SEAL - 'Seal' album (1991) The debut studio album, produced by Trevor Horn & released in May '91. Included among the 5 singles, 'Crazy', 'Future Love Paradise' & 'Killer' (with Adamski). The album would reach No.27 in the US & No.1 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_K5... #Seal #PopFunk #Soul #R&B

🎵 I'm feelin' rough, I'm feelin' raw I'm in the prime of my life Let's make some music, make some money Find some models for wives I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin and fuck with the stars You man the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars 🎵

MGMT - 'Oracular Spectacular' album (2007) The debut studio album, produced by Dave Fridman & #MGMT released in Oct 2007. Includes the singles, 'Time to Pretend', 'Electric Feel' and 'Kids'. The album reached No.38 in the US & No.8 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL2g... #SynthPop #PschedelicPop

ELTON JOHN - 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' album (1973) The 7th studio album, produced by Gus Dudgeon & includes among the 4 singles, 'Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting', 'Bernie and the Jets' and 'Candle in the Wind'. The album would reach No.1 in the US & UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3FG...

Currently dipping my toes into 'The Hack' on #ITVX a new series detailing the News International phone hacking scandal that ended with The News of the World becoming an extinct, ceased to be, bereft of life, rests in peace, ex newspaper... As should be a few others that spring to mind. #TVSeries

THE VAULT - (2021) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Last night's #Movie Directed by Jaume Balagueró and starring Freddie Highmore, Liam Cunningham, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey & a good supporting cast. An enjoyable heist movie, some flaws, but has its moments. #TheVault

Now I don't recall seeing one of these, maybe a derelict one abandoned beyond all recognition, perhaps, but I don't recall. Yes, it's from the 50's, but often old wrecks were still visible in the late 60's. But this is a cool little car.

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Italian actress Claudia Cardinale has died at 87. A stunning beauty who illuminated films by directors such as Bolognini, Leone & Fellini. In 8 1/2, her Claudia’s angelic presence is Mastroianni’s Guido Anselmi’s ideal woman and she sees through him #RIPClaudiaCardinale m.youtube.com/watch?v=VUls...

Only just seen this.. Claudia Cardinale RIP

Mind numbing nonsense from a prick elevated to the position of President of the United States of America. Jesus H Christ, what the fuck happened to make so many voters in America become so thick?

Who heard of this fella prior to last week.. Trump is dong more for comedy than anyone could have known..It's up there with the shitshow tories of recent years, Johnson, the Lettuce, satire hasn't had it so good.. No need for script writers, the Trump administration is comedy GOLD

With Trump spewing more of his wisdom on medicine..

ENYA - 'Enya' album (1987) The debut studio album released in Feb '87 and produced by Nicky Ryan. Includes the single, 'I Want Tomorrow'. Also tracks produced for the BBC TV Series 'The Celts'. The album would reach No.8 in Ireland and No.69 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F-Z... #Enya #NewAge

RETREAT - (2011) ⭐⭐⭐ Last night's #movie Directed by Carl Tibbetts and starring Cillian Murphy with Jamie Bell & Thandiwe Newton among the supporting cast. Started out reasonably well, but lost it way as the plot unravelled. #Retreat

Being honest, prior to his death, I hadn't a clue who Charlie Kirk was, I doubt many outside the US would have had either. Now that I've read up more on this whole new phenomenon, it does have unnerving similarities with past historic events. Oh for the days of decent investigative journalism.

THE TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY - (1991) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Last night's movie Directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as #TheTerminator with Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong & Robert Patrick among the supporting cast. My favourite of the Terminator #Movies

"Wessel's funeral was given wide attention in Berlin with many of the Nazi elite in attendance. After his death, he became a propaganda symbol in Nazi Germany" Different times, different countries, but the similarities couldn't be more striking.

PINK FLOYD - 'Meddle' album (1971) The 6th studio album, released in Nov '71. The album would reach No.70 in the US and No.3 in the UK. Recordings of Liverpool fans in the Kop singing ''You'll Never Walk Alone' can be heard on 'Fearless'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLKV... #PinkFloyd #ProgressiveRock

Makes shocking reading.. Imagine if we the people truly engaged and stopped funding the organisations that allow genocide to take place! Use our wallets/apps, stop funding/using Amazon, Microsoft and Google for starters. novaramedia.com/2025/07/02/t... #Microsoft #Amazon #Google #Genocide

THE TERMINATOR - (1984) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Last night's #movie Directed by James Cameron, written by Cameron & Gale Anne Hurd. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as #TheTerminator with Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton & Paul Winfield excellent. 'I'll be Back' for the sequels. Watched on #ITVX with ads the only drawback

Finished my brief recent fling with Amazon movies (Prime). Have a thing about not using them for online ordering of goods but made a brief allowance for movies recently. Seeking alternative movie providers for TV. The quest continues. Not sure why I'm telling the world this 😂

THE PACKAGE - (1989) ⭐⭐⭐🌓 Watched earlier. Directed by Andrew Davis and starring Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy & Tommy Lee Jones with a good cast in a political thriller set near the end of the cold war. Hackman & Jones make an average film a tad better. #Movies

My shoe box stacking system back in the day was even able to handle these name changes....Spizz end of.. Oh the days 😎

KIM WILDE - 'Kim Wilde' album (1981) The debut studio album released in June '81 & produced by Ricky Wilde with songs written by Ricky & Marty Wilde. Included the singles, 'Kids in America', 'Water on Glass' & 'Chequered Love. 1st time playing this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTOx... #KimWilde #NewWave

Playing out in rusty old abandoned cars, now those were the days my friends, we thought they'd never end, those were the days, oh yes those were the days..

