Helen McCookerybook (aka Helen McCallum, aka Helen Reddington)
@mccookerybook.bsky.social
Songwriter, illustrator, writer: three people, one heart!
Solo album 'Showtunes from the Shadows' out now on Tiny Global.
Bandcamp https://helenmccookerybook.bandcamp.com
Website https://www.mccookerybook.com
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@mccookerybook
Solo album 'Showtunes from the Shadows' out now on Tiny Global.
Bandcamp https://helenmccookerybook.bandcamp.com
Website https://www.mccookerybook.com
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@mccookerybook
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social rounding up the year. Anna B Savage, House of All, Field Music, The Nightingales, Richard Dawson, Du Blonde, The Moonlandingz and more
Drew a woman lifting weights in Trafalgar Square last summer at the Jeremy Deller event
Drew a woman lifting weights in Trafalgar Square last summer at the Jeremy Deller event
December 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social rounding up the year. Anna B Savage, House of All, Field Music, The Nightingales, Richard Dawson, Du Blonde, The Moonlandingz and more
Drew a woman lifting weights in Trafalgar Square last summer at the Jeremy Deller event
Drew a woman lifting weights in Trafalgar Square last summer at the Jeremy Deller event
December 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Thank you so much for playing such great music in 2025 @marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social
Been to see so many bands because of you
Thank you for playing my music too
And for being my drawing companions!
Drew Mrs Father Christmas on stilts with present intercepting. child on a scooter
Been to see so many bands because of you
Thank you for playing my music too
And for being my drawing companions!
Drew Mrs Father Christmas on stilts with present intercepting. child on a scooter
December 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Thank you so much for playing such great music in 2025 @marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social
Been to see so many bands because of you
Thank you for playing my music too
And for being my drawing companions!
Drew Mrs Father Christmas on stilts with present intercepting. child on a scooter
Been to see so many bands because of you
Thank you for playing my music too
And for being my drawing companions!
Drew Mrs Father Christmas on stilts with present intercepting. child on a scooter
Sixties Guy - Helen McCookerybook (2025)
YouTube video by Helen McCookerybook
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December 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Hoping for a Christmas jumper this year?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTXV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTXV...
Sixties Guy - Helen McCookerybook (2025)
YouTube video by Helen McCookerybook
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Hoping for a Christmas jumper this year?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTXV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTXV...
Listening to obituaries on @gidcoe.bsky.social
Very sad: Sly Stone, Roy Ayers (who I saw at Brighton's Kingswest when just emerging from punkhood. Brian James, Marianna Faithfull, Roberta Flack; strolled in many a park with her! Louis Moholo, knew him.
Drew watches being laid out. Always ten to two.
Very sad: Sly Stone, Roy Ayers (who I saw at Brighton's Kingswest when just emerging from punkhood. Brian James, Marianna Faithfull, Roberta Flack; strolled in many a park with her! Louis Moholo, knew him.
Drew watches being laid out. Always ten to two.
December 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Listening to obituaries on @gidcoe.bsky.social
Very sad: Sly Stone, Roy Ayers (who I saw at Brighton's Kingswest when just emerging from punkhood. Brian James, Marianna Faithfull, Roberta Flack; strolled in many a park with her! Louis Moholo, knew him.
Drew watches being laid out. Always ten to two.
Very sad: Sly Stone, Roy Ayers (who I saw at Brighton's Kingswest when just emerging from punkhood. Brian James, Marianna Faithfull, Roberta Flack; strolled in many a park with her! Louis Moholo, knew him.
Drew watches being laid out. Always ten to two.
Reposted by Helen McCookerybook (aka Helen McCallum, aka Helen Reddington)
Not all artists are geniuses or world-changers. Some just lighten up the load of living for others. Chris Rea did this for millions of people without ever cheating, with absolute honesty. This is a rare kind of dignity. RIP.
December 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Not all artists are geniuses or world-changers. Some just lighten up the load of living for others. Chris Rea did this for millions of people without ever cheating, with absolute honesty. This is a rare kind of dignity. RIP.
John Peel
Fenella Fielding
Ewan McGregor
Don Letts
Brian Setzer
Fenella Fielding
Ewan McGregor
Don Letts
Brian Setzer
Roger Daltrey
Prince Edward
John Noakes
Unai Emery
Nancy Sinatra
Prince Edward
John Noakes
Unai Emery
Nancy Sinatra
Arthur Brown
Keith Chegwin
Julian Cope
Michael Head
Pete Kember (aka Sonic Boom)
Keith Chegwin
Julian Cope
Michael Head
Pete Kember (aka Sonic Boom)
December 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
John Peel
Fenella Fielding
Ewan McGregor
Don Letts
Brian Setzer
Fenella Fielding
Ewan McGregor
Don Letts
Brian Setzer
December 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Sometimes it's the last track on an album that has the most important message
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Send In The Detectives, by Helen McCookerybook
from the album Showtunes from the Shadows
helenmcc.bandcamp.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Sometimes it's the last track on an album that has the most important message
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helenmcc.bandcamp.com/track/send-i...
