Mastodawn

I’ve been going to see Robyn Hitchcock since he showed up on my campus freshman year. 4+ decades later at 73 he still blows me away every single time I see him. As with so many musicians I’ve gone to see loyally over the run of their careers, I am so grateful I’ve been able to be present and experience their magic live. Thank you once again, you weird, beautiful old man. #robynhitchcock #thesoftboys

TLMB Jan 9

Bungay Balls Up videos

#VidADay. #BBU is the longest #juggling convention in the world. And (so?) perhaps the least juggly if you lean that way. I made some videos that give some idea of what it’s like. BBU #6, 2005:

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https://tlmb.net/blog/bungay-balls-up-videos/ #6 #bbu #BungayBallsUp #convention #Joeyfat #JoniMitchell #juggling #MyDogPopper #NekoCase #NickLowe #SaintEtienne #ShelleyanOrphan #TheNectarineNo9 #TheSoftBoys #VidADay

Ben Jul 28, 2025

The Soft Boys “1976-81” (1993) #thesoftboys #robynhitchcock #nowplaying #recordcollection

Great_Albums Jan 9, 2024

#GreatAlbums1980s - #TheSoftBoys – Underwater Moonlight (1980). Led by the incorrigible Robyn Hitchcock, the Soft Boys played 60s-derived guitar pop when such things were deeply uncool.

Hitchcock employs Kinks/ Byrds songcraft on "Kingdom of Love," "Positive Vibrations," etc. with an overlayer of off-kilter strangeness, a la Syd Barrett. Meanwhile, the abrasive edge of "I Wanna Destroy You" and "Old Pervert" place this LP in the post-punk context of its making.

#GreatRockAlbums #1980sMusic