Antony Pickthall

Does anyone know this lovely couple? They accidentally forgot to pay their bill at D'Arcy's Wine Bar in Horsham Friday night and the bar would love to reunite them with it!

My daughter is giving up A-Level Art because she feels she is failing. Her Year 12 portfolio was given a D-. The 2nd painting is a self-portrait. I’m biased but I think they’re brilliant. Who here thinks she could make a living as an artist/illustrator? I’ll pass on comments!❤️

I live in a country that gives military support to another country which is killing thousands of civilians while proscribing an organisation which protests about it.

@NazaretRanea @ByLeavesWeLive @JulieMcNeill1 @poets_republic @NorthwordsNow @PoetrySociety @Poetry_Daily @edintfest @GuardianBooks

We're really looking forward to our #TheatreisFreedom festival @BellSquareLDN in September and here is a timely @guardian review of one of the magnificent shows that will be travelling to #Hounslow #TheTempest by the legendary #teatrbiuroprodozy theguardian.com/stage/2025/jun…

Watching @SELFESTEEM___ on @BBCLater such a powerful joyful and urgent sound. I love what she does- the most exciting #britshfemaleartist right now no question #gamechanger

Gone Savage. Happy Sunday everyone. New 60 minute interview with @GoneSavageband (and friends) just gone up on the GMS site at greatmusicstories.com/2025/06/22/gon… inc shoutouts for @cloverhill_rock @DeadBlondeStars @copperwormUK @autumnkillers & more x

🧵 “How about the Jesus and Mary Chain?” “They always seemed...” “They always seemed what? They always seemed really great is what they always seemed. They picked up where your precious Echo left off, and you're sitting around complaining about no more Echo albums. I can't believe you don't own this fucking record. That's insane. Jesus” It’s a great pitch from High Fidelity’s Barry, hawking Psychocandy like a true vinyl pusher. But, he is right, everyone should own this masterpiece. A feedback drenched fever dream, fusing Spector and scuzz, Stooges and Shangri-Las into a revolutionary record, conjured as if by dark magic. Self produced by the band, it took just seventeen grand and six weeks in a small London studio to make. No arduous layering, no endless tinkering. They just plug in and play, shaping distortion into melodic force with sonic sorcery, Bubblegum Pop you can choke on. It’s an album praised for its use of feedback, yet that praise doesn’t go far enough, for no band wields this power quite like them. It’s towering sound; Jim Reid’s laconic croon, the controlled chaos of brother William’s frantic guitar, Bobby Gillespie’s primitive drums beating like the bastard child of Hal Blaine and Mo Tucker, Douglas Hart’s bass a masterclass in minimalist menace, is the sound that launched a hundred sonic ships. But while others channel Psychocandy’s dynamic distortion into shimmering soundscapes or pulverising juggernauts of noise to much acclaim, its as dense as any of them, a mesmerising onslaught of sound, raw and untamed, striking a perfect balance of fury and melody. Indebted as much to The Beach Boys and Ronettes as the VU and Einstürzende Neubauten, this is distortion as hook, feedback as harmony, visceral, infectious songs that slip you a barbed wire kiss before knocking you out with a Glasgow one. Get yourself down Championship Vinyl and ask Barry for a copy.

On this date in 1985 #PrefabSprout released their second studio album. What are your favourite tracks from 'Steve McQueen'?

Flawess script. Brilliant performances. Unexpectedly hilarious physical comedy. Grandstand ending. No one left the cinema until the credits were finished. Your forever movie.

Just to be clear: Gaza has gone away. It’s not in the news anymore.

@MichaelRosenYes Don’t miss “Apartheid Apartments” in Doncaster—Darren Cullen’s provocative satire exposing Israel’s occupation via a mock estate agent. artbombuk.com/blog

It's #WindrushDay - and to mark the occasion, we're giving away a beautiful Coming to England bundle! You could win the board book, picture book, and original prose versions of @FloellaBenjamin's iconic memoir: booktrust.org.uk/about-us/news-…

UK journalists! Don’t miss “Apartheid Apartments” in Doncaster—Darren Cullen’s provocative satire exposing Israel’s occupation via a mock estate agent. Opens May 30, media provocation June 25, 11 AM. RSVP: antony.pickthall@btinternet.com #ContemporaryArt #PoliticalArt #ApartheidApartments #ArtBomb

Kemi Badenoch: ‘. Israelis are at the front line in the fight for the West and for our shared values.’ This has the virtue of being clear. Every person killed in Gaza is killed because of the values we share with ‘Israelis’.

@armmyberry16574 It was:

facebook.com/share/p/16LmPD… Don’t miss this performance by one of Spain’s most exciting performance Companies. It’s a version of a classic Persian poem - The Conference of the Birds. Composed in the twelfth century in north-eastern Iran, Attar's great mystical poem is the best!

Get ready for a night of laughter and raw truth—Big Strong Man hits Harrogate on 12 June! #BigStrongMan #HarrogateTheatre Tickets: harrogatetheatre.co.uk/events/big-str… #MentalHealth #EntertainmentNews

Tomorrow at 1pm: Enjoy Playground Proms - Graffiti Classics, a free workshop performance at #BellSquare2025

12 June at 7:30pm and Big Strong Man takes over Bilton W.M.C. in Harrogate! 🎭 Join us for a night of laughter, chaos, and real talk on men’s mental health. Grab tickets: growthhouse.co.uk. 16+, sensitive themes. #BigStrongMan #Harrogate2025 #MentalHealthMatters youtu.be/zdGu2U_D9F4?si…

@andyhedgecock @robbiecowen Thank you!

Great to be listening to "Episode 225: Interview Special with Author of The North Road, Rob Cowen" at buzzsprout.com/1187561/episod… @robbiecowen