: Vote LibDem, Get Tory And so at the reconvened Colchester City Council AGM on Wednesday evening, to absolutely no one’s …
: The Postman Delivers Higher Power CD by Big Audio. By this time in the B.A.D. timeline, the band had morphed into …
: Plans for a swim on Wednesday morning were abandoned due to the bloody Estuary Wilds rain. I’m …
: Album of the Day: 1019 - Sublime I made it track 3, The Wrong Way: “I’m staring at her tits. It’s the wrong way” This is a song …
: From the Allotment From the allotment: 🍓🍓 Keep ‘em coming #homegrown
: Album of the Day: Barenaked Ladies - Gordon This was a weird one. For some reason I always thought Barenaked Ladies were indie lite shite. But …
: The Essex Ways To Moving Image! Or rather not to Moving Image on Tuesday evening. We did have plans to go along to …
: A Tale of Two Cities Two new stories sit side by side in my feed. The first is the positive news that back in Lambeth, …
: From the Allotment More homegrown goodness from the allotment. We’re rather happy with the strawberries and …
: Wiff Waff Wonders Another Monday night, another social table tennis get together at the sailing club. We’ve been …
: Pickleball ftw There was a small but enthusiastic turnout for the Monday lunchtime community pickleball session up …
: Coral Classics Blimey. The new album by The Coral is bloody decent. They’re a band that I’ve always liked, but one …
: Run to Live, Live to Run Another day, another run. By this, I mean a proper run this time. Sure, it wasn’t the usual 10 km …
: From the Allotment The first major harvest of the season. Ha! Blink and you might miss it, etc. But yep, these are …
: Album of the Day: Country Joe & The Fish - Electric Music for the Mind and Body This isn’t the hippy shit I feared. As the title suggests, it’s actually rather, erm, electric. …
: Politics is Fucked I’ve been thinking about the Colchester City Council coalition fuck up. Make no mistake, this is a …
: Oval Woes A most unsatisfactory performance from Surrey in the T20 Blast this afternoon against Kent down at …
: Water Fights and Wife Waff Another day, another game of table tennis down at the table of dreams. We rocked up to find the …
: No Wheels, Another Walk Another day, another walk. I’m rapidly running out of options around these estuary wilds parts in …
: Water Fights and Wiff Waff Another day, another game of table tennis down at the table of dreams. We rocked up to find the …
: Links for 31-05-26 The 120th Anniversary of Vauxhall Bridge
: Saturday at the Table of Dreams Another sun-drenched morning at the table of dreams. The air was incredibly still. If ever there was …
: Up the Roman River To the sailing club! For the second time in two consecutive days! A combination of bright blue …
: Modern Life is Rubbish Never judge a book by its cover. Which is just as well, considering the album art for the McDonald …
: Sugar Rush Wiff Waff We rocked up at the table of dreams on Friday morning only to find that some entitled middle-class …
: Tide and Time To the kayak! On Friday lunchtime. I got my time and tides all wrong. Oh dear. I arrived at the …
: Shhh! I’ve been trialling out Wispr Flow as part of my new workflow process. Basically it’s a nifty AI …
: Album of the Day: Dillard & Clark - The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark I can’t but help think that this is Dukes of Hazzard outtakes. Country rock is cool; country soul is …
: Desperately Seeking Summer I just played my two summer albums. That’s my two summer albums of 2025 - Weller’s excellent El …
: Album of the Day Extra: Klaatu - 3:47 EST A sugar rush of a sunshine prog rock album that landed unexpectedly in my feeds this morning. …
: Album of the Day: Pink Floyd - The Final Cut Happy Happy Joy Joy. The early 80’s were bleak. Someone needed to soundtrack it. But you can have …
: Album of the Day Extra Extra: 666 - Aphrodite’s Child Yeah yeah - I’ve gone down something of a prog rabbit hole this morning. Aphrodite’s Child is the …
: Blowin' in the Wind After the heatwave of the past couple of days, temperatures around the Estuary Wilds had dropped …
: Album of the Day: Heart - Heart A complete hairdryer of an album - in every respect. Style and substance. I don’t know why it’s …
: Links for 26-05-26 “The one little trumpet fluff on the bridge of the final theme statement is the dropped stitch in …
: Album of the Day: Marillion - Misplaced Childhood HYPE ALERT: The opening two tracks that segue Kayleigh into Lavender gives The Beatles' closing …
: Album of the Day Extra Extra: The Band - Cahoots Very rustic, very laboured. Yet still there’s a soul element running through from start to finish. …
: Album of the Day Extra: McDonald and Giles - McDonald and Giles This was a random listen after Late Junction dropped the track Flight of the Ibis. I admit to never …
: Album of the Day: Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery Twaddle. Crap twaddle. ⭐
: New Balls Please To the Table of Dreams! On a very hot Bank Holiday Monday. We made the strategic decision to play …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 1, Bournemouth 1 And so the final team news of what has been a cluster fuck of a season for Forest landed. Still no …
: Wot No Water? TAP WARS broke out at the allotment on Sunday morning. I was pressed with two tasks: mow the verges …
: Wiff Waff Heatwave To the Table of Dreams! …on Sunday morning. It already started to heat up as we made our way through …
: The Postman Delivers Orange Juice’s Rip It Up. This was something of an ebay BARGAIN. Prices of around £30 are not …
: Keep the Faith Thirty three minutes in and WOH! Here we have Long Hot Summer. It’s the season, etc; it somehow …
: Dulwich Away Day Jollies A quick shifty over at the Dulwich Hamlet forum over on Urban, and OH MY DAYS. The Hamlet will have …
: Album of the Day: Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) I was dreading this. Track 1 almost did for me. To bail or not to bail? Wait! What’s this? It’s gets …
: The Postman Delivers George Benson’s Breezin'. There’s always been a jazz funk fusion blend to my musical tastes, etc. …
: Album of the Day: Indigo Girls - Rites of Passage Budgie! Gang of Four! That’s quite a cast list. High hopes, etc. But Christ, this was shit. The …
: Weird Wiv Walking I couldn’t be arsed to swim. It involved too much activity: a bicycle ride to the pool, the actual …
: Wankers, Wind, Not Winning We rocked up at the Table of Dreams, only to find a father sitting on it, and his son stomping …
: Album of the Day: Can - Future Days Whenever I get invites to shitty 70’s themed ‘party’ nights, I often think of turning up with an …
: Links for 20-05-26 “Something unexpected happened yesterday when they announced yet another delay to HS2. I lost …
: Album of the Day: Belly - Star Uplifting indie pop, with a slightly darker edge. I still love Gepetto. It tells a story, creates an …
: Links for 19-05-26 The Life and Times of Tricky He’s a one. But WHAT a one. “The left is a force that must be listened …
: The Postman Delivers: A Forest hat-trick: a black T, a vest and a beanie. What am I suppose to do when the club drop an …
: Album of the Day: George Benson - Breezin' A stunning four star album. I’ve been wanting to listen this in detail for some time now. Yer man …
: Crap Match Report: Manchester United 3, Forest 2 And so Forest’s annual On the Beach day came around a little earlier this season. Two games to …
: Links for 16-05-26 “There was a designated orgy room, and the ballroom was given a makeover with “garish psychedelic …
: Album of the Day: The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out You need to approach Time Out without a Jazz Head - which is just as well, seeing as though I …
: Puddles 3, Jase 2 We waited for a break in the Estuary Wilds rain before heading out to the Table of Dreams on …
: Album of the Day: Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience This feels SO 1992 - which is what you would expect from an album released in… 1992. It’s that US …
: Album of the Day: Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers - L.A.M.F. An album that straddles DUMB NY punk, and also opens up with ideas about Americana. Tom Petty ran …
: Album of the Day: Kraftwerk - Die Mensch-Maschine Clinical, yet still soulful. There’s also an element of irony in some of the cold-hearted approach. …
: Links for 13-05-26 “The season is not even over yet, but already it feels more prolonged than the making of a My Bloody …
: Music Moving On I’ve finally cracked on the 1,001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die list. I’ve heard them all, I …
: Album of the Day: Ikd-sj - World's End Fruit Basket Just noise. Horrid noise. ⭐
: Oh Sit Down Monday was BENCH MOVING day down at the allotment. Or to be more precise, how the chuff do we get a …
: Nice 🎷 I’m such a TART. Any excuse to get dressed up Jase. And so on Sunday evening, out went the shout of: …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 1, Newcastle United 1 Blimey. Those injuries aren’t half building up for Forest - all at the arse end of the season as …
: Mow Mow, Mow Your Verge To the allotment! …on Sunday morning. I had one task: mow the verges. Phew, the CRAZY world of rock …
: WivGigs Sunshine Social Saturday 🚣 To the Sailing Club! …on Saturday afternoon for a WivGigs Sunshine Social row. I’m thinking back to …
: Ping Pong and False Hope There were a few distractions on Saturday morning down at the Table of Dreams. The Town Council was …
: Running Man A return to running. OUCH, etc. It’s only been six months or so since I last pounded the mean …
: Album of the Day: 65daysofstatic - One Time for All Time Heavy Ozrics vibes. I love this kind of shit. It’s so easy to get lost in the music and allow it to …
: Album of the Day: The Tragically Hip - Fully Completely R.E.M. outtakes. Bland as fuck. ⭐ ⭐
: Crap Match Report: Aston Villa 4, Forest 0 To Europe! …for one final time, possibly. Who knows when this experience will come around again? …
: Estuary Therapy I had the need to get out of the house. wfh with a friendly plasterer plastering around the house is …
