John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Just realised Jim’ll Paint It was the birth of generative AI 000
Reposted by John HirstTyler Wilcox @tylerwilcox.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Can't wipe the smile off my face — here's a magnificent @ajc-project.bsky.social tape of Jim O'Rourke playing the Halfway to a Threeway EP solo acoustic in 1999.doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.comDoom & Gloom From The TombJim O'Rourke - Empty Bottle, Chicago, Illinois, August 27, 1999 Amidst the heads and young guitar slingers in attendance at that 1996 CBGB John Fahey show we listened to yesterday — none other than... 3446
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 26/09/2026@cafeotodalston.bsky.social @babayagashut.bsky.social two tickets going for La Tene this evening, free to a good home. Trains are knacked from west London so not going to make it 011
Reposted by John HirstSam The Sham @thegreatbartoni.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Island Life - Borderline Apostasy (featuring Jeff Young) About a year ago I took a punt and messaged one of my favourite authors @wildtwin.bsky.social about collaborating on a tune I was working on. To my surprise and delight he agreed. Here’s the result. islandlife1.bandcamp.com/track/border...islandlife1.bandcamp.comBorderline Apostasy (featuring Jeff Young), by Island Lifetrack by Island Life 277
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I make that 52 wickets in the last two and half days’ play at the Oval 000
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 28/08/2026They’re basically the millennial Rolling Stones, churning out a new album every 5 years or so to justify keeping them on the road which, let’s face it, is where the money is. 020
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Love this record. It’s going on first this morning 100
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Thanks for the recommendation. Astonishing book. 010
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 18/08/2026This whole gig is amazing. Proper drunk favourite 110
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Amazing. Go well Frank xyoutu.beZZ Top - Snappy KakkieYouTube video by Kilo2199 001
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Brentford a bit misleading there too in terms of “net” as essentially they’ve only just spent the Mbeumo and Wissa money that came in late last summer 010
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 06/08/2026@thefence.bsky.social Terrible picture of issue 28 on its own Greek Odyssey (believe it or not, that’s Mt Olympus in the background). The pool’s empty because a kid shat his trunks in the shallow end. 221
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Ah god, @davidsquires.bsky.social just made me cry at my desk. www.theguardian.com/football/pic...theguardian.comDavid Squires on … Spain winning the World Cup final in the shadow of TrumpOur cartoonist looks back at the final game of the 2026 World Cup as Donald Trump watched Spain triumph again 010
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Idea: players from the defending team have to be outside the box within 30 seconds of a penalty being awarded, otherwise a booking. 000
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Jannik Sinner being so dominant at tennis must be really confusing for that bloke who used to stand outside Oxford Circus tube with a megaphone day and night proclaiming “Don’t be a sinner, be a winner”. 021
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Players have managed to rehydrate during games for decades. People are booing the introduction of a two minute advertising break for North American broadcasters rather than the players’ need to take on fluids. 130
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Turns out it’s Colin Stetson as the soundbed on the Nike World Cup advert 010
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 27/05/2026youtu.be/U4VQPo_gQF4?...youtu.beCablesYouTube video by Big Black - Topic 110
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Are there any musicologists on here that can explain how a middle aged man that absolutely can’t hold a note could suddenly find that, after 3-5 (6) drinks and immersion in a Lemon Twigs audience, he’s become one of THE finest harmony singers in West London? 011
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 11/05/2026I too have been struggling to get to sleep due to Twigs earworms! 120
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Don’t know if this helps, but I once asked WO how he filed his records and he replied “I keep those closest to my heart closest to hand” 020
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Big record for me and the early ToTS this. Fucking excellent sounds. 100
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 30/04/2026So hard, as he changed how I listened to music in the early 90s. The Gulf Shores single is incredible, but I think Arise Therefore is the one, with The Weaker Soldier a bridge between the minimal, Old Testament desolation of Palace and the humanist inclusivity of Bonnie Prince Billy. 020
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Think we’ve been here before, but extraordinary that Broadcast hid one of their best ever tunes in their first Peel session youtu.be/Sk0fRQbC7y0?...youtu.beBroadcast - Forget Everytime (Peel Session)YouTube video by Vibracobra23 Redux 000
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 17/04/2026This was indeed great. Perfect Friday night family viewing. Thanks for the rec 110
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Wolf Eyes on Football Cliches, Flying Saucer Attack in David Squires, what’s next? Dead C on the cover of When Saturday Comes? 020
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Fun fact - my dad was the Blackstones central defender who scored a brace as “reported” in this article 011
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Not sure I can trust anyone my age who doesn’t cough up for this TBH fugazi.bandcamp.com/album/albini...fugazi.bandcamp.comAlbini Sessions (Benefit for Letters Charity), by Fugazi12 track album 010
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Yeah, agreed, but we’ve all been to gigs and just not been in the mood. Imagine this being one of those. I actually walked out of that KT Forum gig after 15 mins, just wasn’t working in a room with 1500 lads. But that room in 1989… 010
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Can you imagine being at the gig that followed here, but in a slightly off mood after a bad day a work, no money for another pint, long journey home, too hot, haven’t had food, mate’s being a dick. You leave early not realising you’ve just seen what you’ve just seen… 112
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Pretty sure there’s a sliding tariff too, depending on whether they like the look of you or not, à la C&H in the Norman days. 010
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Pretty sure I paid the same £8.50 in the Nags Head in Knightsbridge for Guinness, but also £7.50 for a pint of ale, which stung more TBH 110
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Good job his gran had an 11 year old throwing her darts or she’d never have had a question to answer in the first place, considering the three darts she did throw ended up on the floor 😂 100
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Bookmarking in case someone answers again as this has been a hot topic in our house 020
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 19/01/2026I was once incredibly drunk at a Lady Gaga album launch party at Annabelle’s and a rather grumpy Stephen Fry wouldn’t let me sit next to him because he was “saving a seat for Valentino”. www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026...theguardian.comItalian fashion designer Valentino dies aged 93His eponymous label is renowned for its opulent, elegant take on women’s fashion and has a legion of famous fans 111
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 17/01/2026I see it’s the Van der Graaf Generator derby today @joebankswriter.bsky.social 310430
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 15/01/2026“There was a time, you know, when you wouldn’t have heard of Madonna” 110
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Oh my, here it is, from around 19 mins, dedicated to “the IP1 team in Ipswich”. www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0pc...youtube.comjohn peel sits in for jakki brambles daytime pt2YouTube video by Rich Flint 173
John Hirst @hipperpriest.bsky.social · 15/01/2026I remember Peel playing S&F when he was covering Jakki Brambles’ lunchtime show on Radio 1 in 1993. As it finished, he said “go on, you MUST have liked that”, listeners having apparently taken exception to a daily Fall song, Huggy Bear, Joe Gibbs and Man Or Astroman? alongside the week’s playlist. 172
