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@brokenviolin83.bsky.social

Headphone Wearer. Gig goer. Film Watcher. Reader. Scarf Buyer. Tea Drinker. Museum stander-abouter. Cat lover. Scruffy Lookin Nerf Herder. General Boring Twat

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Featuring Debbie Harry of Blondie, Viv Albertine of The Slits, Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie And The Banshees, Chrissie Hynde of Pretenders, Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex and Pauline Black of The Selector. 

Photo courtesy of Michael Putland, 1980.

Featuring Debbie Harry of Blondie, Viv Albertine of The Slits, Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie And The Banshees, Chrissie Hynde of Pretenders, Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex and Pauline Black of The Selector. Photo courtesy of Michael Putland, 1980.

It's #InternationalWomensDay, and this photo from 1980 continues to be a rallying banner for the women of #alternativemusic

08.03.2026 10:46 — 👍 98    🔁 21    💬 3    📌 2

A very generous review !

08.03.2026 18:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yeah, the opening few where banging
Brash loud and on it...it's more once Macca starts getting involved with himself.

08.03.2026 12:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

They started doing a new song and abandoned it half way thru

08.03.2026 11:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Yeah, 40 mins off for 20 and then another 40.

08.03.2026 10:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I mean, when it was good it was shit hot and his voice sounded great. But just very much felt like the wheels coming off

Stay off the smack, Mac !!

08.03.2026 10:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

...also the interval completely lost the audience were we stood

08.03.2026 10:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Seemed very all over the shop. Lots of nonsensical ramblings, ranting about the sound, and the asking for a chair...just all felt messy

08.03.2026 10:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Amazing

08.03.2026 07:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Great pics

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Well we that was something to behold (and not necessarily in a good way) The Bunnymen tonight in Leeds !! Amazing to see Will S play guitar tho!
#EchoAndTheBunnymen
#Leeds

07.03.2026 23:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0
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On this day 15 years ago, R.E.M.’s fifteenth and final studio album, Collapse into Now, was released. In 2021, Mike stated his belief that the album, produced by Jacknife Lee, is in the canon of their finest works.

07.03.2026 11:53 — 👍 30    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 0

Happy @bandcamp.com Friday !

Stuff by @jamesadrianbrown.bsky.social @castlesinspace.bsky.social

Plus @klingklangband.bsky.social and #ShakingHand ! 🤘

06.03.2026 16:51 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Think Ive got a spare if interested

06.03.2026 12:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Now playing @bunnymen.com #Crocodiles #KorovaRecords

05.03.2026 20:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A BTS daytime exterior shot from "Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door" showing the proprietors of Dreamytime Escorts descending from their office to the street below in a large, rusty metal bucket.

A BTS daytime exterior shot from "Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door" showing the proprietors of Dreamytime Escorts descending from their office to the street below in a large, rusty metal bucket.

"I don't care if you're Bob Monkhouse, fuck off."

'Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door' made its Channel 4 debut on this day in 1988.

05.03.2026 17:09 — 👍 39    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 2
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Let's rock !! Thank you @heycolossus.bsky.social 🤘

05.03.2026 17:55 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 3    📌 0

Hi Suzi did you ever get sorted for a ticket ?.

04.03.2026 18:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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New vinyl thanks to @keithseatman.bsky.social & @castlesinspace.bsky.social

03.03.2026 10:09 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

🤞 can make the last train home. Think doors at 7pm Leeds

03.03.2026 08:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Any idea of stage times ?.trying to work out going thru to Leeds show

03.03.2026 06:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

It's a belter ! Still waiting for my physical copy to arrive 🤞 today !

02.03.2026 10:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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6 years without alcohol today

02.03.2026 00:22 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0
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This Lewis Capaldi tribute act was a bit weird...
#PeterCapaldi #Leeds #BrudenellSocialClub
#DoctorWho
#MalcolmTucker

01.03.2026 22:51 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

@willsergeant.com hi Will, is there a support band or anything for your Leeds gig next week ? Just trying to plan the journey to/from Hull, now they've changed the door times !

28.02.2026 15:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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30 years ago something changed...my first gig

Jesus H Corbett, 30 feckin years

28.02.2026 09:59 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 1
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