Jeff Young
@wildtwin.bsky.social
Writer, collagist, memoirist, essayist. Scavenger. Ex-Radio Dramatist, Ex-Playwright. Retired wanderer.
Author of Ghost Town: A Liverpool Shadowplay, (Little Toller); Deliria, (Rough Trade Books)
Wild Twin, (Little Toller)
Author of Ghost Town: A Liverpool Shadowplay, (Little Toller); Deliria, (Rough Trade Books)
Wild Twin, (Little Toller)
Pinned
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Tomorrow we release the final episode of Backlisted for the foreseeable future.* After ten years, it's a very odd feeling. I am looking forward to spending more time with my books and fewer times on social media.
* Boats against the current, we beat on via Patreon.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmQK...
* Boats against the current, we beat on via Patreon.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmQK...
At Last I Am Free
YouTube video by Robert Wyatt - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Tomorrow we release the final episode of Backlisted for the foreseeable future.* After ten years, it's a very odd feeling. I am looking forward to spending more time with my books and fewer times on social media.
* Boats against the current, we beat on via Patreon.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmQK...
* Boats against the current, we beat on via Patreon.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmQK...
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Live At the Witch Trials
Collage made from 1960s Women’s Realm, Parade & Vogue magazines, 1960s wallpaper, Players cigarette cards, Ladybird books, watercolour, acrylic marker, felt tip pen
Collage made from 1960s Women’s Realm, Parade & Vogue magazines, 1960s wallpaper, Players cigarette cards, Ladybird books, watercolour, acrylic marker, felt tip pen
February 7, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Live At the Witch Trials
Collage made from 1960s Women’s Realm, Parade & Vogue magazines, 1960s wallpaper, Players cigarette cards, Ladybird books, watercolour, acrylic marker, felt tip pen
Collage made from 1960s Women’s Realm, Parade & Vogue magazines, 1960s wallpaper, Players cigarette cards, Ladybird books, watercolour, acrylic marker, felt tip pen
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This clip is marvelous. The best bits begin at 14:40 including a tour of the interior.
Barbican, 1969: The development of the Barbican Estate following World War II youtu.be/vLPlJsoVq8k?...
Barbican, 1969: The development of the Barbican Estate following World War II youtu.be/vLPlJsoVq8k?...
Barbican, 1969: The development of the Barbican Estate following World War II
YouTube video by The London Archives
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 7:34 PM
This clip is marvelous. The best bits begin at 14:40 including a tour of the interior.
Barbican, 1969: The development of the Barbican Estate following World War II youtu.be/vLPlJsoVq8k?...
Barbican, 1969: The development of the Barbican Estate following World War II youtu.be/vLPlJsoVq8k?...
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The Sacred Memory Bank, Kirkby Art Gallery.
January 26, 2026 at 12:21 PM
The Sacred Memory Bank, Kirkby Art Gallery.
Yes, there are two Cornell/ Tagliobi inspired pieces in the exhibition.
And only last weekend I walked past the house!
And only last weekend I walked past the house!
February 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Yes, there are two Cornell/ Tagliobi inspired pieces in the exhibition.
And only last weekend I walked past the house!
And only last weekend I walked past the house!
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that's why! I've got it in a book I think, maybe even a postcard...there are some others with band across forehead
February 6, 2026 at 3:05 PM
that's why! I've got it in a book I think, maybe even a postcard...there are some others with band across forehead
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She did photograph well, she seems poised yet natural i.e not posed, if you know what I mean... whether just in a beautiful frock or in a dance pose!
February 6, 2026 at 3:52 PM
She did photograph well, she seems poised yet natural i.e not posed, if you know what I mean... whether just in a beautiful frock or in a dance pose!
What a beautiful photo!
February 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
What a beautiful photo!
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"... I love the thought these pastels once dusted Georgia O’Keeffe’s gorgeous hands" - Annie Leibovitz on her photograph of O'Keeffe's pastels, 2010 #Womensart
(via P.Kenny FB)
(via P.Kenny FB)
February 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
"... I love the thought these pastels once dusted Georgia O’Keeffe’s gorgeous hands" - Annie Leibovitz on her photograph of O'Keeffe's pastels, 2010 #Womensart
(via P.Kenny FB)
(via P.Kenny FB)
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Welsh artist Gwen John, Self Portrait, 1902 #womensart
February 5, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Welsh artist Gwen John, Self Portrait, 1902 #womensart
Yes, it’s Anna Pavlova. I did a few Pavlova and Nijinsky pieces using old postcards.
February 6, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Yes, it’s Anna Pavlova. I did a few Pavlova and Nijinsky pieces using old postcards.
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BBC Two Wales screened a new documentary about Gwen John last night, now on iPlayer. It features contributions from curator of our new exhibition Lucy Wood, as well as from my amazing paintings conservation colleague Rachel Beard and also a tiny bit from me! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Two - Keep the World Away - Finding Gwen John
Sian Eleri uncovers the real Gwen John, now revered as Wales's greatest female artist.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 8:48 AM
BBC Two Wales screened a new documentary about Gwen John last night, now on iPlayer. It features contributions from curator of our new exhibition Lucy Wood, as well as from my amazing paintings conservation colleague Rachel Beard and also a tiny bit from me! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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‘Phantom’, the Sacred Memory Bank, Kirkby Gallery. Monday to Saturday until March 27th. Over a hundred Time Machines for your pleasure…
January 28, 2026 at 9:27 AM
‘Phantom’, the Sacred Memory Bank, Kirkby Gallery. Monday to Saturday until March 27th. Over a hundred Time Machines for your pleasure…
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Little happy face. Base Notes paperback has landed in the office. It’s out in the shops this week. Published by @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social.
