I was talking with @untidymusic.com earlier, and he mentioned that he is not getting that many submissions for Metal and a few other genres "to make it really interesting". Untidy's one of the most passionate folks around when it comes to giving artists a spotlight, so maybe that could change...? 😊

There are people who should be making atonement and asking for forgiveness today who absolutely will not and never will and who think that this deficit in their humanity is somehow a virtue.

Reminder that "gender ideology" is not an actual thing. It's a vague bogeyman created by the religious right to oppose women's rights and LGBTQ+ rights: UN www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul... Council of Europe pace.coe.int/en/files/297... Human Rights Watch www.hrw.org/news/2018/12...

@carminerebellion.uk followed by @beyondthepalemetal.bsky.social. Variety is certainly not a problem here! 😁

Now.. imagine we do what we did with Disney with more and more mega corporations… until we have healthcare, housing, living wages, bodily autonomy, gender and racial equity, money out of politics… and like… just keep going all the way until we get to the liberation of everyone worldwide.

Now playing on Untidy Radio: Spare Parts by Carmine Rebellion - listen here https://untidyradio.com

Okay, real talk: I honestly think as many of our Blue Sky artists as possible should sign up for this, even though I'm not really associated with this radio project. The reason for that is very simple: @untidymusic.com is one of the people here that cares the most about the "local" music community.

Untidy Radio needs your music. New and Old releases. Metal Rock Pop Indie Hip Hop Dance Electronic DIY Independent Ambient Experimental Gotn Industrial Jazz Country Blues And everything else. forms.gle/ieNJpQCwvPrv...

5 years old and sadly seems more accurate today. Zero hour contracts Billionaires pay no tax The homeless, immigrants And poor get attacked Cos the 1% need Divide & rule Not unions, homes, Hospitals & schools Whilst the Police State creeps Like the rising seas youtu.be/dX4GkepUdfo?...

Usually I beaver away on my music in private, and keep it to myself until it's done. I'm sharing this song while it's still fresh though. It will be ages before the proper recording is out there (I just released an album!) but I'd like people to hear this now. youtu.be/ZjApET78s1g

Can you help me spread the word? I’m hiring: FOUR part-time freelance roles Across TWO jobshares, 1 x sales & marketing, 1 x admin & operations All to support my disabled-majority intersectional UK-based social enterprise Deadline: 5pm Friday 1 August I’m excited to hear from you!

I just got around to this. Great stuff, and definitely worth a listen.

10 Albums I Love Delain: We Are The Others Epica: Design Your Universe Against Me: Transgender Dysphoria Blues Xandria: Neverworld’s End Alter Bridge: One Day Remains The Wildhearts: PHUQ Kamelot: The Awakening Vanden Plas: Christ 0 Nightwish: Dark Passion Play Within Temptation: The Unforgiving

Most musicians seem to have a pinned post with links to their music. On the basis that some of those people might know what they're doing, you can find my latest album here: carminerebellion.uk/l/indoctrina...

This seems like excellent advice. I’m sure I’ll find a way to screw it up.

WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for. Stop using WeTransfer.

We stole a couple of nights from live gig prep to work up a final parody of the school year. So, prompted by Farage's stunt in the Channel last week, this one's called "Nigel Doesn't Care" and is a twist on the epic Bon Jovi track "Livin' on a Prayer". Have a great weekend 😎🎶 youtu.be/3gbd01c4Rcc

If your job involves doing this, it’s time to get a new job.

I always feel like I posting links to my music isn't good "content" and I should only post when I have something to say. But my music has something to say and I spent longer writing it than I ever will on a skeet. Clearly I haven't taken the lesson to heart yet. carminerebellion.uk/l/indoctrina...

No matter what the results of tonight's vote please remember that your life has value no matter how much 'work' you can do and no matter what the ableist pricks in government tell you! YOU ARE NOT A BURDEN! WE ARE NOT A BURDEN! #TakingThePIP #DisabledRights #WelfareNotWarfare

Hello. Please stop using Spotify. Or at least stop paying for it. I use YouTube on Firefox for android with Ublock Origin and an extension that allows you to listen to YouTube on a locked screen. Works well for me. If you like musicians, go direct to their Bandcamp or website. Thanks!

When kindness is an act of rebellion, you’ve found something that really needs to be rebelled against

#PrideMonth #Equality

🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️

So, diversity is... both kinds of music?

I made another video! This one is about writing the songs for Indoctrination. youtu.be/oF0EFUdTPvI

All right, friends and neighbors, we’re up over 1400 streams now! This song has always been a fight song and the new version is specifically made for this moment we are in! #DarkPop #FightSong #IndiePop #Music #MusicSky #ArtPop #Indietronica open.spotify.com/track/2XaNMe...

Thank you, @florgoth.bsky.social! The story is speculative fiction, so the method of conversion therapy presented is not at all true to life. However two things are the same: it doesn’t work, and it can devastate someone’s life.

In this video I talked about how I came to write the storyline for Indoctrination... youtu.be/KjYqEWnxCbc

As a trans person in the UK, releasing an album about conversion therapy at this point in time feels a little off topic. Certainly, it isn’t the anti-LGBTQ attack that’s getting the attention right now. But it is still important.

It’s finally release day for my new album! It’s a concept album about conversion therapy (in a weird science fiction-y way) and queer identity. Or if you don’t listen to the lyrics that closely, it’s about guitars and melodic vocals. http://carminerebellion.uk/l/indoctrination.php

Random music recommendation: I was uploading my new album to Ampwall and decided to check out another recent release to make the process a bit louder. I picked "Nighttime Heists / Daytime Getaways" by Red Graves, and I'm very happy with that choice. ampwall.com/a/redgraves/...

I don't want to spam my followers, but I just updated my website to have thumbnails when I post links to it, and I want to try it out. 😀 So to that end... Indoctrination will be out on Wednesday. carminerebellion.uk/l/indoctrina...

Well said, Mary. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5pF...

Indoctrination will be out on the streaming services on 4th June. Pre-saving really does help (or so they tell me). Anyway, that's less than a week away now! distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

I start figuring out the artwork for my albums early in the process. Once it's coming together, I make a version of it to use as my desktop background. It helps to keep me inspired. For the last 8 or 9 months I’ve been looking at this.

Yes, that is a new avatar. Thanks for noticing. And there is more new stuff coming very soon!

It might not be new, but it’s new to me. Aldona’s Daughter by @stuntlover.bsky.social certainly woke me up this morning. Of course I now realise I’m at work and being awake isn’t going to make that go quicker. Maybe if I listen again? https://stuntlover.bandcamp.com/album/aldonas-daughter

(Also applies to music, and all other forms of art)

"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored." ~ #AldousHuxley

There’s no power quite like people power. ✊ Today is #MayDay, AKA International Workers’ Day.

Truth

But what do you really think, Alexei?

Trans people in the UK are (finally) getting organized! This letter, started by a single passionate ally, has garnered nearly 1000 signatures in just a few days. Now, two trans rights orgs are throwing their weight behind it, demanding MPs act Sign it. Share it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Read books. Do rebellion.

Carmine Rebellion is now on Ampwall! ampwall.com/a/carminereb... So far, the first two EPs, Manifesto and Propaganda, are available. The rest of the catalogue will be there soon.