Chris Brooks
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MD ANT🏅Notts County , The Fall , Punk , Post Punk & Indie , Partridge , Porridge , Gerry Anderson , Cask Ales
Only one candidate 😉
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Only one candidate 😉
Legends of The Fall or Legends in Your Local , take your pick , House Of All bring the curtain down on The JT Soar weekend fest at The VAT , Nottingham with a blistering set , mesmerising , how many drummers 🤔
November 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Legends of The Fall or Legends in Your Local , take your pick , House Of All bring the curtain down on The JT Soar weekend fest at The VAT , Nottingham with a blistering set , mesmerising , how many drummers 🤔
youtube.com/watch?v=jL03... ‘I’m A Dinosaur Of The Working Class
Antiseptic Mouthwash And A Suppository Up My Arse’ - not exactly Lennon & McCartney granted , but the words & music 🎵 of Mr & Mrs Fiend will do for me this Halloween 🎃 Gothtastic 👻 😉
Antiseptic Mouthwash And A Suppository Up My Arse’ - not exactly Lennon & McCartney granted , but the words & music 🎵 of Mr & Mrs Fiend will do for me this Halloween 🎃 Gothtastic 👻 😉
Alien Sex Fiend - Breakdown And Cry (Lay Down And Die - Goodbye) { Better Sound }
YouTube video by J' WaVenK
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October 31, 2025 at 7:22 AM
youtube.com/watch?v=jL03... ‘I’m A Dinosaur Of The Working Class
Antiseptic Mouthwash And A Suppository Up My Arse’ - not exactly Lennon & McCartney granted , but the words & music 🎵 of Mr & Mrs Fiend will do for me this Halloween 🎃 Gothtastic 👻 😉
Antiseptic Mouthwash And A Suppository Up My Arse’ - not exactly Lennon & McCartney granted , but the words & music 🎵 of Mr & Mrs Fiend will do for me this Halloween 🎃 Gothtastic 👻 😉
Blimey I know our record in the FA Cup is bad but no need to eliminate us before a ball is kicked 🤣
#shoddyresearch
#shoddyresearch
October 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Blimey I know our record in the FA Cup is bad but no need to eliminate us before a ball is kicked 🤣
#shoddyresearch
#shoddyresearch
Cracking gig at The Angel in Nottingham tonight watching zany London five piece sci-fi surf 🏄🏻♀️ punk outfit , Oh! Gunquit , terrific set
October 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Cracking gig at The Angel in Nottingham tonight watching zany London five piece sci-fi surf 🏄🏻♀️ punk outfit , Oh! Gunquit , terrific set
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As it’s the 15th today here are Wire performing a fledgling version of the song from the majestic third album , 154 at Rockpalast
As it’s the 15th today here are Wire performing a fledgling version of the song from the majestic third album , 154 at Rockpalast
Wire - The 15th
YouTube video by suburbunalia
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October 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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As it’s the 15th today here are Wire performing a fledgling version of the song from the majestic third album , 154 at Rockpalast
As it’s the 15th today here are Wire performing a fledgling version of the song from the majestic third album , 154 at Rockpalast
Quality ales named after Quality tunes 😉
September 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Quality ales named after Quality tunes 😉
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35 years to the day since The Charlatans released this absolute banger
35 years to the day since The Charlatans released this absolute banger
The Charlatans - Then HD
YouTube video by The Arkive
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September 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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35 years to the day since The Charlatans released this absolute banger
35 years to the day since The Charlatans released this absolute banger
The Fabulous Courettes with an exhilarating set at The Hairy Dog in Derby last night
August 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM
The Fabulous Courettes with an exhilarating set at The Hairy Dog in Derby last night
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Released on this day 49 years ago this gave Steve Harley his biggest hit since ‘Make Me Smile’ - 1976 saw Britain in the grip of a sweltering heatwave & this fabulous cover perfectly summed up the mood at the time
Released on this day 49 years ago this gave Steve Harley his biggest hit since ‘Make Me Smile’ - 1976 saw Britain in the grip of a sweltering heatwave & this fabulous cover perfectly summed up the mood at the time
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Here Comes The Sun [totp2]
YouTube video by WiggyVideos2
