Sam Smith

Really enjoyed recording this with the @historyworkshop.org.uk podcast about the podcast we made about the Islington Nursery Strike, released on the Childcare Voices podcast

On again at Edale Village Hall 8-9th November if you fancy a trip to the peaks.

Very excited to have my first sound installation open at @sheffieldmuseums.bsky.social as part of @sensoriafestival.bsky.social 🚆💥

www.sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/sen...

Introduced my kids to debut recently and they loved it instantly. They're hard critics too. Most of it still sounds really fresh.

AI Just Hit A Paywall As The Web Reacts To Cloudflare’s Flip Cloudflare’s Pay‑Per‑Crawl blocks AI bots by default and lets sites charge for access, empowering creators like Condé Nast and Time to protect and monetize content.

This seems like an interesting move to tackle AI companies scraping the net...I thought we were all at their mercy but maybe not?

www.forbes.com/sites/digita...

New Starter Pack on Archives & Oral History.
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Staying the obvious BUT it's sickening how few women featured in band/live aid

Excellent outing to Birmingham uni to deliver an oral history workshop and learn more about the East in West Vinyl Archive. Thousands of South Asian records salvaged from the Oriental Star Agencies record shop before it closed down: eastinwest.trueformprojects.com

A poster featuring a map of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and a microphone. Included are the words Regional Advisors Wanted Oral History Society.

Do you enjoy #oralhistory and promoting its use? Volunteer as a Regional Adviser for the Oral History Society! You’ll be part of a community of oral history practitioners who are as enthusiastic as you are – sharing ideas, inspiring change, and helping voices be heard

www.ohs.org.uk/volunteering...

Waves J27 tape saturation looks good for this.

Great weekend delivering oral history training for the @1in12club.bsky.social as part of Bradford City of Culture 25. Really lovely people and an important project. Got tipped off to visit the Kunafa Tea restaurant for delicious Syrian food too.

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And James Taylor..they're both at it

Carole King has got a cracking voice but there's definitely some autotune being chucked into the mix.

Any tips for mailing list providers which are free, have good usability and don't have a low limit on subscribers? Have MailChimp at the mo...

I want Jake to win #thetraitors

I can't get on with baked beans in a pot. Let them touch everything.

#englishbreakfast #gripes

Whitesteak

The last surviving member of The Band has passed away. Garth Hudson was 87. Keep playing their tunes; they'll never go away.

Sign posted in a public place Text: IT'S NOT ART UNLESS IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A DISASTER

Simon Schama’s Story of Us - Series 1: 2. Whose Britain Is It Anyway? Simon Schama examines how artists and writers, ranging from James Bond creator Ian Fleming to two-tone band The Specials, have responded to the changing face of post-imperial Britain.

Found this good. The connection between Lord Woodbine and the Beatles has blown my mind. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Thanks will check them out.

Any clever cooks out there with an interesting and tasty recipe for celeriac or know where I can find one? I'm bored of looking at BBC good food. #celeriac #recipes

Record on a technics turntable with the Stereolab sleeve behind

#nowspinning Stereolab - Aluminium Tunes

Timeless stuff.

#vinyl

Oliver Cherer vinyl and sleeve on a record player

#nowspinning Oliver Cherer - Sir Ollife Leigh and Other Ghosts

Hypnotic harmonies and dronish folk

#vinyl

Oh 'eck go easy!

Record player and record sleeve of The Beat group members

#nowspinning The Beat - Wha'ppen?

My fav sound of all those early 80s ska type groups

#vinyl

It's a very impressive flying kick if not on a table so I totally buy that take.