: I Got the Power A game of power over spin at the Table of Dreams for Tuesday afternoon. The earlier pleasant spring …
: Album of the Day: Gotcha! - Gotcha! Gotcha! Gotcha! Proof that there aren’t actually 1,001 albums you must listen to before you die. ⭐
: Uni Wanderings I was up towards the top end of the town with a little time to spare. And when I say the top end of …
: Album of the Day: Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses Next! ⭐
: Crap Match Report: Chelsea 1, Forest 3 These Forest Crap Match Reports come round quicker than another SHIT THE BED moment for the Reds. …
: On Conspiracy Theories and Forest There’s a fantastic Forest conspiracy theory doing the rounds right now as we reach the PL / Europa …
: WivGigs Social Sunday Bobbing and Weaving TWO boats were out along the Estuary Wilds as part of WivGigs Social Sunday. We’re weren’t alone. …
: Album of the Day: Ornatos Violeta - O Monstro Precisa De Amigos I don’t want to come across as a language snob, but I did struggle with this on account of the …
: Ping Pong, Party Bags and Pulled Muscles A weird game of Wiff Waff at the Table of Dreams for Sunday morning. Another couple were already …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 93, London Lions 72 To the Essex Sports Arena! …on Saturday afternoon as the Rebs women tipped off against London Lions …
: Crap Match Report: Surrey Vs Sussex, Day 1 To The Oval! …on Friday morning for Day 1 of the ‘rrey Vs Sussex. Did you think I would stay away? …
: Album of the Day: Coheed and Cambria - In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth: 3 This rambles an awful lot. It’s an album that has ambition, as well as staying power. Unfortunately …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 1, Aston Villa 0 The team news drops. Morato. Oh dear. And so here we are, playing our first major European …
: Album of the Day: Noname - Telefone I love mixtapes. They remind me of the remix albums from back in the day. There’s no pressure or …
: Links for 30-04-26 Drivers could save £4,000 during fuel crisis by swapping to a cargo bike, new research suggests via …
: The Epilogue That Wouldn’t Fade Out “If Anne Pigalle provided the final, torch‑lit monologue of ZTT’s first great era, then Act were the …
: Bowie, Take Two: less hype, more soul With a spare hour or so out on the Eastern fringes of the Olympic Park to spare, I had a second …
: Qualifiers, Contraband, Chaos To the Copper Box! …on Tuesday morning for Day 1 of the World Table Tennis Championships. To say …
: Album of the Day: Portishead - Portishead I’ve listened to this on AirPods. I’ve listened to this on a pair of bass boosting, noise canceling …
: Album of the Day: Streetlight Manifesto - Somewhere In The Between Not more punk ska. I wanted to really dislike this. But the uplifting horns on the opener We Will …
: Table of Dreams, Oak of Defiance, Scoreline of Denial To the Table of Dreams! …on Sunday morning. We made our way down the side of the park, and past the …
: Wedding Bells, Dark Secrets, and Extreme Awkwardness Screening at the Sunny Colch Odeon early afternoon on Monday as part of the cheapo cheapo deal was …
: Blossom, Style, and a Rugby Ball Thrashing Another game of table tennis to start the new working-ish week. The smell of blossom was intense as …
: Net the Strawberries, Damn the Deer. To the allotment! …early on Monday morning. We had one mission: net up the strawberries before the …
: Dry Lanes, Brompton Class The summer cycling season has started early for me. After the downpour days of the first three …
: WivGigs Social Sunday A return to rowing with WivGigs on Sunday morning. It’s been a while. Time and tide have kept me …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 85, Manchester Mystics 72 To the Essex Sports Arena! …on Saturday afternoon for what could be the final home game of the …
: The Postman Delivers: A double bubble bag of FUN from G Force. Well, not directly from G Force this time, but a charming …
: Crap Match Report: Sunderland 0, Forest 5 (FIVE) Woh. Where to start with this one? We were led to believe before KO that Sunderland’s Dutch ‘keeper …
: Links for 25-04-26 In too deep: Inside the messy, lucrative collapse of a lido empire Cracking read on the collapse of …
: Album of the Day: Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning Twee, cute, dreamy. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
: Coupons Can Wait, Justice Can’t I had plans to cycle off to Lidl to cash in my Thursday Lidl app cheapo coupons. But the Estuary …
: Links for 23-04-26 AI-powered robot beats elite table tennis players via The Graun
: Album of the Day: Procol Harum - A Salty Dog This is a real mixed bag. The opening Salty Dog track is quite a statement. What then follows is …
: Weird Wiv Walking A sunny, albeit rather windy walk along the estuary for Wednesday morning. There was a need to leave …
: And So Farewell Leicester City And so farewell Leicester City. Piss off back to the old Third Division where you belong. Harsh? …
: Album of the Day: My Morning Jacket - Okonokos Live albums rarely work. I want to hear the music, not the whooping. Once the audience gets settled, …
: Album of the Day: Slapstick - Slapstick I never really got the whole ska punk thing. Slapstick does little to convince me otherwise. I love …
: Links for 22-04-26 “McSweeney may be gone from Downing Street, but Labour Together’s alumni remain ensconced in high …
: The Postman Delivers A pair of LUSH Nike Air Max 1/97 Sean Wotherspoons. GEDDIN! I’m not normally a sneaker head. But I …
: The Postman Delivers Some more G Force goodness, all the way from the Fair City. I’ve been LUSTING over a G Force …
: Five Quid Film, Full-Volume Extras To The Odeon! …in Sunny Colch on Monday afternoon. This is becoming something of a regular visit for …
: Slow Burn, Fast Exit We watched Saipan on Sunday - the Roy Keane Mick McCarthy spat of a film that attempts to capture …
: Album of the Day: Tom Misch - Geography He’s so London, he’s so South, etc. Transpontine soul floats all over geography. There’s no …
: In Allotment News: The local muntjac deer have already had a nibble on my strawberries. BASTARDS! We were warned about …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 4, Burnley 1 A frustrating first half. You don’t say. Burnley rocked up at the World Famous with the game plan of …
: Small Wheels, Big Ride A Sunday morning gentle roll out on the Brompton to kick start the day. It’s been a while since I …
: And So Farewell Andy Kershaw And so farewell Andy Kershaw. I was very saddened to hear of his death. I admit to not knowing that …
: Links for 18-04-26 ‘Of course, according to her, ‘our capital is being destroyed’ - perhaps stay away then." via …
: Album of the Day: Avenged Sevenfold - City Of Evil Never judge a book… But I bailed before even giving this metal shit a listen. Not music. ⭐
: Crap Match Report: Forest 1, Porto 0 Another CMR written on the fly, no notes, just a hazy hungover rambling of what went off the night …
: Album of the Day: Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan A new one for me. I wouldn’t describe this as country, despite what Wiki tries to tell you. It’s …
: Fine Line Between Stupid... I finally got round to watching the Spinal Tap film this evening. A brief VPN switch and a little …
: Links for 15-04-26 “At half-time, Tony Woodcock, one of the Miracle Men who won back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and …
: Album of the Day: Counting Crows - August And Everything After I had no idea T Bone Burnett was involved in this. It’s still bloody whiny in places. Mr Jones …
: Bubblegum, Bad Shots & a Defiant Oak 🌳 Bubblegum greeted us as we arrived at the Table of Dreams on Monday lunchtime. Hot sticky scenes, …
: Album of the Day: Quicksand - Slip Fuck this shit. Seriously. ⭐
: Links for 14-04-26 The Pogues on HMS Belfast, 1985 via Transpontine A race like no other: Drama, chaos, and heartbreak …
: Johnny Hates Jazz… Miles Doesn’t I’ve become quite obsessed with the mid 80’s Mile Davis. You BOUNDER! You CHEAT! Gosh, that’s …
: Album of the Day: The Upsetters - Super Ape A delight to listen to, from start to finish. The thing with any Lee Perry album is that you think …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 1, Aston Villa 1 Confession: I watched this game on delay, having been out at the basketball all afternoon. It was a …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 96, Leicester Riders 56 The penultimate home game of the regular season for the Rebs women at the Essex Sports Arena. …
: Album of the Day: King Crimson - Discipline I’m a sucker for prog shit. Except this is 80’s prog, with even elements of funk coming through. The …
: Album of the Day: ISIS - Oceanic I dismissed this initially as horrid metal turge. But wait! What’s this? There’s actually some …
: Crap Match Report: Porto 1, Forest 1 The team new landed. Chris Wood. Blimey. I wasn’t expecting that. I doubt if the Porto boss was …
: Album of the Day: Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party aka Rio outtakes. That’s harsh. ⭐
: Errand ride: weed → manure → Fingringhoe → sunburn Another BEAUT of a spring day, another bicycle ride. I had an errand in dropping off a parcel with …
: Links for 08-04-26 " if you’ve noticed that someone’s been hanging around for a long time then you probably have too, …
: To the Kayak! To the kayak! …on Tuesday afternoon. This was the first paddle of the season for me. Blue skies and …
: The Postman Delivers: Nine Below Zero’s Live at the Marquee debut, doubled up with Don’t Point Your Finger. It’s quite a …
: Links for 07-04-26 The left without class has failed – what comes next? via Morning Star
: Bank Holiday BONER 🚴🏻♂️ I had to cycle off to see a woman about a hammock over in Great Bentley. It seemed like the perfect …
: Young at Heart, Old in Routine I brought forward the annual diary date for the Weird Wiv bluebell walk for this year. I am a man of …
: Album of the Day: Gaelle - Transient The list of influences for Gaelle on the wiki page was impressive - Cocteau’s, Prince, Trevor Horn. …
