Spacemen Pod
@spacemenp
An occasional Spacemen 3 podcast where a couple of long time fans chat about their favourite band. This is also the personal account of host Ian Edmond, so don't blame Mark for the non-Spacemen content.
The Sweet Pills meet The Velvet Underground and Nico (& Andy). The book focuses on the characters and their interactions with each other and the wider world of the sixties, and while this sort of incident is rare, I thought it might appeal to those of you following a primarily Spacemen 3 account...
My clever friend @timpieraccini.bsky.social has written a superb book about fictional sixties band The Sweet Pills, which I will probably bang on about some more soon, but I mention it now because the Kindle edition is currently £1.77. Very highly recommended! www.amazon.co.uk/No-Way-Beehi...
Lovely meal at Mono Café to celebrate 40 years of being a couple, with bonus new music from @thehangingstars.bsky.social courtesy of @monorailmusic.bsky.social. And the rain has stopped!
Unexpected live cover of Spectrum's Razzle Dazzle Mind by @stoneanthem.bsky.social at Mono last night, on a bill also including The Cords and Radhika, the latter celebrating their LP's placing on the Scottish album charts, and a DJ set by Steven of @thepastels.bsky.social. A celebratory evening!
For anyone local to Glasgow, there is an album launch event for Radikha's debut album (also on Glass Modern, and highly recommended) this Friday at Mono, with Stone Anthem opening - they will be on stage at 7:30, the doors are at 7:00 contrary to what the poster for the night would suggest.
I've been lucky enough to have heard the new @stoneanthem.bsky.social album Solus Rex, out on @glassmodern.bsky.social on June 12th - pretty impressive stuff. Sonic Boom has been a long-time supporter and has written the sleeve notes. Pre-order here: glassmodern.bandcamp.com/album/solus-... (1/2)
We had a party for our tenth wedding anniversary, and for invites we sent a compilation of our favourite singles from the years we had been married. This was my choice for 1998.
Fantastic show by The Utopia Strong at Cottiers in Glasgow last night, a little different to our usual fare but hugely effective and well matched to the setting. Despite their seriousness in these pics they were happy and smiling at the end!
Looking forward to seeing you around town! That third sleeve is an inner, the standard design for the Vertigo label, although the artwork has been used elsewhere.
Poster for Spacemen 3's gig at The Old Five Bells in Northampton, 27th February 1987, supporting The Folk Devils and Ghost Dance. My friend Mark is downsizing after a house move and has just turned this up - it is for sale at www.ebay.co.uk/itm/27784904...
Poster for Spacemen 3's gig at Maxcotte, Nonantola, Italy, 13 April 1989, their penultimate European gig. My friend Mark has the only copy of this poster that I've ever seen in real life up for sale at the moment: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/27777420...