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Said infamous 1993 Select cover x Amazon Music's Brit Summer playlist cover. Text reads: Yanks go home! Suede. Brett Summer. (Apologies to any Americans)

The moment where I was in the right place, at the right time, all thanks to @adorapop.bsky.social insisting that if we went all the way to the Isle of Wight Festival, Suede would make it worth our while - and they really did ❤️

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The sudden shift from "constant crowdsurfing" to "absolutely no crowdsurfing" in the gigs of the early millennium - do we think that was a collective lack of upper body strength, or just the realisation that being kicked in the head for 90 minutes is actually not fun?

She might be in the space underneath a chest or drawers or bookcase. Sometimes the supports are hollow and I found my lost kitten under one once after many hours of searching. I really hope you find her soon 🤞

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Met a man in the hotel lift last night who had just been at his 61st Springsteen gig (it was my 2nd). We bow down to that level of gig going devotion.

An oil on canvas portrait of Morten Harket of the band a-ha.

Morten Harket. Come what may ❤️

I don't think I've shared this painting online before. Seemed like the right day to do it.

12" x 14". Oil on Canvas, 2019.

YouTube video by CATBEAR - Topic Who Cares?

Absolutely loving the new Catbear song, a touch of Take on Me, a bit of a British Tegan and Sara sound, short, fresh, easy synthpop - it is very me XD #newmusic Whole ep is a delight tbh.

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A photograph from adorapop.art's "Stuff" series. It's a small pink and red tube of strawberry flavoured bubblegum. The packaging has a strawberry textured bubble character on it with a happy, wide-mouthed expression. Handwritten text reads: 20. Bubblegum in a tube from Tiger. I haven't eaten this. Bought for the packaging 😍

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Five bunnies sit in a row facing a wall, observing a banana taped to it. The middle three bunnies wear small colored berets.

A photograph from adorapop.art's "Stuff" series. It's a wooden dancing toy of the artists Gilbert and George. The kind where you press a button on the base and the figures collapse and dance around depending on how you press it. Handwritten text reads: 19. Gilbert and George: The Singing Sculpture. Dancing wooden toy from the Tate Modern, 2024.

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HAPPY MURDERBOT DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE

Thank you :)

Thank you kindly 😊

Yes. And I had to rescue it from sitting on wet grass 😑

Oil on canvas portrait painting of Gerard Way of the band My Chemical Romance. Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge era but also a vampire. He's wearing a black shirt and tie and has red eye makeup and black hair. And vampire fangs.

Because it's been a while, here's another painting by me:

Gerard Way, vampire edition. 8" x 8". Oil on canvas, 2022.

A photograph from adorapop.art's "Stuff" series. It's an original Polaroid Land camera - beige with rainbow branding. The one that was ripped off by the original Instagram logo. Handwritten text reads: 18. Original Polaroid Land Camera. Bought for the insultingly low price of 20p from a car boot sale ten years ago.

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A photograph from adorapop.art's "Stuff" series. It's Marcel the Shell from the 2021 film. He is life-sized and made of painted metal with a real googly eye. Handwritten text reads: Marcel the Shell. My friend through many adventures since 2023. He is made of metal and nicely heavy.

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A photograph from adorapop.art's "Stuff" series. It's a pair of black and chrome, wireless over the head Bang and Olufsen headphones from 2018. Handwritten text reads: My Bang and Olufsen headphones that are really quite ancient now. I cannot function without these and also do not understand how they have survived this long.

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post a GIF of who you wanted to be as a kid

A photograph from adorapop.art's "Stuff" series. It's a small silver metal photo frame with the Prince of Wales crest on it and it words "Long Live the Prince". It contains a photo of a man with a huge moustache and above that a photo that was found on top of an old woman in a floral dress. Handwritten text reads: Random metal photo frame. Found in Llangollen. Mystery occupants.

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pAscAL iS PUnk - Pascal is Punk by winterwinter Pascal is Punk - pAscAL iS PUnk

Just going to leave this here. Long live Pedro 🖤

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A photograph from adorapop.art's "Stuff" series. It's a black cassette tape with its original cardboard sleeve. The music on the cassette is End of a Century by the band Blur. The artwork is a spaceship moving through space with futuristic lettering. Text indicates the "product" is suitable for ages 6-80. Handwritten text reads: 14. Blur's End of a Century single on cassette. Content and artwork both very important.

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"I Sew Fabric Scenes Of London" Textile treasures by an artist/TfL employee.

"I Sew Fabric Scenes Of London"

A seagull drinks from a container marked “DOGS ONLY, NO SEAGULLS.”

every day we see more and more evidence of society descending into utter lawlessness and chaos

A photograph from adorapop.art's "Stuff" series. It's a small wooden model of a fridge. The fridge has a smiley face and the text "what's in?" written on the front. Inside there is a small wooden can of beer which also has a happy face and is labelled "beer". Handwritten text reads: 13: The "What's In?" fridge. A very important question. The answer? Happy beer.

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Research shows people who shop at indie bookstores on Independent Bookstore Day are fucking rad.