: Album of the Day: They Might Be Giants - Flood Birdhouse In Your Soul is brilliant, but it also kinda gets on yet tits. A bit like much of this …
: Links for 06-04-26 “I fear that the art of building dams in the woods is just another of those important artisanal …
: A Return to Cycle UK Riding A return to rolling out with the Colchester Cycle UK crowd early on Sunday morning. Woh - I’ve …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 59, London Cavaliers 75 Part Two of the Community Day double header at the Essex Sports Arena saw London Cavaliers rock up …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 84, London Lions 66 To the Essex Sports Arena! …late on Saturday afternoon. The occasion was a double header as part of …
: Crap Match Report: Wivenhoe Town 1, Stanway Pegasus 2 Derby Day down at Broad Lane on Saturday as Wivenhoe Town welcomed the Colchester near neighbours …
: The Postman Delivers: Mustafa’s When Smoke Rises CD. It was cellophane wrapped and box fresh as well. I wasn’t expecting …
: Ping, Panic, Pocket Rummage, Defeat An early morning game of table tennis to kick start the weekend. There was bright blue sky, a light …
: Links for 03-04-26 When Will the Guardian Admit Its Part in the Labour Together Scandal? via Novara “Reminder to self: …
: Blossom, Bank Hols… and a Lidl Seat on Borrowed Time Another day, another bicycle ride along a beautiful blossomed Trail. I took it at a steady pace. I …
: Still Winging It We watched the Paul McCartney Man on the Run documentary last night. It seems that The Beatles - and …
: Album of the Day: Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals This was a new one for me. It’s a haunting album, with mantras, rather than traditional lyrics. It …
: From Shitpath to Blossom Bliss A return to the Trail for the first time in months on Thursday afternoon. The bloody Estuary Wilds …
: Links for 02-04-26 “As cliche as it sounds, to us, punk is very much an attitude rather than an outfit or a sound. It’s …
: Album of the Day: Owen Pallett - Has A Good Home A thoughtful album, and perfect morning music as I got to grips with the world. I made a mental note …
: Grass Cut, Kids Feral, Victory Stolen A return to the outdoor Table of Dreams, early evening on Wednesday. It’s been a while. We’ve been …
: Links for 01-04-26 “I’ve been doing social media for nearly 20 years and I was brilliant at it, but today’s social …
: Album of the Day: Mustafa - When Smoke Rises This was a pleasant surprise. I was expecting macho posturing and profanities. Never judge an album …
: Album of the Day: Boredoms - Chocolate Synthesizer Well this is an angry group of young men. It makes a change from the recent pop crap served up over …
: £5 sci-fi, zero gravity, zero patience Hey! We’re both free for a Monday afternoon cheapo Odeon £5 deal. What crap do you want to watch …
: Album of the Day: Robyn - Body Talk An album recorded by Committee, Chaired by pop bots. ⭐
: Cycle, Lidl, Chaos: Late but Victorious I was a man on a mission on Sunday morning: operation buy two pairs of the Lidl carbon plated cheapo …
: Album of the Day: Charly García - Piano Bar AI could churn this out with an 80’s fused with Latino prompt. SO 1980’s, and not in a good way. It …
: Album of the Day: The Shins - Wincing The Night Away I’ve not really got an opinion on this album. It started, it ended. I didn’t bail. I struggled to …
: Album of the Day: Mac DeMarco - 2 This is completely new on me. I rather liked it. Inoffensive, sweet, soulful. Disco folk? Possibly. …
: Links for 25-03-26 #lolspurs
: Locked Out, Moving On A brief walk around these Sunny Stockwell parts, mainly with various errands, but also partly …
: Album of the Day: Prolapse - The Italian Flag I thought the band name sounded vaguely familiar, but I couldn’t quite place it. A little online …
: Links for 24-03-26 “This is difficult to explain and justify to those unfamiliar with what a Taiwo Awoniyi is. But …
: Album of the Day: The Notwist - Neon Golden There’s a fresh energy to this album, mixed in with an innocence and a sense of fragility. Bollocks. …
: Crap Match Report: Spurs 0, Forest 3 #lolspurs away, pyrotechnics for the home team’s arrival - what’s wrong with players driving …
: Raleigh, sunshine, smug grin Another spring Sunday morning, another roll out on the Raleigh electric. There was a bright sun to …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 73, Birmingham Rockets 95 The penultimate home court game for the Rebs this season. A strong performance was needed if a push …
: Links for 22-03-26 “I don’t follow Forest for the logic of it, I follow them for the magic of it.” via Forza “If you …
: Crap Match Report: FC Midtjylland 1, Nottingham Forest 2 THIRTY years to the day since Forest last exited a European competition at the hands of Bayern …
: Album of the Day: The National - Boxer Indie schmindie miserablists. ⭐
: Links for 20-03-26 Away tickets for Premier League to stay capped at £30 for two more seasons via Morning Star …
: Nigeria Delivers - The World Can Wait This was a decent find - Alphonsus Idigo and Search. It’s slice of Nigerian reggae pop from 1987. …
: The Postman Delivers: Bert Jansch’s Avocet. Bloody hell - I wasn’t expecting a book as part of the CD package. And what a …
: Album of the Day: The Vaccines - What Did You Expect from The Vaccines? Short and sweet - which was a blessing as that was all that I could tolerate. Indie shite doesn’t …
: Links for 18-03-26 “I know that such a documentary is the director’s construct, telling the story he wants you to know. …
: Album of the Day: Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera - Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera There’s a tremendous amount of energy on this album. It’s not exactly bedtime listening. It kicks …
: Links for 17-03-26 “There are also people out there who’d make appalling local councillors, not because you disagree …
: Big DAWG Tuesday afternoon at the Table of Dreams 🏓 Lost 5-0. Big dog stopped play. My mind was a little …
: Album of the Day: The Dear Hunter - Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise The fourth album in a six-act story? Blimey. I may have missed the first three, but there’s no way …
: Birthday Leave, Coastal Chaos To Wrabness! For a big old birthday walk! Technically it wasn’t my birthday. And nope, I’m not …
: Album of the Day: AJJ - People Who Eat People Are The Luckiest People In The World Goofy US college art rock shit that actually isn’t very funny. It reminded me of the ‘skits’ on US …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 0, Fulham 0 Tense. VERY tense. ffs - this is only poxy Fulham at home - a club, less we forget, that once …
: Spring Classic: Daffs Out, Idiots Limited 🌼🚴♂️ There was Estuary Wilds blue skies to greet me on Sunday morning. After what seems like months of …
: Crap Match Report: Wivenhoe Town 1, Halesworth Town 2 Cometh Halesworth, cometh the hail. I do LOVE nominative determinism. I don’t love yet another home …
: Links for 14-03-26 “AI opens up graphic art to people who never thought they could do it. I bet you some absolutely …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 0, Midtjylland 1 Hey hoe. Here we go again. Bloody Midtjylland. They rock up at the World Famous as outsiders, intent …
: Links for 13-03-26 “Is reported that at former chief of staff McSweeney’s leaving drinks in a Westminster pub, the …
: 1,001 Albums Later… Time for a Little Café Bleu We finally finished off the 1,001 Album list today. Every day for the past 1,001 days, R and I have …
: Album of the Day: Metric - Fantasies Strong Garbage vibes here. No bad thing. It’s not going to win any Ivor Novello awards for …
: The Postman Delivers: ‘92 and ‘94 away. I’m not sure about the white kit. It doesn’t quite look right. I did have an …
: Links for 11-03-26 “When Nottingham Forest were considering appointing Vitor Pereira last month, among the key …
: Album of the Day: The Youngbloods - Elephant Mountain Some of the instrumentals work best here. That’s not to say that the vocals aren’t sweet. This is an …
: Album of the Day: Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid No pop, no style. That’s me. And this was just too poppy for my tastes. I’m sure it’s very …
: Bum Dosser Monday at the Odeon I feel ripped off. We forked out £8 at the cheapo rate to see the new Elvis film at the Sunny Colch …
: Spit, Sets and Sunday Sport 🏐 To the Essex Sports Arena! …once again on Sunday. Our weekend has effectively been out-sourced to …
: Album of the Day: Scott Walker - Scott 4 I know I’m supposed to like this. But I find it dull. No soul, no excitement. It’s self-indulgent …
: Links for 09-03-26 “Edu arrival was Forest’s most calamitous recent decision – it’s hard to see how it could have gone …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 79, Hemel Storm 74 The Rebs men took to the Essex Sports Arena on Saturday evening, following on from an impressive …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 92, Newcastle Eagles 79 International Women’s Day Women’s Day down at the Essex Sports Arena. The Rebs are SUPERB at these …
: Links for 06-03-26 “Performances on the pitch do not merit price rises. The running of the club off the pitch does not …
: Crap Match Report: Man City 2, Forest 2 No such thing as a free hit - especially when Forest are usually the ones being hit. Christ. The PL …
: Album of the Day: Pavement - Slanted And Enchanted Too much noise for me this morning. ⭐ ⭐
: The Postman Delivers: I watched us get relegated wearing pinstripes back in 1993. Thirty three years later and Forest are …
: Links for 04-03-26 “Here in Nottingham and far beyond, there are and will continue to be groups who gather — in pubs, …
: Album of the Day: White Denim - D Strong US Ozrics vibes here. It sounds like it could have been recorded back in 1969. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
: Final Score: 2–2. Train Wins. To the Table of Dreams! Under fading light! This was the briefest of brief games. The Estuary Wilds …
