Chipping into @uk.theconversation.com compilation of short pieces on songs about fathers/fatherhood. A few words on Brian May’s ‘Father to Son’ from Queen II, and a great excuse to listen to some early Queen. theconversation.com/the-11-best-...

Chipping into @uk.theconversation.com compilation of short pieces on songs about fathers/fatherhood. A few words on Brian May’s ‘Father to Son’ from Queen II, and a great excuse to listen to some early Queen. theconversation.com/the-11-best-...

Filth, fury, sterling crisis, youth unemployment, break-ups, reunions, anniversaries and popular music history. A few words for @uk.theconversation.com on the emergence and trajectory of the Sex Pistols, 50 years later. theconversation.com/sex-pistols-...

Filth, fury, sterling crisis, youth unemployment, break-ups, reunions, anniversaries and popular music history. A few words for @uk.theconversation.com on the emergence and trajectory of the Sex Pistols, 50 years later. theconversation.com/sex-pistols-...

"a sector exposed to shocks, with insufficient room to adapt" A few words for @uk.theconversation.com on the recent news of National Gallery staff cuts, and the wider context. theconversation.com/what-the-nat...

The cuts are a sign of how exposed even our best-known cultural institutions have become.

"a sector exposed to shocks, with insufficient room to adapt" A few words for @uk.theconversation.com on the recent news of National Gallery staff cuts, and the wider context. theconversation.com/what-the-nat...

The Boss and the president's men. A few words for @uk.theconversation.com on @brucespringsteen.net, Minneapolis and the evolution of protest music. theconversation.com/bruce-spring...

The Boss and the president's men. A few words for @uk.theconversation.com on @brucespringsteen.net, Minneapolis and the evolution of protest music. theconversation.com/bruce-spring...

UK earmarks £1.5 billion in arts funding until 2030 – expert panel responds theconversation.com/uk-earmarks-...

UK earmarks £1.5 billion in arts funding until 2030 – expert panel responds theconversation.com/uk-earmarks-...

TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence! Real conspiracies: To: conspirator From: famous person Attachment: evidence.png

At last! (Need a new starter word now).

Quick chat on Tony Livesey show @bbc5live.bsky.social last night about Donald Trump, Jess Glynne and political uses of music (about 1hr20mins) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Graph of British Rivers

“synthesised disparate strands of American popular music into a unique melange… his mark was indelible.” A few words for @uk.theconversation.com on Sly Stone. theconversation.com/sly-stone-in...

“synthesised disparate strands of American popular music into a unique melange… his mark was indelible.” A few words for @uk.theconversation.com on Sly Stone. theconversation.com/sly-stone-in...

New Fearless Flyers always a good start the weekend: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGur...

Great comic timing from the Danes here.

Standards are slipping, in that there is a golden opportunity to have made a 'here's one we made earlier' gag in any of a) this tweet b) the headline c) the standfirst d) the intro all of them cruelly passed up.

UK arts sector is getting a £270 million funding boost – but there are winners and losers - @adambehrlive.bsky.social shares his thoughts in this blog with @uk.theconversation.com bit.ly/4hmZnLy

There has been a sea change in arts funding with the idea of intrinsic worth replaced by economic potential.

Porous barriers between ‘high art’ and ‘popular culture’, state support, and uncertain environment. A few words for @uk.theconversation.com on recent govt arts funding announcement, Jennie Lee’s 60 year old culture white paper, and the distance still to travel. theconversation.com/uk-arts-sect...

Porous barriers between ‘high art’ and ‘popular culture’, state support, and uncertain environment. A few words for @uk.theconversation.com on recent govt arts funding announcement, Jennie Lee’s 60 year old culture white paper, and the distance still to travel. theconversation.com/uk-arts-sect...

Epic subtweet of JD Vance as Starmer opens PMQs by naming some of the British soldiers killed fighting in Afghanistan.

This was always going to happen, wasn't it? newrepublic.com/post/191540/...

One on my favourite examples remains the drawings made by Onfim, a little 6 or 7 year old boy living in Medieval Novgorod. They could have been done today. And we think he know his name because he wrote it next to a knight on a horse (the hero) stabbing another knight with a lance on the ground

Back on the road with the live music mapping team. Looking forward to @ntiaofficial.bsky.social summit day two tomorrow.

British Tories: the mainstream conservative party has never been able to beat the populist right by copying them...

Scooby Doo prequel: Young Man Withers sets up an amusement park. Four kids, thrown out for being too small to go on the rides, vow revenge.

A few words today with 2GB Radio Sydney on changes in the music industry over the years. omny.fm/shows/2gb-af...

Massive away win for the little fella.

Working with Liverpool and Aston Universities, co-lead by @adambehrlive.bsky.social we're going to be part of a first-of-its-kind project to advance live music mapping technology to transform how live music ecosystems are understood. 🎵 www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl... #WeAreNCL

Enjoyable quick chat with @france24.bsky.social yesterday about the Band Aid anniversary. No YouTube link unfortunately so, in lieu of anything useful, here's a random screengrab of me looking mildly confused inset amongst a bunch of famous people.

🎶📢 The intersection of celebrity culture, meme trends, & political messaging defined the music landscape of the 2024 election. From Taylor Swift's endorsements to viral remixes of political statements, music was powerful tool for communication, says @adambehrlive.bsky.social https://bit.ly/3Z1FMcB

Pleased to contribute to this rapid response analysis of the US election. I've written on - "Pet sounds: Celebrity, meme culture and political messaging in the music of election 2024" In some esteemed company here. Congrats the editorial team for pulling it together so quickly (as ever).

Pleased to contribute to this rapid response analysis of the US election. I've written on - "Pet sounds: Celebrity, meme culture and political messaging in the music of election 2024" In some esteemed company here. Congrats the editorial team for pulling it together so quickly (as ever).

The moment you stop “being a teenager” isn’t when you turn 20, it’s when you realise that Paul was the cool one.

For no very good reason (other than that I stumbled across it), Ray Parker Jr. playing Tchaikovsky's 'Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy'. youtu.be/OJDjfGIKBeM?...

NOT NOW GERMANY

Morning, everyone

Enjoyable chat chipping in today on @metrouk.bsky.social piece on Neil Diamond, 'Sweet Caroline' and party conferences. metro.co.uk/2024/10/04/t...

For Francophones in my contacts. Some commentary from me in a piece on uses of music in US election campaigning, on RTS (Swiss public service broadcaster). Fluent French courtesy of professional translators and overdubs. www.rts.ch/audio-podcas...

"Ziggy played guitar, but his real impact lay in unlocking the relationship between artists and their work". A few words for @theconversation.bsky.social on glam rock, and David Bowie's influence as a performer. theconversation.com/ziggy-stardu...