Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent. VICTOR HUGO

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"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975 “It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975

They say, "Don't drink alcohol. You gotta know what you look like (Oh!) before you go out. Know. Look. Look..." But I say, "Get it down yer neck." 'Look, Know,' 1982 #FallFriday www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc70...

The Guardian has finally done what nearly all the other papers have been doing for years and stuck one of those dandy highwayman "YOUR MONEY OR YOUR DATA!" pop-up paywall things in front of the news, despite having said for years they wouldn't do such a thing.

#B-SidesandBonusTracks #MusicChallenge Day 14. The Fall - Pat-Trip Dispenser B-side of C.R.E.E.P. youtu.be/J_mgadAyVzA?...

#B-SidesandBonusTracks (14) #MusicChallenge 𝗡𝗲𝗻𝗮 - 𝗚𝗮𝗻𝘇 𝗢𝗯𝗲𝗻 www.discogs.com/de/release/6...

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This is how it all ends, and I'm ready for it.

to Neil at 80, and to his turnstile look at the end of the 70s-early 80s: a move from "sorta new wave" to "reactionary" to "no, seriously new wave"

World Council of Churches [Canadian Stamp] by Kosta Tsetsekas (1983)

HOW CAN ANYONE STILL BELIEVE THIS HORSESHIT

Finally a politician who is honest about Donald Trump. No other party leader is on the level about this.

Correct decision. It wouldn't even be an issue if the rule of law still fully applied in the US.

Apparently, The Cure's "Boys Don't Cry" is now a "hit" with the younger set on TikTok..

#B-SidesandBonusTracks #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day Thirteen Bomb The Bass - Megablast B-side of Don't Make Me Wait (Strictly a double A side, but "Don't Make Me Wait" was the one on TOTP IIRC) youtu.be/_iuro30BTKo?...

#B-sidesandbonustracks #Musicchallenge 12 Ted Chippington (Top Comedian) I do like to be beside the seaside Part of the many songs on the b-side of the 12” version of Rockin’ with Rita by the Vindaloo Summer Special (Nightingales, Fuzzbox and Ted). Summer of 1986.

Every. Single. Time.

Well here's an appalling Spanish-sung rendition of Duran Duran's "Wild Boys" that has to be heard to be believed.

The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...

Soundtracking today's long run was the Peruvian shoegaze band, Los Membrillos. Got this from KEXP's In Our Headphones - classic first wave shoegaze sound. Los Pajaritos (The Little Birds) a highlight - the guitars build to sound like a flock of birds. losmembrillos.bandcamp.com/album/distimia

Wes Streeting looks like Pinocchio if, instead of becoming a real boy, he’d turned into an Assistant Manager at a branch of Currys.

A very kumbaya account of the transition to democracy in Spain. We live with consequences of the failure to purge the core elements of the regime to this day

Movement Stamp and a vintage Movement Badge

Strangely not currently available in any record retailers I've visited in the Spanish capital... or even on amazon.es, where it takes you to a listing for a cat food

nobody does more brutal fashion reviews than the irish

Today's crazy Argentine translation comes from the label of a local release of Neil Young's "Harvest" where the song "Are You Ready For The Country?" is interpreted as ARE YOU PREPARED TO FIGHT FOR THE FATHERLAND? Read into that what you will.

A Finnish version of Neil Young's "Harvest Moon" exists.

VIZ TOP TIPS Teach young children how to count to four by playing Ramones songs in nursery school

US advert for Ocean Rain, 1984.

This was IMMENSE arcticreviews.co.uk/2025/07/05/1...

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It's probably a bit odd to have a semiology idol but here's mine, Roland Barthes, born on this day in 1915. I would have had steak frites for tea in tribute but I'm a vegbian.

Today is Neil Young’s 80th birthday! Stereogum asked 80 musicians to discuss a favorite song of his, and here’s Tom Morello on “My My, Hey Hey.” Check out everyone’s picks at stereogum.com/neil

Happy Birthday Neil Young! @michaelstipe.bsky.social is among the 80 artists who have picked & submitted a favorite Neil Young song in Stereogum's tribute to Neil on his 80th birthday, today. Scroll through and read Michael’s pick and the story that accompanies it... stereogum.com/2476602/80-a...

November 12th is Neil Young's birthday, so here is a Catalan cover of "Cinnamon Girl".

A Japanese ad for Neil Young's Silver and Gold

German online Neil Young radio tribute thing dasradiodervonneilyounggetoeteten.de

Happy Birthday Neil Young www.rustradio.org

🇨🇦 Neil Young is turning 80 — and these Canadian musicians are throwing him a party at Massey Hall in Toronto. #NeilYoung🇨🇦 #CanadaSky🍁 www.thestar.com/entertainmen...

Happy birthday to my favorite Canadian. Gonna run On The Beach front to back this morning as a tribute. Neil Young forever.

NEW The letter the BBC could send back to Trump A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim By me. Enjoy. emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...

Some of my favourite colourful items from the archive: designreviewed.com

Nailed: Thwacked.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLD MAN 80 YEARS YOUNG

Whereas concentrating more wealth in the hands of the top 1% than in the bottom 70% of society combined, is hard-nosed reality. Which reminds me, I keep meaning to check who owns the Times.

I've heard so many songs that have ripped off New Order's immense "Bizarre Love Triangle"... now I have been alerted to the fact that they themselves probably ripped off this obscurity from 1984 to make that track...

Keep up, Keir... what did you think Brexit was?

Where to even start with Neil Young? For me AFTER THE GOLDRUSH was not. I had to creep into the bastard slowly. Happy birthday. humanizingthevacuum.wordpress.com/2018/10/24/r...