I'm not usually very patriotic. As a dual national I'm neither fish nor fowl, but this does make feel proud to be English. Not the sporting achievement, which has little to do with Englishness, but instead the wholesomeness of the support for this fantastic team www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Happy #NewMusic Friday! Trying not to get too overwhelmed by Indigo da Souza's Precipice. ADORE her last 2 (both AOTY level for me) so was nervous after not vibing with the singles. In the context of the album tho, they really work. 🔥🔥🔥so much emotion 💔🥹😭🥲 open.spotify.com/album/7vVrYk...

My teenage son said I should listen to Alex G. So I am listening to Alex G. I think I might be too old for Alex G as I think the G in Alex G might stand for "Guff". I am also unable to accept the non-consensual sax within his songs. I feel very aged rn. #music #NowPlaying

This is an actually good and accurate article about #jungle by Shawn Reynaldo - one of just a handful I have ever read in 30+ years of loving this music www.ninaprotocol.com/articles/new...

This is one of the most preposterously pretentious articles ever to be found on a #music site and yet I can't argue with much of it really thequietus.com/interviews/b...

I don't usually accept #DnB but the new Rufige Kru (a #Goldie alias responsible for some early 90s bangers) is surprisingly solid and (mostly) doesn't suffer from the relentless boom-tish drum work that makes the genre so often unlistenable open.spotify.com/album/4Rqkoy... #NewMusic #spotify

Any day with a new Half Man Half Biscuit single is a great day, that could only bettered by a new album release (coming on June 13, way-fucken-hey!) open.spotify.com/album/0Axuo2... #NewMusic #spotify #HMHB

So I'm experimenting with YT Shorts aboutt #VPN, which are much harder to do than they look! This is the last of my first batch that I filmed in one day. I think I did ok for a first try but I'm keen to have another crack and step it up. Any feedback appreciated 🙏 www.youtube.com/shorts/LBXDo...

Watch me rattle through some of the downsides of #VPN apps in under 60s. On an earlier video some rascal commenter told me I "identified as a lesbian", do you agree? www.youtube.com/shorts/cinnY...

Another browser extension ownership change gone wrong. The owner of "Browser Boost Extra Tools For Chrome" sold the extension and transferred it late January. Didn't take long for it to go bad for 30,000 users. The new code redirected users dynamically to whatever pages the new owner chose.

I vaguely remember Kitchens of Distinction from the pages of Melody Maker and NME back in 1991/2 but as I was but a young teen obsessed with Neds, Nirvana, Metallica & Mudhoney, I never listened. Boy, did I miss out! open.spotify.com/album/17842n... #music #indie #shoegaze

Been YouTubing about #VPN stuff again. It’s a nasty habit youtube.com/shorts/RT1Kp...

Here's my latest super short video explaining why you don't need to be techy or shady to use a #VPN. Give it a watch and even a Like so my children can be proud of me 🙏 www.youtube.com/shorts/VmvGk...

My #AOTW is the new Miki Berenyi Trio record, a lovely continuation from those early Lush records. Swirling and melodious guitars, twinkly synths, gorgeously ethereal vocals with a bit of bite to them, and laidback groovy beats. I hope it blows up! open.spotify.com/album/6mp7bE... #NewMusic #Music

Check out the filthy basslines on Sali's live show on the new Planet Wax website! Right NOW! live.planetwax.net/episodes/202... #bass #NewMusic

This is the funniest thing I've seen in ages. I wish it was suitable to show my Home Alone-obsessed youngest boy, maybe in about 10 years! www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI_H... #JoelHaver #comedy

Turns out if you have a sudafed, 6 espressos and 3 giant chocolate cookies from Waitrose and wear a Garmin sports watch, you'll get at least one, possibly multiple, "WTF are you doing???" heart-rate alarms. Who knew?

Whether or not you care about Deafheaven's new album, a new Michael Nelson article makes any day, a good day. One of the best #music writers out there www.stereogum.com/2301531/prem... #metal #NewMusic

Beach Bunny release video for “Big Pink Bubble” www.punknews.org/article/8516...

Is "Death by Television" by The Lillingtons the best #PopPunk album of all time? Why, yes, yes it is. If you don't know it, you have the joy of hearing it for the first time awaiting at the end of this link open.spotify.com/album/2T1ler... #Punk #Music #NowPlaying #Spotify

Ermagerd, @el-p.bsky.social has teamed up with Pigs x7 for a new single! This is not something I was expecting to hear today (or ever). Definitely reminds me of C4C-era El-P. What a fucking cool thing open.spotify.com/track/4rSyP1... #music #NowPlaying #NewMusic #music

Here's me talking about #VPN regulation in India and Pakistan (spoiler: I am not a fan)

I wish Gazoonga Attack would reissue their truly wonderful EP, Your Girlfriend is Shit and their only album, Sex Nerd. They aren't on streaming, while the CDs were self-released in small numbers. Their music almost impossible to find even via file-sharing. Such a shame, it's so good! #punk #music

Continuing my theme of Aussie #punk, today I am diving into Hard Ons, who are now fronted by Tim Rogers of You Am I, which I can't quite get my head around. Pretty good stuff and streets ahead of what they were doing in the 80s #NowPlaying #music

More of this please!

