“This year, @subvert.fm will become the largest cooperative of artists/creative workers in history” - @austinrobey.xyz So great to be a member and testing out the artist page!

United in vinyl! Such a great Super Sevens session to finish our Voices Radio residency. Big thanks to producer Ryan and all the team. New Sevens dates to come.

Co-operators met in Birmingham for Future Co-ops, organised by Co-operative Futures, where issues of #populism and loss of trust led an agenda on how the #coops movement can challenge the #farright and reclaim power for communities. @coopfutures.bsky.social www.thenews.coop/future-co-op...

Favianna Rodriguez, contemporary US poster designer and activist of Afro-Peruvian heritage, #womensart

GIG ALERT: REEVES GABRELS w/ BOSTON BALLET, ten performances, 19-29 Mar 2026. The Cure guitarist collaborated w/ Mischa Santora on music for choreography by My'Kal Stromile. #MusicSky Brief video promo: www.facebook.com/share/v/1AiK... Full press release: bostonballet.prospect2.com/index.php?ac...

There's still time to make your voice heard on the future of the BBC! Music is one of the jewels in the BBC’s crown. But the Corporation is facing changes that could put the music we love at risk. Have your say to support music at the BBC and the wider music industry. tinyurl.com/ympwkhz5

joelgouveia.substack.com/p/the-death-... fascinating read, a bit on the overly opitimistic side but interesting to see guard music executives acknowledge a vibe shift. times are so bad they got us glazing over ghouls in suits like Iovine, he of all ppl knows the importance of cultural capital.

If you happen to be in Barcelona, don't miss out on my first live show in many years this Friday 6 March! dice.fm/event/l8op5l...

I need someone who knows more about vinyl than me to explain why the pressings from big acts are almost always lower quality than those from smaller indie acts Am I having bad luck? Manufacturing differences?

Epic Rosalía and Björk at the Brits!

Charley Stone shares dreamy new track ‘Forever Your Love’ London-based artist Charley Stone shares new single, ‘Forever Your Love’.

Some absolutely sensational drum and bass photos colinhawkins.co.uk/londons-earl...

IMPORTANT! Dog on the ski slope! I repeat, dog on the ski slope!! 😍

I'm making my usual #BandcampFriday plea: if you love music, consider spending as much today on music at Bandcamp as you do every month on music streaming subs. One $10 sale can make an artist's day-- and put as much money in their pocket as ~5000 or more streams!

I'm on this @loudwomen.org compilation with a song ft @anitamaj.bsky.social, the album's a fundraiser for the wonderful @resonancefm.bsky.social. Check it out this #BandcampFriday, so many great artists!

Very excited to be one of the 50 more Artist testers @subvert.fm. If you're on there already as a member, come check my Kat Five page.

Excited for the listening party tonight for the @loudwomen.org @resonancefm.bsky.social Sessions album I’m on. It’s a fundraiser for the station and features so many amazing artists like @stealingsheep.bsky.social & Hot Wax. Join in @bandcamp.com at 7pm UK loudwomen.bandcamp.com/album/loud-w...

Unfortunately, this is confirmed news. Not remotely what you want to see. Wishing everyone at NI the best in a tough time, and hoping that in the restructuring process, the tools find a good home. Details:

Who’s looked into this new Meta socials account rule and the implications? I’m currently at do not pass go for my other socials until I cough up £ to opt out or agree to a hard to decode ‘everything’.

"What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and, above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and shits quantity." - William S. Burroughs #quote

We’re proud to launch Ways of Listening, a new partnership with @evelynglenniefd.bsky.social that is open to everyone. This unique global project asks you to share your answer to one simple question - “What does listening mean to you?” @dameevelynglennie.bsky.social citiesandmemory.com/listening

Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on the super-rich: Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney are among signatories of a letter timed for the WEF in Davos, saying the wealthy are buying political influence www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Last night looking south in Alaska. Crazy stuff.

London friends - a rare chance to see Funki Porcini's amazing Laserium is coming up:

Do you want a better future for music blogs? Stop using platforms to read—visit their websites instead. The old way is the good way—and the better way.

Thanks @untidyradio.com for spinning Switch, great to catch @melonyklein.bsky.social and @etherdiver.bsky.social after too. Tune in!

Such a great idea! Support your music scene, share and subscribe.

Operating systems, browsers, web search, and CDNs are all infrastructure. Infrastructure should be publicly owned and run. Between the BBC and open source software, the UK could be free from Microsoft and Google within this parliament

Now more than ever, the UK needs to build and protect its digital infrastructure. A digital sovereignty strategy should prioritise Open Source software and interoperable systems for essential services and across government. This would stimulate innovation and capacity in the domestic tech sector.

