Mike Press

Writer | Walk on the Wild Side blog and guided walks | exploring music, politics and community | with a bit of tech and design thrown in

[Toppermost @AgeingRaver]

NEW post:  Sandy Denny ... "Her voice and vision still resonate: a reminder that the most profound melancholy can also be luminous, alive and simply beautiful."

@MikePress picks 10 from the ‘solo’ records of #SandyDenny

https://t.co/s33yan48mz

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This Saturday. Join our musical guided walk of London's Soho - Beatles, Bowie, R&B, folk, jazz and more.

https://t.co/TDNj0E0CUB

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Musical walking tour of London's Soho
2pm Saturday 11 October
https://t.co/TDNj0E0553

[Mike Press @MikePress]

Musical walking tour of London's Soho
2pm Saturday 11 October
https://t.co/TDNj0E0553

[Toppermost @AgeingRaver]

Toppermost has just launched its new-look website with a very special post on Plastic Ono Band from @mikepress … #johnlennon #yokoono

Wander through the 1,100+ posts on the site, see if your favourite band/artist is missing and maybe take it on ...

https://t.co/5JVYS2NZy6

[Toppermost @AgeingRaver]

Toppermost launches its new-look website today with a special post on Plastic Ono Band from @MikePress …

Exciting times for us - a better view on the mobile - why not have an explore - big thanks to all our contributors - anyone can join in.

https://t.co/5JVYS2NZy6

[Toppermost @AgeingRaver]

NEW post:  Procol Harum

"We skipped the light fandango, turned cartwheels cross the floor"

@mikepress picks his #ProcolHarum top 10

https://t.co/bjwomnwQ7P

[Toppermost @AgeingRaver]

NEW post: Procol Harum ...
"laid the key foundations for the progressive and underground music of the period"

@mikepress picks his top 10 #ProcolHarum tracks

https://t.co/PYxwJWobGN

[Toppermost @AgeingRaver]

"Soho Square (from 'Titanic Days') is a tender and bittersweet ballad capturing themes of love, loss, and the passage of time - if I had one record to save from the waves, this is it"

A #KirstyMacColl top 10 picked by @mikepress

https://t.co/P0PJ6EerqA

[Toppermost @AgeingRaver]

“Fifteen Minutes (from ‘Kite') with its upbeat tempo and sardonic lyrics critiques the fleeting nature of fame and the superficiality of celebrity culture”

A #KirstyMacColl top 10 picked by @mikepress

https://t.co/P0PJ6EerqA

[Toppermost @AgeingRaver]

NEW post: Kirsty MacColl - "she pushed beyond the boundaries of post-punk ... took creative control over her work and her career ... carved out her own space refusing to be confined" #KirstyMacColl

10 of her best songs picked by @mikepress

https://t.co/P0PJ6EerqA

[Mike Press @MikePress]

@digitalme_NC Thank you for reposting and it would be great if you could join us!

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A #GuidedWalk around #Soho covering music, healthcare, science, politics and more!
https://t.co/6ywWiUFHUW
#soholondon #londonsoho #londonhistory #historyofmusic #walkingtours #sohowows #londonmusichistory

[Mike Press @MikePress]

A #GuidedWalk around #Soho covering music, healthcare, science, politics and more!
https://t.co/6ywWiUFHUW
#soholondon #londonsoho #londonhistory #historyofmusic #walkingtours #sohowows #londonmusichistory

[The Beatles @thebeatles]

For the first time, The Concert for Bangladesh, the GRAMMY® Award-winning album from @GeorgeHarrison, Ravi Shankar & friends, is now available for streaming across all major digital music providers worldwide. Stream The Concert for Bangladesh album: https://t.co/WRgvIHU68x

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Spectacles, a variety of floor coverings, the best music you ever heard and other essentials of human experience. Our latest story. Photo by @JackieHopfinger

https://t.co/QKjZvObLSw

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An object of beauty. A wonderful remapping.

[Tube Map Central @TubeMapCentral]

After eleven years, it's time to update my London Underground concentric-circles-and-spokes map. Completely redrawn from centre to edges, it's so much better than before, and more geographically accurate than the official map.

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Spectacles, a variety of floor coverings, the best music you ever heard and other essentials of human experience. Our latest story. Photo by @JackieHopfinger

https://t.co/QKjZvObLSw

[Mike Press @MikePress]

Great piece about one of the loveliest walks in London.

[Londonist @Londonist]

An historical walk along London's *other* Strand on this week's Londonist: Time Machine https://t.co/xGcGUQzd7S