doubledotes (she/her)

ha, every musician ever trying to get a gig.

So sick of the weaponising of class

What Kate Nash has done this week is driving change

Some people conflate living in poverty or stereotypes of what “working class” is and isn’t

It’s typical divide & conquer, fed into the discourse by the ruling classes for centuries

Morning Tim ❤️

VENUES! There is just one week before we close sign-ups for #IVW25

This is your last opportunity to be a part of the celebrations, so if you want to sign up, head over to our website.

Sign up: independentvenueweek.com/uk/take-part/

Calling all Northern Irish musicians and music community members. Come join the @wearethemu.bsky.social on Tuesday at the Oh Yeah Music Centre - FREE but sign up is important via musiciansunion.org.uk/events/the-m...

Welcome to the Bluesky party @sangitamyska.bsky.social

Sangita’s rigorous and empathetic reporting gives me hope in journalism as a force for good. Well worth a follow.

DCMS Questions today in the House of Commons:

Max Wilkinson MP: How are the Government supporting small music venues, and what steps will they take if the voluntary levy on arena and stadium tickets is not agreed by the large venues whose participation is vital?

Answer…

Image of the cover of vogue (Germany) featuring Gisele Pelicot - no more shame

Powerful - Vogue (Germany) #nomoteshame

Musicians’ Union Appoints First-Ever Permanent Officer for Northern Ireland | News The Musicians’ Union (MU) has appointment its first-ever dedicated Regional Officer for Northern Ireland. Charlene Hegarty, best-known for her stellar

"I will work tirelessly to make sure the working musicians of Northern Ireland feel the full power of the Musicians' Union on their side."

@doubledotes.bsky.social appointed @wearethemu.bsky.social Permanent Officer for Northern Ireland

I feel seen

Legend indeed ❤️

I’ve taken a vowel of slence.

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Just 2 weeks to sign up for #IVW25

We are still open to venues signing up for Independent Venue Week next year.
You can use our link below or contact us at ivw@independentvenueweek.com

independentvenueweek.com/uk/take-part/

Sign-up deadline: 6th December 2024

Freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose.

Disgusting how he tries to claim 'antisemitism' as a catch all shield against his regime of horror on innocents. Top dictator move.

If we are serious about tackling violence against women and girls, then we need to raise the bar regarding interactions between Ministers and MLAs.

Aggressive interaction between men in power and female MLAs is part of a continuum of unacceptable behaviour.

It starts with us. #EVAWG

Business idea for quick alterations to clothes…
…call it ‘Tailor Swift.’

Still want more? Then here's Sean's list of music media - all eminently worth a follow in our view bsky.app/starter-pack...

Network Notes | Darren Hemmings | Substack A newsletter about the music industry, technology, marketing, and the intersection of all three, brought to you by the strategic marketing agency Motive Unknown. Click to read Network Notes, by Darren...

WELCOME to all our new followers! Stay tuned for general updates on what we're working on, not to mention links to Network Notes, the newsletter Darren writes. In fact, let's start there: networknotes.motiveunknown.com - head over and subscribe; it's free!

I grieved for him. I still do. For me, it feels strange to grieve for a stranger. But he definitely reached new people in new ways, myself included. His message of hope, didn't feel hopeless and that had a draw. Killed for being too good at doing good, a legacy to endure.

Patriot by Alexei Navalny review – the man who dared to defy Putin This remarkable memoir by the bold and fearless Russian opposition leader describes an extraordinary life, from a childhood in the shadow of Chornobyl to surviving a novichok attack and his final days...

"...the outpouring of grief at the news of his death was not just at the loss of the greatest political figure of his generation – the greatest president many Russians believe they never had – but the passing, too, of an alternative future that he represented."

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a woman in a suit and pink shirt says let 's do this . ALT: a woman in a suit and pink shirt says let 's do this .

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