Adrian Brown
@adrianbrown.bsky.social
Digital archivist, erstwhile archaeologist, author, hedgehog hotelier, Director of Knowledge & Information at UK Parliament. All views my own.
One of the more psychedelic candidates for my #5debutalbums1014 - excellent all through although I'm not sure they've ever surpassed the glorious opening track
November 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
One of the more psychedelic candidates for my #5debutalbums1014 - excellent all through although I'm not sure they've ever surpassed the glorious opening track
Another one up for consideration for my #5debutalbums0014 list - angry garage rock, with Bloodsports and Nothing being the real standout tracks
November 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Another one up for consideration for my #5debutalbums0014 list - angry garage rock, with Bloodsports and Nothing being the real standout tracks
Another contender for #5debutalbums1014 from the band that later gave rise to, amongst others, The Tubs and Ex-Void - hooky, fuzzed out punk/jangle/shoegaze noise or, as one review put it “the sound of five people going mental in a room in South Wales”
October 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Another contender for #5debutalbums1014 from the band that later gave rise to, amongst others, The Tubs and Ex-Void - hooky, fuzzed out punk/jangle/shoegaze noise or, as one review put it “the sound of five people going mental in a room in South Wales”
First up for my #5debutalbums1014 shortlist is from Kvelertak - I'm by no means a metalhead but this is an absolute blast from start to finish - hard not to see it making my final 5
October 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
First up for my #5debutalbums1014 shortlist is from Kvelertak - I'm by no means a metalhead but this is an absolute blast from start to finish - hard not to see it making my final 5
Evening Richard - my picks for #5debutalbums8084
1: REM – Murmur (5 pts)
2: Violent Femmes – S/T
3: Bad Brains – S/T
4: Young Marble Giants – Colossal Youth
5: Husker Du – Everything Falls Apart
1: REM – Murmur (5 pts)
2: Violent Femmes – S/T
3: Bad Brains – S/T
4: Young Marble Giants – Colossal Youth
5: Husker Du – Everything Falls Apart
October 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Evening Richard - my picks for #5debutalbums8084
1: REM – Murmur (5 pts)
2: Violent Femmes – S/T
3: Bad Brains – S/T
4: Young Marble Giants – Colossal Youth
5: Husker Du – Everything Falls Apart
1: REM – Murmur (5 pts)
2: Violent Femmes – S/T
3: Bad Brains – S/T
4: Young Marble Giants – Colossal Youth
5: Husker Du – Everything Falls Apart
Our first quince (singular) to fully ripen from the quince fan - I shall think of something suitable to do with it - poached maybe?
October 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Our first quince (singular) to fully ripen from the quince fan - I shall think of something suitable to do with it - poached maybe?
I haven't listened to this all the way through for too long - so good... #5debutalbums8084
October 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I haven't listened to this all the way through for too long - so good... #5debutalbums8084
Plenty of hardcore to ponder for #5debutalbums8084, but this has to be high on the list - Bad Brains had the songs to go with the ridiculous speed
October 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Plenty of hardcore to ponder for #5debutalbums8084, but this has to be high on the list - Bad Brains had the songs to go with the ridiculous speed
Purple toadflax still flowering strongly #WildFlowerHour
October 12, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Purple toadflax still flowering strongly #WildFlowerHour
My very early starting point for #5debutalbums8084 - looking forward to expanding this with some new-to-me recommendations
October 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
My very early starting point for #5debutalbums8084 - looking forward to expanding this with some new-to-me recommendations
New sparrow terrace installed
October 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New sparrow terrace installed
Hi Richard – what a great new challenge! I’m going for
1: The Shins – Oh, Inverted World (5 pts)
2: New Pornographers – Mass Romantic
3: Metric – Old World Underground...
4: Mclusky – My Pain And Sadness Is More Sad And Painful Than Yours
5: Coachwhips – Hands On The Controls
#5debutalbums0004
1: The Shins – Oh, Inverted World (5 pts)
2: New Pornographers – Mass Romantic
3: Metric – Old World Underground...
4: Mclusky – My Pain And Sadness Is More Sad And Painful Than Yours
5: Coachwhips – Hands On The Controls
#5debutalbums0004
October 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Hi Richard – what a great new challenge! I’m going for
1: The Shins – Oh, Inverted World (5 pts)
2: New Pornographers – Mass Romantic
3: Metric – Old World Underground...
4: Mclusky – My Pain And Sadness Is More Sad And Painful Than Yours
5: Coachwhips – Hands On The Controls
#5debutalbums0004
1: The Shins – Oh, Inverted World (5 pts)
2: New Pornographers – Mass Romantic
3: Metric – Old World Underground...
