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@simoncarbon.bsky.social

Music, beer, gadgets/tech. Assertive bitterness. Mixcloud show https://www.mixcloud.com/simoncarbon/

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The best gig I ever saw cost Β£4. Spiralling concert prices are a cultural disaster | John Harris Tickets for big tours have vastly outstripped inflation, while smaller artists and venues struggle. The magic is in danger of being snuffed out entirely, says Guardian columnist John Harris

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

23.10.2025 09:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tynt Meadow ticks every autumnal box for me.

20.10.2025 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sometimes decisions are easy.

10.10.2025 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I had to check it wasn't 1st April.

06.10.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Toby Carvery pub ceiling falls down

Toby Carvery pub ceiling falls down

If this ain’t a Mark E Smith lyric I don’t know what is! πŸ˜‚ #thefall

29.09.2025 09:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another vote for Little Swift here. Fantastic place.

28.09.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MOJO’s next How To Buy is on modern-day progfather Steven Wilson. Reply to let us know your favourite Wilson albums and why, and we’ll print the best responses in a future issue πŸ‘‡

24.09.2025 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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As The Crow Flies - Ed.9 - Defying Gravity A slightly tongue-in-cheek lament on gravity poured pints and their over-utilisation by regional beer festivals.

NEW BLOG POST πŸ“’

I feel like I might be opening myself up to a world of abuse with this, but I hope people take it with a pinch of salt and with the intended humour.

TLDR: gravity pour sucks (most of the time)

www.thecrowinn.co.uk/post/as-the-...

23.09.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I've never really used Spotify, and given more recent revelations about the owner's wider business interests, I now never would.

What really infuriates me though is how media outlets routinely embed Spotify playlists into their music features. Time to change that too...

15.09.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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"I said they are just ordinary people with legitimate concerns, peacefully protesting. What did I say Roy?"
"You said they're a bunch of far right racist twats"

14.09.2025 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 635    πŸ” 136    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

No, I didn’t manage to get Radiohead tickets either. ☹️

12.09.2025 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

HP sauce a good substitute!

11.09.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, their mission has been accomplished. They now need to focus on fighting for independent breweries and pubs and to not ostracise other dispense formats. Too many tied lines in pubs these days. #camra

11.09.2025 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry to be right about this. No GBBF next year as it made β€œa substantial loss”, according to CAMRA

10.09.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1

You went to Peakender and Indyman too! Where are they now? πŸ˜†

10.09.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I found it dead easy to get to, being the centre of the country an all that.

10.09.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Great podcast Matt, makes me want to head north and drink a foamy one right now.

08.09.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Less than 300 responses for this petition to get an official response from the government. Take two minutes to do something good today.

13.04.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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New CMAT album! Waited ages for this. Will probably be number 1 by next week. 🎢😊🎢

30.08.2025 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There is no defence of gravity pours. If it was such a good dispense method surely everyone would be using it?

26.08.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent article. Great writing as ever! 🍻

17.08.2025 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Envious! 🍻

10.08.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman in a pink uniform is standing in front of an ice cream van Posted from Graysky - get the app to view and post GIFs!

Great news!

18.07.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll see you there…. 🍻

17.07.2025 10:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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When in Falmouth…. The @verdantbrew.bsky.social Seafood bar never disappoints. Fish Taco totally on point.

15.07.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
St Austell Proper Job pint

St Austell Proper Job pint

When in the South West…. #bskybeer

11.07.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The real surprise came after the experiment. Fred Lambert, who writes for the blog Electrek, pointed out the same autopilot disengagement that the NHTSA had documented. β€œAutopilot appears to automatically disengage a fraction of a second before the impact as the crash becomes inevitable,” Lambert noted.

The real surprise came after the experiment. Fred Lambert, who writes for the blog Electrek, pointed out the same autopilot disengagement that the NHTSA had documented. β€œAutopilot appears to automatically disengage a fraction of a second before the impact as the crash becomes inevitable,” Lambert noted.

In a horrifying article about the dangers of Teslas, one point stands out: Teslas automatically disengage self-driving mode <1 second before an imminent crash--not enough time for the driver to react, but enough for Tesla to deny responsibility for fatal crashes, since self-driving "wasn't engaged."

05.07.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 16180    πŸ” 6184    πŸ’¬ 354    πŸ“Œ 492

I’d love to read this but I’m not subscribing to that paper to do so. Will it be published elsewhere in the future?

05.07.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Glastonbury - Osees Powerhouse riffs from the veteran psych-rock band on the Park Stage.

Osees at Glasto. Total face melt. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002fbnp/glastonbury-osees

28.06.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Birthday Matt 🍻

23.06.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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