Scritti Politti @ Queen Elizabeth Hall…

Yesterday afternoon, Darren and I went to see Scritti Politti at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London’s glitzy South Bank. 

SC’s rare gig was part of the Rough Trade 50 birthday celebrations. 

Perhaps most famous for their 1985 album Cupid & Psyche ‘85, founding member Green Gartside has also worked alongside Annie Lennox, Tracy Thorne, Chaka Khan, the Manic Street Preachers, Miles Davy, Hot Chip, and is a massive hip hop fan. He is also a Marxist and suffers from chronic stage fright.

We loved the gig though. Green was humble, funny & engaging.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Set List

The "Sweetest Girl" 

Small Talk 

The Word Girl 

Skank Bloc Bologna 

Perfect Way 

The Boom Boom Bap 

Asylums in Jerusalem (First time since 2018) 

Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry for Loverboy) 

Trentavious White 

Brushed With Oil, Dusted With Powder (First time since 2018) 

Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) 

Absolute 

 

Encore: 

Petrococadollar 

@southbankcentre @scrittigram 

#ScrittiPolitti #QueenElizabethHall #SouthBank #RoughTrade50

Pride @NationalTheatre…

Last night Stuart, Kevin, Ron and I went to see Pride at the Dorfman Theatre on London’s glitzy South Bank.

I loved it. Stephen Beresford and Matthew Warchus pull off a skilful transfer of their film to the stage and, yes, based on a true story. 

I cried with joy, then pain, then joy again. Samuel Barnett leads an outstanding cast who barely put a foot wrong. My only minor gripe is there are a few too many songs and not all of them land. Also, the number of lesbians in LGSM is precisely one. 

But rest assured, all the best lines from the film are there. With a few extra jokes about fisting for good measure. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@nationaltheatre @mrsamuelbarnett #Pride #Theatre #London

England game is what time? 🤣

 

Keep A Light On…

Riding in a Waymo taxi in San Francisco a few weeks ago with Keep A Light On by Kevin East blaring out. 

🎶 Happy Days 🎶 

@kevineast.music @kevineastmusic #KeepALightOn #GreatVibes 

The Guilty @donmarwarehouse…

Last Friday night Stuart and I went to see The Guilty at Donmar Warehouse in London’s glitzy Covent Garden.

Fancy watching one bloke answer a phone for ninety minutes? Turns out yes. Police Officer @russelltovey grabs you by the ears and refuses to let go. Chloë Moss turns the film into gripping theatre and Felix Barrett cranks the suspense until the impending sense of dread is practically sitting in your lap. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#TheGuilty #DonmarWarehouse #RussellTovey 

CONFESSIONS II: Afterhours…

Another day, another Madonna CONFESSIONS II digital edition! This one is the AFTERHOURS edition includes six remixes from the album. 

I Feel So Free (Peggy Gou Energy Mix)

Bring Your Love (Stuart Price Afterhours Mix)

Bring Your Love (Twilight Mix)

Bring Your Love (Peaktime Dub Remix)

Love Sensation (salute’s infinite passion remix)

Love Sensation (Floorplan Mix)

Arsenal vs World Cup…

 10 Arsenal players in the last 8 of World Cup 2026

✅ Saliba (France🇫🇷)

✅ Odegaard (Norway🇳🇴)

✅ Rice, Eze, Saka, Madueke (England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

✅ Merino, Zubimendi, Raya (Spain🇪🇸)

✅ Trossard (Belgium🇧🇪)

#COYG @arsenal #fifaworldcup26 

Count Binface…

Vote Count Binface. Space politician. Idiot. 

“Make Your Vote Count”

@countbinface #countbinface #clactononsea 

Colombia 🇨🇴 vs Switzerland…

Colombia 🇨🇴  vs Switzerland 🇨🇭 tonight.

Charlie vs The Chocolate Factory.

USA 1 - 4 Belgium…

Belgium may have beaten the hell out of the USA in the World Cup, but when this is all over the Belgians will have to use their longer paid holidays to take their higher standard of living back to their much safer country where they’ll have to spend their much longer life expectancies just thinking about what they have done here today.  Take that Belgium! 🇧🇪  😂

CONFESSIONS : The Editions…

The new Madonna CONFESSIONS II album now comes in five digital editions.  Some costing only £3.99 in the UK! 

As well as the regular 16-track album there are four special editions (or far!). And that’s apart from the physical editions. 

The breakdown of the special editions:

CONFESSIONS II : Instrumentals

This digital edition includes the 16-track album plus all the instrumental backing tracks for the 16-track album. 

CONFESSIONS II : Icon Edition

This digital edition includes the 16-track album plus exclusive bonus track "Hot Sauce".

CONFESSIONS II : Film

This version bundles the 16-track album with Confessions II – The Film, directed to accompany the music.

CONFESSIONS II : Grindr Edition

This digital edition includes the 16-track album plus with the 7-track Times Square live performance.

@Madonna @AppleMusic #Madonna #ConfessionsII #AppleMusic 

CONFESSIONS II: Instrumentals…

 Psst!! 👀 Want the new Madonna CONFESSIONS II album for just £3.99?

Even better… you also get 16 bonus instrumental versions of every track. That’s 32 Madonna tracks for only £3.99! 💃✨

Just search iTunes for “CONFESSIONS II: Instrumentals” — apparently that’s the only way to find it!

@Madonna @AppleMusic #Madonna #ConfessionsII #AppleMusic 

Mexico🇲🇽 2–3 England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 …

That was probably the most exciting England game I’ve ever seen.

Yes, it was the middle of the night… but there was no chance of sleeping afterwards. So much drama! 🤯⚽

@England #ThreeLions #FIFAWorldCup #MEXENG #England #Football 

Pride in London 2026…

Fabulous @PrideInLondon yesterday with @gaygooners & @OfficialGunnersaurus to see us off. With the Champions bus too! 

Thanks for organising Jay, Jacob, and Daisy (from @Arsenal)

Happy Pride…

 Happy Pride. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ 

@gaygonners @prideinlondon #PrideInLondon #LondonPride #Pride2026 #LoveIsLove

American Accent…

So at the #England vs #Croatia game in #Dallas, this guy from @FoxSports came up to us and said, “Would you record a couple of words sounding like an American, just for a bit of fun?”

Oh dear…

The @FOXSoccer Instagram comments are absolutely brutal. Deservedly so! 😂🇬🇧🇺🇸

#FIFAWorldCup2026 #ThreeLions #FoxSports #TakingTheMick #FairPlay 

Madonna - Confessions II…

 It’s out. And fab!

@ConfessionsII

@Confessions2

@MadonnaConfessionsII

@ConfessionsEra

@Confessions2HQ

@ConfessionsClub

@HouseOfConfessions

@ConfessWithM

#ConfessionsII

#Confessions2

#Madonna

#MadonnaConfessionsII

#ConfessionsEra

#HouseOfConfessions

#QueenOfPop

#MadonnaSummer

Waymo Taxi… 🚖

When we were in San Francisco, Darce and I jumped into a @Waymo taxi. It was my first experience of a driverless car, and I think it’s safe to say I was excited! 🥳

#Waymo #DriverlessCar #SelfDriving #AutonomousVehicles #FutureOfTransport