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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“Under Lock & Quay” Looking across the Manchester Ship Canal to Salford Quays Manchester, UK 4th October 2026 #photography #streetphotography #architecture #colorphotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #urban

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

“A View from the Bridge” Looking up river at The Quays, with the Imperial War Museum North on the left and the BBC at MediaCityUK on the right. Manchester, UK 21st August 2026 #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #PhotographersOfBluesky #urban

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

New album - ‘Recorder’ If you like music with ‘60s-tinged jangly guitars, swirling Hammond organ, and classic harmonies, then this just might be for you. 👍😎 Out now on all major digital platforms. x #NewRelease #NowPlaying #IndieMusic #IndiePop #AltPop #Retro #60sMusic

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I’m really chuffed that my latest single ‘Thirty Eighth Paradigm Blues’ has moved up another two places to this week’s Number 17 on the UK’s brand new Revival Chart Top 40. Huge thanks to everyone who voted this week, I’m truly indebted to you. Have a great weekend, everyone! ❤️ #MusicSky #newmusic

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

“Signs of the Times” Corner of MacDougal & Bleeker Greenwich Village, NYC #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #streetphotography #architecture

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

“Something old. Something new” Corner of New York Street & Mosley Street Manchester 10th November 2023 #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #streetphotography #architecture

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I did try blagging an invite to Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s wedding at MSG yesterday, but security said “if your name’s not on the list, you’re not coming in”. I pointed out that my name’s on the building, but they were having none of it… 🤷‍♂️😏 x #taylorswift #traviskelce #MadisonSquareGarden #NYC

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

“The Angle of Reflection” Manchester, UK 1st July 2026 #photography #blackandwhite

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Today would have been our thirtieth wedding anniversary. Thinking of you, Jo. Tempus fugit, an’ all that… ❤️ xxx

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

“Flaming Skies” Mosley Street, approaching St. Peter’s Square Manchester UK 21st June 2026 #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Wishing the Bobster a happy 85 trips around the sun. 😎 #bobdylan #MusicSky #legend

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

As a massive fan, one of the greatest privileges of my life was to play a UK tour with Ronnie Spector of The Ronettes. This photo was taken during a soundcheck, of Ronnie on stage with me watching from the wings. ❤️ xxx #ronniespector #ronettes #philspector #musicsky #music #singersongwriter

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Thrilled that my latest single ‘Thirty Eighth Paradigm Blues’ has jumped ten places to No.20 on this week’s UK Official Revival Chart Top 40! ❤️ x #MusicSky #Music #Songwriter

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Massive thank you to television & radio legend Terry Christian for playing my latest single ‘Thirty Eighth Paradigm Blues’ on his ‘Northerners With Attitude’ show on Strawberry Radio this evening. Cheers Tezza. Very grateful to you, mucker. ❤️ x

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

My new single ‘Thirty Eighth Paradigm Blues’ is a brand new entry at No.30 on the UK’s Official Revival Chart Top 40. (And my previous single is still hanging on in there at No.19). Yay me! 😊 xxx (Cue indifference and lack of interaction from Bluesky ‘friends’!) 😂 #Musicsky #Music #Songwriter

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

The Carnegie Library in my ’hood. Built when the uber rich used their wealth to bring education, health, arts, libraries & museums to the masses. Today’s mega rich spend their money on joy rides into space, and subverting democracy Carnegie Free Library 13th March 2026 #photography #blackandwhite

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

But for the parked car and the modern litter bin, I feel this could quite easily pass as a daguerreotype from almost two hundred years ago, rather than when I took the photo this morning. ❤️ x Royal Oak pub, St. John’s Church, and Failsworth Pole Gardens 4th March 2026 #photography #blackandwhite

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Been in a bit of a songwriting trough lately. Then my lovely friend Pauline MacLeod posted this pic. And it’s really cheered me up. I’ve still not written anything new, but you can find my old music on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon, iTunes, Deezer, etc. ❤️ x #MusicSky #Music #Songwriter

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I never tire of this panorama. Tonight I was joined again by my beautiful, lonesome swan friend. ❤️ xxx #photography #manchester #waterfront

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

An old friend, and fellow singer-songwriter, Tim O’Connor sent me this wonderful pic over the weekend that he’d taken of me playing at one of CC/Brickwall’s legendary Funbox shows many moons ago. Thank you so much for the memory, Tim. I’m incredibly grateful to you. x #MusicSky #blackandwhite

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

“Manc-hattan” 🐝🗽❤️ Manchester, UK. 17th Jan 2026 #photography #blackandwhite

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

‘Le Marché Aux Fleurs Paris‘ by Marie François Firmin-Girard (1838-1921) #ArtSky #Art #Realism #LaBelleÉpoque

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

***FANTASTIC NEWS!!!*** My latest single ‘Before the Flood’ has jumped a massive nine places to this week’s NUMBER 8 on the UK Revival Chart Top 40!!! ❤️

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

An early publicity photo by Philip Ollerenshaw (who, random fact, was the official photographer for Take That in the ‘90s!) very much in the style of Astrid Kirchherr’s early Hamburg photos of The Beatles. x #thebeatles #astridkirchherr #hamburg #musicsky

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it very often rhymes”, as Mark Twain is often reputed to have said. In America right now, ‘never again’ is happening again, only this time the Gestapo are now called ICE, and the Brownshirts are now the National Guard…

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Hitler. Stalin. Pinochet. Putin. Xi. Netanyahu. Trump…

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Been playing this beautiful 12-string in the studio earlier today, adding overdubs to what will more than likely be the next single. 😊❤️ xxx

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

I’ve always had a great interest in Space. When I studied for my BSc (Hons) degree, aside from the compulsory courses I had to take, two of my elective courses were ‘Astronomy & Planetary Science’, and ‘Cosmology’. And so, today’s news saddens me immensely. 💔 #jimlovell apnews.com/article/jame...

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Apollo 13 moon mission leader James Lovell dies at 97

Astronaut James Lovell, who was commander of the 1970 Apollo 13 mission that managed to get back to earth safely after an oxygen tank explosion, has died. He was 97.

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

My favourite track from the Help! LP, released sixty years ago today. John never really rated this song, but I absolutely LOVE it! And fellow Beatle People will no doubt be aware that he later recycled the verse’s melody and used it for ‘Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite!’ ❤️ youtu.be/OPiKDHYCkjs?...

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It's Only Love (Remastered 2009)

YouTube video by The Beatles - Topic

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Place: The Bank pub, Manchester Wine: Malbec Book: Pushkin Me: Blissed out 😊

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

I think it’s about time you and I became reacquainted with one another… #MusicSky #Guitars #Writing

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

***TOP TEN*** My new single ‘Before the Flood’ has jumped a massive twenty two places to NUMBER 8 on this week’s national UK Revival Chart Top 40!!! ❤️ xxx #MusicSky #NewMusic youtu.be/OJ48odvbPsw?...

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Damien Maddison - Before the Flood

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Currently listening to this jangly gem. By my favourite American group (apart from Sophie Tucker!) Released this month, sixty years ago. ❤️ #MusicSky #TheByrds

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Trump’s administration are trying to claim there were 250,000 attendees at his ego parade, yesterday. 😂 The pictures tell a different story. Even the people on the podium look as though they’d rather be somewhere else… 🤣 #NoKings

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

I’ve always said that songwriting is like therapy…only cheaper. x

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Damien Maddison @damienmaddison.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I love this pic. It demonstrates beautifully the incredible power of books, and their ability to take us absolutely anywhere we may wish to go in space and time. ❤️ xxx #Bluesky #Booksky #Authors #Literature

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