Sid Smith
@sidsmith.bsky.social
Freelancer writing about music & musicians in print & online. I share an office with a cat called The Bug.
Contact me here or via thesidsmith@gmail.com
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Sid Smith
@sidsmith.bsky.social
· Nov 11
My King Crimson biog is available here:
burningshed.com/sid-smith_in...
“Vivid and incisive” Mojo
"Beautifully written and engaging" Classic Rock
“Properly indispensable” Record Collector
"The most compendious, exhaustive history of the band that anyone could want." Stuart Maconie BBC Radio 6.
burningshed.com/sid-smith_in...
“Vivid and incisive” Mojo
"Beautifully written and engaging" Classic Rock
“Properly indispensable” Record Collector
"The most compendious, exhaustive history of the band that anyone could want." Stuart Maconie BBC Radio 6.
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Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2020
Whitley Bay 2020
December 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2020
Whitley Bay 2020
Got this Fab present from the kids yesterday.
December 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Got this Fab present from the kids yesterday.
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2020
Whitley Bay 2020
December 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2020
Whitley Bay 2020
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A warning to the curious.
(Photographed where found, though I did straighten it out a little)
(Photographed where found, though I did straighten it out a little)
December 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A warning to the curious.
(Photographed where found, though I did straighten it out a little)
(Photographed where found, though I did straighten it out a little)
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After a night out spent wassailing, The Bug brings his Christmas cheer indoors this morning.
December 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
After a night out spent wassailing, The Bug brings his Christmas cheer indoors this morning.
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Remembered Sky
Monkseaton 2018
Monkseaton 2018
December 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Remembered Sky
Monkseaton 2018
Monkseaton 2018
After a night out spent wassailing, The Bug brings his Christmas cheer indoors this morning.
December 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
After a night out spent wassailing, The Bug brings his Christmas cheer indoors this morning.
Remembered Sky
Monkseaton 2018
Monkseaton 2018
December 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Remembered Sky
Monkseaton 2018
Monkseaton 2018
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Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2017
Whitley Bay 2017
December 24, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2017
Whitley Bay 2017
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2017
Whitley Bay 2017
December 24, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2017
Whitley Bay 2017
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Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2017
Whitley Bay 2017
December 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2017
Whitley Bay 2017
Winding down now and relaxing with an old pal. Such is the blur of things that I'd quite forgotten I'd written the essay for the big book accompanying the 10LP live Caravan box set that came out earlier this year.
December 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Winding down now and relaxing with an old pal. Such is the blur of things that I'd quite forgotten I'd written the essay for the big book accompanying the 10LP live Caravan box set that came out earlier this year.
Bernard said, "Let there be light, and there was light."
December 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Bernard said, "Let there be light, and there was light."
The Bug has just come in from a night out and he’s full of seasonal cheer.
December 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The Bug has just come in from a night out and he’s full of seasonal cheer.
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2017
Whitley Bay 2017
December 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2017
Whitley Bay 2017
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Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2018
Whitley Bay 2018
December 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2018
Whitley Bay 2018
Into the evening shift and I'm keeping abreast of Current Events
December 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Into the evening shift and I'm keeping abreast of Current Events
The Malice of Inanimate Objects
December 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The Malice of Inanimate Objects
Although I prefer the more mysterious, amorphous sounds conjured on Zeit and Atem, when it comes to their sequencer-driven output, Ricochet stands as peak Tuetonic knob-twiddling.
December 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Although I prefer the more mysterious, amorphous sounds conjured on Zeit and Atem, when it comes to their sequencer-driven output, Ricochet stands as peak Tuetonic knob-twiddling.
WTF M.R. James vibes in the dining room this morning.
December 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
WTF M.R. James vibes in the dining room this morning.
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2018
Whitley Bay 2018
December 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Remembered Sky
Whitley Bay 2018
Whitley Bay 2018
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Field edge on a rainy rainy walk. 3 second iPhone exposure, while shining a torch on the raindrops turns them into a shower of Neutrinos, passing through the earth on the shortest day.
(Three photos - same view - combined)
(Three photos - same view - combined)
December 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Field edge on a rainy rainy walk. 3 second iPhone exposure, while shining a torch on the raindrops turns them into a shower of Neutrinos, passing through the earth on the shortest day.
(Three photos - same view - combined)
(Three photos - same view - combined)
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Appledore 2025
Appledore 2025
December 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Remembered Sky
Appledore 2025
Appledore 2025
The Bug lends his bubbly, carefree personality to the grandchildren's play this afternoon.
December 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The Bug lends his bubbly, carefree personality to the grandchildren's play this afternoon.
Blowing away the dust with my second favourite Billy Cobham album
December 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Blowing away the dust with my second favourite Billy Cobham album