We all know the story of Captain Tom and the huge impact he has made during the 2020 lockdown. But there has been another star of this extraordinary period, a man who perhaps we should call 'Captain Tim'.
Tim Burgess, The Charlatans frontman, solo artist and label boss, has become one of the saving graces of the lockdown, via his hugely successful Twitter Listening Parties.
Starting in late March, this cunningly simple concept has taken on a life of its own. It really is simple – Burgess selects a number of albums, classic and new, schedules them through each evening and invites fans to start playing at a precise, pre-arranged time, following the hashtag #TimsTwitterListeningParty and Tweeting along with the album’s creators.