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UK Prime Minister, Some Say Sinister @joemuggs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Annnnnd there it is. Three old men in the pub shouting about The Sisters Of Mercy, existential struggle and the state of the world. We had a wonderful time, we hope you will too. Cheers @reversediorama.bsky.social, cheers @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social, cheers @briandavidstevens.bsky.social - CHEERS.

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No. 44b: David Keenan Part 2

Eternal return, boulder-shouldering and tough love in the pub.

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UK Prime Minister, Some Say Sinister @joemuggs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's been a long time, I shouldn'ta left you, without a @reversediorama.bsky.social chat to step to. Part 2 of this wild interview covers Quakerism, acid house, extreme violence, and was conducted over several pints. Goes live tomorrow with more magic(k)al pics by @briandavidstevens.bsky.social

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Sonic Cathedral @soniccathedral.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

ICYMI the new Sennen single ‘Dig’ is out today. It’s from the forthcoming album ‘New Quiet’, their first in over 10 years. 📸 by @briandavidstevens.bsky.social

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Caught by the River @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

'Her voice rivers between the loud and the quiet.' August’s Book of the Month was @alycia.bsky.social’s ‘Shorelines: Memory, migration and the selves we become’ (@canongate.co.uk) — a book that is its own body of water, writes Aileen Angsutorn Lees www.caughtbytheriver.net/2026/09/shor...

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

They haven’t pulled anyone interesting out of a bog recently. I’m starting to worry that we’ve passed Peak Bogman

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UK Prime Minister, Some Say Sinister @joemuggs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Here's that conversation (and as ever killer pics by @briandavidstevens.bsky.social - which I think capture precisely that artistic / personal uniqueness... the whole point of these Q&As is that by seeing the person's face captured so well as you read their words you understand that little bit more)

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No. 7: Maria Uzor

Back to the blank slate with the Norwich visionary.

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UK Prime Minister, Some Say Sinister @joemuggs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

NORWICH IN THE HOUSE @mariauzor.bsky.social keeps getting better and better - the very model of a modern artist finding their own super specific space. New album is a whole WORLD to explore. One thing: I wish I'd asked her about GOTH in our BMTatR conversation... because this is def quite goth.

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Fantasyland (Album), by Maria Uzor

9 track album

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The Art Newspaper @theartnewspaper.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The UK government has placed an export bar on a Rembrandt painting valued at £71m, making it “the most expensive object ever to be given national treasure status”, says the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. buff.ly/clgYuN1

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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Happy birthday to Shaun Ryder. Here are Happy Mondays conjuring up a stunning version of Performance on Tony Wilson’s The Other Side of Midnight in 1988 youtu.be/cZvdXEjtl4c

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Happy Mondays - Performance - live on The Other Side of Midnight with Tony Wilson in 1988

YouTube video by Salvage Operation

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Marc Wilson @marcwilson.co.uk · 13/08/2026

Two of my zines, On the road (reprint) and One night (1st edition of 200 copies) are both close to selling out. Just 23 copies left of the 1st edition of On the road and 33 copies left of the reprint of One night. Available direct from my website for £10. www.marcwilson.co.uk/book-print-s...

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John C @badsocialism.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

"are there any bad @stephencollins.bsky.social cartoons?" No, of course not, I've been laughing at this one for three minutes

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Shooting interests & the rightwing press want to exploit the wildfires to reinstate moorland burning. But you don't fight fire with fire. You fight it with water. This wildfire in Wales' Elan Valley in May stopped abruptly when it reached re-wetted peat bogs: www.walesfarmer.co.uk/news/2614875...

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Sonic Cathedral @soniccathedral.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Nice new press photos by @briandavidstevens.bsky.social too! A fun day on Hampstead Heath...

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Sonic Cathedral @soniccathedral.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

ICYMI the new Sennen single ‘Here It Comes’ is out now. It’s taken from the forthcoming album ‘New Quiet’ which is out on October 30 and available to pre-order from linktr.ee/sennenuk 📸 by @briandavidstevens.bsky.social 🎨 by Stuart Jones

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Wonderful original colour film of LOS ANGELES in 1954

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Arthur David Spota @adaspota.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Italian painter and sculptor Roberto Crippa ~ Owl (Mid-20th Century) #RobertoCrippa #ModernArt

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Charlie Connelly @charlieconnelly.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Hydration break.

Margaret Rutherford pours herself a glass of wine in ‘The Mouse That Roared’.

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Caught by the River @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

'He thought rock’n’roll was for idiots [...] & he thought it might be better if I turned at least some of my attention to Art Pepper and Johnny Griffin. He was probably right.' James Oldham pays his respects Brian Case www.caughtbytheriver.net/2026/07/caug... Photo: @briandavidstevens.bsky.social

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Sonic Cathedral @soniccathedral.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

ICYMI Andy Bell & Masal released a new single yesterday. ‘The Morning Of The Trip’ is taken from their second collaborative album ‘Common Primitives’, which is released on October 9. Listen to the single and pre-order the album here: linktr.ee/commonprimit... 📸 by @briandavidstevens.bsky.social

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Sonic Cathedral @soniccathedral.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

It was mixed by Alastair Johnson and mastered by Andy’s bandmate Mark Gardener at his OX4 Sound studios. The gorgeous artwork is by Marc Jones and the photos by @briandavidstevens.bsky.social.

