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I read the article. He was being all precious about which managerial jobs he would take niw, essentially saying only a big club competing for trophies. That's actually the reason they never won anything, they assumed it was already theirs without the hard work.

Also AI data centres. There's a short story there at least. Concrete Island-esque

Having said that, I haven't read all the final novels and Super Cannees was nearly 15 years ago when I read it. Maybe he covers it

Yeah, I've read that, Running Wild is almost like a proto sketch for that novel in some respects. But I think the combination of Brits / Europeans living in this constructed environment in a place of zero crime in the middle of a desert is the perfect confluence of everything he was amazing at

I'm sad / happy that JG Ballard didn't live to see the tax-free seclusion zones / communitues in Dubai and elsewhere. There would have been the greatest stories there for his fucked-up, acute mind to articulate

I'm not saying they're related - but you can't ignore the rise of drone warfare as a geopolitical disorientation and the re-emergence of long throws in football. It's all fox in the box, getting it in the mixer, etc

This was really good. If it comes by town, definitely go

Oh, I used to listen to that many moons ago! I had no idea, but that was a lot of fun. And definitely, will do!

Finally checked out the new Suede record. Assumed people were saying the polite thing, but it is really up there with anything from the earlier days.

Really enjoyed this. I'm long past expecting / wanting GR continuum (stylistic or plot wise) but I really liked the weaving you did. And I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I enjoyed IV & BE more than the other gargantuans (M&D, AtD). So happy to see this Pynchon-lite trilogy through with ST.

Life-changing

You just know Arteta has fully integrated Chat-GTP into his coaching and managerial set-up and views it as his 'silent weapon'.

Returning to this. I think probably one of the primary influences on Gravity's Rainbow.

No millennial should write such staid lyrics about the internet.

After many months of only reading Iain Sinclair, Schattenfroh, and American 20th century poetry, I'm welcoming a change of scene

And so it ends. Famous last song is out now. open.spotify.com/track/2tLmy0...

A gigantic error in judgement, but I saw him live earlier this year. It was the worst thing I've ever seen and he was the most vile human being I've ever been in the presence of

Soooo many new bridges in Ghent last couple years. People on the streets calling it New Bruges

Late to it - but I greatly greatly enjoyed this, both the read and the album. Never heard of him, but man that was a great record. Like the review said, it's pure atmosphere

"They're speed holes, they make the car go faster"

Seeing Xiu Xiu play the Eraserhead soundtrack on Saturday. Not coming back the same guy am i

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I will say one thing, it does have M.I.A. Kala in it

They are but it's a 'thing' to pretend they're not

I added the blue eyes to swing it towards angel, but I think the ornithophile in you will veer to bird

Maybe totally irrelevant, but if you draw those residencies together you get a nice image of a soaring angel / bird

The top 30 is pretty much the established order except 2 or 3 records (not heard Rich Gang before). If anything surprised there's not more newer, less cited names. But agree, overall coverage has improved a lot lately on the ol' fork

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Setting expectations to Bleeding Edge standards. but Ill just be happy to have it in my hands. Nice write up

Oh, not seen this one yet. Will check my copy