LED ZEPPELIN - 'Presence' album (1976) The 7th studio album released in March '76 and produced by Jimmy Page. Although the album received mixed reviews a the time, it would reach No.1 in both the US & UK. The 1200th album I've listened/shared. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi2D... #LedZeppelin #HardRock

Dutch late night TV has its take

FULL TIME Stuttgart 2 St Pauli 0 Disappointing performance from St. Pauli, although had chances. Vasilj in goal, St. Pauli's best player tonight, keeping down the score. St. Pauli's 1st defeat this season. Stuttgart were solid and worthy of their win.

HALF TIME Stuttgart 1 St. Pauli 0 Could have been more, but for Vasilj's great saves for St. Pauli, one of them a penalty. Expecting better from St. Pauli in the 2nd half.

I don't know what it is about these wee beauties, but I do love a Renault 4 (R4). So many memories attached to these. I recall helping my girlfriend move in one of these back in the 80's in Dublin, we're still together...the woman and me that is, not the car😂 #Renault4 #cars

THE ROLLING STONES - 'Goats Head Soup' album (1973) The 11th studio album and last to be produced by Jimmy Miller. Includes the singles, 'Angie' & 'Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)' The album reached No.1 in both the US & UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_ng... #TheRollingStones #Rock #Blues

German Bundesliga on BBC iPlayer tonight Stuttgart v St. Pauli KO: 7:30pm starts on BBC iPlayer at 7:20pm

VAN MORRISON - 'Saint Dominic's Preview' album (1972) The 6th studio album, produced with Tom Templeman & includes the singles, 'Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile', 'Redwood Tree' & 'Gypsy'. It would reach No.15 in the US. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKQK... #VanMorrison #FolkRock #R&B

So if anti fascism is now being outlawed in the US by Trump, does this mean he has finally admitted he is a fascist? #Trump #AntiFascism #Fascism #DumbAndDumber

ANOTHER COUNTRY - (1984) ⭐⭐⭐🌓 Last night's #movie Directed by Marek Kanievska and starring Rupert Everett as Guy Bennett loosely based on the spy Guy Burgess, with Colin Firth in his feature film debut as a Communist student in a 1930's elite public school. Just short of 4 stars, well acted though.

Before he was a Senator, a candidate for President, and our greatest champion in the fight against oligarchy, Bernie Sanders was the four-term Mayor of Burlington, VT. I sat down with Bernie in Astoria to talk about the lessons he learned—and the work ahead.

PLANXTY - 'Cold Blow and the Rainy Night' album (1974) The 3rd studio album, released in August '74, produced by Phil Coulter and includes the songs, 'The Lakes of Pontchartrain' and 'The Green Fields Of Canada' www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0ts... #Planxty #TraditionalIrish #Folk

Genocide takes place in Gaza while these sanctimonious, pompous and arrogant buffoons stuff their faces and pat each other on the back, oblivious. Sickening.

THE HORSE WHISPERER - (1998) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Directed by and starring #RobertRedford with Kristin Scott Thomas, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Neill, Dianne Wiest & Chris Cooper. Always a pleasure this film, one which given the recent death of this #Movie legend is not a bad one to remember him by, thanks Robert.

Ritual Bronze Age monuments on Oilean Acla, Co. Mayo. (Apologies for the missing fada in 'Oilean' my device won't let me include fada's!).

The flying saucer and the elephant in the room...

Peter Falk in "Wings of Desire" - BOTD

THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT - 'Ammonia Avenue' album (1984) The 7th studio album, released in February '84 and included the singles, 'Don't Answer Me' and 'Prime Time'. The album would reach No.15 in the US & No.24 in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF0m... #TheAlanParsonsProject #ProgressiveRock

🎵 You once were my friend You once cared for the human race Now I see avarice written across your face I tried to help you But you only pushed me away I tried to listen Then I heard you say: No Faith No Hope No Love No Charity Nada nada nada nada mas 🎵

STIFF LITTLE FINGERS - 'Hope Street' album (1999) The 8th studio album, released in March '99, produced by Karen M. DiGesu. Released on 2 discs with 'And Best of All...' (greatest hits live in UK) on disc 2. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Unx... #StiffLittleFingers #PunkPop #AlternativeRock #NewWave

When journalism was cool. And risked everything to challenge power.