Wreckless Eric turning 70? Get out of (Badhat) town!
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We are saddened to hear of Alice Munro’s death. In memory of her life and work, four of her stories have been unlocked from behind the paywall and are free for all to read.

Thinking of opening an all-Dylan / Bob-adjacent bookstore with the name Tome Out Of Mind , wondering a) if this makes any business sense at all and b) maybe there’s a better store name?

You know you've left North America behind when you search Crazy Horse looking for the next Neil gigs and a Paris dancing girl cabaret show fills the screen.

Oh okay, I will give you the Delia Derbyshire 6 CD box set for your birthday, even though I kind of rolled my eyes when you said you wanted it.

Steve Albini should have produced Shot of Love

Wreckless Eric and I had fun making this little short to celebrate the upcoming rerelease (reissue?) of his book A Dysfunctional Success, coming out just in time for his 70th birthday May 18. He signed books for Rough Trade , looking a bit like a 20th century philosopher.

Fun to open the door to the postman, see him smile kind of embarrassed and THEN remember I have a headful of hair curlers.

In case you were wondering what the hell's going with all this mulch and stuff: Your New Life Starts Here, by Amy Rigby open.substack.com/pub/amyrigby/p…

Got a request to review my most recent $2 bag of brown mulch purchase and struggling to find the poetry needed here.

CHICAGO! I’m breezing into town for a 2-night stand (May 3/4) at the Old Town School of Music, with the majestic Eugene Mirman in tow to launch the show. A few tickets are still available. What songs would you like to hear?

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My daughter pussy cheney aka TBHQ has new music out on bandcamp today via the Radical Documents label, so proud of her radicaldocuments.bandcamp.com/album/tbhq #BandcampFriday

Love this piece by Jude Rogers 💙 , it feels brave when people who don't write songs - even established writers! - give it a try. A good reminder that things we do often and even blithely aren't necessarily easy for others. theguardian.com/music/article/…

Thrilled to hear Marc Riley ⚽️🍺🐳 & Gideon Coe played Dylan In Dubuque again on 6 Music this week. Hear the nuts and bolts of the track & video and how the demo turns into the record here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/blo…

16 years ago Eric and I got married. It was Tuesday, the slot they had open at our village mairie in the French countryside. Our guests were Eric's daughter Luci and my Hazel who took this photo. We felt so happy. What an adventure it continues to be - still happy!

You know you're in England when you find yourself talking to a random stranger about Gerry and the Pacemakers and say 'I think they're all gone now' and she says 'I was searching for a gentle way to let you know...'

Stumbled on this chat show, Marianne Faithful looking so gorgeous and cool, Denny Laine talking & playing Go Now + a new song: Weep For Love, where have you been all my life? the recorded versions I'm finding don't quite touch him playing it solo here. youtu.be/MStgBz674ho?si…

Fantastic SOLD OUT show at Kitchen Garden Cafe tonight by Peter Case and what a uber respectful yet fun audience. Life is good. Thursday night (tonight) we are at Durham’s legendary Old Cinema Laundrette. As Woody Wood Pecker would say “…and tell your friends about our show!”.