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patrickjfury.bsky.social
@patrickjfury.bsky.social
Rock & Roll and feats of strength! A snapper up of unconsidered trifles.

Co-host of The Mighty Olafs Record Club & rhythm guitarist for Kent garage band The Mighty Olafs.
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The Mighty Olafs Record Club is a live pretend radio show held monthly at The Anchor in Sevenoaks. We build a thematic playlist from your suggestions here and those of bewildered locals on the night.

A treasure trove of previous playlists available here. open.spotify.com/user/howefam...
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The Mills Brothers had a long and successful career, but they were definitely at their wildest at the start. Dig this amazing number from Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) (once you get past the announcer referring to them as "boys").
February 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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February 15, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Thanks to everyone who came to this week's show. Due to overwhelming popular demand here's the final playlist. Perfect for a wet Sunday stuck in the house.
open.spotify.com/playlist/583...
February 7, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Last call! Favourite songs about houses, bungalows, apartments or other accommodation of your choice....
The Mighty Olafs Record Club returns tomorrow Thursday 5th February. Broadcasting live from The Anchor in Sevenoaks from 8pm.
The theme is songs about houses. We want your suggestions for favourite domicile related tunes. Please!

Previous playlists here: open.spotify.com/user/howefam...
February 5, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The Mighty Olafs Record Club returns tomorrow Thursday 5th February. Broadcasting live from The Anchor in Sevenoaks from 8pm.
The theme is songs about houses. We want your suggestions for favourite domicile related tunes. Please!

Previous playlists here: open.spotify.com/user/howefam...
February 4, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Thanks to everyone who suggested songs for last month's Rock & Roll celebration inspired by the 70th anniversary of Heartbreak Hotel. Here's the final playlist for your delectation and delight. New theme to follow!
open.spotify.com/playlist/5YK...
February 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Live tonight. Exceptional new band on the Sevenoaks scene.
January 31, 2026 at 10:50 AM
The brilliant debut single from Immer is out today on all streaming platforms.

open.spotify.com/track/29SgBF...

immmer.fm
January 30, 2026 at 5:51 PM
My favourite. Not What you might expect.
BACK IN STOCK: 'The Tumbler' by John Martyn

Revisited some J.M. the other day and forgot just how good he was.

Here's a reissue of the folk songwriter's second album.

www.normanrecords.com/records/1981...
January 29, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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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
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RIP Sly Dunbar. Here's a playlist of some personal faves from his immense body of work. Features Culture, Grace Jones, Black Uhuru, Gwen Guthrie, Gregory Isaacs, Ian Dury, Tapper Zukie, Compass Point All Stars, Tamlins, Bits & Pieces and many more
🥁🇯🇲🔈▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/4Ib...
RIP Sly Dunbar
open.spotify.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Sign the Petition
Prevent closure of the Sickle Cell Day Unit
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January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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I see it’s the Van der Graaf Generator derby today @joebankswriter.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Explorative. Otherworldly. One of a kind.

These are just a few phrases that come to mind with the incredible Anna Von Hausswolff album

Every time we play it we're struck by it's beauty - truly brilliant

With guests inc Iggy Pop & Ethel Cain to make it all the more special ♥️
January 17, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Wow, if Led by Donkeys can quickly do a follow-up on this, it might just spell the end for Farage!!
Nothing to see here. Just Nigel Farage paying tribute to child rapist Ian Watkins for cash money on Cameo.
January 16, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Literally no suggestions so far so you have a very good chance of getting an on air dedication in front of a pub full of strangers. Would love some suggestions from the many musical experts on here.
Happy New Year to all our theoretical listeners! The Mighty Olafs Record Club returns Thursday 8th January with a Rock&Roll theme for the 70th anniversary of Heartbreak Hotel and what would have been Elvis' 91st birthday.

What are your favourite songs from the foundational roots of popular music?
January 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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JUST IN! 'Quicksand Heart' by Jenny On Holiday

One half of Let’s Eat Grandma flies solo with a collection of sharp art/synth-pop tracks.

Check the edition with a limited red heart-shaped 7" and signed print.

@transgressive.bsky.social
www.normanrecords.com/records/2123...
January 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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JUST IN! 'Sense and Sensuality' by Au Pairs

Second and final album from the political dance/post-punks.

Limited-edition coloured vinyl. 'Playing with a Different Sex' is reissued next week too.

www.normanrecords.com/records/6994...
January 6, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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An absolute favourite bit of lunancy. Some people dancing to incidental music from The Moonbase in 1966.
January 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Happy New Year to all our theoretical listeners! The Mighty Olafs Record Club returns Thursday 8th January with a Rock&Roll theme for the 70th anniversary of Heartbreak Hotel and what would have been Elvis' 91st birthday.

What are your favourite songs from the foundational roots of popular music?
January 3, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Drummer Man
open.spotify.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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"One Froggy Evening," a Chuck Jones masterpiece and the debut of the then-unnamed amphibian that would years later be dubbed Michigan J. Frog, premiered 70 years ago, on December 31, 1955.
December 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Silent Matter: Edward Lear's "Hagar and Silsilis, Egypt," 1856. Bequeathed to the Wadsworth Atheneum by Edward Gorey. Initially drawn to this watercolor because it reminded me of Seghers—later to learn of its provenance and Gorey's search for "silent matter" in all art.
November 30, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Live At The Anchor in Sevenoaks tonight Sunday 28th December. 7.30pm.
December 28, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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This is the lovely Nigel Farage. The photographer gave him a message before he went to support the Boxing Day hunt.

He’d hate it if people shared this and signed the petition for a proper ban on fox hunting - protectthewild.org.uk/our-campaign...
December 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM