Ray Aoki @rahrahrock.bsky.social 
Zyd Hockey @zydhockey.bsky.social I play records in my shed ! Have a YouTube channel where I put together a ‘show’ where I play my old records and some I have just got . Check it out https://youtu.be/LNFmArykusc?si=5RgV0mBA7MKZQTJS
Jeff Evans @jeffevanswriter.bsky.social Beer, television, music, quizzing, not necessarily in that order. Author: The Penguin TV Companion, Rock & Pop on British TV (new edition September 2026), numerous books on beer; former editor of the Good Beer Guide; question writer for Mastermind.
✨Ms.RetroSparklyKnickers✨ @msretroknickers.bsky.social Squirrel in a floppy felt hat
Lover of sparkly emojis ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
Here for the;
60s/70s Films & TV
60s/70s + 80s Indie Music + Goth & all the above re. fashion & culture
TOTP
Cricket
(Some odd old football stuff too, sometimes) 😅
Pappyland @pappyland.bsky.social Shift+OPT+K, 🫖, amateur photographer, movie enjoyer, and un-ironic fan of Yoko Ono.
hyper mega bummer boy @danceyrselfdean.bsky.social small town librarian.
killed by Josh Posting on August 18th, 2026.
WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social
A safe, fun space for pop enthusiasts to celebrate anniversaries of fucking records.
Any unnecessary abuse results in a block.
Lars Svane @svanemand.bsky.social Vejle, Jutland - Danmark, DK. Født 4. juni 1965.
Songwriter - soundcloud.com/svanemand
Freakin' fond of Fab4s&Foos; HüskerDüs&Heartaches.
Not particularly fond of Capitalist Civiolentlysation.
Ben Hayden @benhayden.bsky.social Professor of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine
Wallytbm @wallytbm.bsky.social Home of The Beautiful Music, the Imaginary Hobby Label
www.thebeautifulmusic.com 
Harp & a Monkey Folk Music Club @harpmonkey.bsky.social Modern folk song and storytelling. “Fascinating” (Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 2), “Inventive” (Mojo), “Excellent” (The Guardian), “Bold and brilliant” (The Observer), “Consistently charming” (Uncut). www.harpandamonkey.com
Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social Politics (mainly UK and a bit of US), comedy and popular culture more generally.
Hear me on a radio near you blathering about Burnham or Farage. Probably.
Political Sandbox here: https://substack.com/@politicalsandboxmark
Baroness Floella Benjamin @floellabenjamin.bsky.social Baroness/Actress/Writer/Campaigner. Best known as iconic presenter of Playschool and Play Away
Stereo Hysteria @stereohysteria.bsky.social Hi, I'm Charlie, and this is Stereo Hysteria! https://stereohysteria.podomatic.com
https://www.youtube.com/@stereohysteria
Gayle Ramage @mealygarage.bsky.social Scottish writer of darkly comic speculative fiction. Music obsessive. Fan of The Beatles, XTC, Squeeze, Inside No.9, and Discworld.
JOCKULA (New Book Out Now!) https://books2read.com/jockula or https://ko-fi.com/s/02d085b943
XTC Listening Party @xtclisteningparty.bsky.social Account created for the 2026 monthly XTC (and The Dukes of Stratosphear) Listening Parties. Run by @mealygarage.bsky.social. #XTCmusic
Next Listening Party: ORANGES AND LEMONS on Wed 30 Sep @ 9 PM (BST)
James Collingwood @jamescollingwood.bsky.social Doodler. Co-writing a book on Steven Wells.
Hannah @gingerolive.bsky.social Hyacinth in the streets, Daisy in the sheets. Never knowingly underdressed.
Samuel Cox @desolationbro.bsky.social Host of Viridian Vault on Noods Radio. Writing in the Quietus, Cantilever, Bleet, and Reverb. South East Londoner. Keep cool, but care.
