I work in the voluntary sector (Digital role) and I run music websites in my own time. Charlton Athletic fan, ❤️ Florida trips, cats and I mostly post about music. My music reviews blog is https://mrkinskimusicshack.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3mymy6x3tyk2tThe Stockport Shuffle – Complete UK Label Anthology 1972-1974 box-set from Cherry Red is the definitive set covering the first two 10cc albums, with a huge amount of extras and a #DolbyAtmos mix. Read my review https://mrkinskimusicshack.com/2026/10/23/10cc-the-stockport-shuffle-complete-uk-label-anthology-1972-1974-box-set-review/ #70sMusic #70sAlbums #10cc24 Oct 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mymy6x3tyk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3mymxsrpikc2tPlaying the 2026 vinyl reissue of the Skids “The Absolute Game”, the band at their peak for me. The drums and bass interplay on ‘Out of Town’ is magic. So much great music came out of Scotland in the #70s & #80s.24 Oct 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mymxsrpikc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3mvdidiop3q2pRead my review of "No Static At All (A Journey into AOR 1976-1986)" - a new 3 CD compilation from @CherryRedGroup, featuring Boston, Chicago, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, Rainbow, Yes and more... #70s #80s https://mrkinskimusicshack.com/2026/09/12/no-static-at-all-a-journey-into-aor-1976-1986-compilation-review/12 Sep 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdidiop3q2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3mua62l2dqc2lHaving a Brit-funk session by the pool, #NowPlaying ‘Minefield’. I still don’t understand how I-Level were not massive in the #80s. Sam Jones had a wonderful pop voice, and Joe Dworniak & Duncan Bridgeman appeared on the magical #JohnFoxx album “The Garden” in 1981.29 Aug 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mua62l2dqc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3mnmwywjuqs2qYou can never have too much Pink Floyd. #NowPlaying the new compilation “8-Tracks” on CD - editing and cross-fades by Steven Wilson.06 Jun 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnmwywjuqs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3mmwggunlko2pRead my review of "Digging Your Scene – New Pop And All That Jazz 1982-1987" a 4 CD set from Cherry Red, featuring Everything But The Girl, Joe Jackson, The Style Council, Swing Out Sister, The Pale Fountains, The Blow Monkeys & many more. https://mrkinskimusicshack.com/2026/05/28/digging-your-scene-new-pop-and-all-that-jazz-1982-1987-review/28 May 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwggunlko2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3mk6hv63iqs2aThanks to @super-deluxe.bsky.social, my Heaven 17 blu-rays have arrived. Read my thoughts on the stunning #DolbyAtmos mixes by David Kosten here https://mrkinskimusicshack.com/2026/04/23/heaven-17-superdeluxe-edition-dolby-atmos-blu-rays-of-penthouse-and-pavement-the-luxury-gap/ #Heaven17 #80s #80sMusic #80sAlbums23 Apr 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6hv63iqs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3mih3zxulic2mWhat a joy hearing Dire Straits “Private Investigations” played by @nickyhorne.bsky.social just now on @BoomRadioUK - in it’s entirety, no interruptions, as it should be heard. #80s #80sMusic01 Apr 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mih3zxulic2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3mfrqqyaeo22cHow has it been 14 years since the UK release of this stunning single from Gotye featuring the powerful vocals of Kimbra? It sounds as good today as it did back in 2012 youtu.be/8UVNT4wvIGY?si… #SomebodyThatIUsedToKnow https://youtu.be/8UVNT4wvIGY?si…26 Feb 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrqqyaeo22chttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3mfaboobxok2mAs the night arrives, #NowPlaying @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social’s “The Overview” in Dolby Atmos. I’m looking forward to hearing the album performed live (accompanied by an Orchestra) at The Royal Albert Hall this autumn. “The blurred photos of ghosts of men Such permanence, we don't comprehend”19 Feb 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfaboobxok2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3mdgcgphvjk2jI’ve been after this August 13 1977 edition of Record Mirror for decades, featuring a cooler than cool cover starring my beloved The Stranglers. Finally got a mint condition copy from the USA, and it now hangs proudly in my hall aka my personal art gallery. #70s #70sMusic #TheStranglers27 Jan 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdgcgphvjk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3mcu6tmlbxc22No longer lost, but finally found. Read my review of the no-man album "Scatter – Lost Not Lost Volume Two (1991-1997)", available from @burningshed.com and @bandcamp.com. https://mrkinskimusicshack.com/2026/01/20/no-man-scatter-lost-not-lost-volume-two-1991-1997-reviewed/ noman happen to be @timbowness.bsky.social & @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social.20 Jan 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcu6tmlbxc22https://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3mbwey6xxa22p"Loveblows & Lovecries" no-man’s debut album is reissued as a double CD and single vinyl for its 30th anniversary on 23 January. Read my review https://mrkinskimusicshack.com/2026/01/08/discover-no-mans-30th-anniversary-of-loveblows-lovecries/ @burningshed.com @timbowness.bsky.social @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social08 Jan 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwey6xxa22phttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3madoyf6ehu23Read my review of Winter 2025, a new seasonal release from Julianne