Paul Wightman

YouTube video by BBC Music Jacob Alon - Fairy in a Bottle (Later... with Jools Holland)

I vividly remember when an unknown Bon Iver played Skinny Love on Later and went on to be a megastar. THIS!

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YouTube video by Depth Charge - Topic Shaolin Buddha Finger

Sad to hear of the death of J Saul Kane (aka Depth Charge). This banger was a staple at our home from home - Heavenly Social at Turnmills, back in 1996, when the unknown Dust Brothers played it to death with their own epic twist. Whatever happened to them I wonder?
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A few of my finest creations:

The Gong Farmers
Stinky Meerkat
Mealworm Deal
Weevil Nemesis
Fibonacci Porridge

I could go on. No, I really could

Whoop @scarfolk.bsky.social is on Bluesky. As someone who keeps an enormous list of crap imaginary band names (it’s a thing), this is very much in my comedy/ music Venn diagram sweet spot.

Chuffed to receive @MusicVenueTrust’s Outstanding Contribution to Grassroots Music Award 2024 😎 with the whole grassroots community. MVT works tirelessly to protect, secure & improve UK grassroots music venues for communities & emerging artists. Support them however you can! #GrassrootsMusicVenues

Join us at our first ever quarterly Music Scene Social networking meet up. Free to attend.

Mon 9 December 7:30pm til late @ The Bullingdon.

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Glastonbury ticket sale TV show idea. Place the last 2 golden tickets on a table and open the doors. What could possibly go wrong?

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A Soul With No King - Remix (feat. NATURE) AURORA, NATURE · A Soul With No King - Remix (feat. NATURE) · Song · 2024

Met Sam and the Earth Percent crew at Glastonbury this year, and love what they are doing. Such a simple and clever idea open.spotify.com/track/60CiRI...

Who has joined Trump's team and cabinet so far? His secretary of state, attorney general and UN ambassador have been picked - but there are plenty more posts to fill.

If it wasn’t for the fact UK governments hit the ground running the day after they are elected, I wonder how many of the loonier cabinet appointments in recent years would have happened if they had to be approved by parliament? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Mischief making at its finest. Reminds me of when a group opposed to the objectification of women bought Poland's longest running 'erotic' magazine, published a final issue raising awareness of all the things the magazine was guilty of, then shut it down.

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Ministers back voluntary levy on arena gig tickets to support grassroots venues Ministers expect the music industry to take forward proposals for the fee to be implemented for shows.

There’s a new government policy on reinvestment into culture and the creative industries this morning. Is the live music industry going to comply with it voluntarily or have it forced upon them?

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High streets to be revitalised with new legal powers High Street Rental Auctions will give businesses and community groups a ‘right to rent’ long-neglected town-centre commercial properties

Potentially encouraging development for community-oriented grassroots spaces, but it won’t help venues struggling with the recent reduction in business rate relief, many of which will fold before a new fairer rates system starts in 2026/27. #RateCultureNow

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I guess the X-Odus makes us Bluesky newbies Jah people?

YouTube video by José Agustoni The Pale Blue Dot - Carl Sagan

Hello Bluesky. Seems apt to start with the most profound image and words in human history youtu.be/MnFMrNdj1yY?...