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Newcastle upon Tyne based Music Curator. Protecting your ears from the bland, boring & the uninteresting. Music with a dash of film, art & culture. linktr.ee/earprotectreq

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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 3h
youtube.com/watch?v=wPey...
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thistle. live at The state51 Factory
YouTube video by The state51 Conspiracy
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 22h
youtube.com/watch?v=zAYn...
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LICENCE TO KILL | The James Bond film that broke the rules
YouTube video by Film Stories
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 22h
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #petshopboys
bbc.co.uk
Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone - Pet Shop Boys World Premiere: A Man from the Future - BBC Sounds
Stuart talks to the Pet Shop Boys and premieres their new album, A Man from the Future.
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... #petshopboys
bbc.co.uk
Reel Stories - Pet Shop Boys
Often sublime, occasionally ridiculous, never boring; Pet Shop Boys sit down with Dermot O’Leary to watch back the twists and turns of a career like no other.
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Fantastic night #thecluny2 to see #gallus and #sodakill #goodtimes #livemusic #newcastle #gigphotos
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#newmusicfriday and my now weekly visit to the brilliant @reflexrecordshop.bsky.social to pick up the new album from the super special @waltdisco.bsky.social #goodtimes #vinyl #everydayisarecordstoreday
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
youtu.be/ebG4-E4MCuM?... #interpol #kexp
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Interpol - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/o...
theguardian.com
‘If you can’t hold it, you don’t own it’: why media fans want to escape algorithms with CDs, DVDs and vinyl
People describe their return to physical media – whether to protect data, support artists, or retain control of one’s choices
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Wonderful night of film @gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk with @simonbrew.bsky.social @filmstories.bsky.social plus special guest #miriamjarvis #goodtimes #film
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨Check out our latest weekly YouTube Playlist🚨 Catch up with the videos etc we’ve been watching at EPR HQ this week. E>P>R> Video Rewind Vol No.72……. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/s...
theguardian.com
All at Sea review – faked death of ‘canoe man’ inspires waves of intrigue
Fictionalising the true story of John Darwin, Alison Carr’s gripping two-hander follows the unexpected consequences of its antihero’s bid to escape debts
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
youtu.be/wUztIcpFjNM?... #clutter
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Clutter - "Pop Rock Sugar Rush" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by Clutter
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
youtu.be/5ETjUl5VkEw?... #fatdog
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Fat Dog - Heart of Darkness (Official Video)
YouTube video by Fat Dog
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
youtu.be/agOOQ2wTS8I?... @mogwai.scot @iggypop.com.web.brid.gy
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MOGWAI feat. IGGY POP - UNDERGROUND (official video)
YouTube video by mogwaiTV
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
youtu.be/5OsIwKHppho?... @fontainesdc.bsky.social
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Fontaines D.C. - Tongue (Official Video)
YouTube video by Fontaines DC
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ordered a physical copy of the brilliant #teneightytrees EP #bittersweetcomingofage and deliver personally by #teneightynewts #goodtimes #music #greatcustomerservice
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Lime Garden - Moving Target (Official Video)
YouTube video by Lime Garden
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Los Bitchos - Hang Up (Pt 2) - w/ Sinkane & Adrian Quesada [Official Video]
YouTube video by Los Bitchos
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.nme.com/news/music/j...
nme.com
Johnny Marr on Fontaines D.C. and fighting “dodgy views”: “The current young generation are really switched on”
Johnny Marr onnew solo album 'The Age Of Everything', his love of The Cure and Fontaines D.C., and why Andy Burnham isn't forbidden from listening to The Smiths
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
FORGOTTEN GEMS continues, we recommend listening to brilliant albums which seem to have been forgotten. #46 is from THE RAPTURE, with the album “ECHOES” from September 2003. Reviews from PITCHFORK gave it 9/10, NME 9/10 and ROLLING STONE gave it 3 stars/5 so give this a listen…..
