
The first Full Moon of 2026, January 3, is in Cancer. I have written about in on The Polymath.
With a Full Moon in Cancer care becomes structural. You can read my post here.

The first Full Moon of 2026, January 3, is in Cancer. I have written about in on The Polymath.
With a Full Moon in Cancer care becomes structural. You can read my post here.
Good morning with our Middle of the Week Song – New Year of Grace by Ben Watt & Bernard Butler. We which you a luminous, peaceful, wonderful, grace filled 2026. Happy New Year.

My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 90 – The Turning Light: To The Solstice edition is now available on mixcloud.
In the Northern Hemisphere we’re on the pathway to Winter Solstice, the beginning of the return of the light. We’re also in Hanukkah – the festival of lights – season (sundown of Sunday December 14 to nightfall of Monday December 22). And, of course Yule that coincides with Winter Solstice and Christmas. You can read more about the programme here.
Tracklist:
01: The Zombies – This Will Be Our Year
02: The Altons – Your Light
03: Todd Rundgren – I Saw The Light (2015 remaster)
04: The Offline – La belle en lumière
05: Damh the Bard – On Midwinter’s Day
06: Popol Vuh – Aguirre I (L’Acrime di Rei)
07: The Sound – Winning
08: Tom Hiddleston – I Saw The Light live in the Wittertainment studio (Hank Williams cover)
09: Nick Drake – River Man
10: The Smiths – There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (2011 Remaster)
11: Aztec Camera – Wall Out To Winter (extended version)
12: Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
13: Love & Money – Winter
14: The Stone Roses – I Am The Resurrection
All previous shows on mixcloud: Yé Yé Radio mixcloud | Mondo Bizarre Magazine mixcloud
Hi with Cidade do Fogo by O Gajo & Ricardo Vignini. Have a nice afternoon.
Hi and Happy Sunday with Sweetie by The Chefs.

Nothing Is Being Asked of You Right Now the new post at The Listening Room HQ concerns guidance for men in stillness. Practising coherence, restraint, and presence when no action or decision is required and can be read here.
Good morning with Whitest Boy On The Beach (Live at Konk Studios) by Fat White Family. Have a nice weekend.

Art and Music That Knows When to Arrive, a new post on The Polymath site is about art and music that arrive at the right time, including my electroacoustic work Europa with saxophone, and A Séance Of The Table, Derrida’s on my voice for Peter Wullen and Greg Chapman meeting sound and concept. You can read Art and Music That Knows When to Arrive here.
Good morning and Happy Christmas. Our Middle of the Week, and Christmas Eve song is Christmas (I Can Hardly Wait) by The Courettes.
Good afternoon. It my birthday, the piano is my favourite instrument. Impromptu 1 is a beautiful piano instrumental from Impromptu Afonso Sêrro’s debut album.