: Album of the Day: R.E.M. - Green Probably the last great R.E.M album before the great pop sell out. You snob! Whatever. R.E.M were …
: Sunny Colch Meets Vegas Elvis To The Odeon in Sunny Colch! …on Monday afternoon. The Morning Star Elvis Correspondent recommended …
: Album of the Day: Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms I won’t have anything bad said against Brothers in Arms. It’s uncool as fuck, and that is the very …
: Crap Match Report: Brighton 2, Forest 1 The crappest of Crap Match Reports - ‘cos Brighton away was… crap. REALLY crap. The most excited I …
: Wind Assisted Defeat The briefest of brief games of wiff waff on Sunday lunchtime. We managed to beat the rain, but not …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 74, Milton Keynes Breakers 84 The march to the play-offs was underway for the Reb’s men at the Essex Sports Arena on Saturday …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 102, Cardiff Met Archers 80 The Rebs won the battle for height ahead of tip off. Archers looked a little lightweight. The refs …
: Crap Match Report: Wivenhoe Town 1, Gorleston Reserves 2 I missed the first goal for Gorleston. I was running fashionably late, as ever. It didn’t help that …
: Links for 01-03-26 “But who were these people who wrote this stuff? These fantastical people, Julie being at the …
: Rave Dreams, Shipyard Screams To The Nottage! …on a damp Estuary Wilds Friday evening. Thirty five odd years ago and we would be …
: Read the Serve, Lost the Plot This was a weird one. My partner experimented with what she called a “demon back hand spin of a …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 1, Fenerbahçe 2 A top stat from Sir Colin of West Bridgford ahead of KO: Forest have the 3rd best all time record in …
: Album of the Day: Iggy Pop - The Idiot aka Low 2. It’s the layers on The Idiot that makes this album so special. Some songs almost have two …
: Links for 26-02-26 “There’s a solution for e-bike parking chaos - but it’s not problem-free” Erm, why doesn’t legacy …
: Golden Hour Returns, Ego Departs 5–1 🏓 Early evenings at The Table of Dreams are back. It’s LOVELY being able to down work tools at bang on …
: Spring Legs, Shed Dust, Solo Laps 🚴♂️ To the Northern Gateway! For the first track training session of the spring! Chapeau! But first, …
: The Postman Delivers: The famous Forest ‘sick’ kit. I bloody hated this at the time. We first wore it back in 1995. It …
: The Postman Delivers: Bob Dylan’s Infidels. Originally released in 1983, first came to my attention in 1983, finally …
: Album of the Day: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Devotional Songs Did me nut in. Bailed after the first track. ⭐
: Effortless, Fearless, 2026 Here’s a half decent find for early 2026: the debut release by Momooko Gill. It came via Gilles …
: Album of the Day: Culture Club - Colour By Numbers A genuine UK soul classic. Look beyond the brilliant pop, and you have a stunning voice that doesn’t …
: The Postman Delivers Another B.A.D cap. It’s not quite one of the incredibly rare corduroy editions from the late 80’s. …
: Links for 24-02-26 “That nicely sums up Labour’s problems. You’re supposed to be selling hope, not soap.” via Novara …
: Album of the Day: The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet Beggars would work far better without the distraction of Sympathy. Sure, it anchors the whole album. …
: Album of the Day: Wilco - Being There This is clearly a serious album. It wasn’t recorded with TOTP appearances in mind. It was slightly …
: From Forest to Farce Another day, another mauling at The Table of Dreams. Following on from Forest’s fuck up at the World …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 0, Liverpool 1 Oh woe is a Head Football Coach. Oh especially WOE is a Head Football Coach who has just overseen a …
: Cold Lines, Warm Vibes We popped into The Minories whilst in Sunny Colch. I would hesitate to call it an art trail, but …
: DIY Punk Meets Gallery Grandeur Sue Webster’s Birth of an Icon at Firstsite has the type of bombastic exhibition title that you …
: Mud, Boots, and Sunny Colch To Sunny Colch! …on Sunday morning. We were both free for a few hours. The roads were still a little …
: Sun’s Out, Choke’s Out To the Table of Dreams! …on Saturday afternoon. For once, it wasn’t raining. The mud around the foot …
: The Postman Delivers: A very mixed bag. First up is The Meteors. I was always on the edge of the psychobilly scene in ‘84 …
: Links for 21-02-26 “Things will come unstuck. Things will fall apart. Mr Hyde will rear his ugly head once more - he …
: Beat the Rain. Got Beaten Instead The Estuary Wilds weather forecast suggested rain. My instinct was to GTFO and play wiff waff before …
: Album of the Day: Happy Mondays - Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches This album oscillates up and down, both in mood and on the musical scale. The guitars are so …
: Crap Match Report: Fenerbahçe 0, Forest 3 Writing a Crap Match Report when Forest are crap is easy. The words take care of themselves. Writing …
: Top Man Suits, Bottom-Tier Politics There was a couple of young fellas outside my house as I opened the garden gate ahead of the morning …
: Links for 19-02-26 “But now comes a new start - another one - and I can’t remember a managerial appointment being …
: Album of the Day: War - The World is a Ghetto This is stunning. It captures the shift from soul to funk, without ever becoming guilty of falling …
: Dub, Pride & Proper Vibes Thisis raising a much needed smile this morning, the Gay Jamaica Independence Time compilation. It …
: Album of the Day: Minor Threat - Out of Step Short and sweet. Just the blast I needed to kick start the morning. Look a little deeper beyond all …
: Links for 18-02-26 “People make the same mistake with AI that we make with every new tech. We focus on the creators not …
: Album of the Day: Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814 This sounded far too manufactured and false. Sure, I hear your social concerns. But it’s hardly …
: Album of the Day: LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out Bailed after four tracks. My head wasn’t really in the right space for this. Aggressive, posturing, …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 83, Derby Trailblazers 91 To the Essex Sports Arena! For a Valentine’s Day themed mid-table clash between the Rebels and Derby …
: Crap Match Report: Wivenhoe Town 1, Whittlesey Athletic 0 Whittlesey Athletic rocked up at Broad Lane on Saturday afternoon to find a surprisingly half decent …
: Rehab, But Make It Muddy I had a spare couple of hours late afternoon on Friday, and for once, the bloody Estuary Wilds skies …
: Dress for Success. Lose Anyway We took a punt for a Friday lunchtime game of wiff waff. The weather above was changeable. It wasn’t …
: ZTT, Me & 1983 It’s been FORTY THREE years since the magic of Into Battle with the Art of Noise has been banging …
: Links for 14-02-26 “A volatile character is walking into a volatile situation at the City Ground. The results could be …
: Album of the Day: Big Black - Atomizer Atomizer is a very rhythmic album, and not the clusterfuck of noise that I was expecting. It even …
: Album of the Day: The Black Keys - Brothers This sounds like a diluted version of that horrid rock / rap crossover. Not that there’s any rap on …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 0, Wolves 0 Another day, another MUST WIN game for Forest down at the World Famous. With Wolves threatening to …
: Mud, Miracles & Meltdown This was a weird one. We rocked up at The Table of Dreams. The newly installed boules court was …
: Album of the Day: Elton John - Madman Across The Water There’s an awful lot of waffle on this album. Indian Sunset in particular had me losing the plot. …
: Unplayable Indoors. Unrecognisable Outdoors A clean Table of Dreams was waiting for us on Tuesday lunchtime. Living out in the bloody Estuary …
: The Postman Delivers: Uncle Joe’s 001 double CD. It’s a collection released after his death, capturing various bit and …
: Album of the Day: Ramones - Ramones When I want dumb ass rock ‘n’ roll I turn to The Ramones. I’m finding that I want dumb ass rock ‘n’ …
: Album of the Day: Paul Weller - Wild Wood I was very late in finding Wild Wood. I was so pissed off with the way TSC came to an end in 1990, …
: Links for 09-02-26 White Bike Cyclist Memorial for Irene Leardini in New Cross Road via @Transpontine
: The Postman Delivers: This was a bit of a weird one. I was convinced I already had some Buddy Holly in my collection. But …
: The Postman Delivers: B.A.D. II’s Kool Aid usually sells for a price range that is out of my reach. This copy appeared on …
: Links for 08-02-26 “No more news without community involvement. Let’s make it community published. How does that …
: Crap Match Report: DIRTY Leeds 3, Forest 1 I love it when we wear all red. It’s a Munich thing, innit. I hate it when we wear all read and play …
: Links for 07-02-26 3am Eternal In Kardboard, Komrades #23 A private tour inside Lambeth Fire Station, London Fire …
: Links for 06-02-26 “Lime bike boss proposes adjusting traffic lights “to reward safe cyclists” Good luck with that …
: Album of the Day: M.I.A. - Arular This sounds more like a mix tape than an album. I love the chopping and changing of styles and …
: Album of the Day: Dire Straits - Dire Straits It’s difficult to approach a Dire Straits album without all the headband bullshit that exists around …
: Links for 04-02-26 “So if you want a £5 English breakfast, to get your watch fixed, to buy some jewellery or get hold …
: Album of the Day: Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Safe As Milk This is a far more acceptable introduction to the Good Captain. I’ve always struggled with Trout …
: Espresso Socialism I’m starting to slowly, slowly soak up the sheer joy that is the Cafe Bleu Special Edition release - …
: Album of the Day: Black Flag - Damaged You don’t play a Black Flag album to enjoy it. You play it as a release for all the fucked up things …
: Links for 02-02-26 GP with Stewart Lee, and a superb Sly Dunbar tribute for the final 30 “If everyone just sits around …
