Marginally readable.

Amazing “mini”buses in Madrid.

Madrid: it’s extremely good.

Saw a couple of lads taking grinning selfies by this. #YOLO

Beautiful 💞 😢

Madrid is “not shit”.

A very good piece (even if it was written by A BLOODY WOMAN). www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...

Very readable.

An excellent interview with Pauly Maccs.

Pixies being (mostly) excellent at their pop concert.

Al-al-bert you.

I “am in Dublin”.

Very watchable.

Somewhat readable.

Sugar (clue’s in the photo, yeah?) being great at their pop concert.

Pretty readable.

Super Furry Animals being excellent at their pop concert.

Highly readable. (Out in late September.)

Your so-called Yorkshire Tea must genuflect before these tannin-packed lads.

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Marginally readable.

FAO @secondmentions.bsky.social Allen Klein = “George’s portly nemesis”

FAO @secondmentions.bsky.social “the salmon-robed, shaven-headed troupe”; “London’s busiest shopping thoroughfare”; “the unworldly, sandalled chanters”

There’s something going on with dad

Very watchable.

Extremely re-readable.

Paul Simon after having been excellent at his pop concert.

He’s right. Kettle compilation albums in their own chart. www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-uk-album...

😐

I thought this atrocious knotweed of a song could not get any worse. But now there’s a “karaoke” version. 😐

Somewhat readable.

Highly readable.

Rosalía being exceptional at her pop concert.

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Very readable.

Deadlines are not a finishing line that must magically move to accommodate you or your ego. They are there so that everyone else who helps your words appear on the page does not have to stay late to make up for your bad planning, tantrums and solipsism.

Highly readable. (Out on 14 May.)

Sinatra is Uncle Disgusting.

The (supposed) etymology of “chic”.

Astonishing. This is god tier stuff from Viz.

The Sophs being excellent at their pop concert last night.

Picture Parlour being excellent at their pop concert last night.

🥴

Very readable.

FAO @secondmentions.bsky.social “your steak addict acquaintance”

Extremely readable.

Very readable.

“D’yer remember alcopops, Sleeper and thinking the Met Bar were the Algonquin Round Table? What were that all about?”

Extremely watchable.

Extremely watchable.