Dan Rhodes
@danrhodes.bsky.social
Anthropology, Timoleon Vieta, Sour Grapes, etc..
Standards have fallen; my value has dropped.
https://danrhodes.co.uk
Standards have fallen; my value has dropped.
https://danrhodes.co.uk
Pinned
Tunnel of Love: a downbeat update
So here we are, a few weeks into 2026, and what have I done so far? Not much, apart from working long hours in the sleet, coming home half dead, then lying in bed with the electric blanket on, drin…
danrhodes.co.uk
I've put something on my website about why my new book isn't out yet. It includes appearances from a number of familiar faces.
Absolutely one of the great LPs. It doesn't get enough love.
Blimey - it's 30 years since the wonderful Blood & Fire reissued Heart Of The Congos on a deluxe 2CD package. One of the great albums (wish they'd used the original sleeve though!)
#reggae #cdfriday #nowplaying
#reggae #cdfriday #nowplaying
February 13, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Absolutely one of the great LPs. It doesn't get enough love.
Family Seinfeld watch-through achieved.
a man standing in front of a door that says 5b on it
ALT: a man standing in front of a door that says 5b on it
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Family Seinfeld watch-through achieved.
I'm not saying I'm a prophet or anything, but I posted this last month, when none of you had even heard of the Brontës.
February 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I'm not saying I'm a prophet or anything, but I posted this last month, when none of you had even heard of the Brontës.
I made the mistake of posting this on Sunday, when its target age group (48-59) was preoccupied with trying to convince itself it had known about Big Bunny for years. Yet another blow for the hapless Violins.
Spend your Sunday listening to the great lost band of the 80s. music.apple.com/gb/album/hal...
Halcyon Days (Complete Recordings 1985-1987) by One Thousand Violins on Apple Music
Album · 2014 · 21 Songs
music.apple.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I made the mistake of posting this on Sunday, when its target age group (48-59) was preoccupied with trying to convince itself it had known about Big Bunny for years. Yet another blow for the hapless Violins.
Be honest with yourself – you've missed me complaining about the book biz. Fill yer boots.
I've put something on my website about why my new book isn't out yet. It includes appearances from a number of familiar faces.
Tunnel of Love: a downbeat update
So here we are, a few weeks into 2026, and what have I done so far? Not much, apart from working long hours in the sleet, coming home half dead, then lying in bed with the electric blanket on, drin…
danrhodes.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Be honest with yourself – you've missed me complaining about the book biz. Fill yer boots.
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I've put something on my website about why my new book isn't out yet. It includes appearances from a number of familiar faces.
Tunnel of Love: a downbeat update
So here we are, a few weeks into 2026, and what have I done so far? Not much, apart from working long hours in the sleet, coming home half dead, then lying in bed with the electric blanket on, drin…
danrhodes.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I've put something on my website about why my new book isn't out yet. It includes appearances from a number of familiar faces.
I've put something on my website about why my new book isn't out yet. It includes appearances from a number of familiar faces.
Tunnel of Love: a downbeat update
So here we are, a few weeks into 2026, and what have I done so far? Not much, apart from working long hours in the sleet, coming home half dead, then lying in bed with the electric blanket on, drin…
danrhodes.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I've put something on my website about why my new book isn't out yet. It includes appearances from a number of familiar faces.
Spend your Sunday listening to the great lost band of the 80s. music.apple.com/gb/album/hal...
Halcyon Days (Complete Recordings 1985-1987) by One Thousand Violins on Apple Music
Album · 2014 · 21 Songs
music.apple.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Spend your Sunday listening to the great lost band of the 80s. music.apple.com/gb/album/hal...
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Fred Smith, Television bassist, has passed away, according to Richard Lloyd.
1/4 of the coolest gang in town, and a hell of a player.
Godspeed.
1/4 of the coolest gang in town, and a hell of a player.
Godspeed.
February 6, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Fred Smith, Television bassist, has passed away, according to Richard Lloyd.
1/4 of the coolest gang in town, and a hell of a player.
Godspeed.
1/4 of the coolest gang in town, and a hell of a player.
Godspeed.
They've put a truckload of Ibsen on the iplayer. It's there all year, but it's probably best to start now and pace yourself – you wouldn't want to end up speedrunning it in December. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Ibsen
A collection of Henrik Ibsen adaptations and documentaries from the BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 4:22 PM
They've put a truckload of Ibsen on the iplayer. It's there all year, but it's probably best to start now and pace yourself – you wouldn't want to end up speedrunning it in December. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Wanna make something of it?
January 28, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Wanna make something of it?
