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‘Teenage Daydream’s with @debseyonbass.bsky.social at this year’s @lthanwordsfest.bsky.social
A big thanks to Iain McDermott for warm and sympathetic hosting
A big thanks to Iain McDermott for warm and sympathetic hosting
November 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
‘Teenage Daydream’s with @debseyonbass.bsky.social at this year’s @lthanwordsfest.bsky.social
A big thanks to Iain McDermott for warm and sympathetic hosting
A big thanks to Iain McDermott for warm and sympathetic hosting
Hard agree
Don't shoot the messenger but this is their best album.
November 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Hard agree
Always one of the most fun, interesting and inclusive music and publishing based weekends. Good people doing good things. So much to cram in. Don’t miss out!
Manchester! It’s time for Louder Than Words. We’ll see you there tomorrow with @debseyonbass.bsky.social and Justin Currie @delamitri.bsky.social
Hope to see you there
louderthanwordsfest.com
@lthanwordsfest.bsky.social
Hope to see you there
louderthanwordsfest.com
@lthanwordsfest.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Always one of the most fun, interesting and inclusive music and publishing based weekends. Good people doing good things. So much to cram in. Don’t miss out!
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Recording, signing and chatting @foylesforbooks.bsky.social
Bob Geldof and Paul Vallely in conversation with Dylan Jones celebrating the publication of LIVE AID - THE DEFINITIVE 40 YEAR STORY
9/10 @classicrockmag.bsky.social
4.5/5 Classic Pop
Bob Geldof and Paul Vallely in conversation with Dylan Jones celebrating the publication of LIVE AID - THE DEFINITIVE 40 YEAR STORY
9/10 @classicrockmag.bsky.social
4.5/5 Classic Pop
November 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Recording, signing and chatting @foylesforbooks.bsky.social
Bob Geldof and Paul Vallely in conversation with Dylan Jones celebrating the publication of LIVE AID - THE DEFINITIVE 40 YEAR STORY
9/10 @classicrockmag.bsky.social
4.5/5 Classic Pop
Bob Geldof and Paul Vallely in conversation with Dylan Jones celebrating the publication of LIVE AID - THE DEFINITIVE 40 YEAR STORY
9/10 @classicrockmag.bsky.social
4.5/5 Classic Pop
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New @musicmaps.bsky.social podcast up now
November 8, 2025 at 9:43 AM
New @musicmaps.bsky.social podcast up now
‘Life is Beautiful’ the new album by @thedears.bsky.social is wonderful. Their best since ‘No Cities Left’
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
‘Life is Beautiful’ the new album by @thedears.bsky.social is wonderful. Their best since ‘No Cities Left’
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I interviewed a Smith! About the band's rapid ascent (their hairdresser's sister was their audience in Feb 83; they sold out the Hacienda, and then some, in Nov), Sinead, Suede, his favourite Smiths cover, and the last time he saw Morrissey – in the last decade. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
The Smiths’ Mike Joyce: ‘I’m not on Morrissey’s Christmas card list’
The former bandmate of Morrissey and Johnny Marr has released his own memoir, ‘The Drums’, about the group’s giddy five-year lifespan. He speaks with Jude Rogers about the good times they had and thei...