: Album of the Day: Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! An album that excites and infuriates. The shorter, tighter pure soul songs such as Everyday People …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 1, Crystal Palace 1 I’ve struggled to get excited about the supposed rivalry between Forest and Palace. You can’t …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 115, Bristol Flyers II 43 This was the first home court match for the men this year. A big home crowd had gathered at the …
: Crap Match Report: Wivenhoe Town 3, Long Melford 3 To Broad Lane! …on Saturday afternoon. It’s been a while. Wivenhoe Town were at home to Long …
: Links for 01-02-26 " I am determined and I am dogged. I don’t think my ability has got me as far as it should have. …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 4, Ferencvaros 0 The Europa suits were on show again on Thursday evening at the World Famous. ‘cos that worked out …
: Low Bounce, Lower Score A wet Table of Dreams greeted us as we rocked up on Thursday lunchtime. I don’t think it was …
: Album of the Day: Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell An assault on your senses from start to finish. The beats are so fresh; the delivery matches the …
: Links for 29-01-26 “Will they have a ceremony for the last domain to be turned off, kind of like the last Blockbuster …
: Album of the Day: Kid Rock - Devil Without A Cause “The song “Cowboy” is seen as being instrumental in the development of the fusion genre country …
: Sun Out, Focus Gone. 5–1 After the crappy rain and storms of the day before, Wednesday afternoon had perfect conditions at …
: Links for 28-01-26 Riding high: the triumph and tragedy of Tom Simpson Kenny Burns Night Colchester ranked in the top …
: Album of the Day: My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything Wonky as fuck. It sounded like my MacBook was tilted at an angle as I streamed it. Beyond all the …
: Album of the Day: Siouxsie And The Banshees - The Scream The Beatles released Let It Be only eight years before The Scream came out. It sounds like a musical …
: Links for 27-01-26 All your favourite bands hate fascism Uncle Bill doing what he does best: write, record, release. …
: The Postman Delivers: As the title suggests, Madcap is a BONKERS album. It most certainly wouldn’t have been released in …
: Tupperware Skies, Power-Walk Vibes Another day, another meh Weird Wiv walk. That’s unfair. The meh was in the weather, and not the …
: Links for 26-01-26 “Enter the Governments Non-Dreamer in Residence, Steve Reed…” The Co-op Council’s Poster Boy is no …
: Crap Match Report: Brentford 0, Forest 2 I honestly didn’t give a shit about this game after the disaster away in Braga on Thursday. My usual …
: Links for 25-01-26 Long live local journalism Peter Shilton’s ‘hand of god’ shirt to be sold this year Harry Hodge …
: SIX discs? Sacré Bleu And so there’s a new Cafe Bleu SIX CD boxset out. Gosh. Outstanding though TSC debut is, I’m not …
: The Postman Delivers: Kevin Holland’s Pig in Shit book. This was a weird one. I heard a snippet of a news story this week …
: Links for 23-01-26 London’s Wonderful Mosaics
: Album of the Day: Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Shaka Zulu Inoffensive, but not for me. I am open minded when it comes to music. I even played some George …
: Crap Match Report: Braga 1, Forest 0 This was always Nuno’s fixture for me. When the draw was made back in September, Nuno’s eyes lit up …
: The Postman Delivers: Fairport’s Liege and Lief. I thought I already had this tbh, but nope. The 1,001 Albums list threw …
: Album of the Day: Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs Sydney is not feeling too well today. But Syd is best when he’s a little bonkers. I’ve always loved …
: Links for 22-01-26 Oddcaste 268 Not a duff selection in the thirty minutes of song choices from Mr Mule. He’s getting …
: Links for 21-01-26 “At Lewes town council, the conversations we are having focus on how these changes could be an …
: Album of the Day: The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps A remarkably ambitious album - especially so for what at the time was a jobbing indie toilet band …
: High Tide, Longer Legs Another day, another Quayside walk. Actually, it was a lot more than that - almost 5km in total. …
: Album of the Day: Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters You need to listen to this album LOULDY. Despite the racket, it’s also tuneful in places. Big Me has …
: Blinded by Sun, Saved by Luck Another windy lunchtime session at the Table of Dreams. It was a bit hit and miss tbh. VERY hit and …
: Links for 20-01-26 Why do cycle lanes get so much stick online? Because a small minority online are very vocal, and …
: Run Ambitions, Walk of Shame I’m still crocked, I still can’t run. My calf came close to PINGING once again at the weekend. I had …
: Tailwind, Swans, Defeat Another wind assisted game at the Table of Dreams. There was no drone action on Monday lunchtime. …
: Album of the Day: Fairport Convention - Liege And Lief This feels like an important album. It also rambles in places. The songwriting is crafted, the …
: Eight Minutes, Welsh Horns, Zero Distractions This is rather spectacular - a new track from Hen Ogledd with Scales Will Fall. The Latino horns as …
: Impatient Van, Predictable Outcome www.youtube.com/watch Course or Conditional Offer.
: Links for 19-01-26 Resisting Trump, we can build popular alliances against fascism and war Relive the excitement of …
: Third-Quarter Blues on the Road A tough 97-88 road defeat for the Rebels women up in Manchester on Sunday evening. We watched it via …
: Drones, Dreams and a Familiar Defeat To the Table of Dreams! …on Sunday lunchtime. Someone else had been there before us. The tell tale …
: Wet Lanes, Tight Deadlines, Zero Regrets A slightly damp morning out on the Raleigh electric around the lanes. There was just enough surface …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 0, Arsenal 0 The 3pm KO results did Forest no favours. A draw for Burnley, and late, late wins for both Leeds and …
: Crap Match Report: Wivenhoe Town 1, Needham Market Reserves 3 I arrived fashionably late at Broad Lane. No shit. Same as it ever was. I heard a lame cheer as I …
: Two Minutes From the Sofa, £16.50 From Reality A new gym opens at Palfrey Place, SW8. Back in the day and this would have been ideal for me. The …
: Links for 18-01-26 On Albert Island and Horn Stairs
: New Season. Same Humiliation To the Table of Dreams! …on Friday lunchtime. It’s been a while since we played an outdoor game of …
: Album of the Day: The Birthday Party - Junkyard A very dirty album. It sounds like there’s a lot to be said, but I’m not quite sure what the overall …
: Links for 16-01-26 “I don’t want to pat myself on the back while the world falls to shite, but we’re really happy with …
: Links for 15-01-26 Representin' The KLF road.cc Recommends Bikes of the Year 2025/26: the best electric bikes Chapeau!
: Album of the Day: The Sonics - Here Are the Sonics Energy! Rawness! Rock ‘n’ Roll with cardigans! The Sonics were a new one for me. It’s quite a find. …
: Album of the Day: Ms. Dynamite - A Little Deeper This sounds very dated now. It’s a sugar rush of an album that is very smooth. Almost too smooth. …
: Links for 14-01-26 “This story was one-sided” Cycling campaigners criticise BBC coverage of “irresponsible e-bike …
: Back on Planet Sleaford Mods Another day, another new drop from Sleaford Fucking Mods. They’re rinsing all they can out of the …
: The Postman Delivers: The Triffids' The Black Swan album, from 1989. I’ve not heard a single track from it previously. But …
: Album of the Day: Einstürzende Neubauten - Kollaps Unlistenable. But I think that’s the point. I pressed on, all the same. I quite enjoyed the rhythmic …
: Album of the Day: The Young Rascals - Groovin' Walking the line from R ‘n’ B over to something a little let looser. You can almost hear the sound …
: Links for 11-01-26 YouGov poll shows only one group sees London as ‘safe’ – the people who actually live there Fancy …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 84, Caledonian Gladiators 108 To the Essex Sports Arena! To watch some volleyball! And basketball! But we managed to balls it up. …
: Quietly Funk-Free, Blissfully Late Junction Here’s a new one for me: Maxine Funke. Don’t be fooled by the name. Maxine is far from the funky …
: Crap Match Report: Wrexham 3, Forest 3 (4:3 pens) Truth be told, I wasn’t really up for the Cup. Honest. I wasn’t really up for the Cup when we …
: Beating the Rain and the Brown Stuff The main aim for the WivGigs Thursday Social row was to avoid the rain. We could all see it coming …
: Album of the Day: U2 - The Joshua Tree I don’t know what to honestly say about The Joshua Tree. It’s perfection, but it’s also U2. No …
: Links for 08-01-26 “We had exactly this conversation about robotic process automation a few years back. And before …
: Album of the Day: The Darkness - Permission to Land Refused to listen. ⭐
: Strutting Like a Twat Another day, another walk. Live to walk, walk to live, etc. Of course I’d rather run, but I’m still …
: Red, Retro, and Re-delivered The Postman Delivers: Forest home, 1994. So what if I owned an original back in the day, wore it …
: Album of the Day: Van Halen - 1984 Refused to listen. ⭐
: Crap Match Report: West Ham 1, Forest 2 The joy of writing a Crap Match Report is that it is just that: complete nonsense. I had the …
: Another Barge Bites the Dust I walked it all the way to the other end of the Trail and onwards towards the Hythe on Monday. I was …
: Kershaw Unfiltered: Still Kicking the Statues I’ve been catching up with some Andy Kershaw Plays Some Bloody Great Records podcasts. Tell It Like …
: Album of the Day: Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot This has got an experimental feel to it. The ideas sound half-formed, almost with improvisation …
: Links for 06-01-26 “We’re rubbish, they’re rubbish.” Happy El Sackico Day, Comrades.
: The Postman Delivers: A couple of G Force beanies, all the way from the Fair City. It’s Nottingham NG1 heritage, right? …
: Album of the Day: Kate Bush - The Dreaming Quirky. Bonkers. Unlistenable, Christ, she can’t half shriek. ⭐
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 104, Yorkshire Dragons 92 Yorkshire Dragons rocked up at the Essex Sports Arena short benched. Just make sure that no one gets …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 96, Nottingham Wildcats 78 An early fixture for the Rebels to start 2026. The 4th January date meant that campus was deserted. …
: Links for 05-01-26 “Perhaps the fact remains that Dyche is indeed the best pair of hands for this club at the moment, …
: State of the Nation As we approach the opening of the transfer window, now seems like a good enough time to assess the …
: Table of Dreams: Whitewash, Abbreviated There was a young family of four playing at the Table of Dreams when we first rocked up. It was …
: Crap Match Report: Aston Villa 3, Forest 1 The team news dropped. OH HAI Ola! That was a decent way to start Saturday lunchtime. Oh how we’ve …
: The Postman Delivers It’s been a while since The Postman Delivered some CD’s tbh. I’ve been rather restrained in my late …
: Haven Road: Same Flood, No Answers High water down at the Hythe as I cycled through on Friday morning. Which can only mean one thing: …
: Album of the Day: Neneh Cherry - Raw Like Sushi Right from the opening beats of Buffalo Stance, Sushi is pure joy. Uplifting, thoughtful, cheeky, …
: Links for 02-01-26 The state of the left and right Some half decent analysis shocker. And yes, Badenoch is cooking of …
: Championship Football: A Cautionary Tale I had the misfortune to watch a Championship match earlier. Christ, that was crap. Don’t let the …
: New Year’s Day Cup: Still Imaginary, Still Mine The annual contesting of the New Year Day’s Cup at the Table of Dreams. Much like the Christmas Cup, …
: Album of the Day: Waylon Jennings - Honky Tonk Heroes This wasn’t the outlaw album as advertised. It was country twee with only a slight hint of …
: Wiff Waff, Spin & a Familiar Defeat 🏓 The final game of wiff waff at the Table of Dreams ended in the same way that we started the year: I …
: Three Tights, Four Close Passes, Zero Chill 🥶🚲 THREE pairs of tights were needed for the New Year’s Eve roll out. We started off with the …
: Album of the Day: Bonnie Raitt - Nick Of Time Over-produced. The songs would have benefitted more if they were raw. Sure, she has a half decent …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 0, Everton 2 The team news dropped. Shit. We’ve not got a lot on the bench, have we? And that’s quite some …
: Links for 30-12-25 Lloyd Cole: Rattlesnakes and rim brakes Dear fellow Nottingham Forest fans, there’s no excuse for …
: Album of the Day: Stephen Stills - Stephen Stills This has way more balls than I was expecting. It was also quite soulful in places. The hammond organ …
: Album of the Day: GZA - Liquid Swords I wanted to enjoy this. But it dragged. The rhythm and bounce of the album starts off decent. But …
: Table of Chills A 5-0 drubbing at the Table of Dreams for Monday lunchtime. The only score that was bettered was the …
: To the Table of Dreams! A dull game of table tennis on a dull day as we wait for the year to draw out. Cheer up, luv. etc. …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 1, Man City 2 The team news dropped: Dominguez in for Douglas Luiz. The plan is to beef up the midfield and bore …
: My Frozen Ding Ding An icy ride along the Trail for Saturday morning. It’s the first time that I’ve braved the bloody …
: Windbite Rollout An extra layer of clothing was needed for the Boxing Day morning bicycle ride. Having frozen my …
: Album of the Day: Massive Attack - Blue Lines Blue Lines still sounds fresh as fuck. I listen to it at least once a month. It makes me think that …
: Christmas Telly, But Make It Bleak Some pretty weird shit Christmas telly viewing. In short: we didn’t watch any Christmas telly. It’s …
: Links for 26-12-25 How to beat Man City at the World Famous Good luck with that one. Outputs, Not Outcomes The superb …
: Weird Wiv Christmas Day Walking Some hit and miss snaps from a random Christmas Day walk, through Wivenhoe Woods, Ferry Marsh and …
: Wiff Waff Over Worship To the Table of Dreams! …on Christmas Day morning. #OddJase, Odd Wifey as well. But what else are we …
: Five Layers, Zero Warmth 🎄🚴♂️ A bitterly cold bicycle ride for Christmas Day morning. I was dressed not to impress with five …
: Album of the Day: Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup ''
: And so Farewell Robbo, the True Miracle Man ''
: Album of the Day: Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Session ''
: Album of the Day: Africa Bambaataa and The Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock: The Album ''
: Album of the Day: Air - Moon Safari ''
: Crap Match Report: Fulham 1, Forest 0 ''
: Links for 22-12-25 Why is Andy Warhol Shite? Bill Drummond reflects, thinks, then acts.
: Crap Match Report: Brightlingsea Regent 3, Gorleston 3 ''
: Links for 21-12-25 “It isn’t until their 40s that most people understand that what they see isn’t what everyone else …
: Calf Ping, High Tide, Up the R’s To Brightlingsea! I’m currently crocked with a particularly painful calf ping. Running is not an …
: To the Table of Dreams! Blue skies, still air and wellies. It will soon be time for the annual treat that is the Christmas …
: Chunky Mermaid vs the Xmas Din Another Late Junction collab with Max Syedtollan meeting Chunky Mermaid. It’s quite magical, as well …
: Links for 20-12-25 “It is estimated that more than 100,000 songs are uploaded to Spotify every single day, and that’s …
: Album of the Day: Ian Dury - New Boots And Panties A storyteller, a lover, a man of funk. Add in some good old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll , plus a little …
: Jamming I’ve picked up the bass again. Jase the Bass is a Bandcamp account waiting to happen, Comrades. …
: Links for 18-12-25 Ahh, Young Nigel “London has become a Wild West thanks to cyclists riding on pavements at speeds of …
: Album of the Day: Holger Czukay - Movies English isn’t his first language, right? The instrumentals work best. It’s a real curiosity of an …
: Links for 17-12-25 From pigeon droppings to public art: Clapham Junction underpass gets a dramatic makeover The …
: Rants, Cheers, Boarded-Up Britain A fourth drop from the new Sleaford fucking Mods album, The Demise of Planet X. Here we have No …
: Album of the Day: Joni Mitchell - Court And Spark Whinny. ⭐
: Album of the Day: Public Image Ltd. - Public Image: First Issue There’s an awful lot going on here: you can’t ignore Lydon’s cry for help - but even an instrumental …
: Album of the Day: The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God I had to give this a second listen. I admit to allowing it to wash over me first time round - which …
: Links for 16-12-25 Spurs Fans MELTDOWN Puerile, for sure. But I still haven’t forgiven #lolspurs for 1991. The New Cue …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 3, Tottenham Hotspur 0 Dear John. I confess to having serious doubts about Victor starting in goal when the team news …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 85, Nottingham Hoods 76 Some basketball games are low scoring, yet still tense. Rebels men Vs Nottingham Hoods was a case in …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 103, Sheffield Hatters 102 Christmas Party GAME NIGHT with the Essex Rebels. Usually I would run a mile from anything that …
: Crap Match Report: Wivenhoe Town 1, Leiston U23s 1 A 2pm KO up at Broad Lane as Wivenhoe Town welcomed Leiston U23’s. I still arrived fashionably late …
: Links for 12-12-25 Nottingham Forest 1984 Rare Wrangler Home Football Shirt Medium adidas Vintage Yes please From the …
: Table of Droppings Pigeon poo greeted us as rocked up to the Table of Dreams on Friday lunchtime. Which was a little …
: Album of the Day: Alice Cooper - School's Out I know Alice Cooper is cool, and I’m supposed to like Alice Cooper. But it’s still US rock shite. I …
: Crap Match Report: Utrecht 1, Forest 2 Hearing Hans Van Breukelen with Sir Colin of West Bridgford ahead of KP was a real treat. Even the …
: Shades On, Light Fading, Thole Pin Gone The shortest of short rows on Thursday afternoon. We’re approaching the Winter Solstice. Time and …
: Links for 11-12-25 Lidl-Trek reveal signature colourful jersey for 2026, complete with new AI sponsor Ooh-la-la
: Album of the Day: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads Only Nick Cave could get away with an album all about murdering women - although I doubt if he would …
: Links for 10-12-25 Government must “move from good intentions to a clear long-term plan” for cycling, campaigners warn, …
: Ping-Pong in a Puddle Wednesday lunchtime at the Table of Dreams. We arrived to find a wet table - which was odd, seeing …
: Album of the Day: Genesis - Selling England By The Pound I wanted to really like this. I think it’s the idea of really liking it, than actually hearing …
: Album of the Day: Green Day - American Idiot There’s some decent pop songs in here. But there’s an awful lot of noise. What’s with all the power …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 93, Caledonian Gladiators 95 The Caledonian Gladiators rocked up at the Essex Sports Arena for a Trophy semi-final match on …
: A Quick Game, a Quicker Defeat A cheeky Monday lunchtime game of table tennis at the University. We were up on campus for …
: Album of the Day: Beach House - Teen Dream Not a bad album, but the NME naming it as one of the Top 500 albums of all time tells you more about …
: Links for 08-12-25 How do we create a social web using just the web? We don’t. Tell It Like It Is, Dave Winer.