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July 30, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Released on this day 49 years ago this gave Steve Harley his biggest hit since ‘Make Me Smile’ - 1976 saw Britain in the grip of a sweltering heatwave & this fabulous cover perfectly summed up the mood at the time
Released on this day 49 years ago this gave Steve Harley his biggest hit since ‘Make Me Smile’ - 1976 saw Britain in the grip of a sweltering heatwave & this fabulous cover perfectly summed up the mood at the time
Final hurrah from Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra in Birmingham tonight , terrific performance , even wheeled out the fabulous ‘Handle With Care’ by The Traveling Wilburys for good measure 😀
July 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Final hurrah from Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra in Birmingham tonight , terrific performance , even wheeled out the fabulous ‘Handle With Care’ by The Traveling Wilburys for good measure 😀
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Released fifty years ago today , the follow up to No 1 hit ‘Make Me Smile’ - Mr Raffles made it to No 13 in the charts , Steve Harley described it as his most complete song , have always loved this underrated track
Released fifty years ago today , the follow up to No 1 hit ‘Make Me Smile’ - Mr Raffles made it to No 13 in the charts , Steve Harley described it as his most complete song , have always loved this underrated track
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Mr Raffles (Man, It Was Mean) (1975)
YouTube video by MarioSalvus
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May 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Released fifty years ago today , the follow up to No 1 hit ‘Make Me Smile’ - Mr Raffles made it to No 13 in the charts , Steve Harley described it as his most complete song , have always loved this underrated track
Released fifty years ago today , the follow up to No 1 hit ‘Make Me Smile’ - Mr Raffles made it to No 13 in the charts , Steve Harley described it as his most complete song , have always loved this underrated track
Terrible news this 😔
May 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Terrible news this 😔
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One of the all time great TV Performances , from The Tube in 1984 , The Gun Club with Moonlight Motel featuring Patricia Morrison with all that hair 😀
One of the all time great TV Performances , from The Tube in 1984 , The Gun Club with Moonlight Motel featuring Patricia Morrison with all that hair 😀
The Gun Club - Moonlight Motel - live 1984
YouTube video by MercifulRelease
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May 8, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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One of the all time great TV Performances , from The Tube in 1984 , The Gun Club with Moonlight Motel featuring Patricia Morrison with all that hair 😀
One of the all time great TV Performances , from The Tube in 1984 , The Gun Club with Moonlight Motel featuring Patricia Morrison with all that hair 😀
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#5CoverSongFaves
#MusicChallenge
1 | The Fall - I Can Hear The Grass Grow - Mark E Smith’s unique take on the 1967 Classic by The Move , works pretty well I reckon
#5CoverSongFaves
#MusicChallenge
1 | The Fall - I Can Hear The Grass Grow - Mark E Smith’s unique take on the 1967 Classic by The Move , works pretty well I reckon
The Fall - I Can Hear The Grass Grow
YouTube video by Kevin Kriel
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April 29, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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#5CoverSongFaves
#MusicChallenge
1 | The Fall - I Can Hear The Grass Grow - Mark E Smith’s unique take on the 1967 Classic by The Move , works pretty well I reckon
#5CoverSongFaves
#MusicChallenge
1 | The Fall - I Can Hear The Grass Grow - Mark E Smith’s unique take on the 1967 Classic by The Move , works pretty well I reckon
youtube.com/watch?v=k_fW...
#5CoverSongsFaves
#MusicChallenge
2 | The Psychedelic Furs - Mack The Knife - classy Peel Session take on the Bobby Darin track from 1959 , featured as a Furs B Side
#5CoverSongsFaves
#MusicChallenge
2 | The Psychedelic Furs - Mack The Knife - classy Peel Session take on the Bobby Darin track from 1959 , featured as a Furs B Side
The Psychedelic Furs - Mac The Knife (Peel Session)
YouTube video by Vibracobra23 Redux
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April 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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#5CoverSongsFaves
#MusicChallenge
2 | The Psychedelic Furs - Mack The Knife - classy Peel Session take on the Bobby Darin track from 1959 , featured as a Furs B Side
#5CoverSongsFaves
#MusicChallenge
2 | The Psychedelic Furs - Mack The Knife - classy Peel Session take on the Bobby Darin track from 1959 , featured as a Furs B Side
youtube.com/watch?v=oWhL...
