Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 4hThis afternoon's listening came from Gazelle Twin, Muslimgauze and Swell Maps 4120
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 10h#FallFriday Kicker, Kicker Conspiracy Kicker, Kicker Conspiracy Kicker, Kicker Conspiracy Kicker, Kicker Conspiracy... youtu.be/YcqzZssRMTQ?... 0240
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 23h#ArtistFaveNonAlbumSingles Day 2 T Rex - 20th Century Boy No notes youtu.be/atmNLbycafM?...youtu.beT.Rex - 20th Century Boy (Full Version) [HD]YouTube video by T.Rex 1271
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#ArtistFaveNonAlbumSingles Day 1 The Pop Group - Where There's A Will The Pop Group have a crack at the Chic sound on a split single with the Slits. youtu.be/U3jwGfniuW8?... 1180
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I was a bit surprised to see the UK Prime Minister conducting the orchestra at First Aid Kit at the Royal Albert Hall last night but I guess he needs to have a bit of time off every now and then... 080
Reposted by Ed HodgsonNick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It seems apt that Manchester City fans adopted the Poznan, a celebration where everybody looks the other way. 623479
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026So City have cheated on Massive scale... Does anyone think this behaviour stopped in 2019? Particularly given their general approach below and as they still maintain there was nothing wrong with what they were doing? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... 121
Reposted by Ed HodgsonTreblig 🇺🇦 @camtreblig.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Neil Warnock on his first day as Man City manager next season: 1192
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I've been shopping... You've got to treat yourself sometimes 5201
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#NowHearThis Day 29 Songs that deserve to be more widely known and loved R-Tyme - R-Theme Techno doesn't get any better than this My BPHM8689 pick so be sure to vote for it 😁 Spotify 155375 plays youtu.be/d6p4B9EbBp0?...youtu.beR-Tyme "R-Theme" (Mayday mix) Detroit techno classic!YouTube video by ressla 050
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#NowHearThis Day 28 Songs that deserve to be more widely known and loved View From The Hill - No Conversation 148835 Spotify plays for a beautiful soul tune I rescued from a late 80's bargain bin. Only found out they were ex Cymande a few months ago. H/T Wrongtom 😁 youtu.be/gfCIFKekYq0?...youtu.beView from the Hill - No ConversationYouTube video by viewfromthehill1 VFTH 282
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#NowHearThis Day 27 Songs that deserve to be more widely known and loved Esther Phillips - Set Me Free Another Atlantic Sister of Soul with a pitiful 24789 plays on Spotify youtu.be/69gC95AnZZU?...youtu.beEsther Phillips (Little Esther) - Set Me FreeYouTube video by Alf Hartigan 131
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026#NowPlaying Miles Davis - Directions I didn't know this existed until last week.. A comp of unreleased tunes from the 60's & 70's - but that sells it a bit short I think. 170
Reposted by Ed HodgsonNick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Manchester City case has to be the moment we revisit the issue of state ownership of football clubs, and demand they be banned and phased out. In 2023 @fairsqprojects.bsky.social wrote to the then Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport making this argument. fairsq.org/fairsquare-c... 23412
Reposted by Ed HodgsonAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026The before and after it's even more haunting. 3428711632
Reposted by Ed HodgsonMairi Damer @marzid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026In other news, I just wrote a piece about the lack of robust resistance to the far right. If you’re looking for neutrality, jog on ✊ www.wordupscot.co.uk/2026/09/cour... 783838832
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026#NowHearThis Day 26 Songs that deserve to be more widely known and loved So yesterday's tune wasn't exactly popular. Let's try another. This song cuts straight to my emotional core... 32938 Spotify plays Jeffery Lewis - Inger youtu.be/JOhp66oQ_4A?...youtu.beIngerYouTube video by Jeffrey Lewis - Topic 040
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Rodri is confident there was absolutely no foul there and he is completely innocent of all charges 240
