46 years ago today Pennie Smith photographed Paul Simonon of The Clash at the New York Palladium, September 20, 1979. She made one of the most famous images in (punk) rock history. #punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #PaulSimonon #penniesmith #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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I cannot stress this enough: do not use email for organizing. Set strict retention so emails delete after a short period of time. Assume every Big Tech company will rat you out to the gestapo without lifting a finger to protect your rights theintercept.com/2025/09/16/g...

You can watch the big ‘Together for Palestine’ concert here in Wembley Arena, London, at 7pm UK time/2pm ET. Some big names speaking and performing from Benedict Cumberbatch to Florence Pugh to Damon Albarn to Mos Def to Riz Ahmed to Guy Pearce. (And me.) www.youtube.com/live/RWBVHFv...

Speaking at this tomorrow, FFWDxBIMM music industry mixer in London. Grab a free ticket here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ffwdxbimm-...

reboost!!!! alt tech - leave big tech pad.riseup.net/p/online-too...

Insightful piece @musically.com - @keyproduction.bsky.social’s Karen Emanuel on valuing staff and moving to an Employee Ownership Trust

I have an experimental music release with the Kenyan producer Monrhea, who is also a live coder 🧮 now out on @cronicaelectronica.org www.cronicaelectronica.org/240/

Also don’t go on insta. It was before my eyes before I could stop it.

Excited to be on this panel at MaMA Music & Convention in Paris in October, discussing alternative approaches to AI - 'What would an AI that respects the planet and copyright look like?' It's on Friday 17th with Perrine Guyomard (SACEM), James Martin (BetterTech) and moderated by Marine Rivollet.

If you have or know anyone with the following music let them know . Metal Pop Rock Hip Hop Soul Funk Dance Blues Country Folk Ambient Experimental Or anything else not listed.

Great to moderate this AI & Music Production panel at Music Frontiers conference in Berlin! Big thanks to aces Elpiniki Pappa @avidprotools.bsky.social, David Ronan @roexaudio.bsky.social, Kon Hess @nativeinstruments.bsky.social, and Max Shafer at Just 4 Noise for their insights. 📷 Micaela Sousa

So excited to be part of this @recklessyes.bsky.social compilation with our Feral Five tune Truth Is The New Gold! ✨ On pre-order now and out next month recklessyes.bandcamp.com/album/ry150-...

Safe Gigs for Women will be at LOUD WOMEN Fest London this Saturday at Rich Mix 🎉 Safe Gigs for Women are 10 this year — and so are we! What a year 2015 was… two brilliant collectives born from saying “enough of the boys’ club” and making gigs safer and more welcoming for everyone. 💜 SGFW will be…

Expect your mobile to go off 3pm Sunday! Be prepared for a test of the Govt's emergency alert system. Full info... www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/09... LIVING WITH DOMESTIC ABUSE? If you've a hidden mobile, you the link above has details of how to opt out of the alert. Pls share

Loving this @wrongtom.bsky.social meets Desta Zion 7” Somethin’ Else, what a tune! Thanks for the bonus extra too 😺

Berlin-based non-profit search engine Ecosia has asked a U.S. judge to turn Chrome into a foundation it controls, funding billions in climate projects.

World map of paper sizes (creator: unknown)

The deeper problem is one of imagination. A government serious about digital sovereignty might build a public cloud, fund open-source AI models and create institutions capable of steering technological development toward social ends: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Yep.

Some Substack alternatives in this🧵

LOUD WOMEN’s 10 Year Anniversary party: Yakkie, THWACK!, Retropxssy + I, Doris – 4 October at The Lexington It's been 10 years since the very first LOUD WOMEN gig, so we're celebrating a decade of DIY community by doing what we love doing most – putting feminist punks on stage and turning up the…

🔥🔥 Great to see our Feral Five album in such amazing company @recklessyes.bsky.social! #TruthIsTheNewGold

"We apologise for our AI agent, it seems to not have informed you correctly." Sorry too late, ordered elsewhere. I come across so many utterly useless AI agents!

The Orchestrion: A 19th century proto-synth in carved oak, air-powered and built to imitate an orchestra, all gears, valves, and theatrical excess in place of electricity. (I’d program it to play ‘Fizheuer Zieheuer.’)

REVIEW: Bad Mood Rising ★★★★★ “One of the best comics at the Fringe.” scottishfield.co.uk/culture/fringe…#EdFringeg#EdinburghFringeFestivala#edinburghfestivalal

Excited to be moderating this panel at #MusicFrontiers conference in Berlin 4/5 September. 'Assistive AI as Creative Partner in Music Production' ft @roexaudio.bsky.social @avidprotools.bsky.social @nativeinstruments.bsky.social and Just 4 Noise. More info at musicfrontiers.com

New podcast Sound Power from Martyn Ware @marcheenware.bsky.social ft @jyotimishra.bsky.social!