The Martial Arts @themartialarts.bsky.social Linktr.ee/TheMartialArts
Paul Kelly
I collab with / am alumni of Carla J Easton / BMX Bandits / Raveloe / The Primary 5 / TeenCanteen
(and I make pop music as THE Martial Arts)
Jeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social Record Collector, Prog, Electronic Sound, the Quietus, Classic Pop... others.
Author of Relax Baby Be Cool: the Artistry and Audacity of Serge Gainsbourg - out now on Jawbone Press
Burning Shed @burningshed.com Online record shop and label specialising in Progressive, Ambient, Electronic & Art Rock music. We also run official webstores for bands/labels. Sign up for our weekly newsletter at burningshed.com
Turning Circle @turningcircle.bsky.social Music & books. The home of The Winter Journey & Suzy Mangion. https://suzymangion.wordpress.com https://thewinterjourney.bandcamp.com https://suzymangion.bandcamp.com
Richard Balls @musicbiographer.bsky.social Music fan and author A Furious Devotion: The Life of Shane MacGowan, Be Stiff: The Stiff Records Story, and Sex & Drugs & Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Life of Ian Dury. Elvis Costello book now in progress.
Brighter Day Record Shop @brighterdayvinyl.bsky.social I'm Joel. A psychotherapist by day and a record shop with a difference by night 🌞
- join the Sunday Service
- WhatsApp 07455680866
- I'm always buying
- www.linktr.ee/brighterdayvinyl
Danny Neill @danny-neill.bsky.social Music journalist and collector/dealer of vinyl records
MOJO Magazine @mojomagazine.bsky.social Music of substance.
mojo4music.com
Eric Harvey @ericdharvey.com prof ∙ critic ∙ music and media ∙ award-losing author of WHO GOT THE CAMERA?, which Rolling Stone called "approachably erudite" ∙ ericdharvey.com
filmisfabulous! @filmisfabulous.bsky.social Film is Fabulous! is an initiative to preserve vulnerable film collections held privately in the United Kingdom.
FaceBook Page https://rb.gy/owgxjr
United Kingdom filmisfabulous.org.uk
Rob Manuel @robmanuel.b3ta.com B3ta.com, @fesshole.bsky.social, @anonopin.bsky.social
Steven Hyden @stevenhyden.bsky.social The Ween Of American Rock Critics. Author of six books. My book on The Strokes is out 9/8/26. Indiecast dude. Writing at Evil Speakers: https://stevenhyden.substack.com
Vikki Reilly @bookyvikki.bsky.social Cheerleader for Books and Beatles.
20+ years in the book trade.
Supporting publishers @publishingscotland.bsky.social
Editor @booksfromscotland.bsky.social
Author of Beatles 101.
Gimme all yer culture!
The Crystal Teardrop @thecrystalteardrop.bsky.social psychedelic garage rock from the Midlands U.K
Linktree https://t.co/SOj0oanLhI
wint @dril.bsky.social Never Bullshit
I challenge any and every one who wants to kick my ass to a debate .
https://www.patreon.com/dril
https://www.instagram.com/dril
https://linktr.ee/drilreal
PaulLev @paullev.bsky.social author 20bks: media/politics, scifi novels; prof Fordham U; podcaster;singer-songwriter; I had sign that said a neat desk is sign of a sick mind, but I lost it
Bowiesongs (C. O'Leary) @bowiesongs.bsky.social Books (Rebel Rebel; Ashes to Ashes), blogs (64 Quartets; Pushing Ahead of the Dame; Locust St.)
Johnnie Johnstone @johnniejohnstone.bsky.social Football schmootball; Robert Bresson; Milton Nascimento; Dreyer; Debussy; Sun Ra; Can.
Record Collector, Shindig! Through The Crack In The Wall: The Secret History of Josef K (Jawbone).
Coming 2026 - The Clientele (J-Card)
JR Moores @spinal-bap.bsky.social Author of Electric Wizards and Off The Ground.
https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/rb-author/jr-moores
Bylines in The Quietus, Record Collector, The Wire, Bandcamp Daily, The Guardian, etc. MD Alternative National Treasure.
