It's International Dance Day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOGA...

A break from painting political ghouls. Portrait of Mark E. Smith.

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, DC, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Spielberg, Cameron, Wachowskis, or Ghibli.

A few words on this new publication from American sound artist Maryanne Amacher (1938–2009) robinrimbaud.substack.com/p/intelligen...

#NowPlaying Bit of a sucker for the old dulcimer, me... Such a gloriously versatile instrument

I've just received good news from the Turkish border— the stellar Iranian composer and musician Siavash Amini @capgrasman.bsky.social is alive and safe. While we mourn our fellow Iranian artists and musicians that are lost to us, we also celebrate those that are still here.

Is there a #LitSky or #BookSky thriving yet? If I love William Trevor, Muriel Spark, Elizabeth Bowen, Jane Gardam, Colm Toibin, Paul Bailey, Elizabeth Taylor and Penelope Lively can you recommend other novelists I might like? Bonus points if not from the British isles!

Lauren Bell on fire in her second spell. 3 wickets in two overs. #Cricket 🏏

This is a clip from King Tubby’s iconic studio. It shows Kelvin, a member of the teenage hit reggae band ‘Musical Youth’ freestyling over a dub special laid out for him by the innovator and producer Scientist 🔊

Wader

#NowPlaying Trance by force. Vodou bass from Edu & Judgitzu nyegenyegetapes.bandcamp.com/album/nuku

What happened to all the big lads on the baize? I don't trust these gangly youths. #Snooker

you can sell your synthesizers now (via Guy Birkin)

Hi I wrote about the making of classic platformerChuckie Egg and talked to its creator Nigel Alderton. Please give it a read as I want to show there’s an audience for this gaming history stuff 🙏 www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...

#NowPlaying Bands I wish I'd heard when I was a nipper: an occasional series. If a record reminds me of both The Slits and In A Silent Way, it has the key to my heart.

I shouldn't be forced into compassion. You people are monsters

Could be worse, I spose...

Take this and be thankful

#NowPlaying Drinks from the same well as classic electric Miles, with maybe a closer adhesion to the groove. Enlivening stuff.

I would rather feel your spine than your skull, whoever you are.

It is unconscionable that we have allowed the French to embed their flag in our toothpaste.

I ate all the sauce

Stoked to announce that after @lusofest.de Summer Shorts edition last year, my #musicvideo for 'Lou' will be screening at @workingclassfilm.bsky.social's first edition this year, too, running from May 8 to 10 at the Showroom in #Sheffield 🎬 #filmsky #filmfest showroomcinema.org.uk/festivals/th...

5318008 #NowPlaying

Can't remember who PSA'd this, but THANK YOU. It's not so much listening, more like being beautifully suffused. That voice, man. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

“Haha, yeah I get that a lot. It’s Donald, actually. Dr Donald”

Never on here but guess what, I’m playing Amsterdam with Charlemagne and @orenambarchi.bsky.social www.bimhuis.nl/en/calendar/...

Taskmaster might be the last good thing we have

Call me ill-informed, I was an English Major

Rabid hurdy-gurdy, murky DIY sounds from Canada, a shahi baaja and a Javanese kentongan in this month's playlist from the zone. Rum Music for April Reviewed by Jennifer Lucy Allan buff.ly/imlOAGs

Depluralize a movie: Alien

Hi. I'm gonna remind you, once again, that you can go into the accessibility options in settings and turn on the toggle that doesn't let you post without alt text.

Yes yes YES

First middle-stump cartwheel of the season from Kyle Abbott #TheCricket 🏏 Can't decide whether Middle-Stump Cartwheel is an arrestable offence or if they supported The Fall...

I used to have very quiet sneezes. Now I have very loud sneezes. Is this social decay or God's wrath?

Drone folk from Todmorden! spaceship.bandcamp.com/album/black-... #folkmusic #folk #todmorden #dronefolk

Hey @bsky.support, the horrors of the world make it hard to believe in a compassionate god, yet the grace and kindness of which humans are capable makes it hard not to – how can I resolve? Tried on browser and app, logging out, creating an app password

It's just nice to be remembered

Songs are to music as YA is to literature

Alderman Myarse England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016

Trouble at Mills

#NowPlaying Doing what I should have done years ago and listening to Third Ear Band. They are right in my stable-yard. Like a more soil and fungus Popul Vuh

If many people do the same joke on your TL, it is good BSky etiquette give give a like to all of them, and privately to laugh exactly as much for each as you did for the first.

I know I've been a bit "look at me" and "love my stuff" recently, but I was just listening back to my recent disco dub of Stevie Wonder, and figured I'd punt it around again in case you're not already subscribing to Dubstack rentparty.substack.com/p/chapter-41...

An iconic UK bookstore is offering visitors the opportunity to vandalize Harry Potter books for 25 pence. @thebookishtype.bsky.social, the trans-owned bookstore in Leeds running the promotion, will donate all proceeds to gender-affirming healthcare costs. Go support them!

At an orgy it's considered very arrogant to talk about yourself in the third person.

Been a very long time since I put a mix up anywhere. 💖 www.patreon.com/posts/patreo...

Peter Bellend Father Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954