Merry Christmas from me and the stretched elves!
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helenmcc.bandcamp.com/album/showtu...
Showtunes from the Shadows, by Helen McCookerybook
12 track album
helenmcc.bandcamp.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Merry Christmas from me and the stretched elves!
helenmcc.bandcamp.com/album/showtu...
helenmcc.bandcamp.com/album/showtu...
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social
mclusky, Television (I saw that tour Blondie supporting), Warmduscher, PJ Harvey, Hen Ogledd, The Wave Pictures, Radhika & Half Man Half Biscuit, The Wave Pictures
Drew a portrait artist & customer, Leicester Square this evening
Thanks for all the great music!
mclusky, Television (I saw that tour Blondie supporting), Warmduscher, PJ Harvey, Hen Ogledd, The Wave Pictures, Radhika & Half Man Half Biscuit, The Wave Pictures
Drew a portrait artist & customer, Leicester Square this evening
Thanks for all the great music!
December 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social
mclusky, Television (I saw that tour Blondie supporting), Warmduscher, PJ Harvey, Hen Ogledd, The Wave Pictures, Radhika & Half Man Half Biscuit, The Wave Pictures
Drew a portrait artist & customer, Leicester Square this evening
Thanks for all the great music!
mclusky, Television (I saw that tour Blondie supporting), Warmduscher, PJ Harvey, Hen Ogledd, The Wave Pictures, Radhika & Half Man Half Biscuit, The Wave Pictures
Drew a portrait artist & customer, Leicester Square this evening
Thanks for all the great music!
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social
Fantastic session from Warmduscher!
Also Spinal Tap: could see the miniStonehenge in my mind's eye...
Wild Beasts, Radhika, House of All, Nirvana, Funkadelic
Saw Stereolab last night; they were wonderful
Drew a fairy with a crystal ball at a street party
Fantastic session from Warmduscher!
Also Spinal Tap: could see the miniStonehenge in my mind's eye...
Wild Beasts, Radhika, House of All, Nirvana, Funkadelic
Saw Stereolab last night; they were wonderful
Drew a fairy with a crystal ball at a street party
December 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social
Fantastic session from Warmduscher!
Also Spinal Tap: could see the miniStonehenge in my mind's eye...
Wild Beasts, Radhika, House of All, Nirvana, Funkadelic
Saw Stereolab last night; they were wonderful
Drew a fairy with a crystal ball at a street party
Fantastic session from Warmduscher!
Also Spinal Tap: could see the miniStonehenge in my mind's eye...
Wild Beasts, Radhika, House of All, Nirvana, Funkadelic
Saw Stereolab last night; they were wonderful
Drew a fairy with a crystal ball at a street party
Make plans now for Afterchristmas to avoid January misery!
A night of the stars, shining and twinkling!
wegottickets.com/f/14034
@gidcoe.bsky.social @marcrileydj.bsky.social
A night of the stars, shining and twinkling!
wegottickets.com/f/14034
@gidcoe.bsky.social @marcrileydj.bsky.social
December 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Make plans now for Afterchristmas to avoid January misery!
A night of the stars, shining and twinkling!
wegottickets.com/f/14034
@gidcoe.bsky.social @marcrileydj.bsky.social
A night of the stars, shining and twinkling!
wegottickets.com/f/14034
@gidcoe.bsky.social @marcrileydj.bsky.social
Joby and the Hooligans, 1978
December 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Joby and the Hooligans, 1978
Listening to @gidcoe.bsky.social
All sorts- what a great show! Edwyn Collins, Test Dept, British Birds, Autocamper, Hollie Cook (hoping in my stocking!), Josh Rouse, Nick Lowe, Stereolab, Saint Etienne, Emma Pollock, Margo Guryan, Golden Toad
Drew a stylish street person causing a stir
All sorts- what a great show! Edwyn Collins, Test Dept, British Birds, Autocamper, Hollie Cook (hoping in my stocking!), Josh Rouse, Nick Lowe, Stereolab, Saint Etienne, Emma Pollock, Margo Guryan, Golden Toad
Drew a stylish street person causing a stir
December 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Listening to @gidcoe.bsky.social
All sorts- what a great show! Edwyn Collins, Test Dept, British Birds, Autocamper, Hollie Cook (hoping in my stocking!), Josh Rouse, Nick Lowe, Stereolab, Saint Etienne, Emma Pollock, Margo Guryan, Golden Toad
Drew a stylish street person causing a stir
All sorts- what a great show! Edwyn Collins, Test Dept, British Birds, Autocamper, Hollie Cook (hoping in my stocking!), Josh Rouse, Nick Lowe, Stereolab, Saint Etienne, Emma Pollock, Margo Guryan, Golden Toad
Drew a stylish street person causing a stir
Listening to @gidcoe.bsky.social
Very Christmassy show tonight!