: Album of the Day: Dexy's Midnight Runners - Searching For The Young Soul Rebels Energy, enthusiasm, optimism. That’s Dexy’s - and never more so than on the Searching debut …
: Crap Match Report: Everton 3, Forest 0 The familiar routine and rhythm of a Forest match ahead of KO: the team news drops. Unchanged. Oh. …
: Album of the Day: LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver This is such a hypnotic album. I found myself drifting between tracks, not really paying too much …
: The Postman Delivers The soundtrack for American Graffiti - a double CD as well. You know how fond I am of doubles. I …
: Crap Match Report: Wolves 0, Forest 1 Another scrolling session down the Sky Sports menu ahead of KO. If it’s a Wednesday evening, then we …
: Game, Set… and Piddle There was blue sky above the bloody Estuary Wilds for Wednesday lunchtime. We both had a spare half …
: Album of the Day: T. Rex - Electric Warrior For some unknown reason this reminds me of the Metal Micky telly show. It would have been the …
: Links for 03-12-25 Brooks digs up “forgotten” leather, and turns it into limited run of £330 “exceedingly rare and …
: Don’t Cry for Me, I’m with the Penguin To Moving Image! …on Tuesday evening. On the big (ish) screen at the Loveless Hall was The Penguin …
: Album of the Day: Elvis Costello - Brutal Youth I always find Costello a little too clever with the lyrics. What a bounder! Writing intelligent …
: Lights Out, Skills Out Another day, another BATTERING at the Table of Dreams. We’re talking 4-1 here. Oh dear. I started …
: Album of the Day: Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Of course this album is preposterous. That’s the appeal. I spent most of the time listening to the …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 0, Brighton 2 AMAZING! Sean Dyche has been Head Coach at Forest longer than Ange the Clown. Blimey. I’ve tried to …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 118 Newcastle Knights 122 Woh. Where to start here? This was possibly the best ball game I’ve seen. tl;dr the game was tied at …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 92 Oakland Wolves 78 Jersey Night at the Essex Sports Arena. Which means fans are encouraged to wear their fave replica …
: Links for 29-11-25 Vauxhall Could Get One Of The UK’s Tallest Residential Buildings I’ve long since lost track of the …
: Album of the Day: The Who - Tommy Spotify tried to serve me up three and a half hours of this. No ta. I pressed on with the original …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 3, Malmo 0 One Day in ‘79 was the strap line Forest used for the marketing push ahead of Malmo at home in the …
: Goggles On. Grow Up? Nah More NEW BITS, via This is Clobbered once again. K-Way is a new brand to me. It specialises in retro …
: Links for 27-11-25 No change to Cycle to Work Scheme in Budget, Treasury confirms — despite reports spending cap would …
: Return to Mu Mu Land Fancy some more KLF mixes? COURSE you do. This is pretty cool - an archive of personal mixes of all …
: Soft Hands, Hard Win To the Table of Dreams! …on Wednesday lunchtime. We were both free. There was brilliant Estuary …
: Back to Beth Orton I’ve been listening to Beth Orton’s brilliant Weather Alive album once again. I say once again - I …
: Ken High Street Rubber Chic The Postman Delivers: Rubber. BLACK rubber. And so we have a Swedish Stutterheim rain mac. So what …
: Album of the Day: Fugazi - Repeater There’s a lot of noise here. And not all of it good. I struggle with the US interpretation of punk …
: The Postman Delivers Mule’s Off White album, and Peter Gabriel’s self-titled third album. I confess to not having heard …
: Christmas Means Beatles Christmas is coming and so it must be time for another Beatles album. Sigh. It’s the music industry …
: Links for 26-11-25 RSS 2.0, the antidote to enshitification
: Last Light, Lost Points To the Table of Dreams! Under fading light! The window of opportunity for these hit and miss knock …
: Chasing Sunshine, Finding Roadblocks Hey! Let’s for a bicycle ride! On a bloody cold November lunchtime with the potential for black ice …
: TSC: Found… and Forgotten Blimey - a ‘new’ track from The Style Council ahead of the Cafe Bleu boxset drop in the new year. …
: The Postman Delivers A pair of G Force winkle pickers. Sharp, in every sense. So what if they are one size too big for …
: Links for 25-11-25 London’s cycling trips hit 1.5 million a day as ridership surges 43% since 2019 Chapeau! RideLondon …
: Album of the Day: The Slits - Cut You can’t underestimate how radical Cut is: an all female punk band back in 1979, singing radical …
: Rubber Dreams and Estuary Schemes We had two boats out along the Estuary Wilds for the WivGigs Monday social row. We also had an …
: Radical Lambeth… Eventually And so after finally finishing Simon Hannah’s superb Radical Lambeth, I’ve started to watch some of …
: Links for 24-11-25 “If the left cannot remember that movements are built on what people have in common rather than what …
: Album of the Day: Magazine - Real Life A really interesting record, released between punk and the rise of post-punk. Pre-post-punk? Art …
: Links for 23-11-25 Art Deco: The Golden Age of Poster Design exhibition at the London Transport Museum Why aren’t …
: Crap Match Report: Liverpool 0, Forest 3 The team news dropped. No changes from the DIRTY Leeds match, two weeks ago. OK… This was more out …
: Frozen Oars, Full Bladder We had to break the ice ahead of a WivGigs Winter Warmer midweek row. Not any ice over the mass of …
: Sleaford Mods: Ho Ho Hell Another drop from the forthcoming Sleaford fucking Mods album, The Demise of Planet X. Here we have …
: Links for 21-11-25 A rupture with the system? “While the Greens have won popularity for their call for a wealth tax, …
: The Postman Delivers Some more G Force clobber. Or a denim waistcoat - cream, natch - in the traditional rough and ready …
: Links for 19-11-25 “The ideology of Labourism – which holds that the Labour Party is the only route to any progressive …
: Album of the Day: The Auteurs - New Wave I cannot stress how much I absolutely adore The Auteurs debut. This has everything I want from a pop …
: Roots to the Rescue Chronixx has been keeping me rather happy over the past few days. The Exile album is a great example …
: Double Denim, Double Heartbreak I’m pretty obsessed with Tyler Ballgame right now. I’m always a sucker for a sob story, but not …
: Album of the Day: The Stooges - Fun House The sound of a man waving his willy in the air, and not giving it a shit. We should all try this …
: Links for 18-11-25 ‘Anarcho-Punk: Music in London 1977-1988’ – updated and expanded edition Regent Street Will Close To …
: The Postman Delivers Neil Young’s On The Beach. Nice. I wasn’t aware of this 1972 release until it was flagged up earlier …
: Album of the Day: Slade - Slayed? There’s more to Slade than the singles suggest. Much of this album is good old boogie bar room …
: Links for 17-11-25 Zarah Sultana says Your Party must be ‘explicitly socialist’ and ‘embrace class war’ No arguments …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 85, Worthing Thunder 132 To the Essex Sport Arena! …on Sunday evening. Volleyball one evening, basketball the next. Whaddya …
: Spin First, Win Later To the Table of Dreams! The Estuary Wilds sun and dry weather was for once too good to resist. It …
: Two Crews. One Problem: Us We had two crews for WivGigs Super Sunday. Well, that was the plan, anyway. I made my way down to …
: Youth Club Rave Revisited There was a most unexpected and welcome surprise for the four-fer with Robert Elms on Saturday: …
: Links for 16-11-25 Chris Froome’s retirement limbo leaves the sport of cycling to grapple with a difficult legacy
: Crap Match Report To the Essex Sports Arena! …on Saturday afternoon. Saturday afternoons are BALL GAME afternoons, …
: Post-Rock Therapy The new album from Tortoise is very, very good. They’re a band that hasn’t really troubled me. But …
: Links for 15-11-25 “It was difficult to tell what song he wrote and what song he didn’t write, because sometimes I …
: Shag, Stardust, Repeat We had a rare Friday Film Night - a double header as well. With the bloody Estuary Wilds rain …
: Synth Whip > Soul Stomp Robert Elms had another ACE Cover to Cover on BBC Radio London this morning. Up for consideration …
: Links for 14-11-24 Holy Quack! Duck Tours Are Returning To London And if they’re anything like the old yellow duck …
: Album of the Day: Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygène An album that all the nerds at schools use to have wet dreams over. I was too busy with 2Tone and …
: Links for 13-11-25 The Inside Story of How the Green Party Turned Red
: Golden Days on Borrowed Time A return to The Trail for the firs time in a fortnight. The leaves have dropped, the ferry has been …
: This Time Next Year, They’ll Be Massive Here’s some geezer music for you: I bring you Good Health Good Wealth. This time next year we will …
: Photosynthesis Funk Well this is a wonderful oddity from Little Stevie - a double CD as well, something that I’m always …
: Album of the Day: Fatboy Slim - Better Living Through Chemistry An interesting album, but hardly a classic. It does what you would expect from Fatboy - it builds, …
: Still Justified, Still Ancient Another day, another KLF podcast. Eternal, etc. And so here we have Miranda Sawyer with an hour of …
: On Martin Carthy Following on from my Sunday night folk session with the great Dick Gaughan, I’ve gone full on folkie …
: Links for 12-11-25 “It was really heavy going at times. We were angry; we were trying to say things in a way that was …
: Album of the Day: David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars It’s difficult to understand the importance of Ziggy at the time when I was only three years of age …
: Links for 11-11-25 Near Miss of the Day 940: “Do you always scream when a bus passes you?”
: Album of the Day: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Architecture And Morality One of the first albums that I bought back in 1981, and one that I continue to play almost forty …
: Album of the Day: Jerry Lee Lewis - Live At The Star Club, Hamburg This sounds a little like Stars on 45 - HIT after HIT after HIT. And all under 23 minutes as well. …
: There's Always Been a Folk Element to my Music If it’s a Sunday night, then I must be listening to some folkie shit, right? OH HAI Dick Gaughan. …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 87, Loughborough Riders 82 There was a BIG Sunday afternoon crowd at the Essex Arena for the visit of Loughborough Riders. I’m …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 3, Leeds 1 Forest always do Remembrance Sunday very well. It’s respectful without being OTT. The fella on the …
: The Postman Delivers Bark Psychosis' Hex, Lowell George’s Thanks I’ll Eat It Here, and Ali Farka Toure’s Talking …
: The Road to Ruin Runs Through Herne Hill Don’t stop off at the Oxfam in Herne Hill and spunk away more money on CD’s. DON’T STOP OFF AT THE …
: Links for 09-11-25 “Alternatives like Signal, Wire, and Element prove that secure communication doesn’t require …
: Satan’s Spin Class Muddy Hell at Herne Hill Velo was a hell of a lot of fun. It was a Halloween themed Cyclo X ride, …
: Crap Match Report: Peckham Town 2, Ide Hill FC 0 To The Menace Arena! …on Saturday afternoon. Peckham Town were at home to Ide Hill FC. I was …
: Reimagining the Obvious I found myself cycling through The Frontline on Saturday afternoon. This is usually a great cut …
: After the Lady Mayor's Show Some thoughts on the Lady Mayor’s Show, 2025. Yep, that’s right. It was the LADY Mayor’s Show. And …
: Crossing at Waterloo Not once, but twice! Overcast heading out, beautiful blue skies on the way back in. Terry meets …
: Faster. Older. Still Plodding A return to Brockwell ParkRun for the second consecutive week. I could make a habit out of this. …
: Just Another Brixton Morning Cycling from the town centre, and through the Frontline. A few random snaps as I pondered how early …
: Links for 08-11-25 The left can beat Reform if it embraces class conflict Don’t compromise - FIGHT!
