Adrian Ainsworth
@adrianspecs.bsky.social
Mostly music, art, film & photography. Likes writing about all of these: formerly on the ‘Specs’ blog, now part of the ArtMuseLondon team.
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Retrospecstive 2025: Adrian Ainsworth’s albums of the year
Putting this list together seems to take me a little longer each January, but I firmly believe that – my ‘winning’ approach to organisation aside – it’s simply because I’m privileged to…
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🖼️🤔👓 Here’s my pick of 2025 releases for ArtMuseLondon. Harder than ever to narrow it down to 25 choices, but I think these are the ones your unending January is waiting for. artmuselondon.com/2026/01/18/r...
Me: [arrives home after ‘a few work drinks’]
Mrs Specs: “Hi! How was the do? Hold on, I’ll just use the loo, then I’ll be down again.”
Me [to the tune of ‘Tubthumping’ by Chumbawumba]: “I! USE! THE! LOO! THEN I COME DOWN AGAIN!—”
Mrs Specs: [‘old-fashioned look’]
Mrs Specs: “Hi! How was the do? Hold on, I’ll just use the loo, then I’ll be down again.”
Me [to the tune of ‘Tubthumping’ by Chumbawumba]: “I! USE! THE! LOO! THEN I COME DOWN AGAIN!—”
Mrs Specs: [‘old-fashioned look’]
January 22, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Me: [arrives home after ‘a few work drinks’]
Mrs Specs: “Hi! How was the do? Hold on, I’ll just use the loo, then I’ll be down again.”
Me [to the tune of ‘Tubthumping’ by Chumbawumba]: “I! USE! THE! LOO! THEN I COME DOWN AGAIN!—”
Mrs Specs: [‘old-fashioned look’]
Mrs Specs: “Hi! How was the do? Hold on, I’ll just use the loo, then I’ll be down again.”
Me [to the tune of ‘Tubthumping’ by Chumbawumba]: “I! USE! THE! LOO! THEN I COME DOWN AGAIN!—”
Mrs Specs: [‘old-fashioned look’]
One day, I will get home.
January 22, 2026 at 7:31 PM
One day, I will get home.
Reposted by Adrian Ainsworth
🖼️🤔👓 Here’s my pick of 2025 releases for ArtMuseLondon. Harder than ever to narrow it down to 25 choices, but I think these are the ones your unending January is waiting for. artmuselondon.com/2026/01/18/r...
Retrospecstive 2025: Adrian Ainsworth’s albums of the year
Putting this list together seems to take me a little longer each January, but I firmly believe that – my ‘winning’ approach to organisation aside – it’s simply because I’m privileged to…
artmuselondon.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:40 PM
🖼️🤔👓 Here’s my pick of 2025 releases for ArtMuseLondon. Harder than ever to narrow it down to 25 choices, but I think these are the ones your unending January is waiting for. artmuselondon.com/2026/01/18/r...
🖼️🤔👓 Here’s my pick of 2025 releases for ArtMuseLondon. Harder than ever to narrow it down to 25 choices, but I think these are the ones your unending January is waiting for. artmuselondon.com/2026/01/18/r...
Retrospecstive 2025: Adrian Ainsworth’s albums of the year
Putting this list together seems to take me a little longer each January, but I firmly believe that – my ‘winning’ approach to organisation aside – it’s simply because I’m privileged to…
artmuselondon.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:40 PM
🖼️🤔👓 Here’s my pick of 2025 releases for ArtMuseLondon. Harder than ever to narrow it down to 25 choices, but I think these are the ones your unending January is waiting for. artmuselondon.com/2026/01/18/r...
Writing about a terrific piece of music, only to notice - in time, luckily - that my iPad had autocorrected ‘excitement’ to ‘excrement’. Everyone’s a critic!
January 17, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Writing about a terrific piece of music, only to notice - in time, luckily - that my iPad had autocorrected ‘excitement’ to ‘excrement’. Everyone’s a critic!
Reposted by Adrian Ainsworth
I’ve unexpectedly got a spare Balcony Standing ticket for tonight’s Traviata at the ROH (19:00 start) if anybody is looking.
January 16, 2026 at 1:05 PM
I’ve unexpectedly got a spare Balcony Standing ticket for tonight’s Traviata at the ROH (19:00 start) if anybody is looking.
The Specs who came in from the cold! Taking my folks to the matinée. Excellent, if bleak & morally-compromised, time had by all.
January 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The Specs who came in from the cold! Taking my folks to the matinée. Excellent, if bleak & morally-compromised, time had by all.
Hi, opera pals. I won’t be able to use my Barbican ‘Makropulos’ ticket this evening. Would anyone like it (or know someone who would)? Free to a good home.
January 13, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Hi, opera pals. I won’t be able to use my Barbican ‘Makropulos’ ticket this evening. Would anyone like it (or know someone who would)? Free to a good home.
First visit of 2026 to @wigmore-hall.org.uk - Roderick Williams’s fascinating, ingenious song-by-English-song response to ‘Winterreise’, his own setting of Blake’s ‘The Angel’ a particular highlight. Superb playing from Christopher Glynn as ever.
January 9, 2026 at 11:26 PM
First visit of 2026 to @wigmore-hall.org.uk - Roderick Williams’s fascinating, ingenious song-by-English-song response to ‘Winterreise’, his own setting of Blake’s ‘The Angel’ a particular highlight. Superb playing from Christopher Glynn as ever.
At last! A properly gorgeous day… as we now wait in the airport to fly home! 🤷♂️
January 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
At last! A properly gorgeous day… as we now wait in the airport to fly home! 🤷♂️
🚨 Hi everyone! Over on Instagram, it appears that some kind of imposter bot is irritating my followers. Please don’t follow ‘adrian_specs02’ (see screengrab of my clone below) and if possible, block and report it. Accept no imitations! Thank you to various pals who let me know. 🙏
January 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
🚨 Hi everyone! Over on Instagram, it appears that some kind of imposter bot is irritating my followers. Please don’t follow ‘adrian_specs02’ (see screengrab of my clone below) and if possible, block and report it. Accept no imitations! Thank you to various pals who let me know. 🙏
Me and my shadow.
January 5, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Me and my shadow.
Morning moon over the firth.
January 3, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Morning moon over the firth.
Happy new year, everyone. Wishing you all the best 2026 possible. Onwards and, especially, upwards!
January 1, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Happy new year, everyone. Wishing you all the best 2026 possible. Onwards and, especially, upwards!
Pair of Specs, waiting for bus to airport terminal. Inverness, here we come!
December 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Pair of Specs, waiting for bus to airport terminal. Inverness, here we come!
December 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Pair of Specs, RHS Wisley. Temperature: hat level.
December 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Pair of Specs, RHS Wisley. Temperature: hat level.
Boxing Day jaunt to RHS Wisley (2/2) - Glasshouse.
December 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Boxing Day jaunt to RHS Wisley (2/2) - Glasshouse.
Boxing Day jaunt to RHS Wisley (1/2) - Orchid House.
December 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Boxing Day jaunt to RHS Wisley (1/2) - Orchid House.
Some of my (super-thoughtful, as ever) gifts from Santa…
December 26, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Some of my (super-thoughtful, as ever) gifts from Santa…
Wishing you a joyous, restful Christmas. Time to recharge & renew. All our love.
December 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Wishing you a joyous, restful Christmas. Time to recharge & renew. All our love.