#Bauhaus #NP I’ve never been to Coachella, but I remember that in 2005 they had Bauhaus on the lineup, and Peter Murphy performed 'Bela Lugosi’s Dead' like any self-respecting bat would: upside down 🦇 youtu.be/w9DPEkguMqE?...

#NowPlaying #DeadCanDance Times are hard, but Dead Can still Dance — beautifully, on synths — and Brendan’s voice hasn’t changed. That’s some kind of consolation. Dead Can Dance - Death Cults deadcandance.bandcamp.com/album/death-...

#TheCureFriday In 1983, Robert Smith performed “Siamese Twins” on BBC2’s Riverside with Lol Tolhurst, Steve Severin❤️‍🔥, Anne Stephenson, Virginia Hewes (strings) and Royal Ballet dancers. 🎥 Siamese Twins (Live Riverside 1983)🎶 youtu.be/NWHx68gkKgo?...

Only ever played it once in James Joyce's Dublin! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUBe...

#MusicChallenge #ArtistFave15 15 Thanks to @geodrew.bsky.social & @olgalovesyuri.bsky.social 🙏 It starts with a cover of Syd Barrett’s musical adaptation of a James Joyce poem, then comes the wall of guitars… Slowdive Golden Hair (Live, released 2019, recorded 2014) 🎶 youtu.be/hKe0zoFitQ8?...

#NowPlaying #NP 40 years ago Released April 14, 1986 Cocteau Twins — Victorialand “Me and Liz decided we were just going to do some tracks with just acoustics and voice as our limitations.” (Robin Guthrie) Throughout the Dark Months of April and May 🎶 youtu.be/ynWMqKtfL_g?...

#ArtistFave15 14 slowdive “Cut across the sky, And move a little closer now, Lying in a bed of greed, You know I had the strangest dream” The lyrics of this dream pop gem are inspired by the character Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights. Slowdive Sugar for the Pill 🎶 youtu.be/BxwAPBxc0lU?...

#BlueSkyMonday En passant / Passing by

#ArtistFave15 13 slowdive ‘And I, curse your soul, I don't wanna know you’ Musically inspired by Brian Eno, with lyrics written by Rachel Goswell, apparently thinking of Neil Halstead One of the first songs that drew me into their music Souvlaki💿 Souvlaki Space Station🎶 youtu.be/WPApiFhKFsg?...

#NowPlaying #NP #DeadCanDance #4ad Happy Birthday to Lisa Gerrard born April 12th 1961. (Hoping to hear her on stage again in the near future!). Dead Can Dance The Serpent's Egg The Writing on My Father's Hand🎶 youtu.be/UUvE-3GPzH0?...

#MusicChallenge #ArtistFave15 12 (alphabetical order) s l o w d i v e A contemplative shoegaze track opens Slowdive, marking a welcome return with a luminous album. Slomo 🎶 slowdive.bandcamp.com/track/slomo

#NowPlaying #shoegaze #alternative #dreampop #indie A wonderful listen — an album sailing between melancholy and resilience. Congrats to Shane on his new release. Highly recommended. Sea of Days - Traces 🎶

#MusicChallenge #ArtistFave15 11 (alphabetical order) s l o w d i v e Dense and atmospheric. The last track on Everything Is Alive. The Slab 🎸✨️ youtu.be/AiQUd6F6_kw?...

#TheCureFriday #TheCure M (Live In Arnhem, Netherlands / May 1980) youtu.be/i64KGnV5BCI 📷Cesar Eisma

#TheCureFriday #TheCure The intro to this song is so long they can make something different with it every time. This version is gloriously distorted. Black Session live, Maison de la Radio, Paris, 15/10/2004 The Cure - The Kiss 🖤 youtu.be/Fj-_DRnUJao?...

#MusicChallenge #ArtistFave15 10 (alphabetical order) s l o w d i v e The opening track of Everything Is Alive is just as exquisite live. Shanty (Live 9/27/23) 🎶 youtu.be/_wxUeSxM0k4?...

#MusicChallenge #ArtistFave15 9 (alphabetical order) s l o w d i v e Souvlaki (1993) Machine Gun 🎶 youtu.be/HF1k1m6eYV0?...

On Wednesdays, we wear black At 15 years old, Rachel Goswell could have been a member of Siouxsie & The Banshees 🖤😄 youtu.be/ZlMU54eSGNM?...

Drop some SIGNS [Translation: "For dogs who can read"]

#MusicChallenge #ArtistFave15 8 (alphabetical order) s l o w d i v e 'Am I in your mind?' A hypnotic track from a superb EP. 5 EP (1993) In Mind - Single Version 🎶 youtu.be/cAmDjh52e7I?...

#ArtistFave15 7 s l o w d i v e Beyond the beauty of their music, the heart of Slowdive may lie in the quiet tenderness of Rachel and Neil’s duets. As if they carried something from childhood: they’ve known each other since six, I believe. Falling Ashes 🎶 slowdive.bandcamp.com/track/fallin...

#NowPlaying Happy sunny Easter Monday! ☀️ “Floating in the air I feel brand new…” A dreamy glimpse of Yan Wagner’s new album, blending electro, rock, chanson and even hammered dulcimer. Song '60fps' feat. Meryem Aboulouafa🎶 youtu.be/ZXM9LCY-N4w Or Full album – Æther (2026) youtu.be/EKCo7xEAmpg

#NP The Cure - Seventeen Seconds 46 years old in 2026, my favourite album by The Cure still sounds wonderful 🎶 Even on my least favourite day of the year, with hail currently bouncing off the pavement!! #musicsky #albumalmanac #weekendsingles #vinylsky

#MusicChallenge #ArtistFave15 6 (alphabetical order) s l o w d i v e A stripped-down track that stands apart, both on the album and in their discography. Souvlaki (1993) Dagger 🎶 youtu.be/NYsX51qP40o?...

Finally seen on the big screen: 'Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus', filmed in autumn 2022 by his son Neo Sora. Alone at the piano, with no audience, he performs twenty pieces.

#NowPlaying A little late discovering this EP that echoes Easter by Patti Smith, but this morning turned out to be the perfect moment. Hooked from the very first track, “Song for Hal”. U2 - Easter Lily EP youtu.be/XZN8IB_Dwj4?...

#MusicChallenge #ArtistFave15 5 (alphabetical order) s l o w d i v e A meteorological marvel you wish you could stay chained to a little longer 🤍🌦 Everything is alive (2023) Chained to a Cloud 🎶 youtu.be/AF6pUQkENoY?...

Concert at the opera house. We are waiting for Melaine Dalibert who will play The Köln Concert (A-side) by Keith Jarrett 🎹🎶

#NowPlaying Second listen while my copy migrates across the Channel. Hard to imagine a lovelier slice of spring #dreampop ✨️👌 deary – Birding (2026), Bella Union. deary.bandcamp.com/album/birding

#MusicChallenge #ArtistFave15 4 (alphabetical order) s l o w d i v e Neil Halstead didn’t only write shoegaze. The album’s shortest track is also one of its most beautiful, in my opinion. Pygmalion (1995) Cello 🎶 youtu.be/pP-SqWQnzq0?...

Indeed! I’m about to play Primary, which is my song for #TheCureFriday

#TheCureFriday Surely the Friday of the year to listen to this track. And the whole album (deluxe edition) later tonight. The Cure - Faith 💿 The Funeral Party 🎶 youtu.be/G3DtwKARrCA?...

#MusicChallenge #ArtistFave15 3 (alphabetical order) s l o w d i v e Drifting into musical bliss… From 'Pygmalion' (1995) Blue Skied An' Clear 🎶 youtu.be/6Vn_4aMRF5k?...

#ArtistFave15 2 (alphabetical order) s l o w d i v e On their first EP, the two superb “Avalyn” tracks (really inseparable) already set the course for the band’s future sound. Slowdive EP (1990) Avalyn I youtu.be/5UlRrJv09bI?...

#last4albums Too few opportunities to listen to albums quietly lately. Apart from Slowdive:

On Wednesdays we wear black 📸 Richard Bellia

#MusicChallenge #ArtistFave15 1 (alphabetical order) S l o w d i v e The opening track from Souvlaki (1993) is pure dreampop magic. Hard to believe the album was ignored by the public and slammed by critics on release. Alison 🎶 youtu.be/jkM3M3zGcGE?...

#AndAlsoTheTrees #PostPunk A moment of nostalgia. My sister sent me this video she filmed at the concert on March 19th in Angers. And Also The Trees Excerpt from 'Slow Pulse Boys' 🎸🔥

#5CoverSongsDrive 5 “Ambition in the back of a black car” Chrystabell & Marc Collin slow down The Cure and lead us into a Lynchian spleen. The only cover of this song I find truly successful. Strange As Angels LP One Hundred Years – The Cure cover 🎶 chrystabellmusic.bandcamp.com/track/one-hu...

#MusicChallenge #ElectronicDanceParty Cold Cave You & Me & Infinity EP (2018) My Heart Is Immortal 🎶 coldcave.bandcamp.com/track/my-hea...

#MusicChallenge #ArtistFave15 Coming soon... S l o w d i v e

#MusicChallenge #ElectronicDanceParty Today the album title fits the theme for #5CoverSongsDrive (4). The original is unbeatable, but this electro version has plenty of charm. Chromatics Night Drive (2007) 💿 Running Up That Hill – Kate Bush cover 🎶 youtu.be/e5ix5FpQrJA?...

And so tomorrow, four years of music challenge hosting comes to an end. Here’s some self-indulgent ramblings about that time along with a list of the challenges hosted. Thank you so much to everyone who has participated in and commented on the them over the years on both BlueSky and Twitter. 🙏

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#MusicChallenge #ElectronicDanceParty Sun’s Signature (Elizabeth Fraser & Damon Reece) Golden Air - Gwenno Remix 🎶 sunssignature.bandcamp.com/track/golden...

#MusicChallenge #5CoverSongsDrive 3 “I am a lineman for the county And I drive the main roads” Album Honora (2026) Flea feat. Nick Cave Wichita Lineman 🎶 (Glen Campbell/Jimmy Webb cover) officialflea.bandcamp.com/track/wichit...

#MusicChallenge #ElectronicDanceParty ACTORS CTRL (2026) 🎶 actors.bandcamp.com/track/ctrl