Martin Hambleton

@ChrisKindaReads Have you discovered Wilkie Collins yet? Friend and contemporary of Dickens, writer of fabulous mystery and sensation novels. He invented the police procedural with The Moonstone. My personal favourites are Armadale and A Woman in White. All three are first class.

i have so many books that picking the next book is kinda hard. RECOMMEND ME ANYTHING. literally anything good

@Danjones_uk @altrinchamhq We are all posh aren’t we?

I'm working with a business from "That London" today. I hope they're saying they're working with a Social Media Marketing expert from "That Altrincham" 🤣

@batcountry1980 YA has grown and grown in my affections over the years. And while I’ve always seen the links from one Bowie album to the next one, I’ve never seen this aspect of YA; mostly because my Beatles knowledge is much shallower than yours. So thank you for this insight.

“Turn and face the strange” Young Americans remains David Bowie’s bravest, and least celebrated, reinvention, one that defied expectations and reshaped his legacy. Without its dive into “Plastic Soul”, Bowie’s evolutionary thread would have snapped, and his own Jenga tower comes crashing down. Far from a misfit, Across the Universe embodied his creative defiance, its lyrics mirroring his brave pursuit of The Muse. Like The Beatles, whose seamless transformations inspired him, Bowie was an agent of evolution, leaping into brave new worlds while weaving signposts into his work, something that continued throughout his career. And as Lennon was to him, he will go onto be an inspiration to generations of others as they follow The Muse and try to change their worlds, a visionary artist quite aware what they’re going through.

Following The Muse Across the Universe: Bowie, Beatles and Bravery 🧵 “Oh, look out, you rock n rollers” Nestled on side two of his bravest album, David Bowie’s cover of Across The Universe has polarised fans since its release. To some, myself included, it’s a beguiling reworking of a Beatles classic; to others, it’s a creative misfire that disrupts Young Americans’ soulful groove. While debates over its quality are inevitable, the claim that it doesn’t belong on the album overlooks its reflection of Bowie’s creative defiance. With David Bowie, every choice is deliberate, executed like a chess grandmaster’s strategy. Why then did he choose to cover The Beatles at this pivotal moment, and why this song? To answer, we must first explore Young Americans as his most daring transformation, defying expectations for the first time, as before this leap, no one expected anything from him.

@altrinchamhq @azed_ai Best I’ve seen. Very credible. These could pass for photos.

@azed_ai Going to be straight up @Martinhambleton These are good.

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What’s a debut album that still feels like the artist’s peak?

@Not__So_Obvious @MurphyOfMercia It is Sci-fi, kind of. Explorers in the most sophisticated tech of the day exploring the edge of their universe and protecting it from Their enemies.

@MurphyOfMercia Saw the trailer many times as a child but never got round to it for whatever reason. I was raised on sci-fi, not period drama

Watched "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" for the first time. What a ride.

@SuhasCadambi @sienna_rothery I read High Fidelity and realised that was the man I’d have become if I hadn’t met my wife.

@sienna_rothery While he’s probably not in the class of Ferrante, some of Nick Hornby’s books (in particular High Fidelity, Fever Pitch, even About a Boy) capture this rather well IMO.

my girlfriends + I always discuss how Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Quartet truly captures the female experience + psyche. just gets under the skin of what it is to feel love, jealousy, obsession as a woman. has me thinking - which books do this best for the male experience?

@altrinchamhq Not sure how I missed them at their pomp but only got into them about 15 years ago. And they’re so my kind of thing.

@Martinhambleton 1st one to get in on Twitter. On Threads, people had it in minutes. Had a fannies binge yesterday.

If you heard someone say the following ... "I've been listening to the Fannies all day long" ... what would you assume it's about?

@altrinchamhq @fattmellows Or desperately sad …… 😜

@Martinhambleton @fattmellows that's impressive knowledge mate

I see you’re wearing a Fall t shirt. Name 60 members

@altrinchamhq @fattmellows Peter Greenway, Steve Trafford, Ed Blaney, Ben Pritchard, Jim Watts, Dave Spurr, Keiron Melling, Tim Presley, Orpheo McCord, Rob Barbato, Neville Wilding, Tom Head, Adam Helal ...... and now I'm struggling ....

@fattmellows paging @Martinhambleton

@altrinchamhq @fattmellows MES, Steve Hanley, Paul Hanley, Karl Burns, Marc Riley, Una Baines, Kay Carroll, Brix Smith, Tommy Crooks, Martin Bramah, Yvonne Pawlett, Craig Scanlon, Simon Rogers, Funky Si Wolstencroft, Julia Nagle, Marcia Schofield, Kenny Brady, Dave Bush, Elena Poulou, Spencer Birtwistle

@altrinchamhq Yes, I’m a fan of his. Shame I missed it. Bet it was great.

this is your sort of show @Martinhambleton

A lovely show on Friday as part of @McrFolkFest Bernard Butler at @hallestpeters Stunning venue fitting of such music.

@Top10Nathan It’s aged like a fine wine.

#365NewToMeAlbums #NowPlaying 78/365 🗣️ David Bowie 💿 Young Americans Somehow, this album evaded me on my big Bowie 70s deep dive last year. What better way to rectify that than on the 50th anniversary of its release. But what to make of one of his most divisive records?

@altrinchamhq The epic Phil Spector style production is magnificent. I'm guessing that's Butler's hand at the producer's desk.

@Martinhambleton Was listening yesterday. Such a good band. 2 talents coming together. I interviewed them in my journo days.

3 bands you probably have forgotten about 1. Towers of London 2. The Kooks 3. McAlmont & Butler Do you remember any of these?

@altrinchamhq Have to say that’s one serious set of headliners. NY definitely not everyone’s cup of tea; and well past his best now. But it’s the unpredictability (and hope he’ll do something great for the occasion) that keeps me interested. After all, it worked for MES right to the end.

@Martinhambleton I saw him back in 1996 at Phoenix Festival Headliners were - David Bowie - Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Bjork - Sex Pistols All the others were great. Neil Young was that boring we ended up watching people jump over a campfire instead.

Unpopular opinion The 1975 are the best headliners this year.

@Danjones_uk @altrinchamhq Give me another couple of months and I’ll have a riposte to this.

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