It is quite possible to see the Trump presidency entirely through the prism of market manipulation for private gain.

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge J is for Jean Michel Jarre and Julia Holter So many J's 'These Creatures' - Jean Michel Jarre (feat. Julia Holter) youtu.be/Kf5yB9zdBOc?...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 10: A song that feels like a memory playing 'Sunday Morning' - The Bolshoi youtu.be/-pob1sW4AjY?...

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#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge I is for It's Immaterial 'Space' - It's Immaterial youtu.be/htIBw7HdWqI?...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 9: A song about insecurity 'David Watts' - The Kinks youtu.be/hGrniCrIHGg?...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge H is for Hard Corps 'To Breathe' - Hard Corps youtu.be/4-AphifLyfw?...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 8: A Song That Feels Ahead Of Its Time 'I'm Afraid Of Americans' - David Bowie Dismissed as overwrought satire at the time. Sounds on the f**king nose now. youtu.be/5UDkRpqO-b0?...

It just feels like, across the board, journalists have become unmoored from reality. Maybe it’s Twitter. Maybe it’s the Overton window. Maybe they’re just tired. I have no idea, but things really, really have changed.

Using a song born from grief and reflection as a political theme for strongman theatrics says everything about the moment. Art created to process loss now repurposed for spectacle and power. Culture deserves respect, not exploitation for authoritarian branding.

These songs are picked specifically so the outrage over their use will make clips of Trump go viral. That's why they never choose classical music by long-dead creators. Or even instrumental versions of songs by living artists who have turned to fascism. No one would pay attention.

Weird how creating conditions where powerful people never have to face real accountability leads to powerful people abusing their power. Who could have predicted that?

I was just extolling a friend— write stories from your life down. Even if you don’t know what/if anything you’ll do with it. If you’re in your 40s or older you need to write your teens and 20s escapades down right now. Or dictate into an audio file. How quickly your life becomes social history…

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge G is for Glass Candy 'Digital Versicolor' - Glass Candy youtu.be/qEIvqumtmUQ?...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #musicchallenge Day 7: A song you would play for your younger self 'Living For The City' - Stevie Wonder I wish I had heard Stevie much earlier. My gateway to soul, funk, jazz and black music generally. youtu.be/rc0XEw4m-3w?...

So Philip Glass just joined TikTok. He only has like 4 posts and they’re simply him in what I assume is his living room playing the piano. First comment on one I saw was “your piano is too close to the fireplace, you’ll dry it out” and if that’s not the internet in a nutshell I don’t know what is.

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge F is for Fiat Lux 'Secrets' - Fiat Lux youtu.be/B4vqcyQFU9E?...

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day: A song you recognize after 2 bars. Of all the songs in all the world, I don't know why this one popped into my head...but it did. '9 To 5' - Dolly Parton youtu.be/UbxUSsFXYo4?...

"It reminded me of the quote that is often attributed to George Orwell that states, "You can't get better than a Kwik-Fit fitter, we're the ones to trust"

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge E is for Erlend 'Ghost Trains' - Erlend Øye youtu.be/b9dscKHVeLw?...

FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 5: A song in 7/8 Time Signature 'Anyone Who Had A Heart' - Dionne Warwick Not the whole song (as there are a number of complex and clever time changes in this one) but it's in there towards the end. youtu.be/qMsiGMKHJ8k?...

Twas the night before World Book Day, and all across the land, parents were saying “Oh. Just. Please. Be. A. F*****g. Pirate”.

Die Premiere von Friedrich Wilhelm Murnaus Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens fand am 4. März 1922 im Marmorsaal des Zoologischen Gartens Berlin statt. Zum Jahrestag blicken wir auf einige der historischen Produktionsorte (gerne den 🧵 ergänzen):

Die Premiere von Friedrich Wilhelm Murnaus Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens fand am 4. März 1922 im Marmorsaal des Zoologischen Gartens Berlin statt. Hier der Aufführungsort im Marmorsaal des Zoologischen Gartens Berlin. 🧵

On This Day in History: March 4, 1922 Nosferatu premieres at the Berlin Zoological Garden, an unauthorized adaptation of Dracula by Bram Stoker. Copyright lawsuits followed, but Count Orlok survived. The vampire wasn’t going back in the coffin.

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 4: A Song In 5/4 Signature 'Dance Of The Little Fairies' - Sky youtu.be/_VnDToNqNd4?...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge D is for Delphic 'Counterpoint' - Delphic youtu.be/YHhmyyahh4s?...

youtu.be/MskYujO_z68?... #artmoon

It's true. The village where I live, Trumpton (ironically enough), is ruled by a ruthless Islamic mullah sultan called 'Windy Miller' who was allowed to put windmills everywhere after converting to fundamentalist Islam. Under Sharia law he hangs us from the blades if we speak English or love Jesus.

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge C is for Colder 'Crazy Love' - Colder youtu.be/hwVlAUfjnRY?...

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 3: A song using polyrhythm 'The Telephone Call' - Kraftwerk youtu.be/4BQsJb7w83w?...

#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge B is for Bushido 'Lament' - Bushido youtu.be/veXaQnI9YV0?...

#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 2: A filler song 'Death At One's Elbow' - The Smiths You won't convince me that this is anything other than filler. youtu.be/SDHr4tZSVfA?...

Starmer adding an incredibly unpopular, unjust war on the side of the most detested country in the world and the second most detested is surely going to turn his numbers around, just you wait and see.

Starmer's ability to find the exact sweetspot which pisses off everyone is extraordinary. He's a savant.

#DavidsMonthOfMusic Going to jump on this #MusicChallenge and do an A-Z of synthpop (whilst hopefully avoiding the usual suspects) A is for Autokratz 'Always More' - Autokratz youtu.be/66l0K4ZQ-qg?...

Amazing. Lost Georges Méliès film, re-discovered and beautifully preservered. Prescient of the dangers of AI from more than a century ago.

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Blog update: New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle" topped the NME Indie Charts in November 1986, but was less fortunate in the official charts. Offcuts and remixes aside, it would be their least successful single for the next 29 years, even though it sounds like an absolute smash. What went wrong?

#Musicchallenge #Ismuasmonthofmusic Day 1: More cowbell 'The Perfect Kiss' - New Order youtu.be/SRfPMnAtX5M?...

Everyone is 12

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 28. A song you’ll probably love forever 'Uncertain Smile' - The The Big thanks to @ismua.bsky.social for keeping the tough questions coming. youtu.be/5bErFXjUGvQ?...

I don't know what the opposite of nominative determinism is. But Matt Goodwin does.

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 27: A song you consider a masterpiece 'Country Feedback' - R.E.M. I understand all and none of it, but yet I feel every moment of it. youtu.be/6EHBh1FuY1Q?...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 26: A song that influenced many artists 'Glory Box' - Portishead youtu.be/EVC8r2b5mnI?...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge 25: A song you associate with vinyl 'Dreams Never End' - New Order Of course I own FACT 50 on CD in all its various deluxe, redux, rematered versions but still get a frisson of excitement from playing my original thick vinyl copy. youtu.be/WS1X0EBlQ3Y?...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 24: A song that feels like an apology 'Suedehead' - Morrissey youtu.be/0AvuweztG4Q?...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 23: A perfect song to sing along to I don't sing, I scream. 'Debaser' - Pixies youtu.be/PVyS9JwtFoQ?...