David Bridie

Timor Leste truck stop

Please read this & help save the State Library of Victoria, entering its 'now fully trashed' era. I didn't go to uni - for me the Library was higher education in later life, research for my job, a revelation about what ordinary people could have access to. It changed my life. Not just a building.

Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.

EXCEPTIONAL HEAT WAVE IN AUSTRALIA

Another day with >46C (46.1C Windorah).
Some areas are at record heat levels for November both in Queensland and Northern Territory:

42.2 Blackwater November Highest Max on record

28.6 Yulara November Highest Min on record

Malena de Jesus filmclip for her song as part of the @wantokmusik.bsky.social project in Timor Leste. Feto nia lian, Feto nia Istoria- Her Voice Her Story.

Who deserves a state funeral less? Lawsie or Richo? It’s nice for John Laws that so many people remembered him when he finally shuffled off his golden coil, even if they were lining up to piss on his grave, and it’s nice too that he died so close to Gr...

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Now thats what I call a moral victory #ashes

Manning Clark to Edward Gough Whitlam

I agree she is magnificent. She said way more than others. However artists need to call out Spotify. Other name artists need to call this out. Spirit of rock, soul, punk, hip hop, folk, electronica, blues was to fight the power. And Daniel Ek and the ARIA honchos are that.

the photo is brilliant

I take all of that on board John, but AI military technology sourced from their Spotify royalties is funding genocide. And they had a big platform, especially as 4 time winners (well done for that) and this would have had substance. Criticising genocide whilst contributing to it is...well, you know

Pressure needs to start being placed (in a respectful way) on a number of name Australian artists on Spotify's bribing of the ARIAs. It's not a token issue, it's fundamental and immoral. ARIA is a vital part of the Aust music fabric. CEO Annabelle Herd should be taken to task, made to be accountable

Love Amy but wish Amyl and the Sniffers and had made a strong statement about Spotify sponsoring the bejesus out of the ARIA awards. Its not liked Daniel Ek investing in military technology and sponsoring ICE is hidden (let alone Spotify's exploitative works practices and business model)

Spotify Boycott: Why It’s About More Than Music Spotify’s backlash isn’t just about low payouts or ads—it’s exposing a deeper consumer shift toward values, ethics, and accountability.

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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek invested $693.6 million in then AI defense technology startup Helsing. This technology is propelling the military-industrial complex, with ethical concerns over how the technology targets and surveilled different communities. Happy ARIA awards

ARIAs Spotify sponsorship is a blight on the music industry

Feto Nia Lian, Feto Nia Istória- her voice, her story Timor Leste- @wantokmusik.bsky.social project bringing together young women musicians and the brave women who sacrificed so much during the occupation. Sharing stories.

So looking at the actual SF chronicle article, the only place this song is accruing notice is on Spotify, which is easily gamed by bots. If I were an AI proponent who desperately needed to boost the validity of my investment, this is exactly what I’d do.

Michael Shannon describes the experience of life in the US today as “America is a nightmare right now.The country needs help. There seem to be delusions of grandeur and self-loathing in equal measure. It gets grimmer every day. I’ve never seen such dysfunction in my life. It’s really embarrassing.”

YouTube video by AusQuestionTime Paul Keating on the Sir John Kerr condolence motion

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Frank Yamma spent the last week recording songs for a new album down here at the Donkey Shed, then played three cracking shows over the weekend with Radical Son @wantokmusik.bsky.social

YouTube video by Sarah Watson the pretty bird tree | lj hill | official music video | 2010

LJHill passed away last year- this song is astonishing. Look up his story. m.youtube.com/watch?v=RJSS...

I call this one, ‘Rosie eating chips at soundcheck’ (Odessa at Leavers, Creswick)

hope alls well with you bernard

I think the issue deserves some spine. And “not nearly enough people” applies to many things- those reading music journalism, those paying £ for the intellectual property of music, musicians earning recompense. The campaign against Spotify is a moral and necessary one we thinks BZ.

Reviving Afrobeat and Highlife's Golden Era with Rediscovered Vinyl Gems from the 60s, 70s & 80s - Unearthed African Recordings Reviving Afrobeat and Highlife’s Golden Era with Rediscovered Vinyl Gems from the 60s, 70s & 80s Many of these masterpieces have been long-abandoned in basements and outhouses, seemingly forgotten for...

Remastered lost recordings from the vinyl factories of Lagos, extending across Nigeria to Accra in Ghana and beyond. Worth a dive if you're that way inclined. www.unearthedafricanrecordings.com

How bout Tidal and Qobuz Bernard?. They do exactly the same thing.

Massive Attack Scrubs Catalogue From Spotify Massive Attack is the latest – and highest profile – defector from Spotify. The British act is also pulling its music from DPSs in Israel.

Have you been reminded to start questioning your Spotify use, Bernard? Read the full story here: themusicnetwork.com/massive-atta...

Zohran Mamdani:- cricket player, hip hop artist, muslim, socialist. Fine pedigree

Frank Yamma cutting a fine figure in the Donkey Shed- putting down some new tracks @wantokmusik.bsky.social