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026#NowPlaying Say goodbye to nu retro 60's & 70's soul and say hello to nu retro 80's soul Sounded great on first play liveast.bandcamp.com/album/funkso...liveast.bandcamp.comFUNKSOULSEX, by Liv East10 track album 000
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I'm a bit late to #WeekendSingles Blanket on the Ground came on in the car yesterday, which made me dig it out to play this afternoon..plus a few more 8250
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'll be voting for the finest debut ever made in Richard's final poll this weekend #5DebutAlbumsFinal 1170
Reposted by Ed HodgsonMartin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A club guilty of a decade-long scheme to submit false financial information to the league, for the purpose of securing an unfair on-field advantage, should not only be thrown out of the league and have all its titles vacated, its owner should be compelled to sell the club. 1938087
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#NowHearThis Day 25 Songs that deserve to be more widely known and loved The most Carpenter-esque tune I've heard that wasn't by John Carpenter. From Mal (a one time AUS resident) Phil Winter & Benge 17840 plays on Spotify Wrangler - Theme From Wrangler youtu.be/OlG9k3RofE0?...youtu.beTheme from WranglerYouTube video by Wrangler - Topic 030
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026#NowHearThis Day 24 Songs that deserve to be more widely known and loved Underground Lovers - Eastside Stories A proper epic from the 90's AUS group I first heard on mixtapes from my mate in Melbourne. Spotify 22790 Somewhere there's a place for us.. youtu.be/MI2_SK5HmCk?...youtu.beEastside StoriesYouTube video by Underground Lovers - Topic 140
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Post a perfect pop album from the 80's where every track could have been a smash hit #5DebutAlbumsFinal 1180
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026#NowHearThis Day 23 Songs that deserve to be more widely known and loved Another bit of epic Scouse pop, this one not even on Spotify. Much better than the title might suggest.. Hambi & The Dance - L'Image Craque 1981 youtu.be/WWSkPl0qR2k?...youtu.beHambi & The Dance - L'Image CraquéYouTube video by Persona non grata 260
Reposted by Ed HodgsonBlue Tapes @bluetapes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Labour government could easily stop the boats if there was a political will to do so, but it’s not by “closing the southern border”, it’s by reopening the legal asylum routes closed by the conservatives. 083
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I rescued some albums from a relative's impending house clearance... I knew he was a jazz fan so thought there would be some interesting stuff. For the most part the records are in lovely condition I thought it deserved a thread 🧵 alt text has titles 1/6 9490
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026#NowHearThis Day 22 Songs that deserve to be more widely known and loved 15m Spotify plays for Reward and only 45,177 for this banger recorded for the 3rd album, when the band was falling apart in 1982, only released in 1990 Teardrop Explodes - Serious Danger youtu.be/YSHPKa6vsNo?...youtu.beThe Teardrop Explodes | Serious Danger | 12 inch Vinyl VersionYouTube video by Tony Mack 060
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026#NowHearThis Day 21 (caught up now..) Songs that deserve to be more widely known and loved A lost Manchester band from the late 80's 54671 Spotify plays for the stunning Dub Sex - Swerve youtu.be/M4WsoOlEKus?...youtu.beDub Sex - Swerve [1989]YouTube video by RileyELFuk 340
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026#NowHearThis Day 20 Songs that deserve to be more widely known and loved Lorraine Johnson - Can I Hold You To It 15k plays on Spotify for a gorgeous 1973 soul tune youtu.be/HypFDDijHzE?...youtu.beLorraine Johnson - Can I Hold You To ItYouTube video by salvmac 161
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026#NowHearThis Day 19 Songs that deserve to be more widely known and loved A man whose biggest tune has over 190 million plays on Spotify has one or two more you should hear... Edwyn Collins - Running Away With Myself Only 20,818 plays on Spotify youtu.be/Z-o3v_PcIco?...youtu.beRunning Away with MyselfYouTube video by Edwyn Collins - Topic 0122
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026My top 5 albums on the day I turned 18...(probably) The Fall - Grotesque Orange Juice - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever Gang of Four - Entertainment Comsat Angels - Sleep No More Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures Oh, and ABC - Lexicon of Love Can I have a top 6 please? 2110
