: tinyurl.com/bdnyyeej
W: tinyurl.com/bdfd9m7e
R: tinyurl.com/mtbee4cp
Their story in their words.
‘Pink Floyd Shine On: The Definitive Oral History’ by Mark Blake
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
09-10-25
HMV: tinyurl.com/bdnyyeej
W: tinyurl.com/bdfd9m7e
R: tinyurl.com/mtbee4cp
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This is New Modern
A home for passions, pastimes and pop culture
We hope you'll join us x
A home for passions, pastimes and pop culture
We hope you'll join us x
May 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This is New Modern
A home for passions, pastimes and pop culture
We hope you'll join us x
A home for passions, pastimes and pop culture
We hope you'll join us x
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Reminder of these on the horizon for Adelle Stripe...
Mon 10 @thesociallondon.bsky.social with @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social, @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social + C.A.R.
Fri 14 with Decius, @elizabethalker.bsky.social, Syd (Working Men's Club) + more
PLUS full dates and pre-orders at: geni.us/BaseNotes
Mon 10 @thesociallondon.bsky.social with @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social, @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social + C.A.R.
Fri 14 with Decius, @elizabethalker.bsky.social, Syd (Working Men's Club) + more
PLUS full dates and pre-orders at: geni.us/BaseNotes
January 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Reminder of these on the horizon for Adelle Stripe...
Mon 10 @thesociallondon.bsky.social with @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social, @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social + C.A.R.
Fri 14 with Decius, @elizabethalker.bsky.social, Syd (Working Men's Club) + more
PLUS full dates and pre-orders at: geni.us/BaseNotes
Mon 10 @thesociallondon.bsky.social with @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social, @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social + C.A.R.
Fri 14 with Decius, @elizabethalker.bsky.social, Syd (Working Men's Club) + more
PLUS full dates and pre-orders at: geni.us/BaseNotes
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Wonderful night at @rnrbook-club.bsky.social in E17 with Lawrence, @willhodgkinson.bsky.social and Jeremy Deller discussing Street-Level Superstar - the year's best music book. Plus we were treated to top sounds from DJ Mark Green, and a quiz and raffle with prizes generously provided by Lawrence
December 17, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Wonderful night at @rnrbook-club.bsky.social in E17 with Lawrence, @willhodgkinson.bsky.social and Jeremy Deller discussing Street-Level Superstar - the year's best music book. Plus we were treated to top sounds from DJ Mark Green, and a quiz and raffle with prizes generously provided by Lawrence
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Coming up on 6th anniversary of David’s death. I can’t stress how essential a Christmas present this is if your partner is of the correct musical disposition and somehow hasn’t read it.
December 17, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Coming up on 6th anniversary of David’s death. I can’t stress how essential a Christmas present this is if your partner is of the correct musical disposition and somehow hasn’t read it.
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No documentary will ever be as good as Michael’s book. The urtext of late nineties-noughties pop
November 16, 2024 at 10:17 PM
No documentary will ever be as good as Michael’s book. The urtext of late nineties-noughties pop