Ian Pople
@theacousticeggbox
Modernist. Internationalist. Antiracist. #MDANT. In my head, I’m a writer; in reality, I assess your vital signs. Mostly music-based words occasionally cobbled together at:
A 5k run after about 2 hours fitful sleep in a sauna. How it started; how it ended…
It was like trying to sleep in a jacket potato last night. Would definitely have had a better night out in the garden.
Cheers beautiful people from the scorched, barren Somerset tundra
Anne Widdecombe - the right wing Christian nutter’s Cameron Diaz. Looking up at us as we speak
Some of the people are in Trump’s head. They think it’s all over… … it is now! 👋👋👋
One minute Mrs EggBox decides we are going out for a walk, the next, we are going out for a swim!
Not giving up raving about this brilliant Brother Wallace LP. With shades of JB, The Rev Al & Sam Cooke among others the good Brother makes the 13 tracks sound both fresh & classic at the same time. Heres Theres No God In This Town - poss the best southern soul track of 2026 youtu.be/-o7kc83dlrc?...
Brilliant World Cup performance from a 40 year old goalkeeper you say? Pah! How about a major Langport 7 a side tournament winner at 42 (with no girly hydration breaks!)
St Nicholas Street, Bristol. A few beers in the sunshine accompanied by some fabulous trad jazz. A genuinely lovely vibe in a cosmopolitan and largely accepting city. Off to see The Milk later. Our home is pretty damn cool.
Ah bollocks A pioneer, a maverick and one of most influential artists of the 20th century. RIP David Hockney
The sounds and words that entertained The EggBox whilst on holiday in Sorrento...
After 10 days enjoying a decadent Italian lifestyle, reality bit with a 5.30am alarm & a very slow and soggy 5k waddle this morning That said, the accompanying sun drenched gorgeousness of Joey Quinones new solo album, Inna Soul Steady Situation helped made each step just a little lighter 🌞
Lunch on beautiful Capri. The most beautiful country in the world Salute! #forzaitalia
Salute bambinos! Fully immersed in our Sorrentine love affair #forsaitalia #italy🇮🇹❤️ #sorrento
She’s a little teapot (obviously) not short and (obviously) not stout! Taking my trainee raptor out for a walk in the beautiful Somerset countryside just to stop her getting bored and causing mayhem at home 😂
Brother Wallace - Electric Love (ATO Records) What a barnstormimg debut this is from the Georgia born soul-man. It’s not hard to imagine this belter of an LP being recorded at Muscle Shoals in ‘69. There’s some power in this boys lungs & he ain’t gonna stop singing ‘til your hands are in the air! 😍
Last night’s Steve White Trio gig (ably supported by the lovely Matt Deighton) at Bristol Thekla, was outstanding. Just as well I wasn’t drinking as there’d be a drum kit turning up this week after an Old Peculier fuelled eBay spree! #drummerwhitey #livemusic #musicsky #bristolthekla
In this months @recordcollector.edavis.dev magazine, the lovely Marty Wilde gives us one of the greatest music quotes I’ve seen for a long time. Bless ya Marty ❤️
Have a spectacular weekend, lovely people! Cheers! #sunnysomerset #springhassprung
Do you know what I say to the animals on the southbound M5 carpark on a Friday afternoon, after a long, busy week at work? I say, we gotta get out of this place…
Steve Cradock plus Mrs C and Master C at Bridgwater’s MacMillan Theatre tonight. A fine evening of quality songs and chat.
After all these years, do you STILL want to see my enormous peonies? Of course you do! 😂
You know now much you all enjoy our holiday stories… Well, from Monday, there might be the first of this year's utter bollocks incoming
About last night… A quiet one she said… 11.30pm me challenging everyone to a cross country run in my PE kit…
Tonight, it’s James at the O2 Bristol. For me, Utd aside, they’re Manchester’s finest. Soundcheck earlier was a blast. New song, great friends, big love. Later, we’ll go a bit bonkers!