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Best. Series. Ever

Well fuck me, Turnstile are a pretty amazing live band, aren't they

To celebrate the new album, we ( @brutalligators.bsky.social ) have started a little podcast where we're doing track by track breakdowns of the new album songs. You'll also get to hear them before the record actually comes out! open.spotify.com/show/1jK2IvU...

@soysaucechin.bsky.social and I are back at Design Systems WTF and recording our first episode of season 2 on Wednesday, talking about whether MCPs are the unlock that allow us to get to actual contextual documentation. Join us at 4pm GMT! webinars.zeroheight.com/register/zer...

The sad part of packing down converge for another year 🥲

This is your five day notice to sign up for Nothing Sounds Good before the November cutoff!! Hints for next month's record: - It's a sophomore album - It's about acceptance and moving on - It's for fans of PUP, Los Campesinos and Pkew Pkew Pkew

Get yr dang votes in people!

Another new #SystemsOfHarm Episode just dropped and this week’s very special guest is… 🥁… ME! In a self-indulgent twist, I recruited the lovely @lurkmoophy.bsky.social to play host this week and we talk about design systems and big life events. Apple: apple.co/4nlt2rI RSS: bit.ly/43gtLkB

Lasted until 23 October this year before listening to a Christmas song. For me, this is pretty great.

"Their sound has a lot of similarities to the current pop punk scene in the States, using these gritty guitars to build up and deliver a punchy hook in the chorus, not unlike recent hits from Joyce Manor and the like" Austin Town Hall on the new single Train Wreck from @brutalligators.bsky.social

We also released a very silly music video for it that was super fun to make www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofby...

Just released our final single from the @brutalligators.bsky.social album and this is one I'm super proud of open.spotify.com/album/4q0t4W...

Yesterday marked 16 years since I moved from Australia to the UK. To celebrate I rocked back and forth and cried in the corner while the rain slowly fell.

The personal site is getting there! Still need to fix a whole host of responsive issues and add some more ridiculousness, but happy so far: fastidious-genie-4a64bf.netlify.app

So Graham ‘I’m a massive transphobe’ Linehan has prompted the Met to say they won’t be responding to ‘hate incidents’ anymore. How is what he said not an incitement of hate? He literally calls for violence against trans women because of the fact they’re trans. It’s textbook hate crime.

Determined to have a good week this week, so if nobody can do anything dickish that would be much appreciated

Redoing the personal site and one of the things I was determined to learn was how clamp() works. Up until now I've just relied on generators to give me scales (which is totally fine), but I wanted to know and it turns out it's pretty simple...

We had an amazing time at @webdevconf.com last Friday, and in the blog today, we wrote up our recap of all the talks of the day. Thanks, Tey, @strange.website, @loftio.co.uk, @scott.is, @uxmichael.co, @whitep4nth3r.com, @remysharp.com, @jhey.dev, @lurkmoophy.bsky.social, and @alexolder.com!

Doing v4 of my personal website before I even pushed v3. But THIS TIME I WILL ACTUALLY GET IT OUT. Currently just stealing all of the inspiration from @strange.website.

I think @strange.website is my new favourite human being. Sorry @scott.is.

T-MINUS SEVEN DAYS UNTIL THE LAST SINGLE DROPS FROM THE ALBUM! We even shot a music video for Train Wreck and subjected Simo to lots of things inside an alligator costume that they may be scarred for life by.

lol at the guardian referring to Pokémon as ‘the long running animal cruelty simulation series’

We're at @webdevconf.com today! Look for Kate furiously taking notes during the talks and pick up a Krystal card at any of the tables!

I’m just the pretty one. @alexolder.com does all the work 😅

Alrighty, that's Converge officially sold out! See y'all in three weeks! 🥳 @zeroheight.com

Oh hello new zeroheight 🥳

Last chance to pre-order the Mindful Design course! md-video.beehiiv.com/p/mindful-de...

Anybody coming along to Side Quest, we’re upstairs in the Green Room. Head in the door and take an immediate right!

Just a reminder that Side Quest is this week on Thursday! If anyone fancies coming down we've got two amazing speakers (Caitlin had to drop out because of illness sadly) and a few drinks courtesy of @zeroheight.com www.eventbrite.com/e/side-quest...

And this one from @austintownhall.bsky.social 🥹 "I get a lot of tunes across my desk every day, and some are easy to turn off. But, I couldn’t turn off this Brutalligators single, and in fact, kept coming back to it more than I’d like to admit." austintownhall.com/2025/09/18/b...

So cool to have a couple of reviews come in about Hold Fast. This one just made our hearts feel all warm and fuzzy "Brutalligators remain as direct and noisy as ever, but with “Hold Fast,” they’re showing how resilience can sound like both a shout and a chorus." amplifythenoise.com/listen-hold-...

We've rounded up almost all the talk details and have updated the site! We're looking forward to seeing you in October! webdevconf.com

NEW @brutalligators.bsky.social SINGLE DAY! open.spotify.com/album/2kBBV9... This one is about grief and gardens and starting to feel ok despite everything being utterly shit.

🏆🏆 THE SHORTLIST IS NOW LIVE! 🏆🏆 We've finally announced the finalists and opened up public voting for the Design System Awards. Check it out here: zeroheight.com/blog/design-...

T-minus 2 days until we share with you the rebrand we've been working on for almost 12 months. Been a heck of along journey but we're ALMOST THERE

Just a reminder that Side Quest is happening NEXT WEEK! Make sure you bag a free ticket! www.eventbrite.com/e/side-quest...

It's two weeks to go until this absolute banger of a lineup! Feel like I've pulled together some of the best bands in the UK right now for this one... dice.fm/partner/dice...

I never ever thought I’d say this but I think I’ve fallen in love with the idea of all inclusive holidays in lanzarote.

Yo design system losers - there's under 40 tickets left for Converge. You heard it here first. Get in before it sells out. And yes, agenda is out next week. converge.zeroheight.com

Scott has an important message about Mindful Design (piccalil.li/mindful-design ) for you www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik0a...

10 Days 👁️👄👁️

No one connects like Gaston Adds you next like Gaston No one optimises their network effect like Gaston

As part of every month's delivery, we do an exclusive art print for each one. Basically, I (Luke) find something to do with the record, whether it's a lyric, a song title, or the album name, and create something bespoke for it. Absolutely love doing it every month! Here's the first three...

Alright, who signed the brutalligators email up for supermarket jobs in Leeds? We know we're not very good, but suggesting we need to pack it in and leave town is a bit much...

Two weeks 👀

that lucrative mix of feeling like you're above others even though you're a sentient fuckin tea cosy who peaked in junior school, the perceived ability to eschew accountability or any need to grow and learn, and the capitalistic need to have the slightly-less-oppressed perpetuate their oppression.

TERFdom is the 4chan/Qanon of the middle-class village folk. rather than reckon with the fact your views are blinkered and harmful, you get to join the willy-watcher book club; where the main goal is to froth over schroedinger's genitals and spew vitriol and hate toward folks just trying to survive.

TERFdom is a death cult not a political stance. we should not be treating these people with respect or decency. there is no good faith debate with people who are devoid of good faith. you cannot 'two sides' when one side is just 'i use made-up science to justify a crusade against vulnerable people'.