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IndieThroughTheLookingGlass
@jo-bartlett.bsky.social
Musician. Promoter. Blogger. Green Man Festival founder. The Buzz Club.
It’s Jo & Danny, solo music.
Danny & I have started a new festival -The Wake in West Sussex Badly Drawn Boy is 2026 headliner.
Www.indiethroughthelookingglass.com
Oh wow - no I never did! They look even better than I imagined they would - thanks!!
January 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The Service 1983 when I was 17.
7th January 1984 we continued our weekly residency at The King’s Head in Fulham.
1984 I saw The Smiths, Lloyd Cole, The Bluebells, The Redskins, Billy Bragg, Friends Again. Toured Europe with The Television Personalities.
1984 indiethroughthelookingglass.com/1984…
January 7, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Paul Weller joining Everything But the Girl / Tracey Thorne on stage at the ICA in London, January 1983 to perform ‘The Girl From Ipanema’ and other songs.
Photo Erica Echenberg
January 7, 2026 at 10:14 AM
I saw the fabulous Royal Trux at the 100 Club in 1995. So darn cool! #royaltrux
1995 - indiethroughthelookingglass.com/1995-2/
January 6, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Great band - Terry Bickers produced their album....
January 6, 2026 at 11:50 AM
I just saw this flyer on the Bull and Gate FB page - it's from January 1993 and includes my band Poise on Thursday 21st plus Ultimate bands Sidi Bou Said on 23rd and 8 Storey Window on 14th. I've added it to my blog 1993 chapter
indiethroughthelookingglass.com/1993-2/
January 6, 2026 at 11:47 AM
It’s a Bob Dylan kinda night…
January 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Mark Hollis (Talk Talk)
4 January 1955 – February 2019
January 4, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Happy birthday Michael Stipe born 4 January 1960.
Here are R.E.M. making their American national tv debut in 1983 on Letterman. #rem #michaelstipe
youtu.be/PZDttTHeDEI?...
R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe + So. Central Rain (Hifi Mono) [10-6-83]
YouTube video by What's for afters?
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Happy birthday Bernard Sumner born 4 January 1956.
New Order - Temptation - 17 Dec 1985, Manhattan Club, Leuven, Belgium. #neworder #bernardsumner
January 4, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Me with J.D. & Bob at The Garage in North London, 1998.
Music - youtu.be/0xWWIYF0V2g?si
January 3, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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January 3, 2026 at 10:16 PM
George Martin born 100 years ago today. 3 January 1926. #georgemartin
January 3, 2026 at 11:06 AM
'Ghost Tapes 1 to 9' available on all streaming platforms and also cd through Bandcamp..
jobartlett.bandcamp.com/album/jo-bar...
January 2, 2026 at 4:37 PM
New Year’s Day vibes #pharoahsanders
January 1, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Dry January - so far so good. 👍🏻
January 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
All the best for 2026! X
January 1, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Yup - sorry!!
December 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Can’t stop listening to ‘Some Girls’. #therollingstonesfans
December 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Happy birthday Patti Smith. Born 30 December 1946. #pattismith
December 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Happy birthday Jim Reid (The Jesus and Mary Chain). Born 29 December 1961. #thejesusandmarychain
December 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Off to see ‘Marty Supreme’! Timothee Chalamet and table tennis - eek!! #martysupreme
December 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Advert from 1991 - The Pastels cover of the Daniel Johnston song ‘Speeding Motorcycle’ released on Paperhouse Records. A short-lived joint venture by Glass Records David E. Barker and Fire Records Clive Solomon. ‘Paperhouse’ is the title of a track by Can.
indiethroughthelookingglass.com/1991-2/
December 29, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Alex Chilton (Big Star) 28 December 1950 - 17 March 2010. #alexchilton #bigstar
December 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM