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Centuries of Sound @centuriesofsound.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

1953 - Les Paul & Mary Ford - How High The Moon Including the introduction which shows what an amazingly futuristic thing this was in the 50s, hell it sounds like a lost future even now, why didn't more people do this? (Record is 1951 as anyone will know from the most recent mix, but vid is 53)

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Dr. J @drjytaa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“Mean To Be Mean” has Swansea Sound sharpening twee-pop into something wonderfully barbed: bright guitars, bruised wit, and melodies sweet enough to conceal the venom. It’s romantic disappointment delivered with impeccable timing and a smirk. youtu.be/A2pLs5yd394?...

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Swansea Sound - Mean To Be Mean

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Norman Records @normanrecords.com · 01/09/2026

PREORDER: 'Pre-Post-Truth' by Swansea Sound Classicist indie pop from the group featuring Heavenly’s Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey. @skepwax.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2179...

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Bob Collins @bobc1965.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Amazing 1. The riff was the LAST element to be written. 2. If you asked anyone to hum Daytripper it would be the riff. 3. Guitar riffs do not count as part of the songwriting except in exceptional cases. Because of 2 I always counted this among the exceptions but now because of 1 i'm not so sure.

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Skep Wax Records @skepwax.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Fancy seeing some music and poetry at a tiny festival in the Kent countryside? We have the answer!

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Richard Smyth @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Bede's World! Bede's World! Party time! Venerable!

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Nostalgic Things @nostalgicthing.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

If, like me, you love geeky shit, you’l love the television clocks on this site www.mcmweb.co.uk/project_pend...

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Project Pendulum

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Nothing Is Real Podcast @beatlespod.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It might be a good time to remind you all that these three episodes exist… Www.Nothingisrealpod.Com

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But Andrew Hickey Died Ten Years Ago This Very Night @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 29/07/2026

Just seen that I, Claudius is getting repeated on BBC4 from tonight. If you've not already watched it, you really need to.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Paper maps are great. Never run out of juice, let you see the close up detail and the big picture at the same time (because they're three feet wide, unlike your phone), and the more you use them the more you learn your way around without them, unlike obeying a machine.

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Bob Collins @bobc1965.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This was a fantastic and funny listen. I wish there was still another episode to look forward to.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 19/06/2026

This is an embarrassing image for the UK. A self-respecting British fox should be dragging Binface's contents out over the stage

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Bob Collins @bobc1965.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I have never knowingly listened to a Frank Zappa album. This thread, genuinely fascinating as it was, has made it even less likely that I will ever do so.

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Local Authority @localauthority.news · 08/06/2026

The Royal Function Rooms has been closed since 2022. Plans have now been submitted to convert the historic Rochester venue into housing. Bob Collins sets out why he believes the venue should be protected, how residents can respond, and why this fight matters for Medway’s music and cultural life.

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The fight to save a designated heritage asset

Bob Collins on the fight to save Rochester's Royal Function Rooms

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Bob Collins @bobc1965.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

The Royal Function Rooms, one of Medway's only mid-size venues is under threat. Here's why - and what you can do to help www.localauthority.news/the-fight-to...

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The fight to save a designated heritage asset

Bob Collins on the campaign to save Rochester's Royal Function Rooms

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Bob Collins @bobc1965.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Thanks @mickeyundertone.bsky.social - an honour. Around this time we toyed with covering True Confessions - original EP version. Sadly (or happily) no tapes survive.

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Bob Collins @bobc1965.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Very much looking forward to visiting North America again soon with Swansea Sound (deftly swerving World Cup dates!)

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Bob Collins @bobc1965.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Losing It by Shrimptractor.

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Jane Hill @janehill.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

This, from The Onion, is strangely moving.

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Bob Collins @bobc1965.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

If this doesn't brighten up your day nothing will. I hope all the mods in Newcastle appreciated it

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Bob Collins @bobc1965.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The idea that Reform will moderate whatever plans they have for the civil service because Labour have done half the work for them seems....quaint.

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Bob Collins @bobc1965.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

This Government has already shown an extraordinary talent for Departments making policies that are disjointed and incoherent with each other. It's quite something that they are taking active steps to make that worse (1/2)

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I encourage you to reach late middle age by any means necessary if for no other reason than to find out just how primo the naps are. No matter how much you like naps now you will not believe it

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