Nick Portnell
@nportnell.bsky.social
England seemed to him to be nothing but horrors and misery now. The very shapes of the trees were like frozen screams.
Favourite 10 Doors songs
Hyacinth House
Peace Frog
The Crystal Ship
The Unknown Soldier
Soul Kitchen
Break On Through
LA Woman
Waiting For The Sun
Riders On The Storm
End Of The Night
Hyacinth House
Peace Frog
The Crystal Ship
The Unknown Soldier
Soul Kitchen
Break On Through
LA Woman
Waiting For The Sun
Riders On The Storm
End Of The Night
February 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Favourite 10 Doors songs
Hyacinth House
Peace Frog
The Crystal Ship
The Unknown Soldier
Soul Kitchen
Break On Through
LA Woman
Waiting For The Sun
Riders On The Storm
End Of The Night
Hyacinth House
Peace Frog
The Crystal Ship
The Unknown Soldier
Soul Kitchen
Break On Through
LA Woman
Waiting For The Sun
Riders On The Storm
End Of The Night
Woke up yesterday feeling fine. By late afternoon I had developed a heavy cold. Now I am at the stage where my ribcage is hurting from all the coughing. This feels like the bastard offspring of Covid. FFS.
February 15, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Woke up yesterday feeling fine. By late afternoon I had developed a heavy cold. Now I am at the stage where my ribcage is hurting from all the coughing. This feels like the bastard offspring of Covid. FFS.
No way. I'm in a heavy John Le Cárre zone right now and this just won't do. What do they call it? Soft influence? The UK grows weaker by the day.
And another bites the dust?
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:58 PM
No way. I'm in a heavy John Le Cárre zone right now and this just won't do. What do they call it? Soft influence? The UK grows weaker by the day.
@hooholton.bsky.social
@bsrg1.bsky.social
The confirmation that we needed that he did not die of a weed overdose!
@bsrg1.bsky.social
The confirmation that we needed that he did not die of a weed overdose!
February 15, 2026 at 8:46 PM
@hooholton.bsky.social
@bsrg1.bsky.social
The confirmation that we needed that he did not die of a weed overdose!
@bsrg1.bsky.social
The confirmation that we needed that he did not die of a weed overdose!
I know that everyone thinks that Reading is a shithole, but we've got the MERL and you haven't. 🐑🐞🚜
here's how one of our trail displays arrived
February 15, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I know that everyone thinks that Reading is a shithole, but we've got the MERL and you haven't. 🐑🐞🚜
Reposted by Nick Portnell
This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation
www.gov.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
open.spotify.com/playlist/3GD...
By the way, this playlist is a thing of wonder. Almost every single piece of music used in The Sweeney. Over 8 hours long!
By the way, this playlist is a thing of wonder. Almost every single piece of music used in The Sweeney. Over 8 hours long!
February 15, 2026 at 7:03 PM
open.spotify.com/playlist/3GD...
By the way, this playlist is a thing of wonder. Almost every single piece of music used in The Sweeney. Over 8 hours long!
By the way, this playlist is a thing of wonder. Almost every single piece of music used in The Sweeney. Over 8 hours long!
#NowPlaying I really like this album. I'm not sure why the following album, Stargazer, gets all the love, this is just as good, if not better. Lovely laid back folk-rock.
February 15, 2026 at 1:40 PM
#NowPlaying I really like this album. I'm not sure why the following album, Stargazer, gets all the love, this is just as good, if not better. Lovely laid back folk-rock.
youtu.be/JsAZQHOcU1M?...
Happy St Valentine's day to everyone who is grieving someone who is longer here. Life is just so full of sadness.
Happy St Valentine's day to everyone who is grieving someone who is longer here. Life is just so full of sadness.
I Remember Me
YouTube video by Silver Jews - Topic
youtu.be
February 14, 2026 at 11:31 PM
youtu.be/JsAZQHOcU1M?...
Happy St Valentine's day to everyone who is grieving someone who is longer here. Life is just so full of sadness.
Happy St Valentine's day to everyone who is grieving someone who is longer here. Life is just so full of sadness.
