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Elle Barker

@ellebarker.bsky.social

cardiff-based musician, writer, and filmmaker. known member of sherbet flies, a lack of north, and crimson city. puts on shows.

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[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Out on tour with The Smashing Pumpkins Nature kids, I, they don't have no function I don't understand what they mean
And I could really give a fuck
The Stone Temple Pilots, they're elegant bachelors They're foxy to me, are they foxy to you?
I will agree they deserve absolutely nothing
Nothing more than me

[Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] Out on tour with The Smashing Pumpkins Nature kids, I, they don't have no function I don't understand what they mean And I could really give a fuck The Stone Temple Pilots, they're elegant bachelors They're foxy to me, are they foxy to you? I will agree they deserve absolutely nothing Nothing more than me

Can't believe she actually said this shit

04.10.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 156    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

forever annoyed that there's an "other side of town" in which things happen sometimes

04.10.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For once we don’t seem to be facing the brunt of one of these storms - not that it’s been nice weather down here, mind

03.10.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I used to like that feeling when I lived in Yorkshire, but now that I have to face the west coast wind and rain year on year*, I hate it.

*I live in Cardiff

03.10.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

this one's special

03.10.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Binky's Beam
YouTube video by John McLaughlin - Topic Binky's Beam

Ahead of the next article coming out, I feel like I should mention the similarities between 'No One Is (As I Are Be)' and John McLaughlin's 'Binky's Beam'! Always wondered if that riff was a deliberate allusion.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFK_...

29.09.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

was that The Horrors forum? I was on there back then :P

27.09.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

this is the Alex G/Adam Green hoopla all over again

26.09.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

wait...you mean to tell me that the bands 'Geese' and 'Goose' are actually two different bands and that I have been incorrectly conflating them for the last five years?

26.09.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

hello I am a british journalist. I am absolutely fine with keir starmer (of β€˜proscribed palestine action’ fame, who blocked access to β€˜adult websites’ for uk citizens, who has presided over the dehumanisation of trans britons, yes that keir starmer) requiring me to identify myself to his government

26.09.2025 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

lot of people on here don’t seem to get the difference between being identifiable and being required to identify yourself

26.09.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

One of the unexpected things I've learned from my advocacy for trans people is how malignant parts of the State can be, how it can misuse data for positively evil purposes. It's taught me people can't be safe with a digital ID card and so I've signed this. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

26.09.2025 06:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1125    πŸ” 663    πŸ’¬ 57    πŸ“Œ 71

I guess it's the rite of ever flailing Labour leader to try it so that they'll get put out of their misery

25.09.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*in charge of the

25.09.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I s2g no one in the Labour Party seems to remember how much everyone turned on them for this kind of centrist surveillance state nonsense back in the mid-late 00's.

25.09.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Silkworm - "Our Secret" (Comsat Angels cover - live at Sleeping Village, Chicago 9/24/25)
YouTube video by Bradley's Almanac Silkworm - "Our Secret" (Comsat Angels cover - live at Sleeping Village, Chicago 9/24/25)

See you all at Sleeping Village this evening, for the third and final Chicago show of this Silkworm run.

Doors at 8, Dianogah on at 9.

Here's a video @bsearles.bsky.social shot last night of a Comsat Angels cover...

More gems on his YouTube!

youtu.be/XGvaA2Cj_VU?...

25.09.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

this is only funny if you're someone who has ever asked me where I'm from

24.09.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Uhhh
Doncaster?

24.09.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

a reminder that streeting’s recent teary-eyed walkbacks on waiting lists for trans healthcare are simple manoeuvring and nothing more. don’t trust him any further than you could spit him

24.09.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The populist right wants to remake the UK in the image of Dubai. We should all be careful what they wish for | Jonathan Liew Politicians and influencers eulogise the emirate as a place of cleanliness, convenience and low crime. The truth is far darker, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

been saying this for the last ten years, but it's nice that other people can see it now!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

23.09.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Media consolidation is media neutralization. Why do you think we called it indie rock

18.09.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why use a cookbook when you can have this?

18.09.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 134    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 4

the "left" in this country is made up of far too many arrogant nihilists who'd rather be smug than see anything good ever happen.

18.09.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

mostly pissed off with Zarah for throwing it all under the bus for what? Like, most of the things that I wasn't comfortable with had the reasonable potential to be dealt with at the conference and through the proposed general structure of the party

18.09.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

all the non-Green Party members saying "why don't they just join the Greens?" as if that party hasn't for a long time featured a significant mess of transphobes and racists who are only in it bc they like animals more than people.

18.09.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I see all the "Corbyn caused Brexit" wanks are popping their heads up today.

18.09.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Obey or else - alien invasion of the subliminal kind...

Directed by #JohnCarpenter THEY LIVE (1988) 10:45pm #RoddyPiper #MegFoster #KeithDavid sci-fi action horror #TPTVsubtitles

16.09.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

this thread is my first bookmark on bsky

16.09.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Greg Freeman blowin up clwb

10.09.2025 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah they said this about DATs and I believe Albini’s quote was β€œit is almost criminally irresponsible to do final mastering to DAT,” and he was right

10.09.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 433    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 0

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