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kieran devlin

@kierand.bsky.social

working in publishing, writing in between / he/him

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countdown to puketown

26.02.2026 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

couldn't labour win the next election through electoral reform. some kind of proportional representation could -

sorry sorry I'm sorry

26.02.2026 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

a full day of occasionally remembering the by-election and feeling a bit sick

26.02.2026 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
a photo of a shelf in Oxfam - a line of CDs, including eight Lana Del Rey albums

a photo of a shelf in Oxfam - a line of CDs, including eight Lana Del Rey albums

curious spot: one donor seems to have given up on lana del rey

25.02.2026 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The box for Smiles of a Summer Night, Tartan Video, SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION BOX SET EXCLUSIVELY PACKAGED WITH INGMAR BERGMAN'S BOOK "IMAGES"

The box for Smiles of a Summer Night, Tartan Video, SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION BOX SET EXCLUSIVELY PACKAGED WITH INGMAR BERGMAN'S BOOK "IMAGES"

a photo of the box open, showing the book.

a photo of the box open, showing the book.

lunch break charity shop. big question: is it tat? if I don't own a VHS player? and own the film on blu-ray? the answer: no. because it came with a book. thank you!

25.02.2026 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

someone who wants it to collapse and be replaced with private healthcare e.g. the health secretary

25.02.2026 09:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the nd tips are all on, like, instagram reels

24.02.2026 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Jeff Tweedy on stage with his band

Jeff Tweedy on stage with his band

lovely lovely Jeff Tweedy gig at the Islington Assembly Hall. could have parked myself there for another three hours if they'd kept playing. such a treat . . .

22.02.2026 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like I've been there since I was about fifteen, so that's no worry

20.02.2026 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've heard relatively little of this, but I will take it as absolute truth, ty

20.02.2026 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

turning 30 tomorrow. any tips much appreciated

18.02.2026 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

bigger question of why this is in my head

17.02.2026 07:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
quote tweet from Logan Paul. quotes Jake Paul, Feb 8: 


Purposefully turning off the halftime show

Let's rally together and show big corporations they can't just do whatever they want without consequences...

to which Logan says: 

I love my brother but I don't agree with this

Puerto Ricans are Americans & I'm happy they were given the opportunity to showcase the talent that comes from the island

quote tweet from Logan Paul. quotes Jake Paul, Feb 8: Purposefully turning off the halftime show Let's rally together and show big corporations they can't just do whatever they want without consequences... to which Logan says: I love my brother but I don't agree with this Puerto Ricans are Americans & I'm happy they were given the opportunity to showcase the talent that comes from the island

less evil and I think intentionally so, e.g.

17.02.2026 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
a photo of the band playing

a photo of the band playing

incredible sound from TAGABOW at the ICA. absolute banger town. happy valentine's day all

14.02.2026 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

head vibrating at the idea that this person with these outgoings is traditionally published

14.02.2026 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

video games increasingly marginalised as an art form for the wealthy. like opera without the cheap seats. mad

12.02.2026 23:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

swapped 6 Music for NTS in my mind and now 1) listen to a lot more radio, and 2) can't imagine going back to radio with news bulletins. no ads, no news, cracking.

12.02.2026 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

chickens coming home to eggs: keeping a keen eye on tonight's apprentice for me and my girlfriend absolutely peering at these goons

12.02.2026 21:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

smashing in the doors at television centre and radically misdirecting my demand that the BBC put every other series of Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee on iPlayer please

12.02.2026 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

what's this in reference to plz

08.02.2026 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

just looked up the woman who started that - last year she spent eight months as a spad to keir starmer. what a pipeline

06.02.2026 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Text, reading:

Art Tatum - Piano Starts Here (30s/40s)
Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi (1952)
Chet Baker Sings (1954)
Errol Garner - Concert by the Sea (1955)
Dorothy Ashby - Hip Harp (1958)
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson (1960)
Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley (1962)
Thelonious Monk Quartet - Monk's Dream (1962)
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (1963)
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1964)*
Archie Shepp - Fire Music (1965)
Ella at Duke's Place (1965)
Grant Green - Visions (1971)
Sun Ra - Space is the Place
Camille Yarbrough - The Iron Pot Cooker (1975)*
Keith Jarrett - Koln Concert (1975)
Kamasi Washington - The Epic (2015)*
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders - Promises (2021)*
Joel Ross - The Parable of the Poet (2022)
Milton + esperanza (2024)

*spiritual/moreso spiritual

Text, reading: Art Tatum - Piano Starts Here (30s/40s) Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi (1952) Chet Baker Sings (1954) Errol Garner - Concert by the Sea (1955) Dorothy Ashby - Hip Harp (1958) Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959) Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson (1960) Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley (1962) Thelonious Monk Quartet - Monk's Dream (1962) Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (1963) John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1964)* Archie Shepp - Fire Music (1965) Ella at Duke's Place (1965) Grant Green - Visions (1971) Sun Ra - Space is the Place Camille Yarbrough - The Iron Pot Cooker (1975)* Keith Jarrett - Koln Concert (1975) Kamasi Washington - The Epic (2015)* Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders - Promises (2021)* Joel Ross - The Parable of the Poet (2022) Milton + esperanza (2024) *spiritual/moreso spiritual

🎺🎺🎺

06.02.2026 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sure they must teach this move at Iowa

05.02.2026 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

if jazz in general is a gap I can make a not-very-academic list - spiritual I'm less familiar but can have a rootle

05.02.2026 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

jeff tweedy tickets off the dice waitlist - what a system that is. every ticket should be like that. cheers to whoever found out their child had a thing that night, or plans to get sick, or whatever 🍻

05.02.2026 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

why does peston wear so many rings

04.02.2026 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

spicy newsnight. gardiner on a watchlist no doubt . . .

04.02.2026 23:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

also on tidal and I've started just linking to YouTube... which isn't better but is more neutral I feel. default internet

03.02.2026 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

mom is very unwell

02.02.2026 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

without meaning to adjust the tone too extremely: I think it's probably because it's now pretty firmly impossible, in a major city, to survive on a part-time job

01.02.2026 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1