: 1,001 Albums Later - And Still No Escape from Hair Metal We reached 1,001 albums on the 1,001 albums generator on Friday morning. Blimey. What next? For the …
: Sunny Stockwell Skies Another ‘almost missed this one’ snap. Judging by the lack of a sun setting, I’ll let you make your …
: How I Pretended to Be Rich in Mayfair What the chuff am I doing in the epicentre of the Mayfair high art world, knocking on a majestic …
: Links for 07-11-25 Racism ‘baked into the institutional design’ of Metropolitan Police, review finds No shit, …
: Album of the Day: Little Richard - Here's Little Richard It’s not just the opening seconds of Tutti Frutti that make you smile - it’s the opening few tenths …
: Bass, Smiles & Brixton Vibes To Lion Vibes on Thursday evening. For Selecter [erm] Thursday! If it’s the first Thursday of the …
: Sunny Stockwell Skies It’s been an incredibly mild day around these SW8 parts. T-shirts were the wardrobe choice for many …
: Crap Match Report: Sturm Graz 0, Forest 0 Let’s talk about squad depth. Let’s talk about spending £200M to improve the squad over the summer, …
: Crossing at Vauxhall and Lambeth Over at Vauxhall, where the tranquility of the Thames was disturbed by an annoyingly LOUD tannoy man …
: Pamphlets, Punk and Park Life: The Other Side of SW4 SHOUT OUT to the old school punk sitting out side the Socialist Party of GB HQ as I ran along …
: Links for 06-11-25 “If it saves the life of a child then it is worth it”: Cycle lane under fire over £500,000 “safety …
: Album of the Day: Shack - HMS Fable I’m pleased the 1,001 Albums list threw up the Shack album this morning. I’d forgotten completely …
: Vauxhall and I An early evening walk out to Vauxhall and back. Having spent three hours on a stupid train, I was in …
: Sunny Stockwell Skies It looks so peaceful. Trust me, it’s not at 5pm on 5th November 🧨
: The City That Use to Be Mine I’m telling you nothing new here: Nottingham’s a dump. But then again, so is everywhere else - …
: Album of the Day: Ali Farka Touré - Talking Timbuktu Cultural appropriation probably isn’t appropriate. These days we call it a collab. Both styles suit …
: Freedom '90 Revisited An unexpected new drop form Kae Tempest, and a most welcome cover of George Michael’s Freedom ‘90. …
: Brixton in Foucs Sometimes the best recommendations to satisfy your cultural thirst come from right on your own local …
: Album of the Day: Elis Regina - Vento De Maio Light and cheerful, with an almost rural feel throughout. As ever with foreign language albums, it …
: A Brush with Brown I can’t remember where I first got the hat tip for the excellent Brown Collection over in …
: High Art, Higher Shelves The new V&A Storehouse East - aka the World’s Largest Jumble Sale. Harsh. Sure, it’s not tat. It’s …
: Links for 04-11-25 “I am committed to getting around the silos of the owners of social media, and making it possible …
: Links for 03-11-25 Zack Polanski Has Pledged to Legalise Drugs. So Should All Leftwing Leaders
: Searching for Starman in the Storehouse Thoughts on the David Bowie Centre over at V&E East. tl;dr Where’s Dave? I struggled to find him in …
: Album of the Day: The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free I love the oddball story behind this. Writing an urban concept album based around losing £1k …
: Fags, Fairey & Formaldehyde To Newport Street Gallery! Which is possibly the best free art gallery in London. Quite a claim. …
: Blind Dates with Art To Gasworks Gallery! Marie-Claire Messouma Manlanbien: Mémoires des corps is the current exhibition. …
: Crate Expectations A spare half hour or so hanging around in Notting Hill. Hey! I know what. The old Music and Video …
: Too Young, Too Fast, Too Glam To The Design Museum! For The Blitz exhibition! I explained my weekend plans to a colleague. They …
: Sunny Stockwell Skies Now that’s more like it. Wrap up warm, soak up the S Ldn rays and it could be mid-June. Sorta.
: Brighton or Bust I’ll miss the Veteran Car Run chugging along South Lambeth Road, if future personal plans ever come …
: Sunny Stockwell >Clapham >Sunny Stockwell And I didn’t even add the clickbait Wankerville to the title.
: Sunny Stockwell Skies An hour or so later after this snap was taken, the S Ldn skies were illuminated with an incredible …
: Wankerville: The Return I had to leave the flat on Saturday afternoon. Have For Sale sign, have prospective buyers wanting …
: Running Up That Hill (Again) A return to Brockwell ParkRun on Saturday morning. It’s been a while. Much in the same way that …
: Links for 01-11-25 “Across our communities, we share the same priorities — making ends meet, accessing healthcare, …
: Sunny Stockwell Skies I was a little late in the day coming to this one once again. Technically it wasn’t a Sunny …
: Dark Days Sleaford Mods have dropped a ‘dark version’ of their video for The Good Life. It is Halloween, after …
: Chasing Light, Catching Change Another day, another random walk around these Transpontine streets. The route was roughly from Sunny …
: Album of the Day: Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive Christ, this was bloody awful. The oh so enthusiastic handclaps ten seconds in should have served as …
: Tango Dub for the End Times Blimey - Adrian Sherwood has been busy once again with another new release: The Collapse of …
: Sunny Stockwell Skies Not all Sunny Stockwell Skies snaps capture the sunset - especially so when the silly sun decides to …
: When Regeneration Pauses, Youth Speak I love turning a corner around my S Ldn patch, and then OH MY DAYS, another new mural has appeared. …
: Winter Nets, South London Style I passed some half term kids playing cricket on the North side of Clap’ham Common during the morning …
: Jangle Season Another changing of the seasons, another selection of new music from Cleaners from Venus. Hurrah! Mr …
: Links for 31-10-25 Worker sacked over video showing Lime hire bikes being hurled out of transport van Early Premier …
: Album of the Day: Gotan Project - La Revancha Del Tango For once a foreign language album I can appreciate. The tightness of the beats and the production …
: From Empire to Exit This is a powerful video from Novara: Tom McTague, author of Between The Waves, in conversation with …
: Lost in Hex, Found in Sound I streamed Bark Psychosis' Hex album this afternoon. There was a cheapo copy going on ebay for £6. …
: Sunny Stockwell Skies I got lucky with the Sunny Stockwell Skies hit and miss iPhone snap this afternoon. It was dull all …
: Grey Skies, Bright Memories Here we are again. The Boy from the Country, the Boy from the City lifestyle continues to ride - for …
: Album of the Day: The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land I wasn’t really in the mood for this, first thing. But I persisted and gave it a spin. It’s all very …
: Links for 29-10-25 “We are embracing class war, and this time we plan to win it.” Tell It Like It Is, Zarah Martin …
: So Long, Garibaldi Red And so farewell Garibaldi Red podcast. Your sporadic appearances over the past season or so were …
: Trail Tales: The Sweet Stench of Progress Another day, another bicycle ride along the Trail en route for a swim. These blog posts write …
: From Miracle Men to Mad Men Ah, so back to the “Forest bubble will burst” bollocks. Cheers, Bob. Back in the day and Bob Wilson …
: Album of the Day: The Adverts - Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts I struggled to get my head around this. It’s more rock than punk, even taking a few unwelcome steps …
: High Tide, Low Gear Another day, another crisp ride along the Trail. Once again there was a bloody high tide down by the …
: Old Light, New Day Everyone loves a big old red boat, right? There’s no finer sight than the Colne Light Ship on a …
: ffs Forest ”We go into Europe, all the money is spent and we’re back in the same situation we were when we got …
: Links for 27-10-25 Pochin’s ‘vile’ rant shows Reform ‘racist to the core,’ say campaigners
: Album of the Day: Faces - A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse An album that makes you want to BOOZE and reflect in equal measures. The transition from Stay with …
: Crap Match Report: Bournemouth 2, Forest 0 My matchday routine now starts with the early post on the Forest Insta feed. What clues will be …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 87, Reading Rockets 103 There was something of a Rebels reunion on home court as Reading Rockets arrived at the Essex Sports …
: Crap Match Report: Essex Rebels 74, Caledonia Gladiators 70 Another win for the Rebels women at Our House, aka the Essex Sports Arena. New flashy sporting …
: Choppy Waters Ahoy! That was one hell of a high tide down by the Muddy Banks this morning. In fact the Muddy Banks were …
: 22 Dreams Revisited I gave Weller’s 22 Dreams another play first thing this morning. It all came about after a …
: Links for 25-10-25 “If you loved feeds and mourn the day the music died, I have good news, it didn’t die, you all just …
: High Tide Ahoy! There was an impressive high tide down by the Muddy Banks this lunchtime. The eastetny wind was …
: Friday Wiff Waff Friday lunchtime at the Table of Dreams 🏓 BATTERED her 4-1. Wind may have played a part. We played …
: The Postman Delivers New Bits! A lovely pair of Moscot Lemtosh, all the way from NYC. Another find via the excellent …
: The Postman Delivers: BUZZING OFF ME TITS, innit 💥
: New Town, Same Result Gotta say that the result from the New Town & Christ Church by-election for Colchester City Council …
: Album of the Day: Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen Clever songs, but never too knowingly. Prefab Sprout have always navigated the fine line between …
: Links for 24-10-25 Three-quarters of Brits support Green Party’s wealth tax, YouGov poll finds Disturb the comfortable. …
: Crap Match Report: Forest 2, Porto 0 The team selection was a slight surprise. I wasn’t expecting to see Zinchenko in there. Disclaimer: …
: Links for 23-10-25 I ride to work year round. Here are my top tips for making it actually enjoyable through the gloomy …
: Beta Band Back, Chaos Optional Blimey. I missed this one: the Betas are back playing together live once again. There was a couple …
: To Sunny Colch! A pleasant early autumnal walk along the Trail towards Sunny Colch. Not a bad little place to live, …
: Still Bragging Billy Bragg has a new book out. Billy Bragg often has a new book out, and they’re all bloody good. …
: Your Party, Your Call, etc. But not if you are already a member of ahem another political party. The gathering of the clans up …
: Football, not Theatre I bloody LOVE this from Dyche. As the comments suggest, he’s probably rehearsed the line in the …
: Album of the Day: Fleetwood Mac - Tusk Too much to take on board here - especially during a working morning. It served the purpose of …
: When Forest Talk Turns Centrist Some half decent thoughts on Forest from Matt Forde on the latest Forest Focus. I can’t say I’m a …
: Album of the Day: The xx - I See You The piece is decent but lacks the intensity needed in electronic music, feeling too dreamlike and …
: FFTV Clickety Clickbait The daily Forest Fan TV catch up. Oh Lordy. “You’re much better than Sean Dyche” …said Everton …
: On Holy Cow To Moving Image! …on Tuesday evening. Tuesday evening is DATE NIGHT, right? I do bloody love sharing …
: Sleaford Mods Ahoy! Sleaford Mods is releasing a new album featuring a track called “The Good Life” with Gwendoline …
: Album of the Day: The Good, The Bad & The Queen Probably my fave Albarn album. I love the London Music Hall head nod, the bass, the random off beat …
: Chris Sutton's Nottingham Forest Catching up with the Monday Night Club on 5Live from last night. It’s usually a half decent listen. …