It's finally here: the 20th anniversary year of The Upper Room. They came from nowhere, released the wonderful album Other People's Problems [one teenage melodrama after another] and almost immediately imploded for reasons that were never quite clear.
Other People's Problems by The Upper Room on Apple Music
Album · 2006 · 12 Songs
music.apple.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:22 PM
It's finally here: the 20th anniversary year of The Upper Room. They came from nowhere, released the wonderful album Other People's Problems [one teenage melodrama after another] and almost immediately imploded for reasons that were never quite clear.
I have just unfollowed:
1. A wealthy musician for bigging up Spotify
and
2. A music writer for their ham-fisted criticism of a Sade lyric
I have a taste for blood. It won't stop here.
1. A wealthy musician for bigging up Spotify
and
2. A music writer for their ham-fisted criticism of a Sade lyric
I have a taste for blood. It won't stop here.
January 17, 2026 at 6:45 AM
I have just unfollowed:
1. A wealthy musician for bigging up Spotify
and
2. A music writer for their ham-fisted criticism of a Sade lyric
I have a taste for blood. It won't stop here.
1. A wealthy musician for bigging up Spotify
and
2. A music writer for their ham-fisted criticism of a Sade lyric
I have a taste for blood. It won't stop here.
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January 16, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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Another try at creating an inspirational meme
January 14, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Another try at creating an inspirational meme
A beautiful record well described. Chaos and precision. Peel played it all the way through, uninterrupted.
#5DebutAlbums9094
Guaranteed to be in my top five. A raucous blend of chaos & precision. Favourite track - Well Nigh Dusk. Have fond memories of them allowing me to join them on stage for some inaccurate approximation of its vocal yelps.
Guaranteed to be in my top five. A raucous blend of chaos & precision. Favourite track - Well Nigh Dusk. Have fond memories of them allowing me to join them on stage for some inaccurate approximation of its vocal yelps.
January 10, 2026 at 6:06 PM
A beautiful record well described. Chaos and precision. Peel played it all the way through, uninterrupted.
I'm sure others before me will have noted the prescience of Avengers issues 73 & 74. 2026 in 1970.
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I'm sure others before me will have noted the prescience of Avengers issues 73 & 74. 2026 in 1970.
I'm giving you one more chance to do the right thing.
January 8, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I'm giving you one more chance to do the right thing.
Get in.
1961: MURIEL SPARK at the BRONTË HOME CEMETERY | Bookstand | Writers & Wordsmiths | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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January 7, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Get in.
DRY JAN - GOLDIE LOOKIN CHAIN
YouTube video by Goldie Lookin Chain
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January 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Owen Ashworth is the King of Christmas. Catch his basement concert before it comes down with the tree.
Happy New Year!
Advance Base Christmas Special 2025 is still free to watch through January 5, 2026.
youtu.be/tMta7JY6Pxs?...
Advance Base Christmas Special 2025 is still free to watch through January 5, 2026.
youtu.be/tMta7JY6Pxs?...
January 5, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Owen Ashworth is the King of Christmas. Catch his basement concert before it comes down with the tree.
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No reason, just LOL.
Prints of this @daveyjones.bsky.social banger are available from philiplarkin.com/product/lark...
#poetry #philiplarkin #viz #space #doom
Prints of this @daveyjones.bsky.social banger are available from philiplarkin.com/product/lark...
#poetry #philiplarkin #viz #space #doom
January 5, 2026 at 1:28 PM
No reason, just LOL.
Prints of this @daveyjones.bsky.social banger are available from philiplarkin.com/product/lark...
#poetry #philiplarkin #viz #space #doom
Prints of this @daveyjones.bsky.social banger are available from philiplarkin.com/product/lark...
#poetry #philiplarkin #viz #space #doom
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What Dan says
My final outburst on the matter for the time being: there's a try-before-you-buy preview of 'A hobby of mine' by Rishi Dastidar on his publishers' website. If you read it and don't immediately get a copy, then... well, there are words for people like you. www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
Rishi Dastidar - A Hobby of Mine | Broken Sleep Books
In A Hobby of Mine, Rishi Dastidar’s unrelenting catalogue of cultural observations becomes an absurd and profound portrait of modern life. With a playful spirit and incisive wit, Dastidar examines id...
www.brokensleepbooks.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
What Dan says
My first eight books are finishing yet another year out of print, thanks to the discovery of a gaping hole in my royalty statements. I'll never stop being angry about this.
December 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
My first eight books are finishing yet another year out of print, thanks to the discovery of a gaping hole in my royalty statements. I'll never stop being angry about this.
