John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I also remember the denouement being extremely clever and satisfying (and unfortunately, or not, am watching it now with my remembered knowledge of who the traitor is)... but possibly I was rather harsh to write off the first five eps as merely set-up. 000
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Revisiting my tweets from the time, I remember I was impatient to watch it... 100
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Thoroughly enjoyed Altered Images tonight, running through the Happy Birthday album in full and projecting more power and drama than I've ever picked up from the album. Excellent second part to the set really was hit after hit after hit. 110
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 09/07/2026But the main event. The main man. It's JFM: Johnny Fuckin Marr. Utterly triumphant hometown show, with abundant Smiths songs, solo songs that held their own and the crowd clearly recognised, and enough Manchester flag-waving to make it proper (but thankfully not too much}. 110
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Everything Everything never said why they were wearing black armbands. In honour of Bonnie Tyler, presumably. They didn't do a cover of Total Eclipse of the Heart though, the cowards. 010
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 09/07/2026It's so charming seeing whiteboy support acts these days. "This is a perfectly competent and palatable version of music I was listening to when you were in infants" sounds like a terrible slam, but it really isn't! Or at least, I don't mean it to be. 000
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 02/07/2026It was an MOR-tastic night in Bedford. All that time in the mid-90s listening to local FM radio paying out its reward. 131
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Still can't quite believe this has been created. Looking forward to re-watching Paul McGann's second best TV episode of Doctor Who tonight. 000
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Rilo Kiley, a mere 18 years after I last saw them. More than did themselves justice. 080
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Interesting to reflect on my tweet from 2022! Still basically agree, especially about PWB. But Graham did well in 2023 tbf. 000
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Another of those evenings reunited with someone whose music I've been listening to for more than a quarter of a century. 000
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Well that was great. Reminded me a little of Jane Weaver's show at Esquires last year, partly because there's a bit of musical similarity (though you can overstate that), but more because they both have great back catalogues to draw on, so the quality's really there. 010
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Gwenno and her band at Esquires! Already done the first of their two sets - lovely! We're very lucky to have a venue that can bring in artists like this. And they all say how much they like it when they're here! 120
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 11/04/2026It's Bedford Who Charity Con for this year! A particularly warm and interesting panel with Colin Baker, Jo Martin and David Bradley. (When asked by Colin, Jo prevaricated about whether she might be appearing in the show again, and didn't deny it!) 160
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Proper indiepop night at Esquires tonight: The Cords, supported by Project Overload. 120
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026The Boo Radleys: Now That's What I Call A Career-Spanning Set! 010
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Support comes from Freya Beer, whose parents' CD collection, I would be willing to bet, was decidedly heavy on Suede, and almost as heavy on Placebo. 031
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Re-formed Britpop bands at Bedford Esquires; an occasional series. 010
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Just Joans! On such good form. Very good to see them again. And with an encore - how long since I last saw them do Friday Afternoons Down the Union, a decade? Also really looking forward to Carla J Easton's new album - very glad she was on the bill too. 020
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Forgot to post excitedly yesterday about my first gig of the year, but anyway - Fightmilk! Great! 181
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Liberated the spindles this weekend. They had 60 or so years in use before they got covered up, so there are some knocks and scuffs on there. Will need some work before they're ready for painting. 020
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Full set of spindles, all in good nick except from minor damage when the board was nailed on (and, er, also when it was taken off). That's the original Victorian wood stain still on them. I'll get to the second board next weekend, and start sanding and filling ahead of painting it all. 120
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Or rather, there was. I'd always guessed there might be spindles missing or some other problem that meant it needed boarding over. But I'm a bit more confident with DIY these days, and I'd started to wonder... So today, off it came! 120
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Seem to have started a new DIY project. The stairs in my flat have always had this wooden panel where you'd expect to see spindles. In fact it's some sort of modern-ish fibre board - I know because I stripped all the paint off when I repainted it all. There's another one on the inside face. 110
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Here it is, then - part two of my rough digest of what I've been listening to over the past quarter-century. Last show from me for a while, but more in 2026... at some point. www.mixcloud.com/bedfordradio... 021
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 30/12/2025Here it is, if you missed it last night: part 1 of a show 25 years in the making. Going through the first quarter of the century, one album per year. Part 2 is on New Year's Eve, but will be available on catch-up if you're busy that night for some reason. www.mixcloud.com/bedfordradio... 031
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Someone's about to get a visit from the ghost of their former business partner for starters... 100
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Here it is, the final FM Nights of the year (and for a while). Not a Christmas show, but there's a few nods... www.mixcloud.com/bedfordradio... 110
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Also, if you fancy some more festive listening over the next ten days or so, here's a Mixcloud playlist of all my Christmas shows from 2020 to last year: www.mixcloud.com/johnkell/pla... Plus last year's animated showcard, because it looked cool. 000
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Here's this year's Christmas special radio show - the carol-themed edition of the Alphabetical Wassail book I mentioned yesterday. www.mixcloud.com/bedfordradio... 131
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Brief Encounter. What is this contraption Laura's pouring coffee from? Looks like something from a school chemistry lab. Was that how they used to do posh coffee back in the day? 010
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 11/12/2025My car found a friend! (Mine is the slightly cleaner one.) 000
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Time for a Christmas special radio show? No! That's next week. Yesterday's FM Nights is here though. www.mixcloud.com/bedfordradio... 020
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Last night's JKVS was the last regular one of the year, and for a while. Special edition(s) at the end of the month though. www.mixcloud.com/bedfordradio... 010
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 20/11/2025... and here's Monday's Alphabetical Songbook. Don't let it pass you by! www.mixcloud.com/bedfordradio... 020
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Been a bit lax with the self-promotion lately, so let's sort that out. Here's FM Nights from last week... www.mixcloud.com/bedfordradio... 120
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Well. Music's quite a thing, isn't it? Chris T-T's brief roar out of retirement. Lots of thoughts, lots of feelings. Remarkable performance, remarkable evening. 140
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Monday's show! Featuring a rather extreme radio edit... www.mixcloud.com/bedfordradio... 011
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 29/10/2025The gig: Courtney Marie Andrews! Previewing her new album and also, it turns out, another recorded but unreleased album that may emerge at some point! A treat to see her in such a small venue - this sold out very quickly! 010
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 28/10/2025I doubt the word "compromised" has ever before been asked to bear as much weight as it is here. 163
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Y'know what, I'm far less disappointed about the show that got nominated not winning the actual award than I am about FM Nights not getting a nomination. I mean, this is the show people sometimes actually say they like! www.mixcloud.com/bedfordradio... 000
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Yesterday's show - it started good, but it was quickly goodbye! www.mixcloud.com/bedfordradio... 042
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Checked my own Twitter profile to figure out when I last watched the BBC's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Pre-pandemic! Well justified in starting a re-watch as the nights draw in... 000
John Kell @johnkell.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Radio show admin! Here's Monday's FM Nights, and last week's JKVS Indie Disco special - maybe you'll want to crank that one up on Friday evening? 210
