Director of Research @unitetheunion, writer, music & arts lover, Wealdstone FC season ticket holder, #MDANT, London-Irish. Tweet in a personal capacity.
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John Earls retweeted
Rather envious of the MOTH Club gig with Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt.
A great roundup, as always, from @john_earls
My latest ‘Hanging Out a Window’ column has just been published and it’s a review of some recent cultural highlights. Dive in, read and subscribe (free) here: johnearls.substack.com/p/rec…
My latest ‘Hanging Out a Window’ column has just been published and it’s a review of some recent cultural highlights. Dive in, read and subscribe (free) here: johnearls.substack.com/p/rec…
John Earls retweeted
A word from HQ.
Approaching the finishing line..
29th October 2026
We are delighted to tell you all that we have now finished the film and we will be announcing next month where and when you can see it.
Poster design : Andrew Higginbotham
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/danny-th…
Autumn issue of @detailmag has a piece by me on Jazz 625 which includes an interview with bass legend Dave Green who is the only person still alive to have appeared on the original run of shows. Loads more too. You can order a copy here: detailmaguk.com/product-page…
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Listening to @marcrileydj
Wedding Present in session, like the new heavy stuff. Nightingales (wow what a single!), Kleenex, Nervous Norvus, Pys Melin, Iconic Fugues, Colin Newman
Drew a man selling silverware
Latest edition of Unite Research’s monthly Bargaining Brief is now available (for members only) on the @unitetheunion website here: resources.unitetheunion.org/…
ICYMI my latest ‘Hanging Out a Window’ column is a review and some very personal reflections prompted by James Graham’s powerful and moving play about the economist John Maynard Keynes. Read and subscribe (free) here: johnearls.substack.com/p/the…
Fantastic evening with the legendary Patti Smith talking about her book ‘Bread of Angels’ at Royal Festival Hall as part of London Literature Festival. Patti was inspiring and moving and must be a dream to interview but Dua Lipa was a superb and thoughtful interviewer.
Good episode of Mark Ellen & David Hepworth’s Word In Your Ear podcast. Helen O’Hara (@oharaviolin) talks about her fabulous book What’s She Like (extended & updated in paperback), Dexys, working with Nicky Hopkins and the importance of a good drummer.
youtu.be/BtiD7MMJ-2o?si=XrCm…
You can read my review of the first edition of Helen O’Hara’s (@oharaviolin) book along with other Dexys books here: johnearls.substack.com/p/dex…
Happy 10th birthday to @TUFAC4. Solidly spreading joy and antifascism in their own inimitable style.
Good luck and safe journey to all Stones fans travelling to Aldershot (birthplace of Arthur English) today. Still need to clock on some points. UTS!
@WealdstoneFC v @OfficialShots
A venerable vocal Friday Red Wine Three from @TheMumper. Loved the 'Individualist Waltz' opener and 'Sans Toi’ from 'Cleo from 5 to 7' is gorgeous but this Pentangle film closer not only features the great Danny Thompson on bass but a drummer’s hands close up. #DrummersUnion.
The Friday Red Wine Three: Track Three: 'Travelling Song' - Pentangle - youtube.com/watch?v=JYMkkrp3…
RIP Donal Lunny. A frequent contributor to the soundtrack of my life over many years. I was blessed to have seen him perform live and I’ve lost count of how many albums I have that he has contributed to, but this one still holds a special place. Fly well.
My latest ‘Hanging Out a Window’ column has just been published and it’s a review and some personal reflections prompted by James Graham’s powerful and moving play about the economist John Maynard Keynes. Read and subscribe (free) here: johnearls.substack.com/p/the…
