Reposted by Dan PatonSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Times this morning. Me in December last year. It was pretty damn obvious this would happen to anyone who did the maths. samf.substack.com/p/the-oversh... 22696195
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It is becoming impossible to get anywhere in this city, particularly at weekends. 41 bus unable to stop at Archway (*the actual start and end of the route* ) and nearest stop is Hornsey Rise, which is over a quarter of a mile away. 100
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A pretty great new music day: Wadada Leo Smith, Ghost Dubs, Space Afrika, Oren Ambarchi, Mary Gauthier, Stornoway, Julia Jacklin…. 130
Reposted by Dan PatonDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026- Honestly my dear grandchildren, you’ll never believe how low rates were in the 2010s. - at least you built a load of infrastructure when borrowing costs were so low grandad? Right? Right? 251171183
Reposted by Dan PatonNick Garland @npjgarland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Kind of grimly fascinating as always, coming from the former director of strategy to a Labour PM. There just isn't a future for a centre-left politics that is this hostile to pretty basic progressive values. 3237681
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I’m going to stop short of describing this as top tier Neil Young (I’m not convinced that it is), but I am definitely going to listen to it a whole lot more than the last Chrome Hearts record. The title track and Soon I Might Be Going are his best songs in quite a while. 110
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 12/09/2026“Friendship is the greatest form of protest we have.” Broken Social Scene are still an absolutely incredible band. Even a (by logistical necessity) condensed version of what they do is still going to end up being one of my favourite sets of the year. 000
Reposted by Dan PatonWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Politicians on the centre-left and centre-right simply don't seem to understand they are in an existential battle for the future of British democracy. 601452378
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026On another subject, I cannot stop listening to this Lambchop album. Wonderful record. 130
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Still an exciting time to be a Springsteen fan, against all odds www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...rollingstone.comBruce Springsteen on His New Concert Film: 'Our Purpose Was to Reclaim the Flag'Bruce Springsteen is dropping his new concert onto the Internet in increments, and he's got two albums of new material in the works for the future. 100
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s... - Very sad news. Blue Light Til Dawn and New Moon Daughter are great records.theguardian.comCassandra Wilson, Grammy-winning jazz singer, dies aged 70Mississippi-born Wilson, who worked across folk, pop, R&B and country, was once dubbed America’s best singer 020
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Amidst all the LFF noise, I’d like to highlight this, directed by Theo Rollason who, as a teenager, played trumpet in the Camden Jazz Band I helped teach (with the great Nikki Yeoh). I bump into Theo frequently and I’m so delighted that this is happening. whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/d...whatson.bfi.org.ukQueer Edward II | BFI London Film Festival 2026This all-archival tour de force takes us behind the scenes of Derek Jarman’s Edward II, set against the backdrop of the anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation of 1980s Britain. 020
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Ah, Dolly Parton. A beacon of aspiration and ambition, and the very best of philanthropic capitalism who repeatedly reminded us we can and must be better. Also of course a wonderful songwriter and singer. RIP. 030
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 24/08/2026For all the problems with trains at the moment, I’m genuinely impressed with Avanti today, who have accommodated us on an Edinburgh service from Euston after all LNER trains out of Kings X were cancelled. Good customer service. 010
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Haven’t managed to get to any in the last couple of years, which is very much poor planning on my part. I certainly agree with Pete’s thread. 010
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 18/08/2026FFS. I know this is a recurring rant but here we go anyway: No stage times anywhere in advance of this gig. Given lack of transport options today, I walked here (1 hr 20 mins or so) to be reasonably close to doors time in case of it being a two sets thing. (1/2) 100
Reposted by Dan PatonTwlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The only real conclusion I would draw is maybe we should all think a bit more about how our culture uses the phone screen to separate us from the idea there are people on the other side. This is not a new observation. This is not something I’ve been particularly good at myself, either. 844054
Reposted by Dan PatonMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 14/08/2026Cambridge University should have known better, Fleet Street should have known better, the people hungrily absorbing every bit of news about it, making newsrooms feel like they had to keep going with it as a story, should have known better, horrible horrible horrible 1564206674
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 08/08/2026I had no idea Kit had made a record with Susanne Sundfør, but I am very much here for it: youtu.be/DAfDiM9BbOw?...youtu.beSusanne Sundfør with Kit Downes - 'I It Am' (Official Lyric Video)YouTube video by Susanne Sundfør 030
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 08/08/2026I am no great fan of rigid curfews, but this one is really the result of an artist with very little respect for promoters or the audience coming on stage really, really late. 100
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Almost missed that Patrick Wang’s A. Rimbaud is (UK) premiering as part of the Final Film Festival at the ICA tomorrow! 010
Reposted by Dan PatonGlen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Even with full time work and the full maintenance loan I think parts of England are now out of bounds for the residential student life as it's been imagined for decades. That door is shut. No-one seems to care: they're all too busy talking nonsense about rubbish. wonkhe.com/blogs/a-fres...wonkhe.comA fresh cost of living crisis is coming for students. You'd never knowWith OfS's proposed fairness condition under consultation, Jim Dickinson audits what universities tell applicants about costs – and finds silence, archaeology or arithmetic that doesn't add up 55819