www.independent.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I interviewed a Smith! About the band's rapid ascent (their hairdresser's sister was their audience in Feb 83; they sold out the Hacienda, and then some, in Nov), Sinead, Suede, his favourite Smiths cover, and the last time he saw Morrissey – in the last decade. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Mike’s book will remind you why you fell in love with The Smiths in the first place
“(Joyce) revisits key moments with a fresh perspective balancing humour and vulnerability while capturing the emotional core of his years with the band”
@louderthanwar.bsky.social
‘Mike Joyce - The Drums’ is out now
@louderthanwar.bsky.social
‘Mike Joyce - The Drums’ is out now
November 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Mike’s book will remind you why you fell in love with The Smiths in the first place
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An @the-independent.com Book of the Month
“Music fans will find much of interest in Paul Vallely’s detailed and potent account”
‘Live Aid: The Definitive 40 Year Story’ is OUT NOW
“Music fans will find much of interest in Paul Vallely’s detailed and potent account”
‘Live Aid: The Definitive 40 Year Story’ is OUT NOW
November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
An @the-independent.com Book of the Month
“Music fans will find much of interest in Paul Vallely’s detailed and potent account”
‘Live Aid: The Definitive 40 Year Story’ is OUT NOW
“Music fans will find much of interest in Paul Vallely’s detailed and potent account”
‘Live Aid: The Definitive 40 Year Story’ is OUT NOW
Not only can we now say Peter has written one of the great books on The Beatles, he has also written THE great book on the Beach Boys
“Poignant, tasteful and compassionate”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@shindigmagazine.bsky.social
‘Surf’s Up: Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys’ by Peter Doggett is out now
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@shindigmagazine.bsky.social
‘Surf’s Up: Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys’ by Peter Doggett is out now
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Not only can we now say Peter has written one of the great books on The Beatles, he has also written THE great book on the Beach Boys
Thanks to @iainkey.bsky.social for this lovely review and absolutely nails what Mike wanted to achieve with the book
Mike Joyce finally tells his story, offering candid and personal reflections on being a member of The Smiths
@iainkey.bsky.social review for LTW
@johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @newmodernbooks.bsky.social @peteselby.bsky.social
louderthanwar.com/the-drums-by...
@iainkey.bsky.social review for LTW
@johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @newmodernbooks.bsky.social @peteselby.bsky.social
louderthanwar.com/the-drums-by...
The Drums by Mike Joyce - Book Review
Mike Joyce finally tells his story, offering candid and personal reflections on being a member of The Smiths
louderthanwar.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Thanks to @iainkey.bsky.social for this lovely review and absolutely nails what Mike wanted to achieve with the book
Ending the year with a flourish. Three fantastic books spanning seven decades in popular music. To paraphrase SPM, the pleasure, the privilege has been all mine.
I hope you enjoy them x
I hope you enjoy them x
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Ending the year with a flourish. Three fantastic books spanning seven decades in popular music. To paraphrase SPM, the pleasure, the privilege has been all mine.
I hope you enjoy them x
I hope you enjoy them x
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Mike Joyce finally tells his story, offering candid and personal reflections on being a member of The Smiths
@iainkey.bsky.social review for LTW
@johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @newmodernbooks.bsky.social @peteselby.bsky.social
louderthanwar.com/the-drums-by...
@iainkey.bsky.social review for LTW
@johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @newmodernbooks.bsky.social @peteselby.bsky.social
louderthanwar.com/the-drums-by...
The Drums by Mike Joyce - Book Review
Mike Joyce finally tells his story, offering candid and personal reflections on being a member of The Smiths
louderthanwar.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Mike Joyce finally tells his story, offering candid and personal reflections on being a member of The Smiths
@iainkey.bsky.social review for LTW
@johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @newmodernbooks.bsky.social @peteselby.bsky.social
louderthanwar.com/the-drums-by...
@iainkey.bsky.social review for LTW
@johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @newmodernbooks.bsky.social @peteselby.bsky.social
louderthanwar.com/the-drums-by...
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Christ, I wish I’d been this righteous and articulate when *I* was 34. Or indeed 52.
Watch @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's inspiring victory speech.
This is the future the Democratic Party must embrace.
Turn the volume up.
This is the future the Democratic Party must embrace.
Turn the volume up.
November 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Christ, I wish I’d been this righteous and articulate when *I* was 34. Or indeed 52.