Jem Roberts: Author &c. @jemroberts.bsky.social Dad/author/comedy historian/folklorist/performer. Douglas Adams’ official biographer. Authorised chronicler for ISIHAC, Blackadder and Fry & Laurie.
@talesofbritain.bsky.social @fabfools.bsky.social
jemroberts.com http://www.talesofbritain.com
Fab Fools @fabfools.bsky.social Everywhere that Beatles and Comedy meet! The ultimate celebration of The Beatles, The Rutles and Rock 'n' Roll Comedy is in shops and online now!
I Don't Like Your Tie @dontlikeyourtie.bsky.social The story of George Martin's tie refracted through 100 different prisms. BOOK OUT NOW amzn.eu/d/8eWHyLf
Pete Paphides @petepaphides.bsky.social It may look to the untrained eye, I'm sitting on my arse all day.
https://www.patreon.com/c/NeedleMythology
The Quietus @thequietus.com Black Sky Thinking since 2008.
Help support independent cultural journalism & get perks by becoming a tQ subscriber here: https://steadyhq.com/thequietus
Mark Braxton @braxtm.bsky.social Journalist, nostalgist, outdoorsist. Classic and current telly, archive posts. Radio Times writer, from Doctor Who to Detectorists and beyond.
Thomas Walsh @pugwalsh.bsky.social I write songs for a dying. I'm large and quite lumpy.
Flex Fish Games @flexfishgames.bsky.social Artist Matthew king and programmer Rami Bukhari, teaming up to develop nostalgic hand-drawn 2D games.
Bully, Little Stuffed Bull 🐮 @bullythelsb.bsky.social Little stuffed bull loves cookies, comics, kitties and kindness. • He's trying to make the world nicer. • Pronouns: he/him/hi there, cute bull! • Avatar by @roricomics.bsky.social! • Visit the Comics Oughta Be Fun blog at www.littlestuffedbull.com!
Dan @danielorton.bsky.social 
Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social New album “THE ONE TRUE PRINCE OF WALES (in exile after abdication)” out now on Hurrah Musica
"Knowingly ridiculous, but tightly executed"
https://linktr.ee/SimonLoveRules
Steve Hyett @stevehyett.bsky.social Storyteller, Lamplighter and Saggar-makers bottom-knocker.
Gossip Columnist for the Isle of Aran Shoemaker's Monthly.
Writes stuff. Acts a bit. Attempts to teach drama. None well.
Stevie Chick @steviechick.bsky.social Writer, sub-editor, pizza-maker. The Guardian, MOJO, Loose Lips Sink Ships. Books. The good shit. steviechick.com
sunny hyaenidae @gloomgaze.bsky.social kick out the skramz / 1994
Felix van der Goot @guidodumez.bsky.social It was dark as i drove the point home
@paulornothing.bsky.social @paulornothing.bsky.social 
Chthönic Smïth @chthonicsmith.bsky.social The peveril of rock 'n' roll decadence
#MDANT🏅
Mark Fisher @markffisher.bsky.social Guardian theatre critic and presenter of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast https://www.xtclimelight.com/ All kinds of stuff here: https://linktr.ee/markffisher
Terry (TC/Monster Bottom) Arnett @sticksman1.bsky.social Drums/BVs with XTC tribute Terry & The Chalkmen, Hell Toupée (punk covers), Mellotronanism (Neo Prog), Oil City Kings (originals) & The Thrillers (covers). Ex-XTC tribute Fossil Fools (2009-2022). Yamaha Drums & EAD-10, Zildjian Cymbals, DDRUM Decabbons
Centuries of Sound @centuriesofsound.bsky.social A mix for every year of recorded sound.
Find out more at centuriesofsound.com
Support the show at patreon.com/centuriesofsound
Sabina Stent @sabinastent.bsky.social Writing about women and surrealism and cinema. Cat worshipper. Small Brummie. Tired.
https://linktr.ee/SabinaStent
@starfishonthetoast.bsky.social @starfishonthetoast.bsky.social 
Alison Eales, Nerves of Steel @alisoneales.com Thames in the streets, LWT in the sheets
she/her
alisoneales.com
Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social A podcast which celebrates the work of Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine - and great comedy in general!
Goon Pod: https://pod.link/1569929507
Goon Pod Film Club: Patreon.com/GoonPod
Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social “If you think the harmony
Is a little dark and out of key
You're correct
There's nobody there …”
Co-host of Nothing Is Real … a podcast about The Beatles.
www.nothingisrealpod.com
Brutal Beatles @brutalbeatles.bsky.social Beatles in their man-made habitat. The buildings, design and ephemera which was strumming in the background.
Adam S. Leslie @adamsleslie.bsky.social Author of Nero Fiction Prize winner Lost in the Garden
Will distract you in order to eat more biscuits
Writes novels - represented by Eli Keren @ United Agents
Writes screenplays - represented by Christina Pickworth @ Imagine Talent
Bob Fischer @bobfischer.bsky.social Writer and mumbler. Haunted Generation, Fortean Times, Electronic Sound, Doctor Who Magazine, Shindig, Mulgrave Audio, Wiffle Lever To Full, Scarred For Life and Summer Winos. Summat to do innit
Dieter @mychameleondays.bsky.social Hallo! Deutsch & English. Introvert. Socially awkward. Unsure of what to do. General dilettante. Collector of records, reader of books. Part-time movie buff. Official super fan of the Nothing Is Real podcast (RIP). Living in Bielefeld, Germany.
Gareth @justplayed.bsky.social Music obsessive. Record shop frequenter. Occasional self-elected gatekeeper. Clash Magazine’s vinyl nerd. @justplayed on Twitter, @justplayedvinyl on Threads & IG.
Sean Ono Lennon @seanonolennon.bsky.social Hippotherapist
beatleboot @beatleboot.bsky.social idk
Darryl W. Bullock @dwbullock.bsky.social Award-winning author, dog owner, collector of obscure records. Hosts The World’s Worst Records Radio Show, books include David Bowie Made Me Gay, the Velvet Mafia, and Queer Blues
Geoff Lloyd @geofflloyd.bsky.social ⭐️4.94 ~ Über
‘Geoff was clean and tidy’ ~ AirBnB review
‘One of the UK’s best radio hosts’ ~ The Guardian
‘Your payment for £1.60 was declined’ ~ Barclays
Ranking the Beatles @rankingthebeatles.bsky.social A podcast ranking the entire catalogue of the greatest band of all time, The Beatles!
Rankingthebeatles.com
Yoko Ono @yokoono.bsky.social Official Yoko Ono account, administered by Yoko’s office, Studio One.
IMAGINE PEACE: Think Peace, Act Peace, Spread Peace. ䷊⊙🏳️
Samira Ahmed @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social Bride of Art. Presenter:Front Row, Newswatch, Art of Persia @SquareWindowPod.bsky.social. 20th Century Society Pres. BFI Film Classics Bk on A Hard Day's Night out now: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/hard-days-night-9781839029394/
https://samiraahmed.blog/
Cáithlin @caithlin.bsky.social Irish artist and animator 🎨
Mullydoodles.com
caithlinmulligan@gmail.com
John O'Sullivan / Seán Ó Súilleabháin @curraghman.bsky.social Limited face paint & dyed black quiff. Overweight & out of date. Proud Irishman 🇮🇪 Resident of the UK. Proud European, Pro EU & a Member of the 48% 🇪🇺 Fan of The Fabs.
BRYN_BORANGA @brynboranga.bsky.social here he is.
Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social Archive TV viewer, writer, pint drinker: time you enjoy wasting is not wasted. Regular at @cathoderays.bsky.social
“general excellent taste”
“incredibly good company”
“very nice”
📺 http://visualmutterings.com
⏪️ https://backintimefortv.co.uk
Gruff Rhys @gruffrhys.bsky.social Secular choral / Canu Gwlad
Tracey Thorn @traceythorn.bsky.social Singer, songwriter, writer
ellie 🌈🌷🐀 @elliearty.bsky.social retro & nostalgia inspired illustrator 🎨
british comedy enthusiast ⭐️
(she/they)
Andy Lewis @andylewis.bsky.social Music producer, bass player, DJ. Soho Radio presenter. Weller band alumnus. Helped invent Britpop. 
Jillian Reilly @jillianreilly.bsky.social Beneath this wig I am wearing a tie
Luke Turner @luketurner.bsky.social Author: Men at War - Loving, Lusting, Fighting, Remembering 1939-1945 on British masculinity, sexuality & the cultural memory of WWII on W&N Books/Orion. First 📖 Out of the Woods, 2019. Co-founder: The Quietus. My stuff: https://linktr.ee/luketurner ⚒️🏳️🌈
Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social Silent films and the silent era, same as the birdsite
Dano Loves Music @danolovesmusic.bsky.social I’m a music nerd posting nearly every Hot 100 hit (plus some UK) from 1955 on in alphabetical order, plus #AlbumADay. #beatles #GenX #teacher #powerpop #Sounders #Everton #MLS
https://www.youtube.com/@danotalksmusic
🐈⬛👨🏫🎸🎤🎶📻⚽️⚾️🏒🎧☮️🇺🇦📺
Dig Out Your Soul @mystoragebench.bsky.social To be clear, I am always soliciting (respectful) advice.
Tom N @aquatics64.bsky.social Photoshopper and artwork retweeter. Finance analyst. TV nerd. Helped colourise The War Games. Designs for Big Finish.
'When are you gonna not say no, and make the answer yes?'🌈
That JRT fella @biggytee.bsky.social He/Him.Me, not Jim.
UK writer/ Author.Opinions all my own.
No AI & no, not a clue what I'm doing!
Music, F1, Doctor Who, Taskmaster, SNLUK & owt else that takes my fancy.
Back up is @thatjrtfella.bsky.social just in case...
Donna Rees @donnarees.bsky.social Sometime actor, full time autism Mummy, lover of theatre, film. music and comedy.
Rob Chapman @scribblerrob.bsky.social The gentle rumble of distant dub thunder.
https://www.rob-chapman.com
Monkey @monkeypicks.bsky.social soul - fuzz - funk - punk - jazz - garage - gospel - gigs - hats - cats - beatniks - berets - books - booze - mags - mavericks - films - telly - art - words - pictures - sounds - tambourines - style - shoes - sunshine - socialism
Corrinne F @traviata.bsky.social “There is a time for the evening under starlight/A time for the evening under lamplight/(The evening with the photograph album)/Love is most nearly itself/When here and now cease to matter”
Songdog LP Mirabilia Mundi out now https://orcd.co/mirabiliamundi
NancyKay Shapiro 📖🎸🎶🐶🗽🧶 @nancykay-alt-acct.bsky.social NancyKay or NK. New Yorker, lady of a certain age, ever curious, queer, flaneuse.
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Books, pop music(s), fine art, humor, history, cities, TV, dogs, Star Trek, #Spirk, etc.
Fic: archiveofourown.org/users/Herself_nyc/
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Fix your heart, or die.
eminemerald fennell @fireh9lly.bsky.social Writer, musician, critic.
Honorary Doctorate in Experimental Eminemology from the Pompsomp Hills Hot Take Dept.
The FreakyTrigger extended universe of weblogs @freakytrigger.co.uk https://freakytrigger.co.uk Keeping it old schools
https://popular-number1s.com/ Reviewing UK number 1s - currently at: Usher "Burn"
https://peoples-pop.com Polling all music