Bex Millar
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Quiet Piggy
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Luke Haines
6 days ago
My new album. Out in July: 'Izzy Wizzy Let's Get Bizzy' How magic became...Magick.
@cherryredrecords.bsky.social
will be available on vinyl/CD and digital trash
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The New World
21 days ago
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION đ¨ Read Alan Rusbridger's report on how GB News effectively became Reform TV
@arusbridger.bsky.social
FREE TO READ đď¸
buff.ly/VKnNVEU
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Jim Waterson
about 1 month ago
Honestly the collective national level of disdain for Brits living in Dubai on all my social media platforms today really is bringing the UK together as one in a way that's hard to achieve in the modern era.
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Luke Haines
about 1 month ago
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
Nice Graun piece on BBR. Much thanks to
@luketurner.bsky.social
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âWeâre a pub friendship â with songs attachedâ: deadpan dazzlers Black Box Recorder return, thanks to Billie Eilish
Their unnerving songs about car crashes and suburban ennui, sung in a sparkling yet unemotional RP, stood out from the Britpop bloat. Now, thanks to a certain singer taking their streams stratospheric...
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/feb/25/black-box-recorder-interview-billie-eilish-nixey-haines-moore
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Dr Francis Young
about 2 months ago
I just started watching âSmall Prophetsâ. Gosh, it really is the TV show weâve been waiting for, isnât it? I wouldnât have believed something like this could be made
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Tim Bale
10 months ago
BBC's Arabic radio service in Lebanon closed after 85 years as part of a ÂŁ28.5m savings drive. 'Just months later, in October 2023, the Russian state-owned Sputnik news agency took over the frequency. Its news bulletin opened with âThis is Moscowâ, replacing the previous âThis is Londonâ intro.' đ
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BBC warns Russia is taking over World Service radio frequencies
Russian propaganda is filling the void where the BBC has closed World Service radio services due to cuts
https://inews.co.uk/news/bbc-russia-world-service-void-3734557
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BBC World Service - an IRL jewel in the crownâŚ
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UKâs greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/13/the-guardian-view-on-the-bbc-world-service-this-is-london-calling
about 2 months ago
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Jim Pickard
about 2 months ago
our FT story from June 2023 showed: Mandelson stayed at Epsteinâs $77m townhouse in Manhattan in June 2009 while the financier was in prison for soliciting prostitution from minor in 2010 and 2011 Epstein noted that âPetieâ was with him in Paris, where the financier owned a sumptuous apartment
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Angry People in Local Newspapers
2 months ago
A reminder that punctuation is important.
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Now THIS is a night outâŚ.
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2 months ago
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Jim Waterson
2 months ago
Thinking of the hundreds of London lobbyists, architects, PR advisers, engineers, etc who managed to buy a house in Clapham after a few years work on whatever this was.
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I am very much enjoying the new pronunciation of CaracasâŚ
3 months ago
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fesshole đ§ť
3 months ago
As a mother who works full time, I'm sick of drudgery. Faced with a mountain of laundry, I refold the dirty towels and put them back to be used again. Let those thoughtless fools dry themselves on each other's filth. I use clean fluffy towels that I hide in my wardrobe
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Looking forward to this yearâs Doomsday Clock announcement!
thebulletin.org/2026/01/join...
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Join us for the 2026 Doomsday Clock Announcement
On January 27th, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will reveal the 2026 Doomsday Clock time. The announcement will occur during a live, in-person news
https://thebulletin.org/2026/01/join-us-for-the-2026-doomsday-clock-announcement/
3 months ago
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Gino DâAcampo burgled Paul Youngâs house and stole his guitarsâŚ
#paulyoungat70
#ginodisgraced
3 months ago
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My internal world for four daysâŚ
youtu.be/eHA31M2zglQ
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Bananas (1971): Opening
YouTube video by UNC Russia & East Europe
https://youtu.be/eHA31M2zglQ
3 months ago
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Great to see that Five have been having a successful second career as bald car mechanicsâŚ
4 months ago
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@lukehaines.bsky.social
and I are the Fanny and Alexander of North London as the Christmas Fallbaules are on the tree and the I Am Kurious Oranj diorama from
@heykidsshop.bsky.social
is assembled.
4 months ago
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Dr Francis Young
4 months ago
Reality TV pitch: âAbsolute Tripeâ, a show reviving the traditional British tripe-eating contest (with an option of silken tofu for any vegetarian contestants)
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Oh, Frank!
4 months ago
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I am finding Your Party to be problematic in that every headline about them reads like an accusationâŚ.
4 months ago
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Luke Haines
4 months ago
lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/bla...
Black Box Recorder are playing The London.Palladium next year. It's not nostalgia - it's revenge.
