Franchise Palmer

Top 40 Prince Songs Recorded Between 23rd April 1985 and 31st March 1986 I finally list my top 40 Prince songs... that He recorded in an 11 month period between 1985 and 1986

I finally list my top 40 Prince songs!*

(*that He recorded in an 11 month period between 1985 and 1986)

The Best Film of 2025: Under the Cherry Moon The greatest film of 2025 is - obviously - Under the Cherry Moon. Not amongst the worse films ever, but also not the classic some have claimed, this insane curio is still an astonishing artifact

The greatest film of 2025 is - obviously - #UnderTheCherryMoon. Not even close to being amongst the worse films ever, but also not the classic some have claimed, this insane curio is still an astonishing artifact

Proper Journalist Kitty Aurora’s Emergency Review of the New Cam Cole Single The incredible #KittyAurora (not allowed on X by Musk but @krang0r on IG) guests on the blog to give their reaction to the new Cam Cole single

The incredible #KittyAurora (@wottyler.bsky.social, @krang0r on IG) guests on the blog to give their reaction to the new Cam Cole single

The Holy Bible: The End of History, the End of the Manic Street Preachers, and the Greatest Album of All Time On its 31st anniversary, why the Manics Street Preachers' 'The Holy Bible' narrates the helpless crush of neoliberalism and is the greatest album ever made

On the eve of its 31st anniversary, here's my *deeeeeeep* dive into the Manic Street Preacher's masterpiece, and the scientific reasons it's the greatest album of all time

Is that news they just made up so they could tell that weak joke?

Is that news they just made up so they could tell that weak joke?

Yes, but he shows that solidarity by reinforcing what many people believe is the natural hierarchy; outting his Dad as benefitting from the exploitation of their labour; and it's patronising to refer to the folksy wisdom of these farmhands.

Reality IS imperfect. But that promo was cringe

Of course I understood what it was meant to convey, he obviously wanted to show unity.

I'm just saying that if you actually think about what it's celebrating, and the system that we're asked to applaud it's pretty gross.

He wasn't working 'alongside them' though, was he? He was the son of the farm owner.

If he'd said "some of my best friends are Mexican" he'd be pillorised, but revealing that his Dad employed Mexican people is somehow a heartwarming liberal message??

Not the flex he thought it was

It's giving "If we deport the Mexicans, who will clean our toilets??"

Am I the only one a bit grossed out by that #Hangman promo?

"I have an affinity with Mexico because my Daddy employed Mexicans on his Tobacco farm"??

Thanks for being so easily exploited as cheap labour? Thank you for helping Daddy cut costs on picking tobacco??

If I walk in on someone on the toilet because they didn't lock the door, why am *I* expected to apologise?

Oh lordy loo

!!!

The best rock band of the last 20 years

#TheHotelier

Making Their Chaos External: Every Hotelier Song Ranked The Hotelier are (were??) one of the best and most important bands of the 21st century, and here’s all 42 songs they ever released ranked

Oh yeah, I ranked every #Hotelier/#Hotelyear song ever released last year. Forget how awesome my blog is sometimes

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Amazing. If only someone had written, like, a ranking of every song they’ve ever released? That’d be awesome gig preparation, wouldn’t it?

Have to wonder how MP’s like

@dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social
@labourlewis.bsky.social
@nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social
@bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social

Feel about Stamer saying immigration has done

“incalculable damage to UK”

Or are they happy to stay members of an overwhelmingly racist Labour Party?

Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper The white paper sets out the government's plans to create an immigration system which promotes growth but is controlled and managed.

Today was a chance to reset the conversation on migration and community after years of failed policies. We need solutions that foster resilience, belonging, and safety—especially after last summer’s racist riots—not a race to the bottom that throws our communities under the bus.

rb.gy/rlorni

And You Stole the Sun From My Heart is still a piece of shit. I said to a friend, considering they've played it at enough every one of the 10-15 gigs I've seen them at since 1998, I don't think there's any other song I hate that I've been forced to listen to more times

However...

"The world is full of refugees
They're just like you and just like me"

Is still the worst line the band have ever written. I believed that in 1998, and now I'm an immigration solicitor working with refugees I hate it EVEN MORE!!

I really felt that "Oh you're old I hear you say/But that doesn't mean that I don't care" line for the first time.

Also, Nicky Wire was 29 when that album came out. I'm so old now that my partner being 29 would be problematic

But... seeing it live in Manchester last night, probably for the dozenth time, I think its beauty really resonated with me for the first time. I still don't love it, but it might make #92 next time

I've always resented The Everlasting by The Manics, I always felt attacked by the 'Pathetic acts for a worthless cause' sense of the song, and there are some CLUNKY lyrics. It didn't make the top 100 I wrote

I can see why Reform's win would be disappointing to Labour: they've basically copied all their policies and pandered to their demographic, and people STILL vote for the OG fascists??

How you know the new #CarSeatHeadrest album is a return to form

a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing ALT: a man in a yellow shirt is sitting in a chair holding a cup and pointing

When that final refrain kicks in on Self Esteem’s ‘The Curse’

OK! Just got a bit worried 😟

Almost. Alexander Francis-Palmer is my real name

There should be an arrest warrant out on Lammy too. He supports/enables terrorism along with Trump, Gallant, Netanyahu, Starmer & co.
UK has corrupt government complicit in committing a genocide in Palestine.
#ICJ #ICC

#SanctionIsrael