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Church of Burn will be at the Satanic Flea Market this coming Sunday 12th October 2025 at Electrowerkz, Angel EC1V 1NQ. Do what you will. #money #burnmoney #moneyburning #churchofburn

“The absurd is capable of achieving the impossible.” - Miguel de Unamuno. Total Assault On The Culture - October 2025 buff.ly/AghYNw8 #music #musicians

“Fascism is cured by reading, and racism is cured by travelling" - Miguel de Unamuno

French PMs are like Spinal Tap drummers

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YouTube video by Jay in Kyiv Russian Oil Industry In Ruins As Putin's World Implodes

Ukraine continues to devastate Russia's economy with unrelenting strikes on the most important oil industry targets, having now taken 40% of the country's oil refining capacity offline, and sending the Russian economy into chaos. youtu.be/HDD39C2I4lw?...

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YouTube video by Music Venue Trust In conversation with Beverley Whitrick - Episode 5, The Last Safe Space

👀 If you've not taken yourself over to watch the straight-talking Last Safe Space on YouTube yet, please head to youtu.be/jfjjy_-ghbg now for the brand new episode, hit subscribe, and get each episode ahead of streaming platforms. Put the coffee on, and we'll see you over there.

In eternal loving memory of Risky Rich - 3rd / 4th October 2025 at Fox and Firkin, London - Iron Man Records buff.ly/0rZRMNp #music #musicians #punk #rock

YouTube video by Jay in Kyiv Russia Spirals Into Chaos as Ukraine Destroys The Russian Economy

Russia’s economy is collapsing faster than the Kremlin can cover it up. Fuel shortages are spreading nationwide, leaving entire regions without gasoline or diesel. youtu.be/JKcNrwBPA64?...

The Official Record Of Opposition To The Death Penalty buff.ly/m7jPv1t

Total Assault On The Culture - October 2025. “The absurd is capable of achieving the impossible.” “Fascism is cured by reading, and racism is cured by travelling” buff.ly/AghYNw8#music #musicians #Brexit

The First Person in Michigan to Legally Buy Marijuana: 2019 He was thrown in jail in 1969 for possession of marijuana.....50 years later he became the first person in Michigan to buy it legally...

In 1969, 28-year-old activist, poet, and supporter of the Detroit rock band the MC5, John Sinclair was arrested after unknowingly buying two joints from an undercover policeman. He was arrested and charged with possession, receiving a prison sentence of ten years buff.ly/47TBJFF #JohnSinclair #MC5

The band Ian Anderson called "more important" than punk rock Punk rock would stomp out the likes of prog rock, but Ian Anderson felt the greatest acts could put any leather-clad punk to shame. Read more here.

“Punk was really at its height at the time of the MC5 in 1969. They were more important than anything that came out of the UK in ’76. Punk was supposed to be about gutsy honesty. Most of it was young poseurs pretending to be angry because it was the thing to do.”

The band Ian Anderson called "more important" than punk rock Punk rock would stomp out the likes of prog rock, but Ian Anderson felt the greatest acts could put any leather-clad punk to shame. Read more here.

“Punk was really at its height at the time of the MC5 in 1969. They were more important than anything that came out of the UK in ’76. Punk was supposed to be about gutsy honesty. Most of it was young poseurs pretending to be angry because it was the thing to do.”

"If there was a band that truly started punk, it was the MC5." The band Ian Anderson called "more important" than punk rock buff.ly/U4XWJFh #music #musicians #punk

Tour Management Services - Cost effective Touring Solutions for Music, Film and TV - Iron Man Records buff.ly/gl01SkW #music #musicians #tour #touring #transport #van #EU #UK

YouTube video by Jay in Kyiv Putin Regime Enters Crisis Mode

Russia's fuel crisis continues spreading across every region while Ukraine strikes oil infrastructure and power plants, making history on a daily basis. youtu.be/CxQctN-Cq20?...

YouTube video by Jay in Kyiv Russia Descends Into Crisis As Ukraine Targets Russia's Economy

Russia’s deepening economic crisis and the freefall of key industries.
The Kremlin’s escalating missile and drone terror against Ukrainian cities.
Moscow’s interference in Moldova’s democracy and regional stability.
youtu.be/y02kEQ9Fygw?...

Evan Dando (Lemonheads) Solo Acoustic Show – Verdant Taproom, Verdant Brewing Co - Brewery & Taproom, 30, Parkengue Kernick Industrial Estate, Penryn TR10 9EP on Wed 1 Oct 2025 7:30PM Tickets: £25.00 + £1.00 booking fee buff.ly/yYkgkHw #music #musicians #Lemonheads

UK government urged to restore Electoral Commission’s independence to protect democracy Oversight of watchdog could be abused by a future authoritarian government, report warns

Restoring the independence of the Electoral Commission would help protect democracy in the UK, but a future Farage-led government with a majority in parliament on only 30% of votes could easily end it again.

We need proportional representation now!

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Man arrested after fire at London asylum seekers' hotel The blaze is being treated as a hate crime by officers investigating.

A 64-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire at a London hotel housing asylum seekers.

This is where we are now. Where are the politicians to call this out? Or do they not want to upset their right wing base?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

More than 1800 detainees who were interned in Trump's shuttered Alligator Alcatraz concentration camp have now disappeared without a trace. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Jeremy Corbyn on grassroots music Jeremy Corbyn has gone from Leader of the Opposition to a champion of grassroots music - and now, his Peace & Justice project is launching a festival. We ask - how did he come to speak up for a cause ...

Former Labour leader @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social is starting a music festival to support grassroots scenes and DiS’ @emmabwilkes.bsky.social caught up with him to find out more www.drownedinsound.org/jeremy-corby...

Amazing to think how little music there is on tv

Little chat or context, no history, no community just some live performances from big events linked together by some hosts

I once had a fun debate with Neil Tennant about not bringing back TOTP because we need something more like Anthony Bourdain

YouTube video by Drowned in Sound Is music finally ready to confront misogyny? DiS meets CheerUpLuv

This is a really important conversation and I urge all the men in music to tune in to this (send it to your friends etc) youtu.be/rOJlgMMTuCE?...

Misogyny in Music: The Numbers Following Eliza Hatch's appearance on the podcast this week to discuss misogyny in music, we illustrate the scale of the issue in numbers

The scale of misogyny in the music industry is astonishing www.drownedinsound.org/misogyny-in-...

As tech giants have become increasingly powerful, musicians’ ability to benefit financially from their own creative work and control its use has been severely impacted. MU to Call for Copyright Reform with Motion at Labour Party Conference buff.ly/TU70b8i #music #musicians #tech #AI

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