Jeremy Allen
@jeres.bsky.social
Record Collector, Prog, Electronic Sound, the Quietus, Classic Pop... others.
Author of Relax Baby Be Cool: the Artistry and Audacity of Serge Gainsbourg - out now on Jawbone Press
Author of Relax Baby Be Cool: the Artistry and Audacity of Serge Gainsbourg - out now on Jawbone Press
My son's friend just asked if he could listen to some music on one of my discuses. Keeping obsolete technology alive one child at a time.
February 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
My son's friend just asked if he could listen to some music on one of my discuses. Keeping obsolete technology alive one child at a time.
A commentator just said "cupset" and I've vommed on myself
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
A commentator just said "cupset" and I've vommed on myself
I find it strange how important Jeff Buckley's Grace was to me 30 years ago and how to my ear now it just sounds like melodramatic, overly worthy mithering.
February 14, 2026 at 11:26 AM
I find it strange how important Jeff Buckley's Grace was to me 30 years ago and how to my ear now it just sounds like melodramatic, overly worthy mithering.
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NEW ISSUE OUT NOW! This month’s Electronic Sound cover stars are Sheffield legends CLOCK DVA and we’re bundling the magazine with a grey vinyl seven-inch by the electro-industrial pioneers with the awesome ‘4 Hours’ as the lead track. Get your copy at electronicsound.squarespace.com/shop/magazine
February 12, 2026 at 12:29 PM
NEW ISSUE OUT NOW! This month’s Electronic Sound cover stars are Sheffield legends CLOCK DVA and we’re bundling the magazine with a grey vinyl seven-inch by the electro-industrial pioneers with the awesome ‘4 Hours’ as the lead track. Get your copy at electronicsound.squarespace.com/shop/magazine
Fair play to Jim Ratcliffe for getting the message out there about wealth inequality and billionaires not paying their taxes.
February 13, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Fair play to Jim Ratcliffe for getting the message out there about wealth inequality and billionaires not paying their taxes.
Yasmine Hamdan being extraordinary tonight at EartH. Well done to all concerned
February 12, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Yasmine Hamdan being extraordinary tonight at EartH. Well done to all concerned
I was not expecting my favourite track of 2026 so far to be Wu Tang by They Might Be Giants
February 11, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I was not expecting my favourite track of 2026 so far to be Wu Tang by They Might Be Giants
The overdiagnosis narrative is deeply unhelpful. Not a mental illness but mental disorder related: my son was diagnosed with autism but urgently needs an ADHD assessment. He's been bumped off the list and it could take 4 years, all thanks to the political weather www.theguardian.com/news/2026/fe...
‘What I see in clinic is never a set of labels’: are we in danger of overdiagnosing mental illness?
Our current approach to mental health labelling and diagnosis has brought benefits. But as a practising doctor, I am concerned that it may be doing more harm than good
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The overdiagnosis narrative is deeply unhelpful. Not a mental illness but mental disorder related: my son was diagnosed with autism but urgently needs an ADHD assessment. He's been bumped off the list and it could take 4 years, all thanks to the political weather www.theguardian.com/news/2026/fe...
This is excellent
Video Of The Week #312: Martin Carr – Connie Converse Is Playing At My House (Premiere) www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2026/02/06/v...
Video Of The Week #312: Martin Carr - Connie Converse Is Playing At My House (Premiere) - God Is In The TV
Martin Carr – visionary songwriter, guitarist, filmmaker, graphic artist, and creative force behind The Boo Radleys and bravecaptain – shares with us the
www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 2:06 PM
This is excellent
Just eating a cracker with some creamy Saint Agur blue cheese and wondering if a similar late night snack inspired Metallica's eighth studio album
February 5, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Just eating a cracker with some creamy Saint Agur blue cheese and wondering if a similar late night snack inspired Metallica's eighth studio album
Agreed. Spotify isn't just morally bankrupt but tirelessly evil.
February 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Agreed. Spotify isn't just morally bankrupt but tirelessly evil.
Starmer isn't just angry, he's browned off.
February 5, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Starmer isn't just angry, he's browned off.
I had my annual snort at the Record Store Day list completely ruined when I came across the Art of Noise's The Seduction of Claude Debussy. Something I've been hoping would turn up on vinyl one day and then voilà...
February 4, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I had my annual snort at the Record Store Day list completely ruined when I came across the Art of Noise's The Seduction of Claude Debussy. Something I've been hoping would turn up on vinyl one day and then voilà...
All that Brett Ratner grilling is missing is a Woking Pizza Express alibi
February 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
All that Brett Ratner grilling is missing is a Woking Pizza Express alibi
Drove past a convey of mouth breathers in Union Jack clad white vans protesting a migrant hotel. An army of Harkonnens with throbbing veins like sewer systems. Fucking, and indeed, hell.
February 1, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Drove past a convey of mouth breathers in Union Jack clad white vans protesting a migrant hotel. An army of Harkonnens with throbbing veins like sewer systems. Fucking, and indeed, hell.
Nouvelle Vague is one of those films I'm secretly desperate to see even though I know it's a going to be a ★★★
January 31, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Nouvelle Vague is one of those films I'm secretly desperate to see even though I know it's a going to be a ★★★
Also I'll keep calling him Prince Andrew because that's what he is. He's from a long line of vampires and he has the silly title to prove it
January 31, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Also I'll keep calling him Prince Andrew because that's what he is. He's from a long line of vampires and he has the silly title to prove it
Are we at the stage where we can fire Prince Andrew out of a canon yet?
January 31, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Are we at the stage where we can fire Prince Andrew out of a canon yet?
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Léo Ferré doing the French spoken word + rock combo in 1970. L'Histoire de Melody Nelson was released the following year youtu.be/YO_J7ESW_8g?...
Le chien
YouTube video by Léo Ferré - Topic
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January 31, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Léo Ferré doing the French spoken word + rock combo in 1970. L'Histoire de Melody Nelson was released the following year youtu.be/YO_J7ESW_8g?...
Jeff Bezos took £95 out of my account today because my 4yo clicked on the wrong thing on the remote control. You could call it a simple mistake but it feels more like an entire fucked up system where money gets sucked upwards with us barely needing to participate.
January 30, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Jeff Bezos took £95 out of my account today because my 4yo clicked on the wrong thing on the remote control. You could call it a simple mistake but it feels more like an entire fucked up system where money gets sucked upwards with us barely needing to participate.
My kids think lava is a lot more prevalent than it is. I suppose it's the same as me growing up shitting myself that I might fall in quicksand.
January 30, 2026 at 12:24 PM
My kids think lava is a lot more prevalent than it is. I suppose it's the same as me growing up shitting myself that I might fall in quicksand.
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My new book Still In A Dream: Shoegaze, Slackers, and the Reinvention of Rock, 1984-94 is out in June on @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social . It's a love letter to the music of my youth and a flashback to the most exciting time of my writing life. Pre-order geni.us/StillInADream
January 29, 2026 at 7:12 PM
My new book Still In A Dream: Shoegaze, Slackers, and the Reinvention of Rock, 1984-94 is out in June on @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social . It's a love letter to the music of my youth and a flashback to the most exciting time of my writing life. Pre-order geni.us/StillInADream
Those Beatles biopics are going to be really good
January 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Those Beatles biopics are going to be really good
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This is a real favourite. I think Massive Attack might have been fans as well.
January 29, 2026 at 1:53 PM
This is a real favourite. I think Massive Attack might have been fans as well.