Today's listening is a full discog run of Aussie punks Frenzal Rhomb. I've actually never listened to them properly before but I am loving it so far, two albums in out of 11. #NowPlaying #Punk #music

If you like #jungle, you've got to check out Kid Lib. He's been on absolute tear, self-releasing 4 albums this year under both his own name and his DJ Mindhunter alias. All incredible, with awesome 90s rave-inspired album art kidlib.bandcamp.com/album/dj-min... #Bandcamp #NewMusic #NowPlaying

I'm replacing my record player stylus & thinking of upgrading to the micro-linear version of my AT-VM95 cartridge. It's pricey though at £125 for just the stylus vs £30 for the elliptical one. Is it worth it? I've been happy with the stock version until now but i'm very tempted #vinyl #music #HiFi

Happy #Manics Day to those who celebrate! Just pushed play on the new #ManicStreetPreachers album "Critical Thinking". Hope it's a good one! #NowPlaying #Music #NewMusic open.spotify.com/album/0uQf3c...

Listening to my newest #vinyl, some deep and lovely #jungle tunes from #Dungen, generally known for Swedish pysch rock! Some people just get all the talent! If you don't know the #FutureRetro label, you're in for a treat futureretrolondon.bandcamp.com/album/otis #NewMusic #NowPlaying #Bandcamp

I promise I'm not one of those stuck-in-my-youth bores but following my #Manics discog run and while I wait for their new record, I'm now doing a #Suede run. They really are a special band with a wonderful career arc with distinct acts: The Butler Years; Commercial Success; and Back From The Dead.

Loving the new J Mascis single out today (I think). Modern day J is very often beautifully melancholy both in his lyrics and vocals but also his playing. It makes me feel a certain way. Hope this means we get a new album! open.spotify.com/album/6tvbC6... #NowPlaying #Music #DinosaurJr #JMascis

On a Manics discog run ahead of their new album (now delayed, boo). Does any band in history have such a weirdly variable body of work? Such highs but also truly abysmal lows. The biggest hits def have a vibe but they have done some weird shit too over the years man. What a band #NowPlaying #Music

I really LOVE the track Terminator, it paved the way for #jungle and still slaps 33 years later. It's been remastered and repressed for the 1st time since its 1992 original release. I'm SO tempted but £30ish (incl. postage/taxes) is a bit steep metalheadz.bandcamp.com/album/termin... #bandcamp

You should watch this video. It's crazy how so many hosts were vulnerable, even infrastructure belonging to Meta and Tencent (the Chinese mega corp behind WeChat, PUBG, League of Legends etc).

After devouring the Prefect trilogy over Xmas, I decided to re-read all the #RevelationSpace books so I can properly enjoy Inhibitor Phase, as it's years since I read them. I'm onto Chasm City already but the immensity of my task is starting to sink in! #SF #ScienceFiction #books #NowReading

Just found out that David Gray has a new album out this week. I must confess, I CANED White Ladder when it came out so just put it on for old times' sake. It might be the nostalgia for being 21 and head-over-heels in love but it stands up! open.spotify.com/album/65dV0T... #music #NowPlaying #Spotify

I mainly talk about music on here but this is what I'm doing while listening! It's v interesting research, as it both identifies vulnerabilities in tunneling protocols AND shows results of scans of the entire IPv4 internet (3.7BN addr.) plus 10M IPv6 addr. to identify the 4.2M affected hosts.

Listening to the new #Whirr album and the production choices are kind of aggravating. Why would you mix the vocals so low compared to the guitars? I know it's #shoegaze but this is taking the piss. Shame, as it's an otherwise decent album #NewMusic #NowPlaying whirrband.bandcamp.com/album/raw-blue

Nice #jungle set from #PeteCannon on Sherelle's BBC 6Music show. It's all his own tunes and remixes, well worth a listen. His label N4 is awesome too, check it out www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #music #NewMusic

I enjoyed the #lastfm wrapped type thing. Felt a bit more nerdy and real than the Spotify one. I love the dataviz on the full report too. #music

Discovered these guys in a random thread on /r/offset last night. They are a power trio from Nova Scotia called The Boojums and this is their first single! It's a killer debut #indie #diy #rock #music #bandcamp #newmusic theboojums.bandcamp.com/track/outta-...

Only just came across this excellent interview with #Sherelle and #TimReaper, well worth a read if you love #jungle crackmagazine.net/article/long...

My fave thing about this time of year is trawling all the #AOTY lists on #music sites to pick up what I missed. So far my most stunning finds have been Merce Lemon - Watch Me Drive Them Dogs Wild, and Hurray for the Riff Raff - The Past is Still Alive. Can't believe I nearly missed these gems!

Let’s see how this works. If you are a music lover or music maker please repost the music you see posted. Likes are lovely but sharing is how this website was built. Thanks. For all your #diy #indie #music try the playlists below. Thanks. tracklist.untidymusic.com

I usually buy into the whole #SpotifyWrapped thing despite the creepiness, it's marketing, yadda yadda, but this year's format feels a bit uninspired to me. Maybe because it doesn't cover my hundreds of hours listening to #vinyl and my 7,000+ library of 90s #rave & #jungle mp3s. #music #spotify

The #SpotifyWrapped AI podcast is sooooo weird. Uncanny valley hitting hard. The amount of times they each peppered their sentences with “like” was a real “what’s up, fellow humans?” vibe. Also “pixie rhythm games alternative rock” is not a genre Spotify!!!

This is absolutely crazy and it seems to be happening more and more to indie bands on tour in the States. Robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight at 9am outside Starbucks, smdh www.reddit.com/r/indieheads... #music #indie

I love it when DJs share tracklists with their sets. Here's Perc's from Doom in Bogota. Warning: it's dangerously banging soundcloud.com/perc/perc-do... #techno #music #soundcloud #perc