Reposted by Ed HodgsonBlue Tapes @bluetapes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Tiiva, A’bear, Tonguetied live in London 30 Sept 111
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026A surprise find this morning for #WeekendSingles Doing a house sort / clear for a relative who's got some interesting jazz albums, there were four 7" singles 1260
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026#NowHearThis Day 18 Songs that deserve to be more widely known and loved Positive Noise - Give Me Passion 1981 Not in Spotify, 2k+ plays on YouTube As it's "10 favourite Scottish bands" day here's a bit of urgent post punk indie pop from Scotland. A Peel fav youtu.be/YmqkBu-GLtA?...youtu.bePositive Noise - Give Me Passion 12"YouTube video by Xavier Llerena 3141
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026New #WeekendSingles including a lovely one from an Icelandic singer I'd never heard of, featuring a backing singer you all might have heard of. The guest on Mica's tune is a bit special too.. Also two PJ's with etched flip sides that are very tricky to photograph... 3281
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026#NowHearThis Day 17 Songs that deserve to be more widely known and loved Ivor Cutler - Surly Buddy Spotify 16273 plays Not quite a song..but a wonderfully absurd spoken word piece. youtu.be/NkSIhuVfRHQ?...youtu.beSurly BuddyYouTube video by Ivor Cutler - Topic 080
Reposted by Ed HodgsonThe Quietus @thequietus.com · 17/09/2026Edwyn Collins takes Jude Rogers through 13 records that have defined his life, from indie, soul and country classics to his encounters with Sparks and The Cribs #EdwynCollins’ Favourite Music #ThePortal: Your Weekly Quietus Archive Dive buff.ly/yWR8iy6 0285
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026#NowPlaying After all the Björk-talk I fancied listening to this one... 250
Reposted by Ed HodgsonLuke Turner @luketurner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026What an incredibly thoughtful human being. Her point that over 1000 men being moved into a rural community would cause anxiety whatever their race feels like an essential one. I'd be way more worried about 1000 Tommy/Tommo white goons than I would be 1000 asylum seekers. 710316
Reposted by Ed HodgsonBUCKERS @deathofbuckley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Piddington Community Choir are supporting Ed Sheeran on tour x 1831858
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026#NowHearThis Day 16 Songs that deserve to be more widely known and loved Cabaret Voltaire - Your Agent Man - 1981 Spotify 13k ish plays A clipped, stripped down electro funk masterpiece youtu.be/xKKtgTjGaRo?... or the live one I heard first - a storm of funk power youtu.be/EnHpCN3y7uo?...youtu.beYour Agent ManYouTube video by Cabaret Voltaire - Topic 050
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026#NowHearThis Day 15 Songs that deserve to be more widely known and loved Margie Joseph - Sweet Surrender Spotify - 32271 plays Gorgeous soul tune first heard in 1987 on a cassette bought for our rental car from a gas station in CA. (Then we left it in the player 🙁) youtu.be/3ub9Ah7wdUE?...youtu.beSweet SurrenderYouTube video by Margie Joseph - Topic 050
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#NowPlaying The Womack Sisters I've not been won over by the new wave of retro soul so far, but this one might be changing my mind thewomacksisters.bandcamp.com/album/the-wo...thewomacksisters.bandcamp.comThe Womack Sisters, by The Womack Sisters11 track album 030
Reposted by Ed HodgsonBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 15/09/2026There are so many of these that the British media activist Oobah Butler was able to harvest them and offer a line of "bitter lemon energy drinks" on Amazon made from bottled driver piss.pluralistic.netPluralistic: Amazon’s bestselling “bitter lemon” energy drink was bottled delivery driver piss (20 Oct 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 312524
Ed Hodgson @edhodgson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026#NowHearThis Day 14 Songs that deserve to be more widely known and loved The Farmer's Boys - I Think I Need Help Before they became a comedy band they released this lovely lo-fi single. Possibly the cheapest sounding drum machine that ever made it to vinyl.. youtu.be/ctdXJlN4W0E?...youtu.beI Think I Need HelpYouTube video by The Farmer's Boys - Topic 060
