Simon Harper

London folks, I recommend going to this tonight if you're around. They put on a great show at Centrala in Birmingham on Tuesday night - they have a mesmerising, manic energy which sounds great on record but also makes so much more sense when witnessing them on stage. Don't miss out.

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Reed Streams vinyl front

colorful inflatable art objects, pillows, chairs

inflatable clear, orange, silver pillow

Mass Art Inc.: Philip Orenstein, Terry Riley and the Birth of Minimalism

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The Drone Abides: Bagpipes in Experimental Music From the great Highland bagpipe to the Italian zampogna, bagpipes have particular timbral qualities that lend themselves to folk traditions and experimental music alike.

Great to see Brighde Chaimbeul featured @newyorker.com but the framing of the headline erases all the fine artists who’ve been bringing the pipes into the avant-garde over the past few decades, from Julia Wolfe to Paul Dunmall, Matthew Welch to Yoshi Wada. daily.bandcamp.com/lists/experi...

YEP

For women, the increase of AI use in the workplace may affect their careers: Harvard study Women are using AI significantly less then men and it’s going to have a major impact on their careers, according to extensive research on the topic.

Every. Single. Story. about women not using AI as much as men portray it as bad for their future career prospects (without a shred of evidence) and a result of women being fearful little ladies rather than looking at AI's output and saying "this sucks, it's not going to help me."

🎵 NOW, IN DARKNESS, WORLD STOPS TURNING, ASHES WHERE THEIR BODIES BURNING! NO MORE WAR PIGS HAVE THE POWER! HAND OF GOD HAS STRUCK THE HOUR! 🎵

YouTube video by ITV Retro The Persuaders! Ep.1 | Overture | Full Episode

The Persuaders! is up on ITV's YouTube channel...
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YouTube video by The Wire Magazine Daniel Bachman: Almanac Behind

Re-posting the short film I made for Almanac Behind, thanks for Wire mag for hosting this. I take a lot of inspiration from Octavia Butler's work in integrating historical/scientific material into my own stuff. We knew years ago what was going to happen with climate, I just try to put it to music.

Re-posted because typo.

A paperback copy of Ben Moor's new book, 'A Three Thing Day (and other things)', and a 'Three Thing Day' pin badge, pictured on a coffee table. Underneath the book is a BluRay copy of Hundreds of Beavers, because why not. The cover of 'ATTD' is white with a large photo showing three versions of the author in different poses, on/near steps leading up to a Brutalist building.

A new book from @benmoor.bsky.social is always cause for celebration, so today is a good post day. Ben's books - and shows - are funny & cerebral, warm & moving, with wonderful turns of phrase & jokes. A must-see if you're heading to the Edinburgh Fringe next month, and a must-read if you're not.

Gareth Gwynn: Cyril - Camden Fringe Cyril Gwynn (1897-1988), also known as The Bard Of Gower, was “a tall, sunburnt, unsmiling farmer”.Gareth Gwynn (1983-Present) is none of these things.Gareth did not spend the First World War in the M...

I'm doing the Camden Fringe on 28-30 July.

(6.30pm, Aces and Eights, Tufnell Park).

It's a show about my great-grandfather, Cyril (aka "The Bard of Gower") and is a work-in-progress - but some of Cyril's stuff is 80+ years old, so I'm calling those bits "run-in".

camdenfringe.com/events/garet...

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Contents: An epic-length profile of California harper JOANNA NEWSOM by Erik Davis, with photos by Eden Batki // Kyp Malone of TV ON THE RADIO talks with Jay Babcock about directly confronting USA militarism // “Bog Venus vs. Nazi Cock-Ring: Some Thoughts Concerning Pornography” by Alan Moore: a landmark eight-page essay/manifesto, with illustrations // Chuck Dukowski (ex-Black Flag, SST) on the deeper, civilizational issues surrounding ALL-AGES SHOWS, illustrated by Geoff McFetridge // Columnist Molly Frances on the roots of Christmas // Columnist Dave Reeves on guns // Douglas Rushkoff on visionary thinker Robert Anton Wilson // Lisa Anne Auerbach‘s knitted sweaters photographed by Justine Kurland // Nabob Shineywater (Brightblack Morning Light) on musicians Sandy Bull and Hamza al-Din // Chris Ziegler on new albums by White Magic and Sunn O))) & Boris // Byron Coley & Thurston Moore on oodles of underground culture forms; a full-color full-page of “Strings” comics by PShaw

This took forever, but I am very glad to be able to write this morning that the entire run of Arthur magazine (2002-2008, 2012-13) is finally available online as single issue PDFs. Every page of every issue, either scanned or from the original digital files. FREE.

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Definitely going to check this out - sounds right up my street.

Well if you don't want people chanting death to you then simply do not be doing genocide crimes, I think it is very simple really

To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem.

‘Save The Waves’ is available now! Grab your copy of the limited cassette or the digital to support public media 🛟

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Hey now, we’re off and running with All One Song: A Neil Young Podcast hosted by yours truly!

Available wherever you get your podcasts — Aquarium Drunkard, Talkhouse, Apple, etc.

First episode: "Will To Love" w/ the mighty Steve Gunn. aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/06/25/a...

The Director 'Supple, horrifying and mordantly droll' New York Times 'Nothing short of brilliant' Wall Street Journal 'A subtle, often darkly funny novel about the...

@joegrassby.bsky.social Kehlmann's latest novel seems like it'd be relevant to your interests. www.hachette.co.uk/titles/danie...

Low Culture Essay: James Cooray Smith on David Lynch Sitcom, On The Air | The Quietus It was inevitable that David Lynch’s death would prompt re-engagement with his now completed body of work. In the UK at least, this has been facilitated by cinemas – including major chains – offering ...

Followed by 2 pieces* by @cooraysmith.bsky.social on Doctor Who: The War Games & David Lynch's forgotten** sitcom.
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thequietus.com/subscriber-a...
*NB Both are behind paywalls. If you can, support good writing.
** Ashamed to say I'd never heard of it, let alone seen it.

Paperback copy of 'Me and Kaminski' by Daniel Kehlmann, on a patio table next to a (beardy) mug. Tea is mango & lychee green tea fwiw. Garden pictured in the background has seen sunnier days, and will again.

Just finished 'Me and Kaminski' by Daniel Kehlmann. A curio of a novel - a central character who's awful yet compelling, & his mysterious subject. Superb detail & deft comic touches (the gallery scene is hilarious w/ sharp satire) and a surprising ending which is, in hindsight, inevitable & fitting.

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Pride month reminder that if you don't support trans people you are not an ally, and you should fuck off

Read the magazine in PDF format For the nerds and nostalgians, I’ve assembled a gallery of all the Arthur Magazine covers, with links to PDFs for 21 out of the 35 issues. (PDFs for the remaining 14 issues should be availabl…

About two-thirds of the Arthur run is available as scanned PDFs at the Arthur website, for free. I should have the remainder of the run up by the end of the summer.

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Fatima Blush is by far the best thing about it.

Volcanic Tongue vinyl front

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Printed insert

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Disciples and Scottish author David Keenan guide you through the world of “Volcanic Tongue” in Part 1 of a special guest mix.

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#FirstLastAnything has a new home (firstlastanything.co.uk/about) and during June, I’ll be linking to all 24 existing episodes of this music textcast (NOT podcast) I created in 2022. There will be a new series later this summer.

Very excited for this! 🙏

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