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Legendary hellraisers & close friends PETER O'TOOLE and RICHARD HARRIS — who left us 24yrs ago today, aged 72 — having a whale of a time at the Heineken Cup Final in 2000.

Hugely enjoyable read of Teenage Kicks by @mickeyundertone.bsky.social Took me back to Mark Cochrane carving “The Undertones” on my pencil box lid. I forgave him when Sin of Pride came out.

It’s been proven by science that BBC1 Saturday evening light entertainment peaked on this very day exactly 50 years ago today

Band have messaged me .. they are, what the young people say, “buzzing”

An apt title to end this week's show. And an excellent nugget from Davey The Bristolian. This might be the only song I know that mentions The Range. Meaning the big shop, not the place where the deer and the antelope play. And I did hear more than one discouraging word. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

From 1976. A good year for reggae. If not for the people that reggae songs were written about. This is on the Jon Savage compilation. That one, yes. And on the MB Record Show. This one, yes. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

It's Spook School. Let's face it, if you met them on the street and they asked if you would like to sign up for a direct debit, you would seriously consider saying 'yes'. In the meantime, their song 'Falling' is on the MB Record Show. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

And here's a record Sue made earlier. As singer with the marvellous Life Without Buildings. PS Exclusive now on the MBRS. The disc jockey could have picked any from the Any Other City LP, of course. All top notch. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

"I want toast. Let me get to the f**king toaster" "Say f**king please" "F**k off" Another morning in the Sleaford Mods dream home kitchen. New release has Sue Tompkins enrolled as a singer. 'Cato' is brilliant. The def**ked version now on the MBRS buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

It's getting like 'How many students in a Telephone Box/VW Beetle?'

Leicester's Finest. Family. Neither stylist nor hairdresser necessary. Their hit, In My Own Time, a staple in our house in 1971. And now on the MB Record Show. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

Bands on a sofa? I think we have a winner!! It's Feldspar. Sponsored by DFS. New(ish) release 'Family Man' gets another outing on the MBRS. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

Judy gets top billing and deservedly so. Although William did write the song with Booker. Private Number , sold in UK subject to resale price conditions. Which don't apply to the MB Record Show. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

An LP which kind of got lost in 1976.. even though it had 'Tell Him' and 'New York Groove' on the tracklist. It also had Teenage Revolution, which appears on the new Jon Savage 1976 double LP. Written by drummer Jeff Allen. And his brother Chris. An Ultravoxist. Now on the MBRS. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

@mickeyundertone.bsky.social Great show tonight in Sheffield. The Men They Couldn’t Hang were great as well. Thank you. Tricky bass solo!!

Not sure what's happening on the cover of the Mooches EP, but I know that there's a great ska work on the inside. Rude Boy now on the Late Show. Not startlingly innovative. But the best things aren't, sometimes. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

What a lovely bit of art...... The Burning Hell's 2011 LP, Flux Capacitor. Which has the wonderful Kings Of The Animal Kingdom. A deserved dig at humans. Now also available on the 2026 compilation Pets Sounds. And on the MB Record Show this evening. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

It's not Sooty and Sweep in a remake of Heat, no. It's from the video to Viva La Underdog, the new smash from Micko & The Mellotronics. As aired on the MB Record Show. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

Sometimes all it takes is a pair of sunglasses...... and having a song like The Times They Are A-Changing. This day in 1963 he started recording it. I have read that he didn't get it right until the 24th. Which is the version that is playing on the Late Show. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

From the accompanying booklet included in Brass Tacks - a box of Horn Rock nuggets. This is great, too. I assume Andy Ellison's version of the Fabs' song is post-John's Children, pre- Radio Stars? You Can't Do That sounding swell on the Late Show. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

A photograph, not a painting by a 19th century Dutch master. (Or is it just me that made that mistake?) The Violent Femmes, of course. Blister In The Sun may be obvious, but it's also universally appealing. And universally appealing is a good thing, sometimes, on the MBRS. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

If it's New York, 1976........ it has to be Blondie. (The Ramones couldn't make it) In The Sun is another choice of Jon Savage in this double vinyl LP, "1976 : Something Was Going To Happen" Now swirling round the Late Show. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

Nice guest appearance by Dave on the artwork. The Reason We Didn't Sound Like The Smiths is probably the song title of the night on the MB Record Show. A new one from Thee Headcoats. They never let you down. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

And they knew too..... So many singles to pluck from this ..... Ah, let's just go for the first, the one where the sun shines out of his behind. Now on the Late Show with MB. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

When film stars were film stars. Diana Dors, born this day in 1925. The car she is sitting on is a Maserati. It's OK though. She bought it. Her 1964 single 'So Little Time' now on the MBRS to mark her 101st. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

Middle Class Guilt in action. Singer Joseph also does security. He can never relax. Their brilliant Glory Of Failure (from someone who's been there) now on the MBRS. The LP's called Their King Of Comedy is still ready for your ears. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

No, I'd have been stumped too.....the moustaches confused me. It's Blue Oyster Cult. Minus the umlaut. Stars of the new Jon Savage curation, "1976 : Something Was Going To Happen" Don't Fear The Reaper still works for me. And Christopher Walken. Now on the MB Record Show. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