Regan & Tim Bricheno @reganandbricheno.bsky.social, available from Bandcamp https://mrkinskimusicshack.com/2025/12/19/discover-winter-2025-new-music-by-regan-bricheno/19 Dec 2025 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3madoyf6ehu23https://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3m6wwsdq6gs2gRead my review of Musik Music Musique 1979 - The Roots of Synth-pop, @cherryredrecords.bsky.social 3 CD set featuring The Buggles, The Human League, Gary Numan, The Cars, Giorgio Moroder & lots of lesser known gems from the best year in music (in my opinion) https://mrkinskimusicshack.com/2025/12/01/musik-music-musique-1979-the-roots-of-synth-pop-compilation-review/01 Dec 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wwsdq6gs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3m4ng7ws33h2rSee Hugh Cornwell, the voice of Golden Brown, live on tour in November www.hughcornwell.com/live/ #GoldenBrown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmxkNB-QihI&list=RDGmxkNB-QihI&start_radio=102 Nov 2025 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ng7ws33h2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3m4fxpgysdk2xThis is the #DolbyAtmos release I’ve been waiting for the most - @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social’s 2025 mixes of The Who’s “Who Are You” - ‘Had Enough’ and ‘905’ burst out of my Atmos set-up, like audio lava. The layered vocals on ‘Had Enough’ 💋. 👍 @super-deluxe.bsky.social another quality release.30 Oct 2025 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4fxpgysdk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3m2wf3evpms26My review of a new 4 CD compilation from @cherryredrecords.bsky.social, "Burn It Up - The Rise Of British Dance Music 1986-1991" "Enjoy this trip and it is a trip" https://mrkinskimusicshack.com/2025/10/11/burn-it-up-the-rise-of-british-dance-music-1986-1991-4-cd-review/ #house #electro #techno11 Oct 2025 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2wf3evpms26https://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3m2cdhzch2d2jOn #BandcampFriday, a new re-jigged and remodelled Halloween album from Gavin Castleton is released, with musical tributes to Jaws, The Shining, Midsommar, Halloween, Scanners, Twin Peaks, Atlanta and more Buy Deep Cuts from https://gavincastleton.bandcamp.com/album/deep-cuts03 Oct 2025 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2cdhzch2d2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3lzxt4ugxbe22Cherry Red @cherryredrecords.bsky.social reissue the Yes album “Fly From Here – Return Trip” in a variety of formats - Blu-ray including #Dolby Atmos mix / CD and vinyl - including an instrumental mix of the 'Fly From Here' suite https://mrkinskimusicshack.com/2025/09/29/news-yes-unveils-new-fly-from-here-return-trip-edition/ #TrevorHorn @burningshed.com29 Sep 2025 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzxt4ugxbe22https://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3lzlx5zahxs2tRIP Danny Thompson. If you are a fan of #70s / #80s music, you would have heard some of his wonderful bass playing, one of my favourites being @davidsylvian.bsky.social’s ‘The Ink In The Well’ from “Brilliant Trees”.24 Sep 2025 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzlx5zahxs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3lysavbnnhk2jRIP #StephenLuscombe - one half of the original line-up of Blancmange, who had a string of infectious hits in the early to mid #80s.14 Sep 2025 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lysavbnnhk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3lydghh7pdk2uRIP Rick Davies of Supertramp, who has died aged 81. What a catalogue of music, from prog to perfect pop… https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp98zg2k2xko #70s #80s #70sMusic #80sMusic08 Sep 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydghh7pdk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3ly63eok3js2vFinally available on streaming - this song hits so hard every time I play it. #DavidBowie #Underworld #BringMeTheDiscoKing “I don’t know about you, I don’t know about you” #MusicSky #Qobuz06 Sep 2025 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly63eok3js2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3lxruhga7mc22A lovely #vinyl haul from The Other Record Store in #Rye - Airwaves New Day (1978) plus #Skids Masquerade & Charade (1979), #TheDickies Banana Splits yellow vinyl (1979), Klark Kent (#ThePolice’s Stewart Copeland) Don’t Care green vinyl (1978) and #KateBush Army Dreamers (1980) #70sMusic #80sMusic01 Sep 2025 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxruhga7mc22https://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3lxfo5xh3a22p#NowPlaying Midlake “The Ghouls”on Qobuz - looking forward to the new album later this year. It’s a banger! #Alternative #NewMusic #MusicSky27 Aug 2025 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxfo5xh3a22phttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3lxadjc3kv22rRead my review of the 2025 remaster of White Willow’s progressive rock classic, “Terminal Twilight” https://mrkinskimusicshack.com/2025/08/25/white-willow-terminal-twilight-remaster-review/ #Prog #NewRelease #dystopian #MusicSky #JacobHolmLupo - with a guest appearance from @timbowness.bsky.social25 Aug 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxadjc3kv22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mrkinski.bsky.social/post/3lw2ocwohs22kHappy 46th birthday to The Stranglers “Duchess” single from 1979, still one of my favourite singles from the era. “And the Rodneys are queuing up God forbid” #70s #70sMusic #70sSingles #TheStranglers #NewWave #MusicSky10 Aug 2025 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:ldmkukf4ftyqu63cqqlp6vd6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw2ocwohs22k