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Black Box Recorder Tickets | The London Palladium
Book Black Box Recorder tickets direct from The London Palladium Official Box Office. Best choice of seats at the best price.
https://lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/black-box-recorder/
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Is anybody going to see My Bloody Valentine tonight and would they like to give me their ticket?
4 months ago
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Luke Haines
4 months ago
Big news coming tomorrow. Watch this space.
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Mistakes have been madeâŚ
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5 months ago
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James Ball
5 months ago
This is now outside the paywall, please do read and share
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Byline Times
5 months ago
đ§ľOn our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier. The leaked âBBC Biasâ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott â a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story:
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
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'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trumpâs attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/bbc-bias-memo-lobbyist-trump-tech-giants/
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It beginsâŚ
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5 months ago
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If
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opens a Showaddywaddy box set on Christmas Day gifted to him by his son, I shall be holding John Lewis to accountâŚ
5 months ago
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Luke Haines
6 months ago
open.spotify.com/artist/6Hd3x...
Child Psych streaming at 60 mil. 1.4 mill monthly listeners. Trebles all 'round for our record label and spotify. Not so much for us. Poor me, wah wah wah. Life is unfair.
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Black Box Recorder
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Hd3xhv1sj3rlojjvGLkGR?si=GETezN9WQyGeE_jcZowtDw
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Dan Whitehead
6 months ago
BBC Archive just uploaded The Lonely Shore (1962), a surreal 15-minute short that takes the form of a scientific report from an abandoned and desolate future Britain. Written by Jacquetta Hawkes, an actual archaeologist, and directed by Ken Russell, an actual madman.
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1962: An Expedition to Post-Apocalyptic Britain | Monitor: The Lonely Shore | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8yEIe69M4k
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Rest in peace DâAngelo, true genius of music. Iâm so sad. Black Messiah was the first love gift I ever bought my husband when we first started datingâŚ
6 months ago
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Matthew Sweet
6 months ago
Oh no. Sometimes the obituaries just seem to come in like waves. Generations pass, I suppose. The water gets closer.
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The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
6 months ago
Hours after burying his wife, two children and grandson, Palestinian journalist Wael al-Dahdouh went back on air to continue reporting His ability to continue his job while Israel killed tens of thousands of Gazans around him has turned him into an icon of bravery
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Wonder how long the sub-editor has been waiting for this to happenâŚ
6 months ago
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Quick self-awareness memo to all aging people in music and media who are trading on past glories - draping yourself in 18 year olds is cringe and creepy. Really.
6 months ago
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The blue team have done unbelievably badly on Todayâs Bargain HuntâŚ
6 months ago
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Last gig before the heating goes on and I stop leaving the house. Come along if youâre at a loose end!
www.thelexington.co.uk/event.php?id...
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Jowe Head & Infernal Trinity / Luke Haines / David Lance Callahan at The Lexington London. Live Music, DJs, Beer and Bourbon
https://www.thelexington.co.uk/event.php?id=3150
6 months ago
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Luke Haines
6 months ago
This morning I said 'Never mind ban the boats, how about ban the bands' and it made me laugh. If you are interested in hearing more of these kind of 'zingers' then come to the Lexington on Sunday, where I will be playing a benefit gig for Resonance FM.
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Joe Banks
7 months ago
OK, Butthole Surfers film incoming! Watch the trailer for the Albini quote...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=29dA...
(screenshot not showing up for some reason...)
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Dr Francis Young
7 months ago
Why is it always a children's book? When do we get a celebrity who decides to edit a Festschrift or prepare an annotated edition of a primary source text?
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The BBC Archive YouTube channel is the best thing to happen in my life since the old queen diedâŚ
7 months ago
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Whatâs the latest in Mass Hysteria Event News? This is, hands down, my favourite kind of news - and indeed eventâŚ
7 months ago
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Melvyn Bragg steps down from In Our Time - how the hell am I meant to get to sleep now?..
7 months ago
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If you have a phone hidden for your safety you need to know about thisâŚ
7 months ago
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R.E.M.
7 months ago
Luke Haines - Peter Buck âBlow Your Mindâ Hot Sauce. Available at gigs or online. Proceeds to charity. Order:
www.rockadoodledo.com/shop-all/blo...
To benefit:
www.musicforall.org.uk
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Two minutes of Octopus Rock from the
@lukehaines.bsky.social
and Peter Buck show at Omeara in London last nightâŚ
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8 months ago
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Saturday Kitchen, what a format. An actor is talking about the book sheâs written about WW2 whilst nobody listens and two blokes make some goats cheese profiteroles.
8 months ago
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Seaside Special with
@lukehaines.bsky.social
8 months ago
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Highgate Wood Adventure Playground. A small child is playing Ode to Joy on the toy glockenspiel.
9 months ago
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