Should have been massive
November 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Should have been massive
A huge congratulations to the Queen of New Modern @debseyonbass.bsky.social and our very own backbeat Mike Joyce for their inclusion on the @roughtrade1976.bsky.social Books of the Year 2025 list. Keeping fabulous company amongst some wonderful reads
tinyurl.com/2az9hs2a
tinyurl.com/2az9hs2a
November 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A huge congratulations to the Queen of New Modern @debseyonbass.bsky.social and our very own backbeat Mike Joyce for their inclusion on the @roughtrade1976.bsky.social Books of the Year 2025 list. Keeping fabulous company amongst some wonderful reads
tinyurl.com/2az9hs2a
tinyurl.com/2az9hs2a
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COMPETITION TIME!
Not only has the Smiths' sticksman penned an honest and witty autobiography, he's gone and signed a pair of drumsticks too!
Simply place an order for his book to be in the running to win 'em!
resident-music.com/product/joyc...
@newmodernbooks.bsky.social
Not only has the Smiths' sticksman penned an honest and witty autobiography, he's gone and signed a pair of drumsticks too!
Simply place an order for his book to be in the running to win 'em!
resident-music.com/product/joyc...
@newmodernbooks.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
COMPETITION TIME!
Not only has the Smiths' sticksman penned an honest and witty autobiography, he's gone and signed a pair of drumsticks too!
Simply place an order for his book to be in the running to win 'em!
resident-music.com/product/joyc...
@newmodernbooks.bsky.social
Not only has the Smiths' sticksman penned an honest and witty autobiography, he's gone and signed a pair of drumsticks too!
Simply place an order for his book to be in the running to win 'em!
resident-music.com/product/joyc...
@newmodernbooks.bsky.social
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‘I took mushrooms before my audition’: Smiths drummer Mike Joyce on wild gigs, Marr’s jim-jams and Morrissey’s genius
‘I took mushrooms before my audition’: Smiths drummer Mike Joyce on wild gigs, Marr’s jim-jams and Morrissey’s genius
Breaking dancefloors, recording in the dark, crying at I Know It’s Over, winning in court, splitting over chips … the musician relives his tumultuous years in ‘the best British band ever’
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:09 AM
‘I took mushrooms before my audition’: Smiths drummer Mike Joyce on wild gigs, Marr’s jim-jams and Morrissey’s genius
It has been an incredibly satisfying week for New Modern. Extracts, reviews, TV, launches, new events. Nothing is ever taken for granted. So thank you to everyone who supports us and thank you to everyone who reads our books. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as we enjoy making them x
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
It has been an incredibly satisfying week for New Modern. Extracts, reviews, TV, launches, new events. Nothing is ever taken for granted. So thank you to everyone who supports us and thank you to everyone who reads our books. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as we enjoy making them x
First look at Mike Joyce - The Drums in today’s @thetimes.com
£🔗: tinyurl.com/5n6b377w
And still time to buy a newspaper
📚🎧E
06.11.25
£🔗: tinyurl.com/5n6b377w
And still time to buy a newspaper
📚🎧E
06.11.25
October 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
First look at Mike Joyce - The Drums in today’s @thetimes.com
£🔗: tinyurl.com/5n6b377w
And still time to buy a newspaper
📚🎧E
06.11.25
£🔗: tinyurl.com/5n6b377w
And still time to buy a newspaper
📚🎧E
06.11.25
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To celebrate the publication of ‘Live Aid: The Definitive 40 Year Story’ join Bob Geldof and Paul Valley in conversation with Dylan Jones at Foyles Charing Cross Road
11-11-25
7pm
www.foyles.co.uk/events/bob-g...
11-11-25
7pm
www.foyles.co.uk/events/bob-g...
October 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
To celebrate the publication of ‘Live Aid: The Definitive 40 Year Story’ join Bob Geldof and Paul Valley in conversation with Dylan Jones at Foyles Charing Cross Road
11-11-25
7pm
www.foyles.co.uk/events/bob-g...
11-11-25
7pm
www.foyles.co.uk/events/bob-g...