#5CoverSongsFaves
#MusicChallenge
3 | The Damned - Looking At You - Captain Sensible & Co give a typically raucous & chaotic rendition of the MC5 classic which was an essential component of their fine ‘Machine Gun Etiquette’ album from 1979 , just terrific 😀
#5CoverSongsFaves
#MusicChallenge
3 | The Damned - Looking At You - Captain Sensible & Co give a typically raucous & chaotic rendition of the MC5 classic which was an essential component of their fine ‘Machine Gun Etiquette’ album from 1979 , just terrific 😀
DAMNED - looking at you (MC5)
YouTube video by ELMER PUNK
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April 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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#5CoverSongsFaves
#MusicChallenge
3 | The Damned - Looking At You - Captain Sensible & Co give a typically raucous & chaotic rendition of the MC5 classic which was an essential component of their fine ‘Machine Gun Etiquette’ album from 1979 , just terrific 😀
#5CoverSongsFaves
#MusicChallenge
3 | The Damned - Looking At You - Captain Sensible & Co give a typically raucous & chaotic rendition of the MC5 classic which was an essential component of their fine ‘Machine Gun Etiquette’ album from 1979 , just terrific 😀
youtube.com/watch?v=PE4N...
#5CoverSongsFaves
#MusicChallenge
4 | Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Here Comes The Sun - From the Long Hot Summer Of 1976 , Steve Harley gives this George Harrison original the full works to land him his biggest hit since ‘Make Me Smile’ 😀
#5CoverSongsFaves
#MusicChallenge
4 | Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Here Comes The Sun - From the Long Hot Summer Of 1976 , Steve Harley gives this George Harrison original the full works to land him his biggest hit since ‘Make Me Smile’ 😀
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Here Comes The Sun (Beatles cover) HD remastered
YouTube video by Egri Road BEATLES Múzeum
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April 26, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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#5CoverSongsFaves
#MusicChallenge
4 | Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Here Comes The Sun - From the Long Hot Summer Of 1976 , Steve Harley gives this George Harrison original the full works to land him his biggest hit since ‘Make Me Smile’ 😀
#5CoverSongsFaves
#MusicChallenge
4 | Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Here Comes The Sun - From the Long Hot Summer Of 1976 , Steve Harley gives this George Harrison original the full works to land him his biggest hit since ‘Make Me Smile’ 😀
youtube.com/watch?v=rNUb...
#5CoversSongsFaves
#MusicChallenge
5 | Magazine - Goldfinger - Howard Devoto gives the Shirley Bassey original the real treatment on this B - Side to ‘Touch & Go’ from 1978 , absolutely magnificent
#5CoversSongsFaves
#MusicChallenge
5 | Magazine - Goldfinger - Howard Devoto gives the Shirley Bassey original the real treatment on this B - Side to ‘Touch & Go’ from 1978 , absolutely magnificent
Goldfinger (Remastered 2007)
YouTube video by Magazine - Topic
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April 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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#5CoversSongsFaves
#MusicChallenge
5 | Magazine - Goldfinger - Howard Devoto gives the Shirley Bassey original the real treatment on this B - Side to ‘Touch & Go’ from 1978 , absolutely magnificent
#5CoversSongsFaves
#MusicChallenge
5 | Magazine - Goldfinger - Howard Devoto gives the Shirley Bassey original the real treatment on this B - Side to ‘Touch & Go’ from 1978 , absolutely magnificent
youtube.com/watch?v=hshR...
#Top20Instrumentals
5 | The Cure - Another Journey By Train - Released in 1980 on Fiction Records & the other side of ‘A Forest’ - Doesnt get much better than this
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#Top20Instrumentals
5 | The Cure - Another Journey By Train - Released in 1980 on Fiction Records & the other side of ‘A Forest’ - Doesnt get much better than this
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The Cure - Another Journey by Train (1980)
YouTube video by m4rh3va
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April 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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#Top20Instrumentals
5 | The Cure - Another Journey By Train - Released in 1980 on Fiction Records & the other side of ‘A Forest’ - Doesnt get much better than this
@top10nathan.bsky.social
#Top20Instrumentals
5 | The Cure - Another Journey By Train - Released in 1980 on Fiction Records & the other side of ‘A Forest’ - Doesnt get much better than this
@top10nathan.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=zDFW...
