Paul Stokes
@stokesie.bsky.social
Filling in time between serious news items…
30 years of Difference Class courtesy of Pulp.
October 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
30 years of Difference Class courtesy of Pulp.
Happy 25th to PJHarvey's Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea...
and also happy birthday to the easiest 'Where It's At' (cover location feature) I did for Q, though it was very nice to speak to Maria Mochnacz about her evening wandering around Times Square with Polly.
and also happy birthday to the easiest 'Where It's At' (cover location feature) I did for Q, though it was very nice to speak to Maria Mochnacz about her evening wandering around Times Square with Polly.
October 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy 25th to PJHarvey's Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea...
and also happy birthday to the easiest 'Where It's At' (cover location feature) I did for Q, though it was very nice to speak to Maria Mochnacz about her evening wandering around Times Square with Polly.
and also happy birthday to the easiest 'Where It's At' (cover location feature) I did for Q, though it was very nice to speak to Maria Mochnacz about her evening wandering around Times Square with Polly.
Also an good title for a TV programme, according to now 8 year-old Leonard...
October 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Also an good title for a TV programme, according to now 8 year-old Leonard...
A first-ever vinyl pressing of Elsio Mancuso & Berto Pisano's Nude Per L'Assassino giallo soundtrack in this morning's post.
Roma's Four Flies label perfectly on target with their vault-scouring as ever (and not just for sending me number 002/100).
fourfliesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nude-p...
Roma's Four Flies label perfectly on target with their vault-scouring as ever (and not just for sending me number 002/100).
fourfliesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nude-p...
October 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
A first-ever vinyl pressing of Elsio Mancuso & Berto Pisano's Nude Per L'Assassino giallo soundtrack in this morning's post.
Roma's Four Flies label perfectly on target with their vault-scouring as ever (and not just for sending me number 002/100).
fourfliesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nude-p...
Roma's Four Flies label perfectly on target with their vault-scouring as ever (and not just for sending me number 002/100).
fourfliesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nude-p...
So many wonderful performances… farewell to one of greats.
October 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
So many wonderful performances… farewell to one of greats.
I enjoyed watching Kevin Gallen, Lee Cook and Martin Rowlands play for #QPR so much in the 2000s that I made them tell me all about it at @newgoaldream.bsky.social’s first live Q&A.
October 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I enjoyed watching Kevin Gallen, Lee Cook and Martin Rowlands play for #QPR so much in the 2000s that I made them tell me all about it at @newgoaldream.bsky.social’s first live Q&A.
Richard ̶I̶I̶
Richard ̶I̶I̶I̶
Regents Park Open Air Theatre has a new King Richard…
Richard Hawley warming souls on a very autumnal Saturday night.
Richard ̶I̶I̶I̶
Regents Park Open Air Theatre has a new King Richard…
Richard Hawley warming souls on a very autumnal Saturday night.
September 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Richard ̶I̶I̶
Richard ̶I̶I̶I̶
Regents Park Open Air Theatre has a new King Richard…
Richard Hawley warming souls on a very autumnal Saturday night.
Richard ̶I̶I̶I̶
Regents Park Open Air Theatre has a new King Richard…
Richard Hawley warming souls on a very autumnal Saturday night.
Happy 80th Mr Ferry 🎈
📷 Mick Rock
📷 Mick Rock
September 26, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Happy 80th Mr Ferry 🎈
📷 Mick Rock
📷 Mick Rock
Arrivederla Claudia…
September 24, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Arrivederla Claudia…
My cat now has her own familiar 🧹
September 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
My cat now has her own familiar 🧹
Enjoyable research for our Kevin Gallen, Martin Rowlands & Lee Cook Q&A on 8 October at @GeorgeIVW4 in Chiswick. #QPR
Tickets are here if you fancy joining us: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...
@newgoaldream.bsky.social
Tickets are here if you fancy joining us: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...
@newgoaldream.bsky.social
August 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Enjoyable research for our Kevin Gallen, Martin Rowlands & Lee Cook Q&A on 8 October at @GeorgeIVW4 in Chiswick. #QPR
Tickets are here if you fancy joining us: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...
@newgoaldream.bsky.social
Tickets are here if you fancy joining us: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...
@newgoaldream.bsky.social
Forever my David Audley, goodbye Terrance Stamp. You made all the difference.
August 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Forever my David Audley, goodbye Terrance Stamp. You made all the difference.
You’ve done Ludovico Sforza & co proud 🐍
August 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
You’ve done Ludovico Sforza & co proud 🐍
When I was at Q I got to meet one of its stars…
June 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
When I was at Q I got to meet one of its stars…
Connections gonna work it out, courtesy of @edsimons.bsky.social & Tom
(Spoiler that was yesterday’s)
(Spoiler that was yesterday’s)
June 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Connections gonna work it out, courtesy of @edsimons.bsky.social & Tom
(Spoiler that was yesterday’s)
(Spoiler that was yesterday’s)
Happy birthday, Lana Del Rey 🎈
Enjoyed hanging out at the #QAwards – checks notes – 14 years ago (!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Urb...
Enjoyed hanging out at the #QAwards – checks notes – 14 years ago (!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Urb...
June 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Happy birthday, Lana Del Rey 🎈
Enjoyed hanging out at the #QAwards – checks notes – 14 years ago (!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Urb...
Enjoyed hanging out at the #QAwards – checks notes – 14 years ago (!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Urb...
The first volume of Rough Trade Records' seven-inch box set is out today, including some sleeve notes by me amongst all the brilliant singles.
roughtraderecords.com/wp/2025/04/0...
roughtraderecords.com/wp/2025/04/0...
June 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The first volume of Rough Trade Records' seven-inch box set is out today, including some sleeve notes by me amongst all the brilliant singles.
roughtraderecords.com/wp/2025/04/0...
roughtraderecords.com/wp/2025/04/0...
Godspeed Brian...
📷 Michael Ochs
📷 Michael Ochs
June 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Godspeed Brian...
📷 Michael Ochs
📷 Michael Ochs
Oasis’ Don’t Believe The Truth was released 20 years ago today…
It was not long after I’d joined NME, and was the first time I interviewed Noel Gallagher which felt like a bit moment for me both as a writer and a teenage fan.
It’s a really underrated record, particularly Andy Bell’s bass playing…
It was not long after I’d joined NME, and was the first time I interviewed Noel Gallagher which felt like a bit moment for me both as a writer and a teenage fan.
It’s a really underrated record, particularly Andy Bell’s bass playing…
May 30, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Oasis’ Don’t Believe The Truth was released 20 years ago today…
It was not long after I’d joined NME, and was the first time I interviewed Noel Gallagher which felt like a bit moment for me both as a writer and a teenage fan.
It’s a really underrated record, particularly Andy Bell’s bass playing…
It was not long after I’d joined NME, and was the first time I interviewed Noel Gallagher which felt like a bit moment for me both as a writer and a teenage fan.
It’s a really underrated record, particularly Andy Bell’s bass playing…
It has been an honour to serve on Now Playing with Tom Robinson for the last 7 years & an amazing way to learn radio production.
Obviously, there is sadness that it's coming to an end, but us & the listeners will give the show a good send-off. #NP6Music
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Obviously, there is sadness that it's coming to an end, but us & the listeners will give the show a good send-off. #NP6Music
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
May 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It has been an honour to serve on Now Playing with Tom Robinson for the last 7 years & an amazing way to learn radio production.
Obviously, there is sadness that it's coming to an end, but us & the listeners will give the show a good send-off. #NP6Music
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Obviously, there is sadness that it's coming to an end, but us & the listeners will give the show a good send-off. #NP6Music
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...