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Jesse Locker @jessemlocker.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Happy birthday to Artemisia Gentileschi, born on this day in 1593!

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Tom Ewing @tomewing.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

*sighs, updates Number Of Days Since Judge Dredd Was Right About Something board*

Mount Rushmore with a handsome new addition by Brian Bolland

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Sonic Cathedral @soniccathedral.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

To celebrate, here's a clip of him playing ‘Cycle’ at the stunning album launch show at Oslo Hackney in London last night! Buy or listen to the album here: linktr.ee/moresongsabo... 🌞

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Sonic Cathedral @soniccathedral.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Incredible to see the new Pye Corner Audio album ‘More Songs About The Sun’ topping both the @officialcharts.bsky.social Dance Albums and Independent Album Breakers charts...

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Cargo Independent Distribution @cargoindiedistro.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

'Analogue Dreams (feat. Andy Bell)' by Pye Corner Audio is in Apple Music Headspace playlist! music.apple.com/gb/playlist/...

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Headspace on Apple Music

Playlist · 140 Songs

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Marc Wilson @marcwilson.co.uk · 25/06/2026

Such a supportive response to my ’sponsor a roll of film’ post yesterday. Nearly 30 rolls of film for my new long term project are now sponsored. Over the next 2 years each sponsor will get to know where their film was used and be dedicated in the eventual work. open.substack.com/pub/marcwils...

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Adrian Burns @lightingmonkey.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Where I am the kids get Chromebooks for use at school. I think they should get to keep them when they leave, especially as a reward for looking after it. After 6 years the cost is a write off anyway, and for low income kids it might stop them losing access to a laptop.

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Philip Hoare @philiphoare.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

excited for the Spanish edition of William Blake and the Sea Monsters of Love, due out 21 September

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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

"Andy Burnham is on his way to No. 10 Downing Street to fulfill his Midsummer destiny..."

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Citizen Helene / Galaxy Brain @citizenhelene.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Recorded at OneCat Studio with members of Papernut Cambridge (Ian Button - drums and mixing, @roberthalcrow.bsky.social - bass, Jack Hayter - pedal steel, Bridges synths - @dimorphodons.bsky.social), and featuring a glorious poster by @petefowlerart.bsky.social

Pete Fowler poster for 'How Can You Find Someone To Love / Bridges' insert

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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

One of my favourite startup genres is “we named our product so badly our first ad campaign is dedicated just to that”

A public transport ad for an AI notepad called Granola that reads “granola is not for breakfast”

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

June 1, when everyone started their new jobs at Grot HQ.

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Lee Healey ✍🏻 @leehealey.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

“Sometimes, carrying on, just carrying on, is the superhuman achievement.” - Albert Camus ‘Carry on Camping’ released this day in 1969. Signed prints available here: shorturl.at/WuJGr @barneyfarmer.bsky.social

Carry on Camping comic strip spoof starring philosopher Albert Camus. As published in Viz magazine.

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Ed Jennings @edjennings.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

It's all kicking off in Canterbury.

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Edward Hopper @edwardhopper.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Paris exposed Hopper to Degas’s private interiors—but he stripped away the myth. In Summer Interior (1909), a woman sits nude on the floor, lit harshly and without allegory. Intimacy becomes psychological, not theatrical.

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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Happy 75th birthday to Jonathan Richman. Here's That Summer Feeling

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Stop! It is necessary for you to see graphic designer extraordinaire Margaret Calvert’s 90th birthday cake. Perfection.

Margaret Calvert, designer with Jock Kinneir of the UK’s road signage, with a huge round birthday cake in the shape of a 90 mph speed limit sign.

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eops @eops.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I've read about loads of Psychedelic bands who had heard about bands who were doing crazy music on drugs and tried to emulate what they *thought* that meant but really didn't have access to either the music or the drugs. An idea can travel a long way without any support.

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Bex Luther @superbreeze.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I'm working at a polling station tomorrow so I've been to the shops to get all my food and drink to keep me going for the day. If you are voting, you don't actually need your polling card but it helps us if you have it (with its QR code). Don't forget your ID, and please be nice to us!

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Mayday Trippe @maydaytrippe.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

me when i get shot

Old comic panel. A man is shot by another man and exclaims "UGH, I'M SHOT AND I DON'T LIKE IT!"

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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Grocery sign writing practice group, open to all! www.instagram.com/grocerysigns

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UK Prime Minister, Some Say Sinister @joemuggs.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

This is maybe a meta one: in a lot of ways Cyndi is interrogating ideas I've repeated through Bass, Mids, Tops and on, and the format - returning repeatedly to themes - is like an ultimate condensing of the bigger structure of BMTatR. @briandavidstevens.bsky.social's pics are jaw-dropping too.

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No. 45: Cyndi Handson

"Around the houses" (and clubs, pubs, festivals) and the rules of those houses.

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Simon Coates @simonjcoates.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

In honour of the Oxford English Dictionary recently adding the Caribbean phrase "carry-go-bring-come" (meaning gossip), here's Justin Hinds and the Dominoes ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5_G...

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Justin Hinds & The Dominoes 'Carry Go Bring Come' (official audio)

YouTube video by Trojan Records Official

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Sonic Cathedral @soniccathedral.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

A little clip of @sisterraydavies.bsky.social last night... They play the final show of their UK tour at Alphabet in Brighton tonight, and you really should go if you can! Tickets here: linktr.ee/sisterraydav...

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