James Spearing

Fundamental misunderstanding of cycle lanes. There is no legal requirement for me to use them if provided. Regardless, it is in no way appropriate to physically threaten them with a huge vehicle!

@BeeNetwork your 85 bus driver attempted to intimidate me and force me off the road using his horn and by dangerously driving the vehicle close to me on my bike, followed by abuse when challenged. At junction of Princess Parkway / Moss Lane East today at around 16.55pm.

The Picky Bs got Divorced last night at Gorilla. Read what @jamespspearing made of the gig on the site today @CHUFFMEDIA @nowwave pickybs.com/2025/04/04/liv…

As well as our latest podcast, we've also got our best of the month for March on the site today. Check out our latest picks including: @ladygaga DJ Koze (@PampaRecords) @GreatGrampsBand @julienrbaker & @torreslovesyou and @kaetempest pickybs.com/2025/04/03/the…

LIVE REVIEW: @lauramarlinghq at @Alberthallmcr. @Atkins_Sam reviews show one of Laura Marling’s three show residency at one of Manchester’s most stunning venues. pickybs.com/2025/03/06/liv…

Feel like you wasted your time on new releases in February? Here's what you should have been listening to. It's the PBs best of the month, featuring: @mariedavidsn @FKAtwigs @samfendermusic @youthlagoon @BCNRband @_real_lies and @sacredpawsltd pickybs.com/2025/03/05/the…

Today @jamespspearing and @FranJSlater take each other on in our Blind Taste Test. The album in question? 'Name Your Sorrow' from @PillowQueens pickybs.com/2025/02/04/bli…

'Listening to them for the first time was one on of those rare moments, less frequent with age, where I was reminded I still had the capacity to be surprised' @honestyrhere started a year of new discoveries of perfectly for @jamespspearing pickybs.com/2025/01/31/the…

'if you appreciate what she says and does, then Moonchild Sanelly could be an artist for you too.' @jamespspearing thinks fans of another PBs favourite might well like @Moonsanelly too. Find out who in today's album review pickybs.com/2025/01/17/rev…

'I’m excited to see what they’re all about' Another debut on the horizon for @jamespspearing - it's the new album from @divorce_hq pickybs.com/2025/01/13/the…

Our final list looking at the year ahead is here - Albums we're looking forward to in 2025 pickybs.com/2025/01/13/the…

'songs from her earlier albums will shine alongside my new favourites' @jamespspearing will be down the front at @rosielowemusic in April pickybs.com/2025/01/10/the…

That’s enough looking back - it’s already the second Friday of the year for god’s sake! It’s time for us all to look at the year ahead with excitement: let’s talk about some shows that we’ve bought tickets for… pickybs.com/2025/01/10/the…

A week into the new year, and that is quite enough positivity thank you very much. Back to what we do best – furiously disagree with each other. It's the albums we disagreed on most in 2024 pickybs.com/2025/01/08/alb…

Today we're looking back and forward at the same time - new artists we discovered in 2024 that we hope will do great things in 2025 pickybs.com/2025/01/06/the…

‘If there is one word that can sum up a Folly Group live performance, it is ENERGY’ @jamespspearing was swept up by Folly Group’s energy at @yes_mcr in March. It was one of the PBs top 10 gigs of the year: pickybs.com/2025/01/03/top…

'Feel free to argue with me that this is not the way an album of the year should be measured, but the tour I was most gutted about missing this year was @fabipalladino' @jamespspearing got confused picking his album of the year pickybs.com/2024/12/23/the…

The ONLY album of the year list you need in 2024 is here. Featuring @rosielowemusic @BIGSPECIAL_ @Englishteac_her @billieeilish @Bashy and more pickybs.com/2024/12/23/the…