Contra Madre, by Nomad War Machine and Susan Alcorn 7 track album

this new & final(?) album by late pedal steel hero susan alcorn playing with an improvising metal band is just so cool & startling & bittersweet, like she was just getting started. nomadwarmachineandsusanalcorn.bandcamp.com/album/contra...

"Fabrics dyed in the current era from different species of sea snail. The colors in this photograph may not represent them precisely." It's a museum display on Wikimedia, showing some snail shells and cloth dyed from their mucus.

The color purple is historically associated with royalty & power because of several species of predatory sea snails in the family Muricidae.

Their mucus made kings look regal.

The Phoenicians built a vast trading empire around trade in snail mucus more precious than silver. Let's talk about it.

Thanks to @iansample.bsky.social at the Guardian for covering the devastating funding cuts that are being proposed for UK (astro)physics, and the dire impact these would have on young researchers. Will UKRI/STFC reconsider? Will the UKGov step in?🤞👩‍🔬🧪⚛️🔭

www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

YouTube video by siliconmountaintop Talking Heads - Born Under Punches - Rome, Italy - 1980

Listen:

"Stop Making Sense" is an entertaining film about David Byrne and his antics with a very gifted band.

But it's far from the most interesting way to see what Talking Heads were capable of.

Rome in 1980 is where you see what Talking Heads were capable of.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO7N...

Time is a Succession of Such Shapes, by LOULA YORKE 16 track album

👀 updated Bandcamp Friday offer codes 💚

Time is a Succession of Such Shapes CD
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Time is a Succession of Such Shapes CD + T-Shirt Bundle
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Time is a Succession of Such Shapes Digital
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big love, Loula

WF 98 - Errata, by John Haughey & Tarotplane 9 track album

I wanted to be one of those musicians who shunned promotion

Maybe you wouldn't even know my identity.

Now, a bunch of my time is spent shilling on social media on a crowded Bandcamp Friday

I wasn't made for these times

But this album is

Out now

woodfordhalse.bandcamp.com/album/wf-98-...

Now is the time...

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Safe Crash, by autumna 9 track album

out now on astra solaria

//// autumna /// safe crash //

tape & digital

autumna.bandcamp.com/album/safe-c...

Chapter 39: Blankety Skank In which I turn to the secret reggae history of Terry Wogan as an antidote to the rotten secrets unearthed in the Epstein files.

Another belated chapter, but the latest Dubstack covers Terry Wogan's entry in the annals of reggae history, and I've done an unsanctioned dub mix of the Joya Landis record he played on Radio 1 back in 1968. Read/listen here rentparty.substack.com/p/chapter-39...

Discount code for Silver Threads Bandcamp stuffs this weekend is “love”. You can use it on @chloeharris.bsky.social’s officially great album If Not Now, When. CDs still available ⏳

That’s too far.

I not only encourage you to read @radiomatt1.bsky.social’s chart analysis of Bad Bunny ahead of #SuperBowlHalftime. I urge you to read thru his recap of José Feliciano’s ’68 Detroit national-anthem controversy & its chart/career impact—the more things change… www.graphsaboutsongs.com/p/um-actuall...

This is good fun (if potentially expensive 😂)

SURPRISE. i’m absolutely delighted to tell you my brand new single SHAKE IT TO BITS is out this friday on @chemunderground.bsky.social

very exciting, i’m sure you’ll agree.

visuals by @wretchedmorgan.bsky.social

Donut Squad: Make a Mess! (a Phoenix Comic Book): the latest addition to this bestselling series! Check out Donut Squad: Make a Mess! (a Phoenix Comic Book): the latest addition to this bestselling series! - The bagels are lying low, and now the Donut Squad are enjoying making their own malarkey. ...

Do YOU like Donuts? But also supporting child literacy, AND independent bookshops, AT THE SAME TIME? Well all February, 10% of ALL Children’s books on uk.bookshop.org will go to @booktrust.org.uk and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! OFFER INCLUDES DONUTS uk.bookshop.org/a/275/978178... #ReadItForward

Listening party tonight- brand new Metamorph track opens the album so come and listen in!
mcpm.bandcamp.com/merch/mcpm01...

Read It Forward with Bookshop.org This February, we invite you to Read It Forward. 10% of all children's book sales through Bookshop.

I'm supporting #ReadItForward2026! If you buy LOKI: A Bad God's Guide to Causing Chaos during February, then
@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social will donate 10% to
@booktrust.org.uk
and @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! Buy here - why not hoover up a few more books too!
uk.bookshop.org/lists/read-i...

Essential New Music: Daniel O’Sullivan & Richard Youngs’ “Persian Carpets” (@vhfrecords.bsky.social @nofansrecords.bsky.social). Seeing as we live in a time when merely checking the news can demolish your mood, music this comforting is a gift. Read our review: magnetmagazine.com/2026/02/02/e...

A woman gadding about in a green jumper

good morning, limited edition CD out today, only 100 copies, some of my favourite ever music performed live last year xx

loulayorke.bandcamp.com/album/live-c...

YouTube video by Shane Parish “Bike” - Autechre Guitar

“Bike” by Autechre.

Autechre Guitar drops on Palilalia Records on 2/27.

shaneparish.bandcamp.com/album/autech...

youtube.com/shorts/Cdknn...

Now playing 👇

This is absolutely amazing, far far more than the sum of its parts. Just a beautiful record ❤️

Live Compendium 2 out tmrw 💚

Rep. @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social visited Liam and his dad today at the Texas ICE facility.

He shared this photo on social media that shows Liam either sleeping or lying weakly in his father’s arms.

Wait I know the bag is empty but were they old shits that you’d stored for a while or new shits with a vintage flavour (like white dog shits?)

This is still my shit.

HDRF Releases on Moolakii Club Audio Interface, Dustopian Frequencies, Wormhole World, Institute for Alien Research, Castles in Space, Sounds for the Soul Records, Church of Noisy Goat and Aural Films Go seek them all out....

Give me a follow on Bandcamp and grab some cheap (or free) stuff whilst you’re on there. Spread the word for us. Ta.

hdrf.bandcamp.com/follow_me

4TN (Live at Four Track Nights), by Everyday Dust 1 track album

I've released the newly remastered audio of my performance at @fourtracknights.bsky.social from last June.

The performance is a live reimagining of my long form piece Resurrection Of The Foghorns.

everydaydust.bandcamp.com/album/4tn-live-at-four-track-nights

Sandwell District - End Beginnings - Digital. Point Of Departure. Buy End Beginnings - Digital by Sandwell District on Point Of Departure.

Now playing 👇

Seeing as I’m on that Regis path this afternoon straight on to this. Brilliantly exciting electronic music ❤️

pointofdeparture.ochre.store/release/4885...