Ben

Dear @freshnet - firstly, I wanted to say THANK YOU for your service to @BBC6Music. You will be missed by all of us x. Secondly, can I ask you to send a huge kiss to Pippa, who is MY #halloffame favourite, rocking the kitchen speakers. And thanks for the space for the vinyl! Bx

Hey ⁦@chris_hawkins⁩ - we were at the ⁦@SaySheShe⁩ gig on Sunday too, having photo-bombed them at ⁦@PiccadillyRecs⁩ first. Also, hard recommend for the cover of Neneh Cherry’s Buffalo Stance by James Elkington and Nathan Salsburg - it’s NOT what you’d expect!

Just for you, @laurenlaverne - we’ll always have Jurassic. Happy New Year! @BBC6Music

Sending you all huge Xmas love. Take care, see you on the other side. B x

Hog-roast rolls, assemble! Pork, stuffing, apple sauce and fennel seeds. Let’s do this.

Oh hell yes, @maryannehobbs - MY XMAS PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED! @BBC6Music

Just absent-mindedly wondering if the guy pretending to beatbox in the choir on the Baileys Xmas advert could do it with fewer teeth…

Ok, one more time @laurenlaverne - Follow The Leader has got me on @BBC6Music

How many splinter or “research groups” have the Tories got? The only one we haven’t heard from so far is the “More Cuntish Than The Last Group”, and they’re about to be ousted by yet more abhorrent flag-shaggers.

And a lovely review from the @aquadrunkard folk here:

The best record shop in the South Downs, recommending my brother’s album that arrives tomorrow. Lovely stuff. My time in Totnes wouldn’t have been the same without the help of Rupert and the team there. Check it out…

See, THIS ⬇️⬇️ is why I’m going to miss this place: someone I’ve never physically met, but who have followed for years and whose knowledge of music I respect hugely, posts something that I might have otherwise missed. Cheers, Simon, loved this performance.

Out next week, people…

Morning, all. Still can’t walk unaided, and the nights are tough. So, as a goal for my rehab - and a huge thank you to Pip for being amazing - I’ve booked us tickets for @lcdsoundsystem, @idlesband and @Youngfathers in Dublin next June. What a line-up. Have a great weekend.

YES, @laurenlaverne for the 4Hero mix!

Morning @laurenlaverne - cowbell, you say, for #PeoplesPlaylist? I’m going for @beastieboys ‘Hey Ladies’.

Well, I made it to @bccamplight (on crutches, thanks to the crew at @Rock_City_Notts). It was well worth the discomfort to see the full band, a setlist written on an apple and people shouting “I WANT TO BE IN THE MAFIA!”