An English phrase for doing something pointless / redundant is “to carry coals to Newcastle.” A Greek equivalent (also used in many other languages) is κομίζω γλαύκα εις Αθήνας. It means “to carry owls to Athens.”

Registration is now open for the launch of Women Transforming Classical Music, which will be held online on Friday 19 September, 10am-12pm (UK/ROI time). This event is free, but registration is required: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-tran...

Jo Caulfield - award-winning, razor-sharp, Fringe legend - is back at #edfringe with her best show yet. This year's show? 🔥 Funnier. Sharper. Bolder. 🔥 1st show TONIGHT 👇 edfringe.com/tickets/whats-…#EdinburghFringeg#ComedyShowo#edfringeg#edfringe202525

Mini drop for #bandcampfriday, Space Junk the One Minute Wonder Mix! Ft on Dexter Bentley's @resonancefm.bsky.social show. Spacey vocals, intergalactic sounds, field recordings and scratchy bass. Enjoy! katfive.bandcamp.com/track/space-...

Out now! All of the money from sales of this single will be donated to @medicalaidpal.bsky.social and @msf.org And today, #bandcampfriday, that means even more. wherewesleep.bandcamp.com/track/write-... #Palestine #Sudan #charity ##newmusic

We are pleased to announce the launch of the new Civility Analyzer module in Communalytic, a no-code computational social science platform. socialmedialab.ca/2025/06/17/c...

Going to be hosting EMOM at The Dublin Castle in Camden next week Wednesday, always an amazing night. Come join in or come support all the electronic and experimental artists! Starts 7pm, and walk in slots available. Presented by Lucida Records, free entry.

Message from Juliet Stevenson 👇 Please help support Palestine health workers. 📆 Auction running until Aug 3, lots of unique donated lots inc celeb meets & memorabilia. 🔗 Visit bidaid.com/auction/palestine 🇵🇸 All proceeds going directly to @healthW4pal 🙏

Hello, I am a driver in an action film, I always find the perfect parking space outside the office/store/hotel/bar I need to visit and never need to pay for said parking.

Hello. I am a Western soldier in an action film. Whenever I fire my gun it hits its target. Happily for me, soldiers from non-Western countries always miss when they fire theirs.

Hello, I am a hero in an action film. You can shoot me in the arm. It will hurt it first but then be almost healed by the end of the movie.

Hello. I am a woman in an action film I have jelly instead of ankles and always fall over when running away.

Yes!!! Congrats #Lionesses open.spotify.com/track/7joRRp...

Europe (non-EU): Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Moldova, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine (partially)… Latin America: Venezuela, Bolivia, Paraguay, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua… Middle East: Lebanon, Palestine, Iran, Iraq… Other: Myanmar, North Korea, and several small island nations.

Here’s a list of countries that don’t have access to Stripe right now: Africa: Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia, Algeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Sudan… Asia: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Nepal, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan…

Bandcamp payouts now require Stripe, and that’s a big problem. Bandcamp is removing PayPal for artist payouts and going Stripe-only. That means if Stripe doesn’t work in your country, you won’t be able to get paid… unless you own a U.S. based company (like an LLC).

I’m going intergalactic today! Excited to be part of DeXter Bentley’s One Minute Wonders 2025 on the #HelloGoodbyeShow at @resonancefm.bsky.social at 12, with a specially created piece called Space Junk. Tune in on FM, DAB, or online, the playlist is incredible. Playlist hellogoodbyeshow.com

The artist cooperative explores ideas of shared listening and communality through DIY broadcasts of environmental sound – including field recordings from protests and demonstrations. crackmagazine.net/article/prof...

I'm currently in France not the UK so guess I don't get the update yet, but experimentally updated my bio as don't fancy handing over the good stuff to Epic Games

The UK’s Online Safety Act kicks in with this Bluesky update. If you’re in the UK you have to age verify to use DMs and access certain content. This means uploading ID to KWS, Epic Games’ Kids Web Services.

Stand by for One Minute Wonders 2025 on Dexter Bentley's Hello Goodbye show @resonancefm.bsky.social on Saturday, including a new mini-tune of mine! It's 12 - 13:30, great lineup. Tune into 104.4 FM in London, DAB, or the global player www.resonancefm.com

🎧 Kushal Patel built a DJ search tool using AI coding-without knowing how to code. Reality check: when it works, feels like magic. When it breaks, you're debugging blind. Real music industry AI transformation? The "boring" stuff-workflows, analytics, custom tools. musictechnology.uk/turning-the-...

Thanks for the Song Power shout out @artbeat.bsky.social ‘top electro pop space vixen’ 🎶