We need a Digital Sovereignty strategy to reduce our reliance on US tech companies. The Cybersecurity Bill is in Parliament TODAY. MPs must ensure our digital infrastructure isn't vulnerable to policies and actions of foreign powers like the US and China. www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releas...

I think the only way to sustain a scene in your region, whether it be small or large, is through simple kindness. Talk to your neighbors dude, if they’re gonna be a dick that’s their problem but it doesn’t need to be your default modus operandi as well.

"Art is our weapon. Culture is a form of resistance..." Shirin Neshat, Iranian artist #WomensArt

See us play 15th of January + Terry Edwards on trumpet Micro sets: Terry, Gina Birch, Lester Square, Robert Rotifer, Ruth Tidmarsh, Karina Townsend & Jack Hayter, then in different combos for songs from 'Showtunes from the Shadows' ! Tickets: wegottickets.com/f/14034 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnEU...

On 15th January in Stoke Newington With Special Guest Gina Birch wegottickets.com/f/14034

Do read this. It’s by Brian Eno for @thenerve.news & it’s about this generation’s BandAid. Lullaby is based on a traditional Palestinian melody, all proceeds go to Gaza, it would be amazing for it to be Xmas no 1, but more than that, buying it is a political act 👊

🚨 ROUND TWO STARTS NOW 🚨 We’re down to the final 16 contestants as you decide who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech! Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday. 🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-round...

Thanks @joyzineuk.bsky.social! Grab my new dirty-sweet acid disco track Freak Midwinter right there and please donate to @hopenothate.org.uk #musicsky

There's plenty not to like about British Xmas music, especially if you ever had to work in retail or pubs in December, but it's fundamentally *party* music. US Xmas music is schmaltz.

One of my big bugbears -- the way Spotify playlists have, in just a handful of years, replaced British Xmas music (leery boozed-up Brummies with ridiculous facial hair) with American Xmas music (cardigans and expensive dentistry).

I’ve a sparkling Xmas track appearing soon! Watch this space, and don’t be frosty out there ❄️❄️❄️

THE JOYZINE ADVENT CALENDAR - DAY#11: ALCOPOP RECORDS: BIS X ART BRUT EXCLUSIVE! Alcopop! records give us a festive supergroup of Art Brut & Bis & ‘Make Your Own Kind of Music’. The tracks is free but please consider donating to our chosen cause @hopenothate.org.uk @ilovealcopop.bsky.social

Thrilled to bring Departure to the newly re-opened IKLECTIK on 21 December. Come to join us if you’re around in London then! Tickets on DICE: link.dice.fm/f9df7acfb25b...

Another request, music tech community (esp in Australia) pls give this a boost. A fully-funded 4-year PhD at UNSW Art & Design, working with 256 speaker array with sensor array tracking human responses to audio. The project investigates sound in the art gallery. www.unsw.edu.au/research/hdr...

Favorite images of 2025, Day 6: A roseate spoonbill splashes its wings through the water, causing an explosion of droplets as it looks straight ahead towards the camera. One of my favorite photos I've ever taken. #birds

Pre-order this beauty today Bandcamp Friday, Lullaby by Together For Palestine. Ft Brian Eno, Nai Bhargouti, Neneh Cherry, Bastille, Celeste, Nadine Shah and more. Help make it Xmas number 1. togetherforpalestine.bandcamp.com/album/lullaby

Browsing a thread about how to help a mum with dementia to work with answerphones, I came across this *wonderful* Substack - simple tech & hacks to make things more accessible at home 👇💙 #accessibility #dementia #dementiatech

Pre-order this now! lnk.to/t4plullabyin...

Could 2026 be the year of public interest technology? We've been doing some thinking at Kinship Works with @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social and co at Careful Industries - what it would take for 2026 to see public interest/civic tech to reach its full potential? Some ideas: medium.com/@jamestplunk...

Band applications open for 2026 LOUD WOMEN Fests in Berlin, NYC and London – and Rebellion Introducing Stage on LOUD WOMEN Sunday! This year, LOUD WOMEN has been celebrating 10 years of championing women and non-binary musicians globally. We’ve held events in London, Bristol, Edinburgh,…

Learned a new expression, contact fatigue. Every delivery, every product, inbox cluttering, energy wasting. And then there’s the new indignant subject line marketing trend, no idea why people think rudeness sells!