Into town this morning to pick up the mail and post a few things including a pack of badges to Sweden. To Malmo in particular, which reminds me that Dick will be off there very soon to perform as Lovejoy at a music festival. I think Shade Tree will be playing also, so there will be an Unpopular presence, which is cool. Dick is taking some of his singles and more Unpop badges to try and sell, so I hope there are more Malmo indiepop residents willing to part with some cash!

The mail being collected included the test pressings for Unpop 1 and Unpop 3. They sound terrific (the turntable is working fine after its plug disaster) and I can’t wait for the finished products to arrive.

Whilst in town I also pottered around in Virgin, not really sure what I was looking for but ending up coming out with a trio of CDs: The new Jonathan Richman, which I am listening to right now and enjoying greatly; the new triple CD set of the reissued Village Green Preservation Society (still one of my all time favourite albums); and finally the new Hidden Cameras album even though I have had it on promo for a month or so. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – it’s important to support the artists you love when you can. And buying the record made me feel slightly less guilty for not writing a ‘proper’ review…

Then I spent the afternoon laid out on the sofa sleeping and watching the big mountain stage of Le Tour. I kind of wanted to go for a ride myself but really I am totally drained, I feel almost ill. I think all I can manage is to idle along until next week is over.