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Joining him in conversation will be Travis Elborough for what will be an unforgettable night. Doors open early to allow for travel back; there are also a limited number of early-bird tickets available for £5 below. wegottickets.com/f/25167 #stevemason #thebetaband #90smusic #00smusic #booktalk
I'm going all-in on 'making stuff and losing money' so here's a new one: This Sudden Eden, a perambulation of the estate at West Dean, West Sussex, with photographer Rachel Poulton (of 'Unseen'), designed by Stefan Musgrove. jackdawshivers.bandcamp.com/merch/this-s...
This Sudden Eden from Jackdaw Shivers Press
This Sudden Eden from Jackdaw Shivers Press
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The Union Chapel is advertising for a part-time archivist - it's a great job for someone. I've spent a lot of time there and the staff are great. The archive starts c.1820 and the postwar sections esp. are crammed with ephemera on all kinds of music and performance.
The finale to my Slacker Shakespeare season at @riocinema.bsky.social is Shakespeare in Love sponsored by @fivepointsbrew - is on Sunday 19 July 2pm - riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/What... spaces are limited so book now to avoid disappointment -
Slacker Shakespeare: SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE | Rio Cinema
Showing from Sun 19 Jul
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Hosting the launch of #CathiUnsworth's Dressed in Black compilation @thecolonyroom.bsky.social @acerecords.bsky.social
new show, up now!
The Wire Magazine@thewiremagazine.bsky.social · 2mo agoListen back to last night's episode of Adventures In Sound And Music, which was hosted by @saving-throw.bsky.social and featured music by Tara Clerkin Trio, Fire-Toolz, Steve Gunn, Hawkwind and more www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air...
My Slacker Shakespeare season at the @riocinema.bsky.social and sponsored by @fivepointsbrew - kicks off this Sunday 21 June at 2pm with @gus_van_sant My Own Private Idaho riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/What...
www.flickr.com/photos/mylif... From last Sunday's event at The Dublin Castle, Camden
Go-Go Dancer - The Dublin Castle, Camden
Olympus OM1 Kodak Ektar 100
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In the company of @paulreesauthor.bsky.social's’ ‘Raised on Radio – Power Ballads, Cocaine & Payola’, Travis Elborough dips into the history of Adult Orientated Rock — the sound of a confident, car-driving North America www.caughtbytheriver.net/2026/06/rais...
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My latest Elborough's Eye books column in the new issue of @idlermagazine
I am delighted to be curating this Slacker Shakespeare season at the @riocinema.bsky.social and sponsored by @fivepointsbrew - three classic bard-based 90s movie matinees - kicking off with @gus_van_sant My Own Private Idaho on Sunday 21 June 2pm riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/What...
Next Concrete Atlantis - Jodrell Atomic with James Fry, The New and Malcolm Garrett Plus on video Arthurian Alderley Edge Wednesday 10 June 2026 7:00pm – 10:00pm The Horse Hospital £10 advance tickets available now via HH website @beingmalcolmgarrett @jimfry77
Concrete Atlantis Sunday 10th May Matinee event - from 2pm @thehorsehospital £10 + booking free in advance featuring @grindrod.bsky.social @gmdarksky.bsky.social @opalxdome @microcorps @mira.aroyo @thehorsehospital.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/concrete-a...
Books, ideas, and actions - Words Change Things is a mini-festival in Margate this weekend. Robin Ince, Ellen Jones, Dougald Hine, John Grindrod, Travis Elborough, Emily Buchanan, Christopher Beanland ... mrdanthompson.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/w...
next Concrete Atlantis matinee event - Sunday 10 May 2pm @thehorsehospital.bsky.social With performance from Mira Aroyo (Ladytron), live version of Monstrosities Mon Amour with @grindrod.bsky.social and Gillian darley & music from Opal X & MICROCORPS www.thehorsehospital.com/events/concr...
Very sad to hear of the death of illustrator-artist and dandy Chris Price - my condolences to Del and the family. I interviewed them both for my Radio 4 series The Rise and Fall of the Antique -- link here to episode to hear them on junk hunting in Brum, and Biba et al www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
"Travis Elborough recalls how the Japan frontman's startling debut solo single ‘Red Guitar’ stood out among the rest of 1980s pop, and how his teenage love of David Sylvian introduced him to worlds beyond his everyday." The Devil in the Flesh: David Sylvian’s ‘Red Guitar’ at 40:
The Devil in the Flesh: David Sylvian's 'Red Guitar' at 40
Travis Elborough recalls how the Japan frontman's startling debut solo single ‘Red Guitar’ stood out among the rest of 1980s pop
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The Magic of Laugharne Here, a packed room at the Fountain Inn with Robin Ince - told at the last minute - to explore Nazism and the swastika in pop - a thrilling encounter! Pic: Travis Elborough
I’ve made a little one-off literary festival, just to prove something to myself. Robin Ince, John Grindrod, Travis Elborough, Ellen Jones, and a bunch more stuff being added still - but here’s the first bunch of listings. Margate, first weekend in May. mrdanthompson.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/w...
Words Change Things – books, ideas, action – Listings
Words Change Things – listings 18_03_26 (1)Download Words Change Things is a one-off mini-festival of books, ideas, and actions, with Robin Ince, Sarah P Corbett, Travis Elborough, John Grind…
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New episode up now - Concrete Atlantis with Travis Elborough and Stonecirclesampler uncannylandscapes.substack.com/p/concrete-a...
Concrete Atlantis with Travis Elborough and Luke Murray: Uncanny Landscapes S3E6
Writer Travis Elborough and musician Luke Murray (Stonecirclesampler) discuss London psychogeography, hauntology and a new take on the post-brutalist landscape aesthetic.
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Gary Lachman talking about childhood reading, music scenes and discovering the occult. Props to Mayfair Library: plus, hosts Charlene Coleman and Travis Elborough were fabulous.
