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War on black people War on immigrants War on protesters War on Venezuela War on Greenland War on Iran War on education War on truth Folks, we are already in the middle of WW3, it just doesn’t look like the movies.

Just wait till all the new people find the bluesky “add a sensible coat” image reply option

This weeks #NowPlaying

Decent haul in the charity shops of Beeston today. Particularly pleased with the Mo’Wax compilation, top right. #NowPlaying #CDFriday but a day late

they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.

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Early one for #CDFriday Brian Eno “Thursday Afternoon” (EG Records, 1995) A single 61-minute track where “nothing happens, often”. I was blown away when I saw the accompanying VHS for the first time - viewers were instructed to rotate their TV 90° to view in portrait. Felt like the future.

Twitter on a big screen in a makeshift war room in the president’s country club is all you need to know about this reality tv show regime.

#NowPlaying this week. More jungle, amongst other things.

Unexpected behaviour from the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize Winner 2025. If he's not careful, he'll make a mockery of his prestigious award. #Venezuela #Caracas

Whatever media and art you're passionate about, I urge you to not allow it to become just another branch of the content tree. These platforms aren't doing themselves any favors by all adopting an endless doomscroll, eventually there will be a cultural reckoning. You can be a part of it.

We Didn't Start the Fire. With Bardot's passing three people mentioned in the song remain alive

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

This weeks #NowPlaying. Christmas, innit

1968 Billboard magazine ad for Rotary Connection’s “Peace” LP. A fine Christmas album indeed.

This week I have only been #nowplaying records with black & white covers. Strictly monochrome, no greys (almost). Harder than you think when it also had to be stuff I actually want to listen to. Anyway, quite pleased with the result! #artsky #musicsky

#NowPlaying this past seven days

hey guys I posted my AOTY 2025 list. optimisticunderground.com/2025/12/15/1...

Portishead live from the Roseland Ballroom NYC is on Sky Arts at midnight tomorrow (Sunday)

#NowPlaying this week. Loads of old shit. Love it all.

Can’t find a way to write this that doesn’t sound like a twee bromide but genuinely, if your end of year review is that you survived painful things happening in your life & the world, stayed empathetic in an inhospitable environment & treated yourself & others decently then that’s achievement enough

From UK hardcore to Uruguayan future-ancient complexity, from Texan dancehall poetry to utopian Uzbek electro, French ambient house bliss to politicized Colombian arena-techno punk I GOT YOU.... Again, abundance, abundance, afuckingbundance, let's go.

Had a healthy dose of the man flu this week, which has knocked me sideways. Taking a warm shower this morning really does feel like a victory.

#NowPlaying this week

#CDFriday Epic45 “Drakelow EP” (Wayside & Woodland, 2006) Remastered, expanded 2023 version. Atmospheric rural British post-rock. Perfect for rain-soaked wfh days like today.

#CDFriday King of the Slums “Dandelions” (Midnight Music, 1989) I can’t be the only person that thinks this is a lost classic… “Balls to the bulldog breed”

Early #CDFriday finds in the charity shop this week. Keb Darge / DJ Shadow / Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez (MAW) - “Funk Spectrum 1 & 2” (BBE, both 1999) “Real Funk for Real People”

Just went down an ill-advised Blankety Blank rabbit hole, and randomly clicked on the 1983 Christmas special to discover that Captain Tom Moore was one of the contestants. Terry makes a slightly saucy joke about the Captain coming from Tipps End www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlBP...

This week #NowPlaying

Here's a batch of Bandcamp download codes for my recent album US NADIR in honour of the weakening grip of the authoritarian maniacs on the United States. getmusic.fm/r/bit-cloudy...

One of the strangest phenomena I´ve ever witnessed by the seaside. And I´ve seen quite a few. #contemporaryart #seascape #minimal #photography

I met this guy recently, in the Shropshire hills.

Solid week of tunes #NowPlaying

Some nice finds in the charity shop this morning (1/3)

The Roots - thing fall apart #nowplaying #compactdisc #CDfriday

Now It’s Overhead - “Fall Back Open” (Saddle Creek, 2004) Largely forgotten these days, but this is a terrific indie-rock record. Features a cameo from Michael Stipe, no less. Was lucky enough to see them tour this album; sadly I lost my badge when my jacket got stolen. #CDfriday

#CDFriday Epic45 “Drakelow EP” (Wayside & Woodland, 2006) Remastered, expanded 2023 version. Atmospheric rural British post-rock. Perfect for rain-soaked wfh days like today.

#NowPlaying this week

A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

‘The Delivery Boy’ 📷 Marco (zetamatiq)

#CDFriday Tiny Vipers “Life on Earth” (Sub Pop, 2009) One of my favourite album covers. Hard to know where one track ends and another begins, which is all part of the magic. Nothing else sounds like this.

What if you could capture a two-hour sunset in a single photo? This composite was built from ~6,000 photos taken on a night in mid-July, each contributing just one column of pixels. Look closely and you’ll spot stars starting to twinkle in the upper left as the night begins ✨🔭🧪

43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.

Farage: epic grifter