Not all of the Belle Stars embraced dressing up day at the office. Sign Of The Times sounding smart on the MB Record Show. An original after three covers, and their biggest hit. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

Happy Birthday To Barbara Hawkins, the Dixie Cup. She was the one who heard her grandparents singing an old song which became , in the studio, Iko Iko. (A nod to James Sugar Boy Crawford too, of course, who wrote the old song) The Red Bird Smash is now on the MBRS buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

I get the feeling the other members of Gently Tender are getting a bit impatient, waiting for their turn on the bow and arrow. Another cut from their This Was Once Fields LP is on the Late Show. 10,000 Steps From The Door. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

As today is the anniversary of the day the world was created (in 4004 BC) I thought it was only fitting that The Creation make an appearance on the MBRS. Well, one of their records, anyway. For All That I Am ? Brilliant. Although I couldn't get a photo with purple flashes. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

Rehab is twenty years old today. Yes, Yes, Yes. Don't let familiarity breed anything less than marvel at this single. Now on the MB Record Show to mark the anniversary. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

"And here's one I made earlier!" Happy Birthday to Pauline Black. OBE. And SWTS. And the sharpest dresser. On My Radio still one of the best radio records. And it's on the radio to mark the day. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

A big hand for Strange Pink!!! (couldn't resist it) Their top record 'Gone Already' gets another spin on the Late Show. Sounding swell, indeed. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

Well, if you were looking for a 1976 playlist, Jon's the man. And it has New Rose. It's got it good. Guess I knew that it always would. (I didn't actually - and I didn't realise that yesterday was New Rose's Golden Anniversary. Thanks Ferg!) Now on the MB Record Show. buff.ly/E5ZUNTR

This week's MBRS (Late Show With Mickey Bradley) is tonight at 10.04pm on BBC Radio Ulster and includes Micko & The Mellotronics, Hello, Mooches, The Selecter, Judy Clay & William Bell, Life Without Buildings and a lot more. Listen on BBC Sounds and join the chat at: @mickeyundertone.bsky.social

I love 4 Extra. It's my favourite radio station. I love how it flows as a linear station. I love how it schedules programmes I'd otherwise never have heard. It's my go-to escape. I'm very sad to read that it is to close.

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The Laurieston, Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 3rd visit. Wasting no time at all. On our Top 100 Bars in Europe for 2026. Beautifully lost in time 60s boozer with an exterior that screams run a mile and an interior that says stay for the whole day. 2 cask lines, Pint of Jarl for £4.80. Free Jukebox. Wonderful 👍🍻

Harrumph. Claudia Fontaine adds value as she always did.

Nico , the flight attendant years. Happy birthday to her, where ever she may be. Something from the Chelsea Girl LP to end this week's Late Show. These Days. A Jackson Browne song, with the man himself playing the guitar. buff.ly/nsm1pDZ

Photos like this trigger a warning in my head....'Get down from that bloody railing, cos I'm not going to Altnagelvin* tonight..." It's Bedroom Tax. Properly excellent new record 'Hide And Seek' is now on the MB Record Show. buff.ly/nsm1pDZ *our hospital in Derry

The problem with your mp3 and your streaming is that you don't get the definitive instructions for the dance moves. And the writing would be too small, anyway. The Rivingtons on the MB Record Show. Where it would be nice if everybody did, in fact, hear about the bird.... buff.ly/nsm1pDZ

I'd forgotten they were ever this young. Dexy and his Midnight Runners. No one ever knew how many there were supposed to be in the band, but it didn't matter. To mark Book Week and the Irish Literary Canon ..... Dance Stance is on the MBRS buff.ly/nsm1pDZ

Originally from 1999 but now on a new EP from Laptop. Nothing To Declare, the song, is alongside a cover of Madonna's 'Music'. I'll stick with the old original. Which does sound well on the Late Show. Where Jesse Hartman's genius does warrant a declaration. buff.ly/nsm1pDZ

Remember it like this. Although no one I knew had ever been to Hilly's place in its heyday. To mark the 20th anniversary of the final closure, something from the 1976 live LP, with dozens and dozens of people in the audience. Mink DeVille. Let Me Dream If I Want To. On the MBRS buff.ly/nsm1pDZ

There is a theory that every single should have a Hi Fi Sean makeover. It works for the latest Cornershop hit, anyway. Bubbley Kaur sounding sprightly too. Now on the Late Show. (Unmixed by anybody) buff.ly/nsm1pDZ

I'm not sure if the 'featuring Linda Ronstadt' idea went down well with the other Stone Poneys. Still, she is a great singer. "Some Of Shelley's Blues" is featured on the new Before The Goldrush box set, which is out today. As is the MBRS, which is also on BBC Sounds. buff.ly/nsm1pDZ

I've always thought that the hat was an error, as were the wire frames. But Punch The Clock is one of EC's finest collections. Every Day I Write The Book is still excellent, despite the presence of that 80s affectation, the female backing singers. Now on the MBRS / The Late Show. buff.ly/nsm1pDZ