This is such a glorious piece of music, sung by Asha Bhosle, who died today 🇮🇳 youtu.be/yMfUfCRWLDM?...

Your honour the moon has an expectation of privacy

you know the way "why did the Roman Empire fall" and "what are the causes of the First World War" are big questions that sort of function like Rorsharch tests, allowing people to debate ultimately inexplicable moments in history? "Why did no one stop Trump" a decent future shout for the third.

I know we've all seen it already. But I honestly think this is the defining moment of our time. Past generations couldn't have believed it would happen. Future generations won't believe it could have happened. But here we are, bang in the moment. Lucky, lucky us.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social this is basically the whole plot of the film Wag the Dog where the president of America goes to war to distract from personal sex scandal.

Yes. That IS a giant valentines pasty of deliciousness. Why do you ask?

I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.

I’m doing the 14 dips February challenge for @cancerresearchuk.org - Completed swim 6 this morning here’s my just giving page oh yes fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/eoss-gi...

🚨BREAKING: Parliament is going to debate the petition Calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy on 9 February. This is why it’s so important👇 youtu.be/Cnl8MNhwEY0?...

It’s my birthday. 🎂 Thanks for the kind messages thus far. I wanted to ask 4 quick things of you today. There’s so much more I wanna say but know this is already a bit long. Don’t be a stranger. Bye for now.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Just listening on catch up- possibly the racial slurs story isn’t getting so much traction amongst his supporters is that a lot of them concur. They’d prob be more influenced by the question of the Russian interference as that would seem to them more overtly anti -patriotic.

🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history 75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men Is this what democracy looks like? New on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...

This reminds me of my favourite little factoid about hedgehogs. They used to be called 'urchins' in English, so a sea urchin was a sea hedgehog. In Welsh, a hedgehog is a draenog, and a sea urchin is draenog môr... a sea hedgehog.

If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?

@mrjamesob.bsky.social does being shat on by a kestrel count? #smittenbyakestrel

It’s obviously pissing in the wind to point it out, but I’m not sure how this gets fixed unless people stop using TikTok, which is the same as saying there’s no way of fixing it. The minute we gave up control of who we see on our feeds to big, amoral companies, this was inevitable.

as for wages, we see reasonably rapid wage growth among recent arrivals (as migrants progress, and low-earning students return home). Nothing here at all to back up Farage's claims

They have 4 MPs. We are four years away from a GE. Yet our broadcast media is talking like they’re a government in waiting? This over platforming must end and end now! We have other parties and they must be heard. Sign here now. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Check out our website firlmusic.com for download links, news and our brand new shop, featuring T-shirts , tote bags and more.

Thanks for having us #BSThydepark what a spectacular day!

Listen to this astoundingly poignant song from YVA. She’s such a wonderful writer and singer and a true artist, who feels the injustices of the world keenly. #newmusicfriday yvaofficial.bandcamp.com/track/when-i...

Playlist for this weekends Indie Brunch on @louderthanwar.bsky.social with my guests @eoscounsell.bsky.social and #Gay-YeeWesterhoff of @firlmusic.bsky.social @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social

On this weekends Indie Brunch for @louderthanwar.bsky.social I'm joined by #gayyeewesterhoff and @eoscounsell.bsky.social of the musical duo @firlmusic.bsky.social for a chat about their new album and amazing careers DJ Storm also puts in a rare appearance 😁

Huge thanks to @davidarnold.bsky.social and @nitinsawhney.bsky.social for bringing their musical wizardry to our album launch and thanks to everyone who came to listen! ❤️@royalalberthall.bsky.social #newmusic #modernclassical

Out now! #newmusicfriday #neoclassical

If you’re a music fan in the UK you probably already know about @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social The campaign to see a £1 contribution from every stadium and arena ticket go into a fund to protect the Grassroots reached a massive milestone this week.

i’ll be playing with Firl at the Elgar Rooms June 10th on a magical cover of a lovely song . Come on down , the album will make you happy

And there it is... the greatest header in modern history.

Our debut album, Wildwood is out next Friday- June 6th! Album launch show at the Royal Albert Hall on June 10th. tickets here www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/even...

Huge props to whoever was in charge of risk assessment for that valley in Switzerland, Blatten. Thousands of lives saved from evacuating them a couple of weeks ago.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social 2/2 lots of other examples re canine v human behaviour but if the love incorporates full understanding (as love should) of the other species then all is good, surely.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social re dogs- I see no problem with people loving their dogs as much as children esp silly if ‘childfree’. SO LONG AS they love them as dogs- we are primates. Dogs aren’t. Primates like to hug and carry young. Dogs don’t. Know dog body language and what they need as dogs not humans

“I want to save as many as these 14,000 babies as we can in the next 48 hours,” he told the BBC.

Happy release day! We’ve always loved this beautiful piece, and the images and emotions it conjures. #FIRL #Debussy

One of the things that enrages me about Labour’s approach is the reality that immigration hysteria is *entirely manufactured* Farage has used it to flog every con and it’s been in the tabloids, daily, for ten years. To the point that now even some Labour voters defend it. It’s fucking MADE UP.

“Spain’s economy expanded by 3.2% last year. This outpaced Germany’s 0.2% contraction, France’s 1.1% growth and was also ahead of Britain, whose total GDP grew by 0.9% last year”. What was crucial to this growth? Immigration and the movement of people. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Full moon vibes #fullmoon #debussy #FIRL

Well that’s me deleting my #Soundcloud account this weekend

Come to the launch of our debut album, Wildwood @royalalberthall.bsky.social this June 10th. Featuring special guests @davidarnold.bsky.social & @nitinsawhney.bsky.social

Rrruh-oh

2/2 The single is inspired by our travels to the beautiful Lake Kussharo in Japan. Hokkaido’s stunning landscape of alpine-like meadows and volcanos really made a huge impression. It felt incredibly tranquil, in contrast with the hustle and bustle of all the cities we would usually tour to.

New release from FIRL today! :) #newmusic #calmclassics

Today is #EarthDay & we’re thinking of all the ways the climate crisis is impacting our world & ALL the people in it. We’re particularly thinking of those in the Global South who are experiencing the biggest effects of the #ClimateCrisis despite contributing the least. Share to spread awareness 💚

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A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar this morning, followed by a powerful aftershock. Right now, CARE and our local partners are preparing to respond with life-saving aid as soon as possible. Please donate to our emergency appeal now and help save lives: careint.uk/myanmar

Here’s the video for New Beginnings- our new single out today! youtu.be/f36yyb3j8g8?...

Our new single, New Beginnings is out today- #newmusicfriday Video and single in our linktree^