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Music site, all genres: blues, rock, indie, country, jazz, folk ... Top 10s galore, passionate writing, new contributors welcome. Rock 'n' roll. It will stand. https://www.toppermost.co.uk/
NEW post: “So Tonight That I Might See is a fantastic album, it unfolds as a dark, swirling descent into menace and beauty - a narcotic dream of a record.”

@vandeusen.bsky.social selects his top 10 #MazzyStar

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January 13, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Post a pic of a support band you fell in love with that you had never heard of before the show.

Band of Holy Joy, supporting James Dec 1989.

And here’s what I wrote for Toppermost: www.toppermost.co.uk/band-the-hol...
January 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Really happy to share that I have written a Toppermost!
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Mazzy Star - Toppermost
Mazzy Star formed in 1988 in Santa Monica, California. The band's creative principals were guitarist and instrumentalist David Roback and singer and lyricist Hope Sandoval.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:21 PM
NEW post: ‘She Hangs Brightly’ (1990) – “their most accessible album, showcasing more blues and acoustic guitars with less feedback and psychedelia”

@vandeusen.bsky.social selects his top 10 #MazzyStar

www.toppermost.co.uk/mazzy-star/
January 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
NEW post: "Mazzy Star’s catalog reveals a varied sound that moves from gentle acoustic strumming to intense neo‑psychedelic jams all rooted in a folk‑inspired sound."

@vandeusen.bsky.social selects his top 10 #MazzyStar
... (photo Andy Catlin)

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January 13, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Mods at The Scene Club in Soho, May 1964. Spotted at the recent Brighton Museum exhibition, The In Crowd: Mod Fashion and Style 1958-1966. More superb photos of the club here www.gettyimages.co.uk/search/2/ima...
January 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
RIP Bob Weir - a true legend for ever, in a better place playing with the band. Again.

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January 11, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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How Graham Norton and my thousand-word celebration of the music of Bess Atwell help me to understand how to improve my #CreativeWriting 📚💙

#Storytelling

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January 8, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Latest Book Choice:

Tony Thompson (author of The Doors On Track) reviews “Insomnia” - Robbie Robertson's wild ride with Martin Scorsese

"You will hear Robbie’s voice while you read, he was a great storyteller & these bad boy adventures are served up in his usual wry manner"

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January 9, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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Bess Atwell’s recent album ‘Light Sleeper’ (produced by Aaron Dessner of The National in New York) “on which her sensitive, thoughtful lyrics came to the fore”.

@paulwonvinyl.bsky.social picks his 10 top songs by #BessAtwell

www.toppermost.co.uk/atwell-bess/
January 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
NEW post: Olivia, In A Separate Bed, a track from the 2nd album 'Already, Always' (written by Robin Pecknold of #FleetFoxes) “Bess Atwell’s voice is perfect, the first few bars especially are stunning”.

@paulwonvinyl.bsky.social picks his top 10 #BessAtwell

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January 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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Delighted to have an opportunity to celebrate in a thousand words the music of folk-pop singer-songwriter, Bess Atwell 😊

My “toppermost of the poppermost” and how Bess’ songs became this fan’s favourite, is illustrated with music videos inc a short “making of” Light Sleeper doc filmed at Long Pond.
NEW post: Bess Atwell’s recent album ‘Light Sleeper’ (produced by Aaron Dessner of The National in NY) “on which her sensitive, thoughtful lyrics came to the fore”.

@paulwonvinyl.bsky.social picks his top 10 #BessAtwell tracks … @bessatwell.bsky.social

www.toppermost.co.uk/atwell-bess/
January 6, 2026 at 3:34 PM
NEW post: Bess Atwell’s recent album ‘Light Sleeper’ (produced by Aaron Dessner of The National in NY) “on which her sensitive, thoughtful lyrics came to the fore”.

@paulwonvinyl.bsky.social picks his top 10 #BessAtwell tracks … @bessatwell.bsky.social

www.toppermost.co.uk/atwell-bess/
January 6, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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This sounds like I'm doing a name drop and I guess I am a bit. That said I've just reread the full Kane Gang article I did for @toppermost.bsky.social with Martin and for a guy like me with no background in this stuff it remains a very special moment.

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January 4, 2026 at 10:19 PM
NEW post: "Pete Cummins' work with Granny's Intentions, the Fleadh Cowboys & his solo albums - a major, lasting contribution to Irish music."

@pangurdubh3.bsky.social picks 10 tracks from the albums of #PeteCummins (2nd left in photo) and #FleadhCowboys

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December 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
NEW post: "Pete Cummins' work with the Fleadh Cowboys along with his solo albums made a major and lasting contribution to Irish music"

@pangurdubh3.bsky.social picks 10 tracks from the albums of #PeteCummins #FleadhCowboys

www.toppermost.co.uk/cummins-pete/
December 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
NEW post: “The secret to playing guitar is to make it sound easy.”

So said Chet Atkins. Dive into the world of Mr Guitar - a journey worth every pick and strum.

@dlew919.bsky.social picks his 10 top #ChetAtkins tracks.

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December 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
NEW post: “In the pantheon of guitar greats, few figures loom as large as Chet Atkins who grew up in a world where music was as essential as air.”

@dlew919.bsky.social picks 10 top #ChetAtkins tracks from many.

www.toppermost.co.uk/atkins-chet/
December 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
December 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Coming Soon - to the music site with a difference ...

Chet Atkins, Pete Cummins, Bess Atwell, Mazzy Star, Dollar, Vulfpeck, Bothy Band, John Farnham, Peter Case, Joe Pass, Lucy Kaplansky, Living Colour ...

"That's (not) all Folks"

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December 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Current post: The legend, the Irish icon, the bold Kerryman - Séamus Begley (1949–2023) "His contribution to Irish traditional music is immeasurable."

@pangurdubh3.bsky.social picks 10 tracks from the albums of #SeamusBegley

www.toppermost.co.uk/begley-seamus/
December 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM