Roger Quail
@rogerquail.bsky.social
Music person. Sheffield / London / Ireland
Blogger at http://mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com
Podcaster at https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/289673.rss
Memorial Device ALT since 2022.
Blogger at http://mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com
Podcaster at https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/289673.rss
Memorial Device ALT since 2022.
Good times with The Wailers in Dublin last night.
Nice to hear "Rat Race", "Rastaman Vibration" and "Smile Jamaica" mixed in with all your Sunshine Radio favourites.
Nice to hear "Rat Race", "Rastaman Vibration" and "Smile Jamaica" mixed in with all your Sunshine Radio favourites.
August 22, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Good times with The Wailers in Dublin last night.
Nice to hear "Rat Race", "Rastaman Vibration" and "Smile Jamaica" mixed in with all your Sunshine Radio favourites.
Nice to hear "Rat Race", "Rastaman Vibration" and "Smile Jamaica" mixed in with all your Sunshine Radio favourites.
Apparently it's International Cat Day.
Here are Linda and Louise giving it some 80s Synth Duo.
Here are Linda and Louise giving it some 80s Synth Duo.
August 8, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Apparently it's International Cat Day.
Here are Linda and Louise giving it some 80s Synth Duo.
Here are Linda and Louise giving it some 80s Synth Duo.
"🎵Looking for A Certain Ratio! 🎶"
Spotted in Dublin this week.
Spotted in Dublin this week.
August 7, 2026 at 9:22 AM
"🎵Looking for A Certain Ratio! 🎶"
Spotted in Dublin this week.
Spotted in Dublin this week.
Happy birthday to Elizabeth Beresford, born in Paris on 6th August 1926.
August 6, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Happy birthday to Elizabeth Beresford, born in Paris on 6th August 1926.
Last night in Dublin.
The Arsenal team in their pre-match huddle discussing how they can sell more of their (it has to be said) rather fetching canary-yellow third-kit.
The Arsenal team in their pre-match huddle discussing how they can sell more of their (it has to be said) rather fetching canary-yellow third-kit.
August 6, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Last night in Dublin.
The Arsenal team in their pre-match huddle discussing how they can sell more of their (it has to be said) rather fetching canary-yellow third-kit.
The Arsenal team in their pre-match huddle discussing how they can sell more of their (it has to be said) rather fetching canary-yellow third-kit.
"It's fun to play at the YMCA..." 😀
On this day in 1979.
My first gig in London.
Good times at The Prince Of Wales Conference Centre under the YMCA on Tottenham Court Road.
On this day in 1979.
My first gig in London.
Good times at The Prince Of Wales Conference Centre under the YMCA on Tottenham Court Road.
August 4, 2026 at 9:58 AM
"It's fun to play at the YMCA..." 😀
On this day in 1979.
My first gig in London.
Good times at The Prince Of Wales Conference Centre under the YMCA on Tottenham Court Road.
On this day in 1979.
My first gig in London.
Good times at The Prince Of Wales Conference Centre under the YMCA on Tottenham Court Road.
Hi Folks,
Friday plug for my latest podcast and blog episode.
Back to 1980 for the recording of "Thirst", the second album by ClockDVA.
Interested? Then follow the links...
blog - www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com
podcast - lnk.bio/rogerquail
Have a smashing weekend,
Rogx
Friday plug for my latest podcast and blog episode.
Back to 1980 for the recording of "Thirst", the second album by ClockDVA.
Interested? Then follow the links...
blog - www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com
podcast - lnk.bio/rogerquail
Have a smashing weekend,
Rogx
July 31, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Hi Folks,
Friday plug for my latest podcast and blog episode.
Back to 1980 for the recording of "Thirst", the second album by ClockDVA.
Interested? Then follow the links...
blog - www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com
podcast - lnk.bio/rogerquail
Have a smashing weekend,
Rogx
Friday plug for my latest podcast and blog episode.
Back to 1980 for the recording of "Thirst", the second album by ClockDVA.
Interested? Then follow the links...
blog - www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com
podcast - lnk.bio/rogerquail
Have a smashing weekend,
Rogx
Rather lovely light installation spotted at King's Cross station, London yesterday.
July 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Rather lovely light installation spotted at King's Cross station, London yesterday.
A start-the-week plug for my latest blog & podcast episode.
Back to the autumn of 1980 and the recording of "Thirst", the second album by Sheffield band ClockDVA.
podcast - lnk.bio/rogerquail
blog - www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com
Back to the autumn of 1980 and the recording of "Thirst", the second album by Sheffield band ClockDVA.
podcast - lnk.bio/rogerquail
blog - www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com
July 27, 2026 at 9:29 AM
A start-the-week plug for my latest blog & podcast episode.
Back to the autumn of 1980 and the recording of "Thirst", the second album by Sheffield band ClockDVA.
podcast - lnk.bio/rogerquail
blog - www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com
Back to the autumn of 1980 and the recording of "Thirst", the second album by Sheffield band ClockDVA.
podcast - lnk.bio/rogerquail
blog - www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com
I just shared a new blog & podcast episode.
I went back to my teenage diaries to talk about the recording of "Thirst" by ClockDVA, way back in 1980.
Follow the links - podcast: lnk.bio/rogerquail
blog: www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com
#sheffield #clockdva #postpunk
I went back to my teenage diaries to talk about the recording of "Thirst" by ClockDVA, way back in 1980.
Follow the links - podcast: lnk.bio/rogerquail
blog: www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com
#sheffield #clockdva #postpunk
July 24, 2026 at 9:16 AM
I just shared a new blog & podcast episode.
I went back to my teenage diaries to talk about the recording of "Thirst" by ClockDVA, way back in 1980.
Follow the links - podcast: lnk.bio/rogerquail
blog: www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com
#sheffield #clockdva #postpunk
I went back to my teenage diaries to talk about the recording of "Thirst" by ClockDVA, way back in 1980.
Follow the links - podcast: lnk.bio/rogerquail
blog: www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com
#sheffield #clockdva #postpunk
Saw "The Odyssey" at The IFI in Dublin yesterday. (Epic voyage fuelled by their very good coffee and banana loaf.) I really enjoyed it, well worth a look.
July 18, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Saw "The Odyssey" at The IFI in Dublin yesterday. (Epic voyage fuelled by their very good coffee and banana loaf.) I really enjoyed it, well worth a look.
When in the West of Ireland, a bit of the old "near/faraway" is always welcome.
July 13, 2026 at 9:04 AM
When in the West of Ireland, a bit of the old "near/faraway" is always welcome.
If I were to describe a record shop located in a small, sleepy Irish town, that only opens for a couple of hours on Sunday mornings, with two dogs roaming around and free tea and coffee; it might sound like "Brigadoon" rewritten by Nick Hornby. Happily, it's very real. Vintage Vinyl in Rathangan.
July 6, 2026 at 10:03 AM
If I were to describe a record shop located in a small, sleepy Irish town, that only opens for a couple of hours on Sunday mornings, with two dogs roaming around and free tea and coffee; it might sound like "Brigadoon" rewritten by Nick Hornby. Happily, it's very real. Vintage Vinyl in Rathangan.
Look, it's my first (and almost certainly last) magazine front cover, and it only took 45 years to get. Of course I'm going to have it framed. Thank you Push and Electronic Sound.
July 3, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Look, it's my first (and almost certainly last) magazine front cover, and it only took 45 years to get. Of course I'm going to have it framed. Thank you Push and Electronic Sound.
€15 to watch the National Symphony Orchestra play Mendelssohn, Massenet, Saint-Saens and R. Vaughan Williams at the National Concert Hall, Dublin.
An absolute bargain.
An absolute bargain.
July 2, 2026 at 3:31 PM
€15 to watch the National Symphony Orchestra play Mendelssohn, Massenet, Saint-Saens and R. Vaughan Williams at the National Concert Hall, Dublin.
An absolute bargain.
An absolute bargain.
Really enjoyed CV in Brussels last Friday. Everything: set-list, production, sound & the onstage confidence felt like a big leap forward from Manchester last year. Very much looking forward to Dublin in October. Try and see them if you can before the show comes to the end of the road in Sheffield.
June 17, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Really enjoyed CV in Brussels last Friday. Everything: set-list, production, sound & the onstage confidence felt like a big leap forward from Manchester last year. Very much looking forward to Dublin in October. Try and see them if you can before the show comes to the end of the road in Sheffield.
Released today.
Really happy to see 'Thirst' by ClockDVA back out in the world.
Really happy to see 'Thirst' by ClockDVA back out in the world.
June 5, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Released today.
Really happy to see 'Thirst' by ClockDVA back out in the world.
Really happy to see 'Thirst' by ClockDVA back out in the world.
Spotted on the wall of an old, long-closed newsagent in Dun Laoghaire.
June 2, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Spotted on the wall of an old, long-closed newsagent in Dun Laoghaire.
Good times.
Thank you Arsenal.
Photo (and replica trophy) courtesy of Adrian at Marcie's pub in Trim.
Thank you Arsenal.
Photo (and replica trophy) courtesy of Adrian at Marcie's pub in Trim.
May 21, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Good times.
Thank you Arsenal.
Photo (and replica trophy) courtesy of Adrian at Marcie's pub in Trim.
Thank you Arsenal.
Photo (and replica trophy) courtesy of Adrian at Marcie's pub in Trim.
Congratulations to Daniel Dylan Wray on the publication of his book on Sheffield music from 1960 to 2020.
I'm delighted to have made a small contribution to the story and happier still to receive a glowing endorsement for my blog www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com
I'm delighted to have made a small contribution to the story and happier still to receive a glowing endorsement for my blog www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com
May 18, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Congratulations to Daniel Dylan Wray on the publication of his book on Sheffield music from 1960 to 2020.
I'm delighted to have made a small contribution to the story and happier still to receive a glowing endorsement for my blog www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com
I'm delighted to have made a small contribution to the story and happier still to receive a glowing endorsement for my blog www.mylifeinthemoshofghosts.com
Delighted to get my hands on one of these pump clips for the recent brew of "Nag Nag Nag" from Bradfield Brewery.
Thank you to Sheffield pal Brent Sharp who brought it over to Ireland this week.
Thank you to Sheffield pal Brent Sharp who brought it over to Ireland this week.
May 15, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Delighted to get my hands on one of these pump clips for the recent brew of "Nag Nag Nag" from Bradfield Brewery.
Thank you to Sheffield pal Brent Sharp who brought it over to Ireland this week.
Thank you to Sheffield pal Brent Sharp who brought it over to Ireland this week.
12.05.1979.
Arsenal beat Man Utd. 3-2 in the "Five-minute final" at Wembley.
Further north, I joined ClockDVA.
Arsenal beat Man Utd. 3-2 in the "Five-minute final" at Wembley.
Further north, I joined ClockDVA.
May 12, 2026 at 10:15 AM
12.05.1979.
Arsenal beat Man Utd. 3-2 in the "Five-minute final" at Wembley.
Further north, I joined ClockDVA.
Arsenal beat Man Utd. 3-2 in the "Five-minute final" at Wembley.
Further north, I joined ClockDVA.
08.05.1980.
CV / DVA / FG / TC / ULU.
CV / DVA / FG / TC / ULU.
May 8, 2026 at 9:17 AM
08.05.1980.
CV / DVA / FG / TC / ULU.
CV / DVA / FG / TC / ULU.
Hello Sunshine.
A trip down the time tunnel with Super Furry Animals in Dublin last night.
A trip down the time tunnel with Super Furry Animals in Dublin last night.
May 7, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Hello Sunshine.
A trip down the time tunnel with Super Furry Animals in Dublin last night.
A trip down the time tunnel with Super Furry Animals in Dublin last night.
For anyone going to the polling station today...
May 7, 2026 at 8:48 AM
For anyone going to the polling station today...