I really like it - can't believe they thought the recordings were deficient! But it's true that the final version is better, so credit to the intuition of all involved.
I really like it - can't believe they thought the recordings were deficient! But it's true that the final version is better, so credit to the intuition of all involved.
Hastings is basically a Wodehouse character. Love him.
What do you make of the Albini Sessions version of In On The Kill Taker?
1. Are you currently using an AI tool for work-related tasks or projects? * Yes * No, but I would like to (PLEASE SKIP TO QUESTION 7)
My employer asks me to complete a survey on AI usage for which this is the first question (required):
Schloppschmerz?
Ferdinando Scianna.
Scianna has taken more than a million photographs and, in his words, the good shots number about 50.
#NowReading
Have you read this? I haven't, but it does appeal. www.faber.co.uk/product/9780...
Same - blog posts for others, as well as fanzine contributions and some long-form pieces that I was really proud of. Dead links a sad inevitability. This is why I'm deeply suspicious of the cloud...
Album review for Buzz: Melin Melyn - Mill on the Hill: After Dark silentwordsspeakloudest.blogspot.com/2026/03/no-f...
Corgan acts like he thinks he is sometimes...
Looking out for this coming to Chapter!
Oh this is fantastic. Elegantly brutal and funny. Cor.
Someone else was raving to me about the market the other day.
Lighthouse Family gutted to be overlooked again.
Bus? There used to be a tram. π₯ Tbh it's pretty nice just having a sandy bay right there in the city.
Recommended, especially if you're a night owl like me and feel that smug early birds get too much credit. www.buzzmag.co.uk/overnight-da...
Not been to the GV but I thought the National Waterfront Museum was quite good. We usually potter about Mumbles and then head to LC2 but the latter probably not recommended if you haven't got kids to entertain.
Ha, should've known!
Might well be of interest, @davidwilloughby.bsky.social?
On the subject of football/music crossover stickers, I've seen this one in a couple of places. www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Ha...
Paging @luketurner.bsky.social...
Now why doesn't this surprise me? (I love early Pumpkins, up to and including Mellon Collie, but couldn't bring myself to see them here in Cardiff in 2024 as it would have put money in his pocket. But I definitely missed out...)
No worries! The Bristol shop I mentioned, Black City Records, puts on an occasional night called Into The Void - you might well like the playlists that are up on their site. www.blackcityrecords.co.uk/intothevoid
Grave goods: @harrysword.bsky.social talks to Charlie Woolley of metal label/record shop Crypt Of The Wizard silentwordsspeakloudest.blogspot.com/2026/03/grav...
#NowPlaying A band I should know much, much better. swans.bandcamp.com/album/great-...
Delighted for your other half (and the Mackems too, of course).
A street off Scotswood Road, Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1963, photo by Colin Jones.
Of interest to you I'd imagine, @mollytie.bsky.social?
Supercool womenβs music site @thefortyfive.bsky.social asked me to write about the women in punk who influenced me the most - and I did!
Enjoy, comment, share!
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