This will be @linesofsilence.com last gig of the year, opening for the Southern gothic infused @formingsound.bsky.social . For me this is a Leeds hometown gig and an easy stumble home ha, a lovely way to end the year.

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Jahtari Dubbers Vol. 1 B2. Rootah - Holy Mount Part 2 (JTR01, 2008) #rootah #JAHTARI #dubsky #8bitdub

I’m looking forward to appearing at the groovy Louder Than Words book festival in Manchester. Tonight at 6.45pm I’ll be chatting to Ryan Walker about the past 30 years of Creeping Bent aural pop agitation by artists like Davy Henderson, Gareth Sager, Vic Godard, Alan Vega etc. Come along & say hi!

The Bug vs @ghostdubs.bsky.social - 'IMPLOSION' Released today exclusively, advanced digital d/l on PRESSURE. thebugvsghostdubs.bandcamp.com/album/implos... LP/CD/Streaming will follow on 21/11/2025

Me and ⁦‪Steve Hanley ‬⁩ have been employed for a dance floor clearing job at ⁦‪@talleyrandmcr‬⁩ . If standing glaring at the DJs is your thing - look no further than…👇🏼

Yellowman: Zungguzungguguzungguzeng youtu.be/HV46OGU7ksE?... @garycrowleyonair.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social

Morning listen - massive compilation suggested by @vmdtm.bsky.social wherewordsfail.bandcamp.com/album/where-...

ACTION TIME VISION tonight at the Mitchell Library, starts at 9.15pm. Grant McPhee (Caledonia Screaming), Katy Lironi (Matilda In The Middle), Douglas MacIntyre (Creeping Bent: A Leap Into The Void) will be in discussion with Nicola Meighan. Aye Write tickets: www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/acti...

In Cumbrian dialects, 'neet hawk' is nightjar it was believed, nightjar suck milk from a goat's teats at night, hence the nickname 'goatsucker' more: 'Folklore of the Lake District' bardofcumberland.com/folklore/ #birds #folklore #booksky

'Bush Flowers' by Raelene Stevens, contemporary Indigenous Australian painter from the Tweed Valley area of NSW #WomensArt

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PRESSURE Timetable : 15-11-2025 Club GRETCHEN Launch party for The Bug Vs Ghost Dubs 'IMPLOSION' Tickets moving fast...last few PRESSURE parties have all sold out... Dont be disappointed : www.tixforgigs.com/en-GB/Event/...

🇮🇪 NEW SHOWS 🇮🇪 Very pleased to announce Nightingales will return to Ireland in May 2026 and we’re bringing our good mate Ted Chippington with us for these three dates. Tickets go on sale tomorrow Friday Nov 14th at 10AM … you know what to do! thenightingales.org.uk/live

Vibrations... Anika - Masters Of War (Dub) youtu.be/U_-zloIu8Go?...

Dafür gibt es ein Wort... Blixa Bargeld & Teho Teardo - Nocturnalie youtu.be/QYm0ex4T6Is?...

Another year older... Pigbag - Whoops Goes My Body youtu.be/UiAEh02U9_o?...

Awake at night... Unkle - Eye For An Eye youtu.be/nUm6yXC9gMg?...

Time to chill with an 'Expert All Round Gramophone'.

While lined up to shoot for the enemy... Ladytron - The Animals youtu.be/wmeg3SVHb_U?...

Which way to go?... Warm Digits ft Sarah Cracknell - Growth Of Raindrops youtu.be/rhag9DpiSYs?...

One of mine from the archives. From the days when you could pitch Vice mad, relatively obscure cultural gear. Used to enjoy writing for them in those days. Alan Clarke. www.vice.com/en/article/a...