In the kitchen listening to The Clash. I'm not the biggest fan, but my wife's older sisters were very active in the early Rock Against Racism years. They used to sneak into the skinhead pubs & leave stickers wherever they could. Anyway, Alice is much younger, but seeing her bop to it is so lovely.
February 14, 2026 at 10:50 PM
In the kitchen listening to The Clash. I'm not the biggest fan, but my wife's older sisters were very active in the early Rock Against Racism years. They used to sneak into the skinhead pubs & leave stickers wherever they could. Anyway, Alice is much younger, but seeing her bop to it is so lovely.
Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen.
February 14, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen.
Just listened to this for the first time. Really good album. All the ingredients were already on display.
February 14, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Just listened to this for the first time. Really good album. All the ingredients were already on display.
Reposted by Nick Portnell
My brother Garry has dementia and is currently lost somewhere in the Chester area. If anyone should spot him please call the police on 999. We'd appreciate reposts. @shitchester.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
My brother Garry has dementia and is currently lost somewhere in the Chester area. If anyone should spot him please call the police on 999. We'd appreciate reposts. @shitchester.bsky.social
Alice just made an omelette so divine that I would give it a Michelin star if I had the authority to do so.
February 13, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Alice just made an omelette so divine that I would give it a Michelin star if I had the authority to do so.
youtu.be/nAIyXvjV5Nw?...
My favourite song. It never appeared on an album. It's just the best B side that ever happened. (Yes, Rain is great but this is better)
My favourite song. It never appeared on an album. It's just the best B side that ever happened. (Yes, Rain is great but this is better)
T.Rex - Cadilac - 2012 Remastered
YouTube video by DemonMusicGroup
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 10:39 PM
youtu.be/nAIyXvjV5Nw?...
My favourite song. It never appeared on an album. It's just the best B side that ever happened. (Yes, Rain is great but this is better)
My favourite song. It never appeared on an album. It's just the best B side that ever happened. (Yes, Rain is great but this is better)
I've been cleaning some old LPs with a view to sell. I can't sell this one, it's just too good. Memories of my double paper round in the late 80s that funded my early onset vinyl addition.
February 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I've been cleaning some old LPs with a view to sell. I can't sell this one, it's just too good. Memories of my double paper round in the late 80s that funded my early onset vinyl addition.
Reposted by Nick Portnell
Ray Winstone sexting
Seriously though what the fuck are you wearing?
February 12, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Ray Winstone sexting
open.spotify.com/track/3nEbkw...
Who's singing lead vocals on this? It certainly doesn't sound like Gruff. Great song either way.
Who's singing lead vocals on this? It certainly doesn't sound like Gruff. Great song either way.
Pocket Sam
open.spotify.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM
open.spotify.com/track/3nEbkw...
Who's singing lead vocals on this? It certainly doesn't sound like Gruff. Great song either way.
Who's singing lead vocals on this? It certainly doesn't sound like Gruff. Great song either way.
Lithics "Hands" (Official Video)
YouTube video by Trouble In Mind Records
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Somehow, my son's band have landed a gig at BIMM in London. It's like a battle of the bands thing in front of lots of music company executives. *THEY HAVEN'T WRITTEN A SINGLE SING YET* It's in 2 weeks, they're going with I Don't Need You Anymore by The Kinks & Losing Touch with my Mind by Spacemen 3
February 11, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Somehow, my son's band have landed a gig at BIMM in London. It's like a battle of the bands thing in front of lots of music company executives. *THEY HAVEN'T WRITTEN A SINGLE SING YET* It's in 2 weeks, they're going with I Don't Need You Anymore by The Kinks & Losing Touch with my Mind by Spacemen 3
It feels like once a day, every day, a photograph emerges from America that will still be in use 30/40/50 years from now to illustrate the dire situation that the US appears to be in.
Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
(Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)
February 11, 2026 at 7:33 PM
It feels like once a day, every day, a photograph emerges from America that will still be in use 30/40/50 years from now to illustrate the dire situation that the US appears to be in.
Help! We have finally broken into this 1980 jukebox and it has some life in it. However, it only plays a single song then just stops. Anybody know anything about these contraptions?
February 11, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Help! We have finally broken into this 1980 jukebox and it has some life in it. However, it only plays a single song then just stops. Anybody know anything about these contraptions?