Douglas Baptie
@douglasbaptie.bsky.social
www.wordsandguitars.co.uk (currently on hiatus).
Apparently The Sundays have recorded new music and nobody told me.
(Record Store Day re-issues postponed to coincide with new material later this year.)
(Record Store Day re-issues postponed to coincide with new material later this year.)
February 2, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Apparently The Sundays have recorded new music and nobody told me.
(Record Store Day re-issues postponed to coincide with new material later this year.)
(Record Store Day re-issues postponed to coincide with new material later this year.)
Getting a sweat on.
January 31, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Getting a sweat on.
January 31, 2026 at 1:09 PM
These £5, no frills CDs prove labels are still obsessed with trying to game the charts but there has to be artist buy-in too.
Sympathy for the acts who can't afford to play the game.
Sympathy for the acts who can't afford to play the game.
January 20, 2026 at 7:28 PM
These £5, no frills CDs prove labels are still obsessed with trying to game the charts but there has to be artist buy-in too.
Sympathy for the acts who can't afford to play the game.
Sympathy for the acts who can't afford to play the game.
At this point, a cultural boycott of the US would be appropriate.
I'm sorry but we will only be listening to The Kinks and watching re-runs of The Good Life until the situation changes.
I'm sorry but we will only be listening to The Kinks and watching re-runs of The Good Life until the situation changes.
January 17, 2026 at 5:35 PM
At this point, a cultural boycott of the US would be appropriate.
I'm sorry but we will only be listening to The Kinks and watching re-runs of The Good Life until the situation changes.
I'm sorry but we will only be listening to The Kinks and watching re-runs of The Good Life until the situation changes.
Mary Chain supporting Alice Cooper was the double bill I didn't see coming.
January 16, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Mary Chain supporting Alice Cooper was the double bill I didn't see coming.
Nell Davies - Never Ever Ever (Official Video)
YouTube video by Nell Davies
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 9:32 PM
New (?) website with lots of interesting details on The Smiths' studio recordings.
www.kissmyshades.co.uk
www.kissmyshades.co.uk
Kiss My Shades
www.kissmyshades.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
New (?) website with lots of interesting details on The Smiths' studio recordings.
www.kissmyshades.co.uk
www.kissmyshades.co.uk
For over 25 years, the good folks at LiveNirvana.com have been saving #Nirvana and Kurt tapes and videos for posterity.
New for Xmas 2025 is a previously unheard gig from Hawaii in 1992.
youtu.be/njynKVWIlDY?...
If you have any tapes or video, drop me a line!
New for Xmas 2025 is a previously unheard gig from Hawaii in 1992.
youtu.be/njynKVWIlDY?...
If you have any tapes or video, drop me a line!
Nirvana live 1992-02-21 Pink's Garage, Honolulu, HI (audio only, new show)
YouTube video by nicks2319
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
For over 25 years, the good folks at LiveNirvana.com have been saving #Nirvana and Kurt tapes and videos for posterity.
New for Xmas 2025 is a previously unheard gig from Hawaii in 1992.
youtu.be/njynKVWIlDY?...
If you have any tapes or video, drop me a line!
New for Xmas 2025 is a previously unheard gig from Hawaii in 1992.
youtu.be/njynKVWIlDY?...
If you have any tapes or video, drop me a line!
Basically a fiver per LP for this 6 disc of top tier 60s freakbeat and psych.
amzn.to/4pVdhtu
#affiliatelink
amzn.to/4pVdhtu
#affiliatelink
Eddie Piller Presents British Mod Sounds of The 1960s Volume 2: The Freakbeat & Psych Years (6 x
Please see 'from the manufacturer' for more informtion
amzn.to
December 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Basically a fiver per LP for this 6 disc of top tier 60s freakbeat and psych.
amzn.to/4pVdhtu
#affiliatelink
amzn.to/4pVdhtu
#affiliatelink
December 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Word on the street is that Morrissey has got a new label.
In return he's OK-ed some future Smiths releases, starting with a live album for Record Store Day.
In return he's OK-ed some future Smiths releases, starting with a live album for Record Store Day.
December 19, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Word on the street is that Morrissey has got a new label.
In return he's OK-ed some future Smiths releases, starting with a live album for Record Store Day.
In return he's OK-ed some future Smiths releases, starting with a live album for Record Store Day.
Nirvana in Nottingham - December 1991.
Nottsvana: The Story of Nirvana and Kurt Cobain in Nottingham - Nottingham Culture share.google/0CDK7irZvKza...
Nottsvana: The Story of Nirvana and Kurt Cobain in Nottingham - Nottingham Culture share.google/0CDK7irZvKza...
Nottsvana: The Story of Nirvana and Kurt Cobain in Nottingham
Many would say Nirvana were the biggest band of the nineties, despite them only being active for the first half of it. However, not many people know about the links between the city of Nottingham and ...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Nirvana in Nottingham - December 1991.
Nottsvana: The Story of Nirvana and Kurt Cobain in Nottingham - Nottingham Culture share.google/0CDK7irZvKza...
Nottsvana: The Story of Nirvana and Kurt Cobain in Nottingham - Nottingham Culture share.google/0CDK7irZvKza...
Ten years today since The Jam got back together.
December 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Ten years today since The Jam got back together.
Probably in my Top 5 of UK punk albums, and one of the few I'd spring for a deluxe version.
November 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Probably in my Top 5 of UK punk albums, and one of the few I'd spring for a deluxe version.
It was a bit shout-y in Carlisle last night with @benefitstheband.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 6:53 AM
It was a bit shout-y in Carlisle last night with @benefitstheband.bsky.social
I can't stop watching the 🏴 goals. 😭
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I can't stop watching the 🏴 goals. 😭
Pretty wild that we're getting an archive release from Huggy Bear in 2026. Copies (with a tape) from @monorailmusic.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Pretty wild that we're getting an archive release from Huggy Bear in 2026. Copies (with a tape) from @monorailmusic.bsky.social
Hans Christian Andersen! Lars Ulrich! Lars Von Trier! Brigitte Nielsen! Scarlett Johansson!
Your boys took one hell of a beating! 🏴
Your boys took one hell of a beating! 🏴
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Hans Christian Andersen! Lars Ulrich! Lars Von Trier! Brigitte Nielsen! Scarlett Johansson!
Your boys took one hell of a beating! 🏴
Your boys took one hell of a beating! 🏴
Charity shop haul.
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Charity shop haul.
In a Sainsbury's local and they wanted £3.50 for a bag of Doritos.
Give me a moment while I look for my "We used to be a real country" meme.
Give me a moment while I look for my "We used to be a real country" meme.
November 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
In a Sainsbury's local and they wanted £3.50 for a bag of Doritos.
Give me a moment while I look for my "We used to be a real country" meme.
Give me a moment while I look for my "We used to be a real country" meme.
"But he knows not what it means..." 😕
November 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"But he knows not what it means..." 😕
Seeing this for sale in Sainsbury's was a bit like the time Texas Chainsaw Massacre hit the racks in Woolworths.
Well, maybe not quite. But you get the idea.
Well, maybe not quite. But you get the idea.
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Seeing this for sale in Sainsbury's was a bit like the time Texas Chainsaw Massacre hit the racks in Woolworths.
Well, maybe not quite. But you get the idea.
Well, maybe not quite. But you get the idea.