Experimenting with whether I can automatically generate coherent Spotify playlists from data I already have in MusicLiveCOLCHESTER. It's getting there. This one features local artists prioritised by who's playing in town in May, among other factors: open.spotify.com/playlist/3x3...

Curating a space for music makers, word weavers, and visual storytellers. If your art moves people, you belong here. Hit me up. ✌️ #WhatTheWorldNeedsNow #poetry #music #art

Are all full moons named after classic albums? Also, follow @moonunit.colchester.social if you'd like to know more. One of my other little projects.

Israel has destroyed the last remaining hospital in northern Gaza. We have witnessed the total decimation of Palestinian healthcare, met with silence from political leaders who refuse to acknowledge the horrors they have enabled. This is the dehumanising reality of genocide.

A bot that basically just goes round to their house and gives people a slap upside the head when they start sentences with "so".

NEW POST: Complicated by Avril Lavigne threehundredsongs.com/41-complicat...

Saturday 14th and tonight the band play gig 15 of the tour at the rather beautiful @ColchesterArts colchesterartscentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

My workplace for the evening.

Fantastic opening set from @celestialsanctuary.bsky.social. And now for the mighty Obituary...

Looking forward to my January 2025 warm-up #tour — a short jaunt around southern UK before we head further afield. Reposts hugely appreciated, & please book in advance if you can. See sarahmcquaid.com/tour for details of all shows. #livemusic #keepmusiclive #whatson #events ->

Well. After 24 hours of frustration and bewilderment I now have my own Bluesky server, and a handle at @simon.colchester.social. Not everything works yet so I can't open it up to people as I'd like to. But that's enough for today. Exhausted.

At midnight tonight, 'Close Season' arrives in a flurry of ice and North wind. Capturing this song with Simon Armitage has been a joy, and I'm so excited to share this first installment of our collaboration. It's a song for these cold, dark nights. ❄️ kpriddy.lnk.to/closeseason

Looking forward to the Obituary gig next week but have decided to take advice from AI. Currently working on my headbanging stamina and mosh pit readiness.

Invasion, ethnic cleansing and genocide are not "fighting between".

Version 2.0 of MusicLive* will be an app. I can do the Android stuff, but would need to chat with an Apple developer. Anyone out there? And if anyone can donate an old iPhone (versions like ~8-10) to a good cause that would be welcome. This is not for profit, it's for love and kindness.

That moment when you're reasonably proud of a song you wrote over 30 years ago, but only now realise you stole the chords from Lionel Ritchie.

Just back home from seeing Eliza Carthy tonight. Struggling for words but wow.

Can any of you help my pal Ben out with a starter pack?

I absolutely love my local music scene, so many great venues and bands and acts to see. There is nearly an open mic every night or a gig at one of the many venues. Welcome everyone to the #colchestermusicscene #greaterangliamusicscene open.spotify.com/playlist/50r...

From the archive: 38. Sexuality by @billybragg.bsky.social. threehundredsongs.com/38-sexuality...

Having read quite a lot of @timbl.bsky.social and @royfielding.bsky.social over the years, I'm rather taken with the fact that a Bluesky handle IS a fully-qualified URL, potentially independent of the social network itself. I can't quite put into words why I find it interesting yet, but stay tuned.

Why do some people still say/write "an historic" when they would never stay in "an hotel" or ride "an horse". It's just wrong whilst pretending to be super correct. Maybe lovely @susiedent.bsky.social can help me understand?

This was a highlight of a wonderful evening. Was pleased to be working there that night. Thank you @kevinpearce.bsky.social youtu.be/H2o9XS2cF1o?...

From the archive: my book report on Mainlines, Blood Feasts & Bad Taste by Lester Bangs. threehundredsongs.com/mainlines-bl...

From the archive: 34. Heimat by India Electric Co., 2015. More relevant than ever today. threehundredsongs.com/34-heimat-in...

From the archive: 37. Geneve by John Otway, 1976. threehundredsongs.com/37-geneve-jo...

From the archive: 1. Sweet Little Mystery from John Martyn's Grace and Danger, 1980. threehundredsongs.com/1-sweet-litt...

I'm new here, so I'll start by slowly posting a few things from the archive while I think of something interesting to say...