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Cover of 'The Crackdown' by Cabaret Voltaire

327/365 Cabaret Voltaire 'The Crackdown'

First heard something by these when they did some remixes for The Tivoli, and I found that I preferred the originals.
This one, I liked some of it a lot. Other tracks, less so, and a couple that I'm not fussed about hearing again, but more good than bad.

Cover of 'Treeless Plain' by The Triffids

326/365 The Triffids 'Treeless Plain'

I first heard about these from a random fella that I got talking to at the bar at a Maria McKee gig about 20 years ago.
Bought their 'best of' and liked it, but never followed up and dug into their albums.
I'll be rectifying that soon. This was great.

I'm old enough to remember when Gordon Brown was forced to apologise to a woman for calling her a bigot.

The very least we should expect is that Nigel Farage apologises for being one.

It's hugely sad. When the day comes for it to end, it should be a big day. Not just a case of him going off to the afcon and never coming back.

Cover of 'Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing' by Discharge

325/365 Discharge ‘Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing’

Well that was a bit of a departure from the last one.
Easy to see its influence on all the thrash bands that have covered songs from it over the years.
It’s the type of album I like but won’t play often. A definite mood piece.

Absolutely. And he's getting the backing of a lot of people because of what's going on, but it won't take much to flip that on its head with a change of results. He really isn't doing himself any favours.

Who's getting the peace prize?

I wouldn't be surprised if the new contract was a "give us another year and we'll let you have your 'last big payday' move next summer, but we want it done so we get a fee", but his (and everyone else's) form falling off a cliff clearly wasn't part of anyone's plan.

I mean, I think they're probably right that there's someone in his ear, but I think it's pretty much nailed on to be his agent rather than one of the other lads.

I did see a couple of comments last night saying that the guy who said that possibily hadn't really thought it through, given the strong potential for a '"no, I didn't mean for me" as he's dragged to the gallows' outcome.

Crick (Michael, who wrote a biography on Nigel Farage) believes that there is a clear line to be drawn between Farage the sixth-former and Farage the politician. "So much of his character is the same as you can see at Dulwich," he says. "The boy who's desperate for attention, who loves debating, who loves division. The English nationalism, the interest - almost obsession - with immigration, the admiration for Enoch Powell, the free-market Thatcherism; all of that began at Dulwich." Much of the public has already made up its mind on Farage. In as much as this story cuts through to the wider elector-ate, some will think it deeply unfair to judge Farage on his adolescence; while others will see it as fair game and reflective of the man he later became. But there will be many who are still undecided on Farage and, for this last camp, his belligerent response to the allegations will be a test. He has the polling support. He has the Tory defections. He has the money now too. But does he have the ability to woo and keep voters who once found him unsavoury? Farage is unlikely to change tack now. "He's got to be true to him-self," says the senior Reform source. "There is precious little point in apologising to people like Ed Davey." Additional Reporting: Harry Yorke

The exact people now saying "Nigel Farage was young and foolish at school" (to excuse his racism, bullying and harassment of fellow pupils at Dulwich College) are the same people who said "Shamima Begum was old enough to know what she was doing".

Got it lined up ready to watch later on tonight 👍

Late to the party as BC Friday is gone now, but this is a fantastic song.
If you like the riffier end of the musical spectrum, download it at the link if you haven't already.
If you don't...download it anyway and just don't listen to it 🤷🏼‍♂️ It's a great cause and it can be your good deed for the day.

Only just seen this so chucked a bit extra on top when buying to make up for it no longer being bc friday.
What a great tune!

Cover of "Short n' Sweet" by Sabrina Carpenter

324/365 Sabrina Carpenter “Short n’ Sweet”

Finished the original album, and then put the bonus tracks from the extended version on. Pop pixies have changed since I was buying Kylie and Tiffany singles.
My first time listening to the fash's latest nemesis but it won't be the last.
More power to her.

Cover of Robyn's self titled album

323/365 Robyn (S/T)

There are more versions of this album listed on its wikipedia page than most bands have actual albums. TEN!
I only listened to one of them, but it was fantastic. Indie synth pop gorgeousness.
Never listened to her before but will definitely be trying more of her stuff.

Been quite a year!
Mine gets messed up though by the boys using my account, so I haven't even heard of half of the stuff that I've apparently listened to most.

Cheers, I'll have a look for that one.

Cover of 'Slanted and Enchanted' by Pavement

322/365 Pavement 'Slanted and Enchanted'

Another one that I'm not really sure why I hadn't listened to it before. Glad to have put that right though, as it's great.
Maybe not the strongest vocally, but that fits the sound perfectly.
An excellent start to the day.

Table showing my most used words in Bluesky posts during 2025: Album in first place, then, Listen, Songs, Liked, Heard, Albums and Band.

Anyone would think I'd been doing a ridiculous project to listen to a load of albums this year

‘They should not face trial by media.’

But we did. By your media.

Adding alt text to this because this is fucking amazing and everyone deserves to read it.

Cover of 'Make It Big' by Wham!

321/365 Wham! 'Make It Big'

It's Wham!
I was a big young for them, and never really thought before how ridiculous it is that 'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go' is on the same album as 'Careless Whisper'.
I remember the girl who lived next door being heartbroken when they split. Hope she's over it now.

Remember the Hillsborough report the next time that disgracefully rehabilitated heap of shit Kelvin McKenzie pops up on a game show or the 'news'.

Cover of 'Cupid & Psyche 85' by Scritti Politti

320/365 Scritti Politti 'Cupid & Psyche 85'

I *must* have heard these at some point - I'll have seen them on a TOTP or heard them on the radio - but I don't remember it at all, so this is the first time of knowingly listening to them.
Interesting stuff. Definitely worth investigating further.

Cover of 'Broken English' by Marianne Faithfull

319/365 Marianne Faithfull ‘Broken English’

First things first, I had no idea that she’d made so many albums. Genuinely taken aback by her catalogue. A catalogue that I’m going to get to know a lot more, because this is fantastic.
I might have just found one of my favourite albums.

It grew on me as it went on. After the first couple of tracks I was tempted to just turn it off and pretend I'd never started it. But...yeah...I can't see me returning to it.

Cover of 'Close To The Edge' by Yes

318/365 Yes 'Close To The Edge'

There have been a few albums during this that are 'mood' albums, which could seem great or awful depending on which way the wind's blowing that day.
This might be the ultimate.
On a 'no frills' day, it'd be lucky to last five minutes.
Today *isn't* a no frills day.

Cover of 'To Pimp A Butterfly' by Kendrick Lamar

317/365 Kendrick Lamar 'To Pimp A Butterfly'

This is difficult.
It's obviously a very good album in its field. People who know and understand hip hop more than me adore it.
But it's not my thing at all.
There were odd bits I didn't mind, but they were the jazzy, funky bits.
Most of it though? No.

Cover of 'Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret' by Soft Cell

316/365 Soft Cell 'Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret'

Not my usual thing, but I didn't turn it off when the bonus tracks started, so can't have been bad.
'Tainted Love' is a belter, obviously.
'Sex Dwarf' brought back traumatic memories of an old neighbour (the walls were thin), so the less said, the better.