Six months in: the finest novels of the year so far 🙏

48 years. What a record. What a cover 🙏

#BookSky the time is upon us. Thursday 2nd July, 7 p.m. via Zoom, an in-depth dive for people who've already read Keshed, hosted by the great @heidijames.bsky.social. Unique opportunity to hear it discussed in this level of detail with one of the very best writers in the game. It's gonna slay 🙏🖤

The Mayor of the Scottish Underground 🙏

@memorialdevice.bsky.social Ouseburn, Newcastle. Life's a series of difficult decisions.

6 months in: best album of 2026 to date? 🙏

Pure dystopia.

Thoughts, good people?

The MD Son has got married in Crete 🙏

No new sign-ups since reposting this wtf is wrong with you people?! 😂 Will be the best interview I do all year. If you've read the book and loved it, which LOADS of you have, you don't wanna be missing this one, srsly. @memorialdevice.bsky.social could ya do the honours pls our kid? 📚📚📚

Narrated by the author. Monumental 🙏

Can't remember riots in NI when the Shankhill Butchers were carrying out their random nightly atocities.

Sandsend looking lovely today 🙏

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This is absolutely brilliant 🙏

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Anybody know what the mighty Ulrich Schnauss is up to? He's seems to have completely disappeared. Nothing at all for years now.

@memorialdevice.bsky.social might sound familiar to you, this 👀👀👀👀👀

This Whitby dog is magnificent🙏

Whitby, NY. Blue sky on Bluesky 🙏

David Attenborough. The only National Treasure that is also a MD Alternative National Treasure 🙏

Celebrated 4th #MDANT anniversary yesterday. Still one of my finest honours. Thank you @memorialdevice.bsky.social. Shout out to those honoured on same day including the fabulous @flisskitson.bsky.social and best wishes to MD Alternative National Treasures everywhere - a great community.

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Interesting to revisit this thread in 2026...

YES! 🙏

True Bypass by Manual. If there's been a better album released tis year than this, I've missed it. Very strong Boards of Canada vibes. Jonas Munk is a genius 🙏 manual.bandcamp.com/album/true-b...

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Absolute peanuts to Yorkshire Water. No deterrent whatsoever. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nick Cave on Israel: 'I find it difficult to come to terms with using my music in order to punish ordinary people because of the acts of their government' Netanyahu is Israel's longest serving Prime Minister. 'Ordinary people' have voted him in six times.

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Morning #MDANT s 😊

Amazing how this album got a kicking on release. It is exceptional and has stood the test of time as well as anything from that era 🙏

SOOOORRRY it's been delayed, but worth the wait and then some - gods, monsters, Dick, Crowley, free jazz, refuting taste, the over-artist, Morrissey's relish and so much more. @reversediorama.bsky.social @memorialdevice.bsky.social

The Church of Keenan 🙏

David Keenan and This is Memorial Device getting a mention on BBC 6 Music as part of an Andrew Weatherall birth date tribute. I'm sure @memorialdevice.bsky.social is listening.

@richardjamesfoster.bsky.social reads from his ‘The Punk Rock Birdwatching Club’. Free. Thursday 16 April, 7–9pm. Space is limited, booking essential. Tkts on our website 😄🫡

This is exceptional journalism. 'Trump’s chaotic war on Iran has dragged into its sixth week because he is fighting an adversary he doesn’t understand' Nesrine Malik www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I'm trying to gather autobiographical material on a 1970s Scottish singer/songwriter, Brian Joseph Friel. Among a number of albums, Arriverdici Ardrossan. Lovely songs like Salad Green Geraldine. Anyone?

At this very moment, they were the greatest band in the world. No contest 🙏 www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8NL...

#LibrariesChangeLives. Let'e have some more please. @librariesconnected.bsky.social @iainmoore.bsky.social check my TL from last night and toda for more of these, let'e get it trending. #BookSky 📚📚📚📚📚

Bollocks to the World Cup www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

One of our finest contemporary novelists. Gwendoline Riley - The Palm House 🙏

John's work is absolutely magnificent 🙏

Two absolutely mind-blowing new novels 🙏

Absolute PEAK Goth 🙏 youtu.be/w9DPEkguMqE?...

Waiting for the Out. Truly exceptional 🙏

Anyone with #neurological expertise in the #MDANT @memorialdevice.bsky.social world?