4: Mclusky – My Pain And Sadness Is More Sad And Painful Than Yours
5: Coachwhips – Hands On The Controls
#5debutalbums0004
It might not hit the consistent peaks of ‘Mclusky Do Dallas’, but there are hooks aplenty buried within the ferocious post-punk noise #5debutalbums0004
September 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
It might not hit the consistent peaks of ‘Mclusky Do Dallas’, but there are hooks aplenty buried within the ferocious post-punk noise #5debutalbums0004
This is new to me - great proto-punk garage noise which reminds me of Rancid Hell Spawn, but with actual guitars and drums rather just a massively distorted Casio keyboard #5debutalbums0004
September 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This is new to me - great proto-punk garage noise which reminds me of Rancid Hell Spawn, but with actual guitars and drums rather just a massively distorted Casio keyboard #5debutalbums0004
Narrowing down a shortlist for #5debutalbums0004 - this is proving a fascinating new challenge...
September 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Narrowing down a shortlist for #5debutalbums0004 - this is proving a fascinating new challenge...
For my #favouriteplant I’m going for this diminutive fairy flax on Noar Hill in May - neither rare nor showy, it is nonetheless perfectly beautiful #WildFlowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
For my #favouriteplant I’m going for this diminutive fairy flax on Noar Hill in May - neither rare nor showy, it is nonetheless perfectly beautiful #WildFlowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Hi Richard
I love all of these:
1: Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief (5 pts)
2: Love - Forever Changes
3: 13th Floor Elevators - Easter Everywhere
4: The Sonics- Here Are The Sonics!!!
5: The Monks - Black Monk Time
#5albums50s60sfinal
I love all of these:
1: Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief (5 pts)
2: Love - Forever Changes
3: 13th Floor Elevators - Easter Everywhere
4: The Sonics- Here Are The Sonics!!!
5: The Monks - Black Monk Time
#5albums50s60sfinal
September 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Hi Richard
I love all of these:
1: Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief (5 pts)
2: Love - Forever Changes
3: 13th Floor Elevators - Easter Everywhere
4: The Sonics- Here Are The Sonics!!!
5: The Monks - Black Monk Time
#5albums50s60sfinal
I love all of these:
1: Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief (5 pts)
2: Love - Forever Changes
3: 13th Floor Elevators - Easter Everywhere
4: The Sonics- Here Are The Sonics!!!
5: The Monks - Black Monk Time
#5albums50s60sfinal
#SeedHeads developing on rock samphire and sea campion, plus sea thrift in flower, all from the north Devon coast a couple of weeks ago #WildFlowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
#SeedHeads developing on rock samphire and sea campion, plus sea thrift in flower, all from the north Devon coast a couple of weeks ago #WildFlowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Here are local sloes, guelder rose and spindle fruit, and a speckled wood eyeing up a blackberry #WildFlowerHour #Fruits @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Here are local sloes, guelder rose and spindle fruit, and a speckled wood eyeing up a blackberry #WildFlowerHour #Fruits @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
My appreciation of encaustic tiles has increased subliminally through working in the Palace of Westminster - here are some wonderful (and about six centuries older) examples from the Retrochoir of Winchester Cathedral
August 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
My appreciation of encaustic tiles has increased subliminally through working in the Palace of Westminster - here are some wonderful (and about six centuries older) examples from the Retrochoir of Winchester Cathedral
I’m always a sucker for a heraldic hedgehog (or any other type tbh) - here are three nice variants on the Harris coat of arms in Winchester Cathedral
August 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I’m always a sucker for a heraldic hedgehog (or any other type tbh) - here are three nice variants on the Harris coat of arms in Winchester Cathedral
I love ‘The Psychedelic Sounds Of…”, but this is even better – a psychedelic masterpiece, and a definite for my #5albums50s60sfinal list
August 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I love ‘The Psychedelic Sounds Of…”, but this is even better – a psychedelic masterpiece, and a definite for my #5albums50s60sfinal list
The Monks were truly one of a kind and ahead of their time – definitely in contention for my #5albums50s60sfinal list
August 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The Monks were truly one of a kind and ahead of their time – definitely in contention for my #5albums50s60sfinal list
Thanks as always Richard – I’ll go with:
1: 13th Floor Elevators – The Psychedelic Sounds Of… (5 pts)
2: Mississippi John Hurt - Folk Songs And Blues
3: The Stooges – S/T
4: Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow
5: Can – Monster Movie
#5albums50s60s5
1: 13th Floor Elevators – The Psychedelic Sounds Of… (5 pts)
2: Mississippi John Hurt - Folk Songs And Blues
3: The Stooges – S/T
4: Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow
5: Can – Monster Movie
#5albums50s60s5
August 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Thanks as always Richard – I’ll go with:
1: 13th Floor Elevators – The Psychedelic Sounds Of… (5 pts)
2: Mississippi John Hurt - Folk Songs And Blues
3: The Stooges – S/T
4: Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow
5: Can – Monster Movie
#5albums50s60s5
1: 13th Floor Elevators – The Psychedelic Sounds Of… (5 pts)
2: Mississippi John Hurt - Folk Songs And Blues
3: The Stooges – S/T
4: Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow
5: Can – Monster Movie
#5albums50s60s5
From today’s walk, silver ragwort and lesser hawkbit (probably) for the #WildFlowerHour #DaisyFamily challenge @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
From today’s walk, silver ragwort and lesser hawkbit (probably) for the #WildFlowerHour #DaisyFamily challenge @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social