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Chris Southon

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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 12h
Not many new albums this week, but the first two I listen to are both all the way through winners: TV Buddha and Stef Chura
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The Twilight Zone @thenightgallery.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Best wishes for success as Twilight Zone premieres on CBS." — @CBS head Frank Stanton in an October 2, 1959 telegram to Serling The groundbreaking series premiered 67 years ago today with "Where is Everybody?" starring Earl Holliman. Hope can enjoy some TZ today!
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Can anyone use a single ticket for Man/Woman/Chainsaw at Briatol Thekla this evening? Early doors (6.30). Can’t now go.
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An all-time favourite. Angie is 95 today ❤️
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Forever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lizabeth Scott by A.L. “Whitey” Schafer, 1945. #botd
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
👏😂👇
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Sean Walters @seanwrite.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Reggae session bassist Jackie Jackson has died at 79. He played on such classics as Desmond Dekker’s “Israelites”, and Toots’s “Pressure Drop”. His work on the Alton Ellis 1967 song “Girl I’ve Got a Date”’is a foundational rocksteady bassline. #RIPJackieJackson m.youtube.com/watch?v=UMd8...
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Alton Ellis - Girl I've Got A Date
YouTube video by JABLESPANOL
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Forever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Rosalind Russell by George Hurrell, 1935. (Thread)
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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Great lost Fall lyric.
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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Oh là là! Alongside our Jacques Tati day, enjoy an expanded focus on French cinema this year, discover our full selection of modern masterpieces, bucolic dramas, and beloved classics. URL: zurl.co/VMy1Q⁠ #PurbeckFilmFestival #PFF30 #30YearsOfFilm #Purbeck #FilmFestival #FrenchCinema
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Purbeck Film Festival @purbeckfilm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Iconic and influential, this classic lit a fire still burning in the folk horror genre today, and it still stands tall with its famously harrowing finale. Follow the link in our bio to book tickets and find out more about this event Ticket price includes supper and film tickets.
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Forever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Louise poses with director Frank Tuttle (L) and French playwright Alfred Savoir (R) on the set of Love ‘Em and Leave ‘Em (1926). (Thread)
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The imagination, creativity, timing & execution — phenomenal. A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935) #TheMarxBrothers
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Jen , the MT liberal bird lady @liberal-jen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A murmuration of starlings above Sardinia, Italy. One of my favorite natural phenomena.
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
𝟔𝟎+ 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐂 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟏𝟐. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Introduce yourself with 10 acts or bands you’ve seen this year Part Chimp Sharp Pins Ron Sexsmith Courtney Marie Andrews Brown Horse Van Morrison Julia Cumming Ratboys The Unthanks Aldous Harding
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Introduce yourself with 10 acts or bands you've seen Live The Fall Dolly Parton Killing Joke Al Green The Human League Motörhead Tony Bennett Shania Twain Laura Cantrell Andy Williams
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Y'all... the Band of the Coldstream Guards performed "9 to 5" in front of Buckingham Palace in honor of Dolly Parton.
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The winner
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Daryl Hannah @dhlovelife.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly broke me in early to her raucous self deprecating sense of humor when we began steel magnolias rehearsals  i asked her - how long does it take to do a hair do like yours? Dolly - no idea, i’m never there when they do it! i started taking Dolly-isms notes on the back of my script after that
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton was an icon. She was a brilliant songwriter and performer. She was an incredible activist and advocate, helping to donate over 200 million free books to children. She was one of my personal heroes. This is a terrible loss. She will be greatly missed.
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A complete one-off. RIP
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Friko, one of the best young bands out there, hugely impressive once again this evening in an hour-long set at Rough Trade East: thoughtful, surprising, energetic and very tight. They even did a Karen Dalton cover!
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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 24/08/2026
Farewell to Shelley Fabares and Leslie Parrish. ❤️
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Can anyone use a spare ticket for Horsegirl at Islington Assembly Hall this evening? Any offers? Offered as @twickets.bsky.social appear to have given up the ghost
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Can anyone use a spare ticket for Horsegirl at Islington Assembly Hall this evening? Any offers? Offered as @twickets.bsky.social appear to have given up the ghost
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Just what has gone wrong at @twickets.bsky.social? Once the go too to dispose of spare tickets, recent experience at trying to list suggests they’ve given up. Has the site been sold to someone who doesn’t understand it?
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Forever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Anna May Wong from a fashion photo by Eugene Robert Richee, 1934.
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Yes! Utterly superb
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James Alistair Henry @jamesbluecat.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Ironically that alert just made me drop my portable bbq onto my firework collection
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Anyone already tired of this #severealerts nonsense can switch off: Settings > Notifications > Scroll to the bottom #severealert
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Kai Slater, in Sharp Pins mode, at the ICA sweatbox this evening, before the politest crowd in London. Sound seemed a bit off, but still brilliant
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The excellent Bramwell, supporting Sharp Pins at the ICA at the ICA this evening
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Just waiting for the world to wake up to Twisted Teens, who’ve knocked out two great albums already this year and apparently have a third on the way
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
7yr old SAMMY DAVIS JR. performing in RUFUS JONES FOR PRESIDENT (1933)
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Prolapse, phenomenal this evening at the 100 Club
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Forever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Myrna Loy by Clarence Sinclair Bull for The Wet Parade (1932). (Thread) #botd
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Forever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Newlyweds Joan Crawford and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. in a classic photo by Nickolas Muray, 1929.
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The amazing Vanessa Carlton at Bristol’s Thekla this evening
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
open.substack.com/pub/clubcine... New interview with the great David Thomson, who has been an invaluable companion to my film and TV viewing for 52 years
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David Thomson Is Still Arguing With Hollywood
At 85, the legendary critic reflects on the decline of moviegoing, the democratisation of criticism and why cinema may never recover from its own influence.
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Forever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
British actress Tamara Desni for The Squeaker (1937).
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
#last4albums
Las Robertas: All We Need Is NowMadonna: Confessions IIWillow Avalon: Pink Pocket PistolLiz Lawrence: Vespers
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
My first visit to the Louisiana, 2 stages operating: great venue. Bramwell, The Cindys and Leeds’ Vehicle all contributed to a fantastic evening
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Talulah’s Tape was one of my albums of 2025, and Good Flying Birds chose Bristol’s Louisiana for their live UK debut last night. They were absolutely brilliant
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Forever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Karen Morley by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1931.
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
#last4albums
Gabrielle Cavassa: Diavola
Modern Woman: Johnny’s DreamworldLip Critic: Theft World Vince Staples: Cry Baby
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
#last4albums
Friko: Something Worth Waiting ForDiana Darby: OttersonIceage: For Love of Grace & the Hereafter Vanessa Carlton: Veils
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Forever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Hedy Lamarr by A.L. “Whitey” Schafer, 1949.
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The amazing Courtney Marie Andrews at St Peter’s, Poole this evening
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Chris Southon @cpsouthon.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Finally got to see Aldous Harding last night, at the 1865 in Southampton. Absolutely spellbinding- she seems to be on a different plane to just about anyone else at the moment
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