Reposted by Dan PatonCartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Don Hertzfeldt’s full catalog of films has found a new streaming home. Dropout has acquired a collection that includes ‘Rejected,’ ‘World of Tomorrow,’ ‘It’s Such a Beautiful Day,’ and more, with Annecy winner ‘Paper Trail’ arriving September 1. www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/don-h...cartoonbrew.comDon Hertzfeldt Film Collection Is Coming To DropoutDropout has acquired a collection of Don Hertzfeldt films, including 'Rejected' and 'World of Tomorrow,' with Annecy-winner 'Paper Trail' arriving September 1. 110248
Reposted by Dan PatonSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 02/08/2026The interesting thing about school closures during covid (agree with them or not) is they had much less impact on long-term academic outcomes than people expected (me included). But much more long-term impact on mental health and attendance. 6666165
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I can definitely live with this location for the next week 000
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Finally got to see Blue Heron tonight - a film that begins as a subtle, modest but very accomplished family drama and concludes as something else entirely. A really excellent film. 010
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Tonight: Caroline and My New Band Believe at Queen Elizabeth Hall as part of Rough Trade 50 030
Reposted by Dan PatonGlen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 14/07/2026The disastrous financial situation of Britain's universities - far worse than prospective students or parents have been allowed to know - will be one of *the* issues of the next 18 months to two years. The government doesn't even know this yet. www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.comHumanities among degrees being ‘extinguished’ by hard-up universitiesExclusive: Experts fear rise in education ‘cold spots’ and social immobility as 4,000 academic posts lost in one year 24829
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I also fall into this group in a different way, and monthly tax admin would just prompt me to ditch the small amount of self employed work I still do. Not even remotely worth the hassle. 000
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 19/07/2026There is no real shame in finishing third in the World Cup, and England are now getting to the business end of tournaments consistently. 010
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Objectively hilarious football match, which I think we probably all needed. 010
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Also just emerged from the show to check the score. What is going on?! 110
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Well it’s a particularly good day for new music news. Green Gartside just confirmed there is a new Scritti Politti album on the way (no idea how soon, he operates on his own timeframe) - a mere 20 years after the last one! 160
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 18/07/2026At the Southbank for the Rough Trade weekend. Due to forgetting about the lack of underground service from my neighbourhood, I have narrowly missed the opportunity to see Tyler Ballgame for the second time in two weeks. Scritti Politti shortly though. 110
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 18/07/2026So there will be a third and final album from The Olivia Tremor Control that has take two decades to make and seems like it will include contributions from their greatly missed co-bandleaders Bill Dross and Will Cullen Hart. Exciting! exclaim.ca/music/articl...exclaim.caThe Olivia Tremor Control Detail First New Album in Over Two Decades │ Exclaim!'The Same Place' is set to arrive October 23 via the Elephant 6 Recording Co. 010
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 17/07/2026@davefilmblog.bsky.social Wasn’t actually making up the boat gig! 010
Reposted by Dan PatonSight and Sound magazine @sightsoundmag.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Tony Rayns, the British film critic, programmer, translator and tireless advocate for East Asian cinema, has diedbfi.org.ukTony Rayns (1948 to 2026)The British critic and programmer was a world renowned expert in East Asian cinema, helping to bring many major Asian filmmakers to international attention. 19655
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Tonight: Alabama Shakes at Alexandra Palace (indoors). It is baking! 000
Reposted by Dan PatonSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 29/06/2026From my recent post on Burnham's policy agenda samf.substack.com/p/burnhams-p... 79819
Reposted by Dan PatonPhil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 25/06/2026This is back on the iPlayer. One of my favourite TV dramas of all time and once the football's done, I suspect I won't be able to resist watching it again! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...bbc.co.ukBBC Two - Our Friends in the North, Series 1, 1964While Nicky decides he wants to change the world, Mary and Tosker make a big mistake. 7335
Reposted by Dan PatonSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 22/06/2026It's such a defining example of his failure. Had he arrived in Downing Street and immediately announced it as a moral imperative it would have won over much of PLP and voter coalition. 1935962
Reposted by Dan PatonMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 22/06/2026been furious with Starmer for long enough that this is genuinely coming as a surprise to me, but I'm feeling a bit.......sad this morning? not really about him per se but about the waste of time, I guess, and the end of yet another political failure when Britain really couldn't afford another one 751389152
Reposted by Dan PatonDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 22/06/2026So farewell to Keir. Many people will write about your legacy, but I for one will never forget just how many people were unable to comprehend that "i before e except after c" did not apply to your name. 4627
Reposted by Dan PatonJohn Kell @jmkpolicy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Catastrophic fails from both BBC and Sky News. Sky perhaps have the fig leaf that they're not specifying what post he's resigned from, but the BBC's completely false report that Starmer has resigned as Prime Minister will fuel misinformation and yet more ill feeling towards politicians. 001
Dan Paton @danpatonmusic.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Whatever one’s view of Keir Starmer, I don’t see why I should have a single bit of respect for an anonymous Labour MP who speaks like this: “There are a number of us prepared to resign. I'll do what's needed to get the fucker out.” 261