Simon Smith
@simonsmith.bsky.social
Journalist. Ex-Trinity Mirror, Manchester Evening News, etc. ‘I don’t know the sort of people who know the date’
MDANT in Madrid. Pop music mainly.
MDANT in Madrid. Pop music mainly.
Richard Ashcroft, ‘man of the moment’, speaks…
November 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Richard Ashcroft, ‘man of the moment’, speaks…
To be fair, this is quite funny. By American standards.
October 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
To be fair, this is quite funny. By American standards.
Oh god, stop briefing against big names in your own party. They’re like primary school children.
October 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Oh god, stop briefing against big names in your own party. They’re like primary school children.
I have ‘Virago clusters’. This is one of them.
October 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I have ‘Virago clusters’. This is one of them.
AI Overview helpful as ever.
October 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
AI Overview helpful as ever.
Duo is cursed. Or sexy. No, cursed.
October 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Duo is cursed. Or sexy. No, cursed.
You can borrow our dog.
September 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
You can borrow our dog.
Lovely late September evening here. The best time to be in Madrid. It’s like a second spring. Everything gets green again.
September 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Lovely late September evening here. The best time to be in Madrid. It’s like a second spring. Everything gets green again.
It was peak Practical Electronics era as well. 1979 instructions on how to make your own ‘6 channel mixer’… available at your local paper shop.
September 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
It was peak Practical Electronics era as well. 1979 instructions on how to make your own ‘6 channel mixer’… available at your local paper shop.
Well this is all we need to know. The right time, the right(ish) place.
September 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Well this is all we need to know. The right time, the right(ish) place.
September 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
And it kicked off what is still my favourite four-run on any album compilation. This.
September 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
And it kicked off what is still my favourite four-run on any album compilation. This.
A thread of compilation albums that changed my world. First up, If You Can’t Please Yourself You Can’t Please Your Soul. A Some Bizarre compilation from 1985.
September 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
A thread of compilation albums that changed my world. First up, If You Can’t Please Yourself You Can’t Please Your Soul. A Some Bizarre compilation from 1985.
Eight tracks. Perfect.
September 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Eight tracks. Perfect.
Going to try some of this ‘new wave’ music y’all seem so keen on.
September 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Going to try some of this ‘new wave’ music y’all seem so keen on.
Time to get the show on the road…
September 14, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Time to get the show on the road…