Have to say that were somebody to back me up against a wall - put a gun to my head and ask me 🖇️ who my top 10 artists - ever - were, XTC would be on that list.

📼 Just finished watching this

Just lovely and a tremendous trip down memory lane.

📼 🎵 But We Had Music

… via the inimitable Maria Popova

In case you thought that there’s not much variety in music these days … turns out that at the Macro level - you are spot on.

🔗 🎵 Global Album Charts - IFPI

TL;DR

Taylor Swift and Kpop - that’s (just about) it.

🎵 🎬 Listening to Steve Howe in interview and my mind keeps hearing Billy Mac (Bill Nighy) being interviewed in Love Actually.

I can find a song in 🍎 🎵 Music.
I can play that song in 🍎 Music.
I can add that song to my library in 🍎 Music.
I can add that song to a playlist in 🍎 Music.
AND THEN …
In the playlist in 🍎 Music it is greyed out and I can’t play it.

What is up with that?

Some people respond to me with musical references.

I do it. A lot. In reverse? Not so much.

This is an example of someone who has done it a few times. ❤️

So, may I introduce you to - no, not ‘Billy Shears’.

Elvis.

No, not that Elvis.

This Elvis.

🔗 🎵 📼 Elvis Costello Performance

📼 🎵 Orbital

Gorgeous. Totally gorgeous. Welling with tears.

In the spirit of John Cooper Clarke and Simon Armitage.

🔗 From my friends at Steam

You’ll be hearing more about them soon as part of a larger initiative I am working on.

Oh - and if you like Orbital - you might also enjoy 🎵 📼 🔗 this

💬 🎵

Ted is often very wise.