Just got one of these second hand. It's a First Act VE591 with built-in V-Stack preamp. The Alnico pickups also have some serious bottom end.

I saw this act of rebellion or irony just round the corner from where I live:

Never noticed this before. Am I imagining things?: Elizabeth Sladen and Grace Slick.

If anyone's familiar with Dune, that's got a touch of the Shai Huluds about it.

The question is, now you know these acts exist, are you going to find out what they're like? There's prog, alt pop, electro pop, psychedelic rock, nouveau grunge, new wave, progressive metal and more in that list.

The sound of summer. The intro to this is so evocative of hot, sun-drenched streets to me, particularly when the bass keyboard comes in.

Which is why they got Teri to play Phoebe's mum in Friends.

This great sound quality video of St Vincent's ARTE Concert Festival performance has just dropped on Youtube:

If it's just Bill-related tracks, then I'd say Metaphysical Jerks, the instrumental performed with Yuki and Steve Jansen.

No compilation of Japanese artists should be complete without something by tricot, a very talented math rock band: tricot「あふれる」Music Video

The album this track comes from, Breakup Song, is possibly my favourite. Future Teenage Cave Artists and La Isla Bonita are also high on my list. They're also great live.

Deerhoof are never ordinary. Sometimes they're quirky, but accessibly poppy. Sometimes they're just plain batshit crazy.

Good news from Eastwood - the Backlunds are back (well, three of them): https://eastwoodguitars.com/collections/backlund?pf_t_inventory_toggle=pfs-stock%3AShow%20Items%20With%20In-Stock%20Options%20Only&pf_t_latest_models=New&pf_t_latest_models_and_condition=true&pf_t_orientation=Right%20Hand&pf_t_orientation_and_condition=true&utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&_kx=drQRtrekzo_BEWGsC9CM9FussMRgaNwzRRLy9h5RBvw.MTbQ9E

Found on Facebook:

It does have album cover written all over it, doesn't it?

The banded demoiselles were stunning on my river walk yesterday. The red veined darter was pretty cool too.

I went for a walk which passed by Kenley aerodrome in Surrey yesterday. Here's a couple of shots of gliders in flight. There's this big whooshing sound when they take off:

Wild blackberries are a gift if you're on a walk and feel a bit peckish, just don't pick any below dog leg level!

They look and sound great. I have the 400 and the 100 DLX, along with the Katalina and Rockerbox DLX. All fine instruments.

Not sure about the order apart from the first one (these have all been officially released on CD): Genesis - Seconds Out David Bowie - Glastonbury 2000 Cardiacs - All That Glitters Is A Mare’s Nest Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense Kate Bush - Before The Dawn Be Bop Deluxe - Live In The Air Age Mike Oldfield - Exposed Peter Gabriel - Plays Live XTC - BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert Yes - Yessongs In the top ten on another day: Joni Mitchell - Shadows And Light Neil Young - Live Rust Gentle Giant - Playing The Fool