#Top20Instrumentals
6 | Joy Division - Incubation - Belting instrumental from the Manchester Legends & somewhat poignant as am currently laid up in bed with the flu 🤧
@top10nathan.bsky.social
#Top20Instrumentals
6 | Joy Division - Incubation - Belting instrumental from the Manchester Legends & somewhat poignant as am currently laid up in bed with the flu 🤧
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Incubation
YouTube video by Joy Division - Topic
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April 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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#Top20Instrumentals
6 | Joy Division - Incubation - Belting instrumental from the Manchester Legends & somewhat poignant as am currently laid up in bed with the flu 🤧
@top10nathan.bsky.social
#Top20Instrumentals
6 | Joy Division - Incubation - Belting instrumental from the Manchester Legends & somewhat poignant as am currently laid up in bed with the flu 🤧
@top10nathan.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=NMNg...
#Top20Instrumentals
7 | The Damned - Smash It Up ( Part 1 ) - Never mind all the chaos that ensued with Part 2 , have always had a soft spot for this dreamy instrumental
@top10nathan.bsky.social
#Top20Instrumentals
7 | The Damned - Smash It Up ( Part 1 ) - Never mind all the chaos that ensued with Part 2 , have always had a soft spot for this dreamy instrumental
@top10nathan.bsky.social
The Damned - Smash It Up, Part 1
YouTube video by Sergio Díaz Cardozo
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April 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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#Top20Instrumentals
7 | The Damned - Smash It Up ( Part 1 ) - Never mind all the chaos that ensued with Part 2 , have always had a soft spot for this dreamy instrumental
@top10nathan.bsky.social
#Top20Instrumentals
7 | The Damned - Smash It Up ( Part 1 ) - Never mind all the chaos that ensued with Part 2 , have always had a soft spot for this dreamy instrumental
@top10nathan.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=StHG...
#Top20Instrumentals
8 | Simple Minds - Theme For Great Cities , Epic tune from 1980 , Probably my favourite from the era
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#Top20Instrumentals
8 | Simple Minds - Theme For Great Cities , Epic tune from 1980 , Probably my favourite from the era
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Simple Minds - THEME FOR GREAT CITIES, VIDEO 1080p [Dexbam]
YouTube video by dexbam
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April 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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#Top20Instrumentals
8 | Simple Minds - Theme For Great Cities , Epic tune from 1980 , Probably my favourite from the era
@top10nathan.bsky.social
#Top20Instrumentals
8 | Simple Minds - Theme For Great Cities , Epic tune from 1980 , Probably my favourite from the era
@top10nathan.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=JJHe...
#Top20Instrumentals
9 | Focus - Sylvia - Fine tune from the Dutch Prog Rock outfit from 1972 , mesmerising guitars , still touring sporadically to this day
@top10nathan.bsky.social
#Top20Instrumentals
9 | Focus - Sylvia - Fine tune from the Dutch Prog Rock outfit from 1972 , mesmerising guitars , still touring sporadically to this day
@top10nathan.bsky.social
Focus - Sylvia (Old Grey Whistle Test, December 1972)
YouTube video by Unofficial Focus the Band Video Archive
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April 12, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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#Top20Instrumentals
9 | Focus - Sylvia - Fine tune from the Dutch Prog Rock outfit from 1972 , mesmerising guitars , still touring sporadically to this day
@top10nathan.bsky.social
#Top20Instrumentals
9 | Focus - Sylvia - Fine tune from the Dutch Prog Rock outfit from 1972 , mesmerising guitars , still touring sporadically to this day
@top10nathan.bsky.social
youtube.com/watch?v=f4UV...
#Top20Instrumentals
10 | Magazine - The Thin Air - Opens side two of their 1979 masterpiece ‘Secondhand Daylight’ , just a wonderful composition
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#Top20Instrumentals
10 | Magazine - The Thin Air - Opens side two of their 1979 masterpiece ‘Secondhand Daylight’ , just a wonderful composition
@top10nathan.bsky.social
The Thin Air (2007 Digital Remaster)
YouTube video by Magazine - Topic
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April 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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#Top20Instrumentals
10 | Magazine - The Thin Air - Opens side two of their 1979 masterpiece ‘Secondhand Daylight’ , just a wonderful composition
@top10nathan.bsky.social
#Top20Instrumentals
10 | Magazine - The Thin Air - Opens side two of their 1979 masterpiece ‘Secondhand Daylight’ , just a wonderful composition
@top10nathan.bsky.social