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
theguardian.com
Work intensifying on UK laws to stamp out concert ticket touts, say sources
Artists including Tinie Tempah and the Smiths’ drummer Mike Joyce ramp up pressure on government to keep its pledge to outlaw for-profit resales
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Bumper album release day so picked up #adultdvdmenu from @reflexrecordshop.bsky.social and came home to fine #weezer awaiting for me #goodtimes #vinyl #everydayisarecordstoreday
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#aboutlastnight brilliant time #thegrovenewcastle watching the tremendous #manwomanchainsaw and #bathingsuitsband absolutely smashing it #goodtimes #livemusic #newcastle
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚨Check out our latest weekly YouTube Playlist🚨 Catch up with the videos etc we’ve been watching at EPR HQ this week. E>P>R> Video Rewind Vol No.71……. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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The Chemical Brothers - The Making Of "Hey Boy Hey Girl" | VEVO Footnotes
YouTube video by ChemicalBrothersVEVO
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Great visit to #ternsvenue to see and hear #tonyfletcher talk about his latest book #pop! #whenukpunkwentpop #goodtimes @marktavender.bsky.social @noredindian.bsky.social
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
FORGOTTEN GEMS, brilliant albums which seem to have been forgotten. #45 is from FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD,with the album “WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME” from October 1984. Reviews from PITCHFORK (retrospective) gave it 8.7/10, SMASH HITS 7/10 and RECORD MIRROR gave it 4 stars/5 so give this a listen
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚨Check out our latest weekly YouTube Playlist🚨 Catch up with the videos etc we’ve been watching at EPR HQ this week. E>P>R> Video Rewind Vol No.70……. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Vanishing point to Evil Heat is my favourite period of Primal Scream.
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#aboutlastnight took in some local music #fadoinporto #goodtimes #livemusic #youngersontour #porto
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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Happy birthday to Justine Frischmann. Here are Elastica performing Connection on the Late Show with David Letterman in 1995
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Was at the Newcastle Uni gig, one of my favourite gigs ever.
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
FORGOTTEN GEMS continues, we recommend listening to brilliant albums which seem to have been forgotten. #44 is from THERAPY? , with the album “TROUBLEGUM” from February 1994. Reviews from DROWNED IN SOUND gave it 7/10, NME 8/10 and ALLMUSIC gave it 4.5 stars/5 so give this a listen…..
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Newcastle Mercury Prize Fringe to showcase upcoming artists
A week of performances and workshops are organised ahead of the Mercury Prize's return to Newcastle.
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...
theguardian.com
‘You start to worry you’ll never listen to anything else’: 25 years of Can’t Get You Out of My Head, the song that saw the future of pop
Rejected by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, the minimalist dance-pop opus would become the defining song of Kylie’s career. And, a quarter of a century later, it hasn’t lost its capacity to burrow its way into y...
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#aboutlastnight✨ fantastic night #ternsvenue to celebrate the single launch for the exciting #tightcollarband supported by #thebeautypageant and #Phatsandthesjcats #goodtimes #livemusic #northshields with @marktavender.bsky.social
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
NEW EPR RECOMMENDS Playlist available now on (links bio or via QR codes) ⭐️EPR Recommends Playlist cover stars are #working_mens_club ⭐️EPR Album of the week comes from #formalsppeedwear ⭐️EPR track of the week comes from #thewarondrugs #eprrecommends #spotifyplaylist #newmusic #qobuzplaylist
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A canny trip to @reflexrecordshop to pick up the #dinkededition of #formalsppeedwear new album #punchcard and more #adamantofficial to add to my collection #goodtimes #everydayisarecordstoreday #adamandtheants
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...
theguardian.com
‘People think fame is a magic wand’: Jarvis Cocker on old songs, young fans and his granny’s verdict on Pulp
Before the release of a joyful film on the history of the Sheffield band, frontman Cocker and director Garth Jennings talk dark times, taking inspiration from Abba – and why there could yet be another...
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨Check out our latest weekly YouTube Playlist🚨 Catch up with the videos etc we’ve been watching at EPR HQ this week. E>P>R> Video Rewind Vol No.69……. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Latest addition to my reading pile #marcopirroni #yourmoneyoryourlife #goodtimes #adamandtheants #legend #music
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Jonathan Coxhead @4130chromo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Primal Scream XTRMNTR at Newcastle - Fantastic night with @earprotectreq.bsky.social & David Y 👊
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#aboutlastnight✨ trip to @nxnewcastle to see the legendary @primalscreamofficial play XTRMNTR in full supported by @ttheparismatch #goodtimes #livemusic #newcastle #primalscream with @4130chromo.bsky.social 🤘
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
FORGOTTEN GEMS continues, we recommend listening to brilliant albums which seem to have been forgotten. #43 is from HOLE, with the album “LIVE THROUGH THIS” from APRIL 1994. Reviews from PITCHFORK gave it 10/10, NME 8/10 and CHICAGO TRIBUNE gave it 3.5 stars/4 so give this a listen…..
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is mine tonight…..
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Can’t wait to dive into this #janine_warrenx #theworldwasamessbuthishairwasperfect #goodtimes #books #imisstherakes #therakesneedtoreform
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Thanks to #arabstrapband for their brilliant instore @reflexrecordshop.bsky.social #goodtimes #instore #livemusic #newcastle
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EAR>PROTECTION>REQUIRED> @earprotectreq.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Sunday lunchtime trip to #tynesidecinema to see #badapples starring the fantastic #saoirseronan #goodtimes #nationalcinemaweekend
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