Midlake @chalk - nice

Tyler Ballgame instore @resident-music.com - brightened up a cold wet Tuesday night in Brighton.

The Molotovs album launch @resident-music.com

First gig of th year for me - Dry Cleaning at Chalk. Hoping the rest of the year is as good.

Nell Bryden supported by Joe Dudderidge at Shoreham Ropetackle

Baxter being Baxter

Bleech 93 supporting Shame at Chalk

New Dad & The Cardinals at Chalk

Gogol Bordello at Chalk. Knew nothing about them - will never forget them.

Panic Shack at Chalk

John Grant at Brighton Dome

The Beths - fine NZ jangly pop.

Got tickets for Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds next summer in the park down the road from my house - yay…. The day before my 59th birthday - so can celebrate in style - yay…. £9 booking fee per ticket and £3 transaction fee for an on-line purchase. Say what now…..

Maybe Dodgy Bob Jenrick could lead by example and bugger off…. #immigration

Utterly joyful in-store with CMAT

The world's largest academic association of genocide scholars - the 500-member International Association of Genocide Scholars - has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. genocidescholars.org/wp-content/u...

Brighton Psychfest ‘25 highlights. Jane Weaver, Deadletter, Slag, Get Down Services and Gruff Rhys. All for £25. Bought next years ticket already.

Finally got around to watching #gaza Doctors Under Fire. Essential (gut wrenching) viewing.

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Took Sonny on his first holiday. Camber Sands - always a joy. Little Man met Long Man on the way home.

MJ Lenderman @Chalk

Anoushka Shankar closing show of this years Brighton Festival. Astonishing.

The Great Escape. Spurs win Europa Cup. Ms Mohammed supports the imperious Nadine Shah. Tricky to think of a better week.

The last day of the Great Escape 2025 - Ugly, Sweet Unrest, Molotovs, senseless things, ARXX and Spheress….

TheGreat Escape day 2 highlights…..

Saw a lot of stuff at The Great Escape today - but nothing quite like Eivor….. wow

Arooj Aftab at the Brighton Dome. Wow.

The Fabulous Courettes at Hope and Ruin. They were. Fabulous.

Current mood…..

DB Cooper supporting Pale Blue Eyes at Dust

Ditz at Chalk. Setting the weekend up nicely.

Theatre supporting Gurriers at Chalk. I’d see both of them again. Fab.

Just saying ‘no return to austerity’ whilst implementing the biggest cuts to public expenditure does not mean there’s no return to austerity. Just saying it’s a question of morality does not make the cuts any less immoral.

Nadia Reid - tour is coming to an end. See her if you can. Lovely to catch up with @kamzaki123.bsky.social too.

The Selecter - 45 years of Too Much Pressure. Fantastic.

Happy #IWD - off the see ‘the queen of ska’ to celebrate 45 years of this…. youtube.com/watch?v=UBQU...

Squid 🦑 at @chalk - best gig of the weekend

WH Lung at @concorde2.bsky.social - we danced (nearly) til sunrise

Every news outlet reporting Elon Musk's comment about accidentally canceling Ebola prevention efforts and quickly restoring them should also say they haven't been restored, they're still canceled, the outbreak-fighting teams are dismantled, the money is gone www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

So we’re about to rebuild our armed forces on the backs of the poorest people in the world….. mission driven government seems like a distant memory.

Morning @mrjamesob.bsky.social Here's an interesting view of the German elections from the marvelous Henning Wehn posted earlier on the hell-site 🤨

Hey @osakalbion.bsky.social - are Phil N or Kam Z on here? Two people I’ve lost contact with since ditching Twitter

The Murder Capital supported by Ideal Living. Gig of the week for me @osakalbion.bsky.social

I think the dogs are pooped

First gig of the year - and we’re off to a flyer…. Clutter from Stockholm supporting Hinds from Madrid. First night of the tour. Good recommendation from @osakalbion.bsky.social

truthout.org/articles/tes... 😮‍💨

First commute to London for a while. Train cancelled - land slip. Train then delayed - medical emergency. Have been listening to fellow travelers loud & very pointless one way work conversation on her phone for 30 mins. Can’t say I miss it…. Expect the day to pick up. @karenbiggs.bsky.social

youtube.com/watch?v=gHrs... #RIP my favourite Marianne Faithful song

investigations.hopenothate.org.uk/andrew-sabis... Looks like a sweetie