Sorry to share this one more time, but it's a lovely feeling when someone describes a book in this way, and you laugh for a second or two and then you realise it's your own book. #IntoTheGroove

The government should be ashamed that its migration policies are being cheered on by Tommy Robinson and Reform. Instead of standing up to anti-migrant hate, this is laying the foundations for the far-right. I questioned the Home Secretary on how she can be proposing such obviously cruel policies.

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THREAD. I love old Habitat catalogues & managed to get hold of all the 70s ones before they got v pricey & collectable. Flicking through them, I wondered: "What are the true stories of the lives of the people in these photos?" So I decided to write those stories. You'll find them in the alt text.

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NEW! #FirstLastAnything ep 33: Stand-up and novelist Mark Watson (@watsoncomedian.bsky.social) joins me this week to talk about how music helped to inspire his crafts of writing and performing. Plus his first, last and wildcard purchases! Join us! firstlastanything.co.uk/2025/11/16/f...

Okay, I can't let this one go. I live in Ireland, not the UK, but the use of this image by a supposedly socialist party is so stupid and offensive, I'm going to get stuck in. Let me explain to you why any experienced illustrator/designer could have stopped you making so many miserable mistakes. 1/

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🎬 Lush: A Far From Home Movie Super 8 tour diary created by Phil King #MusicSky #FilmSky

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You know what doesn’t work on Bluesky? Videos. Videos with text. And swearing. And noise. And ones promoting a music tour. None of that works.

I am very pleased to announce that Phil King/@junkshopper's 'Lush: A Far From Home Movie', is now on YouTube for all to see. I very much enjoyed appearing with Phil last year at various events, at home abroad, discussing the film with him and the audience. www.youtube.com/watchv=ow3jE...

Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.

I did write about it. Though it isn’t just about that. Quite a good story in here. firstlastanything.co.uk/2021/11/12/w...

I persistently plug these because they take time to do, both for me and the guests, so do share and tell people about it if you like it. The aim is to make a quality long read each week. Thanks. #FirstLastAnything

I'm doing my Stream of Conscious Mess experimental writing techniques workshop at Todmorden BookFest on Saturday 10am. Time to get the box files and folders out to see what materials I have. I would appear to be well prepared. A lifetime's accumulation of marginilia & miscellany. Do come.

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#SundayMusicMood what is everyone listening to on this Novembersome evening? @coinneachrooney.bsky.social @deborann.bsky.social @brucegeob.bsky.social @marksmusic1977.bsky.social

30 million dead, The Somme, painting created by Mary Bishop 1976 in the art therapy studio at Netherne hospital where she was compelled to live. Aged 4 when her father was killed in WWI, the reverberations of his death & her mother’s vast grief traumatised & distressed Mary for the rest of her life

NEW! #FirstLastAnything Ep 32: We are back each Sunday, till Christmas, and my guest today - versatile and fascinating music writer and musician Joanna Wyld (@joannawyld.bsky.social) - talks about bellringing, Queen, liner notes, Molly Drake and much more. firstlastanything.co.uk/2025/11/09/f...

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November 1957. 'No AI was involved.' #WhenWasThings

Painting created by Brenda Marshall c.1957 in the art therapy studio at Netherne hospital, Surrey, where she was compelled to live. A substantial number of her works survive, they explore painful & traumatic family relationships, details of which are sometimes noted on the backs of her paintings

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#302020S @marksmusic1977.bsky.social @paulakeenan.bsky.social @deborann.bsky.social @brucegeob.bsky.social Posted this in the past but it’s worth the repeat. youtu.be/q2ycrnSfGvA?...

Coca Cola coming up with their fully AI generated Christmas Advert 🎥🎅

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This Adam Ant birthday celebration post took on a life of its own overnight. There are some wonderful memories shared of one of the great pop stars. It's just full of lovely 🐜

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Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948). His ground-breaking Merzbau, completely misunderstood in its time, is now regarded as the precursor of contemporary artforms like Installation, Environment, Assemblage and site-specific art.

*NEW MUSIC* An extended take of one of a series of 'off-grid' improvisations i.e. with no sync devices or programmes. Low volume recommended. Sequential Circuits Pro-One, ARP Odyssey, Lyra 8, Korg Minilogue, Mains. thesonsofsilence1.bandcamp.com/track/hummin...

Painting created c.1949 in the art therapy studio at Netherne hospital, by an individual who was compelled to live there, currently identified to us only as Drew. This is their only surviving work & no biographical information is currently known to us

People trying on clothes at the Way In boutique at Harrods, painted by Muriel Lewis c.1968, in the art therapy studio at Netherne hospital where she was compelled to live. Her work often depicts scenes from a seemingly materially affluent life outside hospital.

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#DiscoNotDisco Saturday evening episode 🎧 @coinneachrooney.bsky.social @deborann.bsky.social @brucegeob.bsky.social @marksmusic1977.bsky.social

Pitching cosy British crime drama in 2025 youtube.com/shorts/Qvli_...

My husband @mjowen174.bsky.social is very down. He’s struggling to find any work at the moment. He’s a brilliant writer and has written for Dangermouse, Private Eye and many more… If you need a writer have a look at his website and please repost. www.mathew-owen.co.uk Thank you

Remastered Hi-Res versions of Julia Rovinsky's adaptations of classics by Philip Glass, Steve Reich, John Cage, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Harold Budd and Brian Eno. Out now. orcd.co/b8vzadj

#FirstLastAnything, my music-based textcast is back next Sunday to hopefully cheer up the dark mornings and offer an alternative to 'current affairs'. Meantime, why not scroll down and sample the archive of 31 conversations I've had with some very special guests here: firstlastanything.co.uk/about/