This is a series of posts about the vinyl I own. It’s important to own music, rather than rely on streaming companies. It supports artists directly and you also get to have a cool thing you can touch, look at, show off.

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I bought this album over Christmas (2025). I’ve loved IDLES for years, constantly amazed by their live shows, and it felt right to pick this up to add to the collection.

A Brief Introduction

IDLES are a British punk band formed in Bristol in 2009, emerging from the city’s DIY scene with a sound rooted in post-punk, hardcore, and noise rock.

At some point along the way me and my friends heard some demos and in my years as a music promoter I gave them their first ever live show in Manchester (as support act, at The Castle Hotel).

After several years of touring and lineup...

A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month, and I have certainly had my fill this month. July… just… disappeared? What happened? Where did it go? What did I do? I guess we’ll find out.

A run down of everything I’ve consumed this month, and I have certainly had my fill this month. Glastonbury being the highlight of course. I’m sorry but this is a Glasto fan account.

Glastonbury - you’re hard work but you never disappoint.

My 6th time at the greatest place on earth, and the reason to have hope in humanity. I went with a fantastic group of friends who I love and who love music and dancing and wringing every last drop of life out of the 5 days we’re allowed to be free.

The following are all quotes overheard somewhere in a field in Somerset…

The safest way is the tit. Oh no, my water baby. I’ll conform! I’ll take a brown one. Water is wet. I’ve got sympathetic accent syndrome. It’s my job to take the drugs; it’s his job to know where they are. I hope it’s a banana. I’ve just noticed his nipples. My jaw’s going but my eyes haven’t followed. I was doing every single guitar riff with my mouth. I’ve lost my shoe. I thought you asked me if I’d...