Tom Ewing

Just crossing my fingers that moving from “we’re an abstract funnel of anger and one-man force for change” to “we’re a proper political party, let’s hear from Suella Braverman and Richard Tice” harshes the buzz a bit

This may well be too hopeful but Farage unveiling his awful team has a strong “on the new album everyone’s contributed songs” vibe

That’s no way to talk about Marquee Moon

Let us also remember his immense contribution to BAGGY viz Andy Weatherall replacing Bobby Gillespie’s godawful vocals on “Come Together” with a Jesse Jackson sample

Coverage of Jesse Jackson’s 1984 presidential run in the UK was a real eye opener about America (and other things) for 11 year old me, this politician who didn’t look or talk like any other politicians and who people seemed properly scared of, not that I could cohesively understand any of that then!

Popularity idk Mitski maybe? Acclaim Frank Ocean, “influence“ SOPHIE

I felt able to be more vulnerable and intimate with this record *releases “Disko Balls”*

Soundgarden - Bandcamp ambient with AI covers

Nirvana - actual 60s Nirvana

Pearl Jam - ok you got me there is no other time or place where a band would call themselves Pearl Jam

It’s a shame it was taken cos Alice In Chains is in fact a great name for a 24 year old making gothy lite d&b

Everyone is instead excited for the POP WORLD CUP

There was ANOTHER best lyric prompt yesterday, these are hard times

I did once play a bit of Metal Machine Music during a conference presentation

Rather tragically I’d got so used to it by then I didn‘t really think of it as weird and then it started up in the actual office and I thought “oh shit yes this isnt going to go down well”

It’s very cool that this seems to have found a persitent little niche in the modern classical repertoire, you can find pretty recent orchestral performances of it on the net!

#TheTenX5 Day 17

34. ANNA MEREDITH - “Nautilus” (‘12, UK)

The only song to ever be turned off on “employees choose the music Friday” at my former office. Are YOU harder than my old colleagues? Join the Anna Meredith hive and find out!

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This album was also very important to me at 19! (Though I was a lot less than 19 when it came out :))

and ofc the athenians went on to get their shit rocked, not bc they were woke nerds but bc they alienated their former allies by indiscriminate use of force to get what they wanted. at long last, we are doing the melian dialogue from thucydides's classic historical work Don't Do The Melian Dialogue.

Yes,,, your boy has taken a ride in the 4 man bobsled,,, but im an adrenaline junkie and needed to try skeleton. And now I’ve officially joined the team and am gonna try to start competing.

66 years old going 66 mph.

I think the lesson is that the wider the poll spreads across Bluesky the more, shall we say, 6-Friendly the voters get (I'm sure PP had her share of 6 plays too of course)

CMAT - The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station - A red-headed woman in a green IRELAND top and purple sleeves lies on her back, hands to her temples

CONGRATULATIONS to our #PeoplesPop25 WINNER!

1. CMAT - "The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station" 🥇
GRAND FINAL: 37.1% (1st)
FINAL GROUP: 365 Points, 50 Voters (2nd)
High: 1st (40 Votes)
Low: 3rd (20 Votes)

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Kids on music Reddit is the real reason for the social media ban

This is great, I'm surprised I've not seen more buzz for it

Good work that 3rd place predictor

Two hours to go! It's very close - I voted PinkPantheress in the end but do as your conscience dictates

There's just under three hours to go...

and there's a TIE for first

#PeoplesPop25

Something which I don't remember happening on Twitter but definitely does here - when a post clearly references a thing but does not explain that reference someone *will* post what you were referencing, as if answering a puzzle

“Cinderella”! Voice was like an itchy shirt (which could turn out good but hasn’t for me yet)

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Oh so when the stars are not where they seemed or were calculated to be Einstein is “a genius” and “triumphant” but when I’m not where I seemed or was calculated to be I’m “an idiot” who “can’t even use Google Maps”