The Nectarine No.9 say hello & goodbye at The End of Definition on Saturday 13th Dec in Edinburgh College of Art which will be the final action by Creeping Bent after 30 years. Gareth Sager, Mackenzies, The Sexual Objects, will also be performing. TIX: wegottickets.com/event/678735

A tour of the mysterious Dr. Phene's house in Chelsea, 1912, which was brimful of antique oddities. A scholar & collector, it was said that there was a mortuary for cats in the walls & that Queen Victoria had visited. After his death, the ornate abode was demolished in 1920, tho' his legend lingered

Worthy to revisit Alan Moore's old piece www.theguardian.com/books/2024/o... bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Creeping Bent 2026 releases. Come along to Louder Than Words this Fri14th Nov in Manchester at 6.45pm for chat about the new book - A Leap Into The Void. We’ll be discussing artists associated with the label, inc. Alan Vega, Davy Henderson, Katy Lironi, Gareth Sager, Vic Godard, Future Pilot AKA.

youtu.be/nAOzjLZBkfI?... Found a hidden gem in our HQ made in Oz sung in Punjabi with rock guitars drums made by a polymorph. Subscribe to channel for all Luck related facts & fiction @indianmusic.bsky.social @punjabimd.bsky.social @mixmag.net @blueastronaut.bsky.social @rogytds.bsky.social

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Remembering Milicent Patrick! There are Scream Queens & then there are the Queens that make you scream. Milicent broke down barriers for women in animation & visual effects for movies. One of her most famous designs being the Gill-man in Creature from the Black Lagoon.

Don’t suppose any of my friends have a spare copy of this that they no longer need?…🤞🙂

Reasoning... Tetrack - Look Within Yourself youtu.be/KUzK3ISPXIE?...

Just giving this a midweek boost... @hannahpeel.bsky.social's wonderful album 'Mary Cadio : Journey To Cassiopeia' has recently had a reissue c/o @itspetergabriel.bsky.social's Real World Records. It also forms the basis of Part 47 of my '52 Albums To Shape A Soul' 🙏x bsky.app/profile/lipp...

Morning... The Kingstonians - Sufferer youtu.be/19LZOyxIJ6w?...

Tomorrow, folks 😎🖤 Tomorrow Syndicate - Captain, I Am Fading youtu.be/uNLd0p5xkNA?...

Sleep like babies... Roger Robinson - No Recession In A Rich Man's House youtu.be/7yi2nIV3Grc?...

Restless... Radical Dance Faction - Feel Dread (Youth Dub Mix) youtu.be/a_hE51Y0P_Q?...

Twist in the lullaby... ManonMars - Hollow youtu.be/HokozQ0xacY?...

Thought for the time... Gladiators - Watch Out youtu.be/lRVpAW_LVVU?...

Dub vibrations forever... Mark Stewart - Mirror Wars ft. Lee 'Scratch' Perry youtu.be/gCPPbxcR7-A?...

Churning... Chat Pile - Milk Of Human Kindness youtu.be/CIaEs66sBvk?...

Then & now... Discharge - Free Speech For The Dumb youtu.be/dAevTkd11sM?...

"In ’99, I commissioned my brother-in-law, who was a carpenter at the time, to build me shelves that can hold at least 50,000 records," said Questlove in 2014. Read more: dustandgrooves.com/ahmir-questl...

Thanks to Glasgow Music City Tours for writing about Creeping Bent: A Leap Into The Void. Grant McPhee, Katy Lironi and I will be chatting with Nicola Meighan this Thurs at Mitchell Library about Scottish DIY music from punk to present. Tickets: Aye Write glasgowmusiccitytours.com/blog/creepin...

babarluck.com/resistance-s... Tuesday it is “when Sun Ra drives his spaceship under a white sky with Black stars”. EVERY week like sunshine in your heart ☀️ ❤️ #livelovebelobedbebrave #realpeoplelove @clashmusic.com @hydrabook.bsky.social @songlines04.bsky.social @blueastronaut.bsky.social

'Kotuku Sunset' by Kathryn Furniss, contemporary New Zealand based artist #WomensArt

Back in the day www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBrE...

Lots of skips on the new @skyjellymusic.bsky.social track - but I like the combo of Beck and the Rock Lobster / new wave beat iheartnoise.bandcamp.com/track/skyjel...

London and environs: benefit gig for Medical Aid for Palestinians at Comedy Store 19th Nov. Amazing bill. We need to make sure it sells out so come along! london.thecomedystore.co.uk/event/stand-...