Jetstream Pony (hello!), Katherine Priddy, Low, Rival Consoles, Say She She, Keith Hudson, Midlake, Modern Nature, Toots and the Maytals, Ellis Island Sound (hello David!)
Drew a man with a bull, Rothesay Agricultural Show (unfinished)
Very Christmassy show tonight!
Jetstream Pony (hello!), Katherine Priddy, Low, Rival Consoles, Say She She, Keith Hudson, Midlake, Modern Nature, Toots and the Maytals, Ellis Island Sound (hello David!)
Drew a man with a bull, Rothesay Agricultural Show (unfinished)
December 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Listening to @gidcoe.bsky.social
Very Christmassy show tonight!
Jetstream Pony (hello!), Katherine Priddy, Low, Rival Consoles, Say She She, Keith Hudson, Midlake, Modern Nature, Toots and the Maytals, Ellis Island Sound (hello David!)
Drew a man with a bull, Rothesay Agricultural Show (unfinished)
Very Christmassy show tonight!
Jetstream Pony (hello!), Katherine Priddy, Low, Rival Consoles, Say She She, Keith Hudson, Midlake, Modern Nature, Toots and the Maytals, Ellis Island Sound (hello David!)
Drew a man with a bull, Rothesay Agricultural Show (unfinished)
Joby and the Hooligans at the Buccaneer, Brighton in 1977
December 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Joby and the Hooligans at the Buccaneer, Brighton in 1977
Reposted by Helen McCookerybook (aka Helen McCallum, aka Helen Reddington)
“In some camps, this was the surprise of the year: a full unreleased album from John McKay, best known as Siouxsie & The Banshees’ hugely influential first guitarist.”
Thanks for including “Sixes And Sevens”!
Thanks for including “Sixes And Sevens”!
Our chart rundowns continue with The Quietus Reissues (etc.) of the Year. The (etc) covers everything else that’s excited our ears this year, including compilations, live albums, posthumous releases, DJ mixes and box sets. Dive in! #tQCharts
tQ’s Reissues Etc. of the Year 2025
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tQ’s Reissues Etc. of the Year 2025
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December 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“In some camps, this was the surprise of the year: a full unreleased album from John McKay, best known as Siouxsie & The Banshees’ hugely influential first guitarist.”
Thanks for including “Sixes And Sevens”!
Thanks for including “Sixes And Sevens”!
Reposted by Helen McCookerybook (aka Helen McCallum, aka Helen Reddington)
You can come but you cannot stay! Show 4 of #freshingredients is now up on Mixcloud with croaks, whispers, distractions and even occasionally melodies running through its arteries. Talking songs this week, and a bit of the usual.
www.mixcloud.com/jonathanship...
www.mixcloud.com/jonathanship...
Fresh Ingredients with Jonathan Shipley - Episode 4 (07/12/25)
The poetic corners of indie pop and art-rock are explored this week with talking-songs nexto manic pop thrills - featuring The Interpretation Cultures, Lou Reed, Sunny Intervals, Autocamper, Mozart Es...
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December 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
You can come but you cannot stay! Show 4 of #freshingredients is now up on Mixcloud with croaks, whispers, distractions and even occasionally melodies running through its arteries. Talking songs this week, and a bit of the usual.
www.mixcloud.com/jonathanship...
www.mixcloud.com/jonathanship...
Have you got your tickets yet?
A lovely evening ahead in Stoke Newington on the 15th to warm the cockles of your January heart!
wegottickets.com/f/14034
A lovely evening ahead in Stoke Newington on the 15th to warm the cockles of your January heart!
wegottickets.com/f/14034
December 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Have you got your tickets yet?
A lovely evening ahead in Stoke Newington on the 15th to warm the cockles of your January heart!
wegottickets.com/f/14034
A lovely evening ahead in Stoke Newington on the 15th to warm the cockles of your January heart!
wegottickets.com/f/14034
Wobblecore!
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wormholeworld.bandcamp.com/track/its-to...
December 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Wobblecore!
wormholeworld.bandcamp.com/track/its-to...
wormholeworld.bandcamp.com/track/its-to...
So lovely to be invited to contribute to this song x
December 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
So lovely to be invited to contribute to this song x