Signed / dedicated copies are now available to order @forumbooks.bsky.social
Over and out x
www.forumbooksshop.com/product/base...
Signed / dedicated copies are now available to order @forumbooks.bsky.social
Over and out x
www.forumbooksshop.com/product/base...
February 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Little happy face. Base Notes paperback has landed in the office. It’s out in the shops this week. Published by @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social.
Signed / dedicated copies are now available to order @forumbooks.bsky.social
Over and out x
www.forumbooksshop.com/product/base...
Signed / dedicated copies are now available to order @forumbooks.bsky.social
Over and out x
www.forumbooksshop.com/product/base...
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FULL page review in the new Wire for Shane Parish's latest Autechre Guitar. Derek Walmsley says "uncanny" "brilliant" and other adjectives of that nature.
Also out TODAY the latest single: "Slip" !! Stream it on bandcamp or whereever you do that stuff.
shaneparish.bandcamp.com/album/autech...
Also out TODAY the latest single: "Slip" !! Stream it on bandcamp or whereever you do that stuff.
shaneparish.bandcamp.com/album/autech...
February 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
FULL page review in the new Wire for Shane Parish's latest Autechre Guitar. Derek Walmsley says "uncanny" "brilliant" and other adjectives of that nature.
Also out TODAY the latest single: "Slip" !! Stream it on bandcamp or whereever you do that stuff.
shaneparish.bandcamp.com/album/autech...
Also out TODAY the latest single: "Slip" !! Stream it on bandcamp or whereever you do that stuff.
shaneparish.bandcamp.com/album/autech...
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Full page review of Autechre Guitar in the new WIRE: “Autechre Guitar is elegant and crystalline, a set of fascinating miniatures composed of unexpected links and gaps. It's as confounding and crafted as an Escher staircase.” -Derek Walmsley
The Wire 505 is out now!
Featuring dälek on the cover, plus an industrial hiphop primer, Vic Bang, Pascal Comelade, O Ghettaõ, Daniel Blumberg’s Jukebox, and much more.
Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
Featuring dälek on the cover, plus an industrial hiphop primer, Vic Bang, Pascal Comelade, O Ghettaõ, Daniel Blumberg’s Jukebox, and much more.
Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
February 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Full page review of Autechre Guitar in the new WIRE: “Autechre Guitar is elegant and crystalline, a set of fascinating miniatures composed of unexpected links and gaps. It's as confounding and crafted as an Escher staircase.” -Derek Walmsley
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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
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
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What's happening to you, Milton? It's a big old Guardian feature, that's what. With a film about Ted, made by his own family, coming soon, I chatted with him about his poetry, puppetry and wayward life and times, with Roger Law of Spitting Image spitting facts
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
‘Charisma is a form of psychosis’: inspiring Eric Clapton, having kids at 70 … the irreverent life of post-punk puppeteer Ted Milton
He crossed paths with William Burroughs, Terry Gilliam and Spitting Image while whipping up almighty grooves with his band Blurt. Now 82, he’s back on tour – and bracing for a warts-and-all documentar...
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:13 PM
What's happening to you, Milton? It's a big old Guardian feature, that's what. With a film about Ted, made by his own family, coming soon, I chatted with him about his poetry, puppetry and wayward life and times, with Roger Law of Spitting Image spitting facts
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
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Layered Print on Hahnemühle Laid Paper
February 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Layered Print on Hahnemühle Laid Paper
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Apparently it’s #ReadIndies month, when you’re all meant to go out & buy books from indie publishers. How about you go one better & buy books from indie authors? It’s only the literary world that sneers at creatives doing it themselves so buck the trend & buy my fucking book™ www.michelehowarth.com
MICHELE HOWARTH
www.michelehowarth.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Apparently it’s #ReadIndies month, when you’re all meant to go out & buy books from indie publishers. How about you go one better & buy books from indie authors? It’s only the literary world that sneers at creatives doing it themselves so buck the trend & buy my fucking book™ www.michelehowarth.com
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Therefore, the places in which we have experienced daydreaming reconstitute themselves in a new daydream, and it is because our memories of former dwelling-places are relived as day-dreams that these dwelling-places of the past remain in us for all time.
Gaston Bachelard, The Poetics of Space
Gaston Bachelard, The Poetics of Space
January 19, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Therefore, the places in which we have experienced daydreaming reconstitute themselves in a new daydream, and it is because our memories of former dwelling-places are relived as day-dreams that these dwelling-places of the past remain in us for all time.
Gaston Bachelard, The Poetics of Space
Gaston Bachelard, The Poetics of Space
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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Magnificent documentary by writer (and one time New York taxi driver) Michael Goldfarb, about Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, 70s New York and the transformed city of today www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Archive on 4 - Taxi Driver at 50: New York, Then and Now - BBC Sounds
The film Taxi Driver is 50 years old. Michael Goldfarb looks at New York then and now.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Magnificent documentary by writer (and one time New York taxi driver) Michael Goldfarb, about Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, 70s New York and the transformed city of today www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Contains; Jazz. Jokes. Nazis. The IRA. More jokes. Kinder Transport. Transport Caffs. Lenny Bruce. Samuel Beckett. Bits. Estate Agents. Harold Pinter. More jokes. Accidentally getting famous. Top of The Pops. Top of The Form. Stanislavski. Peter Cook. Peter Sutcliffe. "I wouldn't open with it".
January 12, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Contains; Jazz. Jokes. Nazis. The IRA. More jokes. Kinder Transport. Transport Caffs. Lenny Bruce. Samuel Beckett. Bits. Estate Agents. Harold Pinter. More jokes. Accidentally getting famous. Top of The Pops. Top of The Form. Stanislavski. Peter Cook. Peter Sutcliffe. "I wouldn't open with it".