Manchester Punk Festival micro-reviews complete with god awful pics incoming 🧵

Gertrude Abercrombie (1909-1977) The Church 1936

🧵1/12 I'm picking out a dozen deep dubs from the 1970s today in a 'House of Reggae plays the dub masters at Bluesky station'. Starting off with the don of all dub versions. This was so good, Island made it the A side... youtu.be/A_Fyp0I_WjA?... #reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky #dub

If you believe They put a man near the moon (Man near the moon) If you believe There’s nothing near my sleeve Then nothing is cool

Finally a piece of good news.

Surely I’m not the only one who thinks this whenever they see a map of The Strait Of Hormuz on the news?

Happy Caterpillar Day! 🐛✊🏻 youtu.be/1oM3vy9iJIg?...

I'm very sad to announce that this week's episode of The Rough Guide To Rongorongoland was be my last for Soho Radio. More info in alt text...

All the good stuff 👇

Can we get some appreciation for George Fouracres' why-haven't-we-noticed-this-before nailing of the Starmer/Zippy from rainbow likeness - ESPECIALLY the beautifully subtle way he twists his body like Zippy did #snluk

Sunday Morning Jungle: youtu.be/w9cSgebXPzs?...

good morning welcome to hell here is your addictive game 100jumps.org

In the latest Guardian Blind Date: OH MEIN GOTT! My review:

Live Coverage: ismilansanremoexcitingyet.com

Vibes at the @warringtonruncorn.com gig last night

Weekend Calibre thread

europeans when asked to help unblock the strait of hormuz

Caught up with Calibre’s boiler room set last night, it is, as you’d expect, exquisite (& make sure you play it on something that catches the sub bass) youtu.be/LuB29bL2kyI?...

Perfectly batshit video for this youtu.be/pb7eWPEyK6w

For those of you that don't do rugby or have no life, come have a kitchen boogie with me later 🪩 #TSH

Tellier 🔥 youtu.be/cy1FQx1GYfE?...

Post a great photo of a musician.

Remembering the maestro Don Drummond who was born on this day in 1934. Here's his most famous composition, a beautiful laid-back ska he recorded in 1964, and a favourite of Sister Ignatius from the Alpha Boy's School... youtu.be/bNNNVrOPyhw?... #reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky #ska

wait. wait. everyone hold on. i've solved it

I'm sorry but it's just going to sound like tramps coughing.

Yesterday I filmed several baby birds walking across a street directly at my camera and asked Bluesky to suggest music Several dozen folks did Some even dubbed music over the original clip. I haven't been able to get this out of my head. So I give you A Bluesky exclusive: Reservoir Ducks 🐣 🪶

Hot take - The Bride! is more fun than GDT’s Frankenstein (which was good, but pretty emo)

🚨 DIY Community Culture People 🚨 A mate has started an open source directory aiming to be a collection of amazing spaces, places, and people doing things with and for the culture. This will be a resource to help people find communities and spaces that are doing good. Please share far and wide!

“Dad hwat was it like a livin back in the nineties? ” youtu.be/2up7su7CeMU?...

Did baby boomers eat all the pies? John Lanchester on the truth about the generation gap

Dub wasn’t just a sound, it was a revolution. DUB REVOLUTION: Jamaica’s Sonic Innovators and the Birth of Remix Culture by David Katz, coming 2 July 2026 geni.us/DubRevolution

I don’t know who made this, but I’m very much in favour of it

🔥 vimeo.com/1168468796

Ok, let’s just have Shaun and Bez chat, Rosalia and the awards, nothing else needed #brits

Gwan Wolf Alice shouting out the grass roots venues & the threats to music as a viable career option #brits

Be getting to this one - SYR crew bringing DJ Woody to Telford’s in Chester in July 🔥

U.S. Still Enjoying Small But Loyal Following

Enjoyed the Armand Van Helden vs Fatboy Slim sound clash silliness on #totp quite a bit, reminded me of this Fatboy joint that I had a real soft spot for, the biggest of big beats: youtu.be/6zY36P-47jg?...

It's five years to the day since my first album, 'Interim Report, March 1979' was released. Hard to believe it's only been five years! But thank you all for the support and love since this hit shelves via the amazing @castlesinspace.bsky.social warrington-runcorn-cis.bandcamp.com/album/interi...

One thing I'd add to this very nice tribute is that a lot of 80s British metal (particularly Iron Maiden) had a kind of "Boys Annual" sense of curiosity. Low on emotional nuance, perhaps, but plenty of ripping yarns and historical events. 1/

The Queen of Lovers Rock joins Africa Oyé 2026 lineup in latest artist reveal! 🇯🇲🇬🇧 Janet Kay 🇬🇧🇯🇲 🇹🇬 Nana Benz Du Togo 🇹🇬 🇨🇩🇨🇦 Kizaba 🇨🇦🇨🇩 ✨ Janet Kay makes her Oyé debut on the festival Sunday - the first Black British-born female reggae artist to hit No.1 in the UK.! Tickets: africaoye.com/tickets

“‘Rime Of The Ancient Mariner’ is over 13 minutes long and demonstrates in the middle section that Samuel Taylor Coleridge is much better at writing than Steve Harris – but then there’s no documentation to suggest Coleridge was any good at bass guitar, so I’d call it a score draw.”

Another shout out for this, “scream for me Bluesky” etc

Primal Scream released Loaded, an Andrew Weatherall masterpiece, on this day in 1990. Here’s my test pressing and original press release from the previous month

Happy 75th birthday to the legendary Horace Andy. This mighty 12" is one of my favourites by him. From the fanfare intro and deep bass to his righteous vocals floating over the top. This is roots reggae perfection... ❤️💛💚 youtu.be/6rNN_CBUb_k?... #reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky

On account of @impq.bsky.social I’ve written a bit about Heavy Metal open.substack.com/pub/junglist...

Bingo [as I scroll endlessly]

feels cruel for Bluesky to have a Popular With Friends tab, if any of us were popular with friends we wouldn't be on Bluesky