Simonp
@simonplatt.bsky.social
Same age as me and certainly ageing better!
October 30, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Same age as me and certainly ageing better!
Never loses its power
October 30, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Never loses its power
Any play list with room for both Josh Rouse and Kylie is okay in my book
October 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Any play list with room for both Josh Rouse and Kylie is okay in my book
Still one of the best uses of a track in cinema
September 30, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Still one of the best uses of a track in cinema
Swedish chamber pop from 1986
September 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Swedish chamber pop from 1986
That first TMC album was a revelation. Not only for the incredible musicianship of all taking part but for the covers. I’d never heard of Tim Buckley or Big Star before and went back to discover all of their amazing music. Essential.
August 29, 2025 at 7:26 AM
That first TMC album was a revelation. Not only for the incredible musicianship of all taking part but for the covers. I’d never heard of Tim Buckley or Big Star before and went back to discover all of their amazing music. Essential.
A few. Sadly. Will Cuti will lead by example? By getting sent off.
August 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A few. Sadly. Will Cuti will lead by example? By getting sent off.
Funny. I’ve always thought of it as an autumn album. Harvesting and all that but the exquisite melancholy feels autumnal
August 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Funny. I’ve always thought of it as an autumn album. Harvesting and all that but the exquisite melancholy feels autumnal
Just played this the other day for the first time in maybe two decades. Big!
August 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Just played this the other day for the first time in maybe two decades. Big!
When I first heard Ali Baba I literally played it three times back to back and went to discover more
July 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
When I first heard Ali Baba I literally played it three times back to back and went to discover more
Just read he was half of The Windbreakers and this fits right in with that desert rock vibe
June 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Just read he was half of The Windbreakers and this fits right in with that desert rock vibe
Totally owning the D Boon vibe
June 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Totally owning the D Boon vibe
There are so few cat videos that its rarity alone would make it worth watching
June 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
There are so few cat videos that its rarity alone would make it worth watching
That clip makes it look as if they were trying to turn the SDG into the British Monkees
May 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
That clip makes it look as if they were trying to turn the SDG into the British Monkees
French friends of ours went there every summer in the 70s. Looked over to it from the Biarritz lighthouse last year. Remarkably graceful for such a behemoth! The best of brutalism
May 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
French friends of ours went there every summer in the 70s. Looked over to it from the Biarritz lighthouse last year. Remarkably graceful for such a behemoth! The best of brutalism
Even if I did get them confused with (the polar oppositely named) Fear of Men to begin with!
April 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Even if I did get them confused with (the polar oppositely named) Fear of Men to begin with!
I’m really loving the Men I Can Trust album too. Thanks for the intro
April 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I’m really loving the Men I Can Trust album too. Thanks for the intro
Presuming Magdeburg is just off the bottom of this chart
April 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Presuming Magdeburg is just off the bottom of this chart
Saw him support Yo La Tengo at the Edinburgh Fringe in 98. In a truly sweltering venue he was imperious in his heavy leather apron. A singular performer
April 24, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Saw him support Yo La Tengo at the Edinburgh Fringe in 98. In a truly sweltering venue he was imperious in his heavy leather apron. A singular performer