iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Jerry Bartlett

Vivien 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇻🇪 🇮🇷 🇨🇺 🇱🇧 @vivb.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026

my favourite morning radio show is of course devoted entirely to the music of John Coltrane today - Morning Glory on sohoradio.com (it's the centenary of his birth)

sohoradio.com

Home - Soho Radio

Soho Radio is an online radio station broadcasting live from Soho and New York to the world, featuring two channels: Soho & NYC + Culture.

062

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

About improvisation (re @solobasssteve.bsky.social I just mentioned) A different approach. This is a tune/head I know so well but this version still manages to surprise. And those chords are so stacked. How many fingers has he got!

030

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

music.stevelawson.net/album/40-yea... Listen to the music, obvs, but read the words (manifesto?) too.

music.stevelawson.net

40 Years of SoloBassSteve: Manifesto, by Steve Lawson

7 track album

142

Reposted by Jerry Bartlett

Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Real Betis players walked out with the 11 oldest club *socios* (members, all over 80) as matchday mascots before their La Liga game against Getafe on September 17, 2026. Part of Real Betis' "Elderly Week" (*Semana de los Mayores*) initiatives. #AGoodPlace

36948147

Reposted by Jerry Bartlett

Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A week tomorrow, I’ll be heading to Wales and reading poems in Monmouth. Shows in Aberystwyth and Cardigan follow shortly after, and then I have a jaunt to Cardiff in November. Hope to see some of you there. Diolch.

A poster for my forthcoming tour containing my Welsh dates:

23 Sep: Monmouth
24 Sep: Aberystwyth
25 Sep: Cardigan
1 Dec: Cardiff

It also features pictures of a gravestone, an aspidistra, a kettle, a wheelie bin, an eyeball and a rat on a Raleigh Chopper.

44312

Reposted by Jerry Bartlett

Gaby @drgabywolferink.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Any Belgian beer geeks who can recommend a nice brasserie for a big lunch and tasting menu between Bouillon and Charleroi on a Monday? I know Maredsous and Leffe of the big ones are technically on our potential route but welcome any others. We enjoyed Rochehaut already. #BeerSky #BlueSkyBeer

229

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Have England just picked up the Richard Osman House of Games trophy?

000

Reposted by Jerry Bartlett

Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I am the very model of a modern day typographer A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan #typography #fonts #graphicdesign

24650261561

Reposted by Jerry Bartlett

BirdGuides @birdguides.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Some fantastic Montagu's Harrier news today – six chicks have successfully fledged at a secret location in England! The RSPB's Mark Thomas, who spent his summer monitoring the breeding harriers, will be joining us on Wednesday's episode of The BirdGuides Podcast as well.

1368

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

No test cricket today 😐 I know it finished early, but I think it was daft to start the first test on a Wednesday. Just so they could fit in a back-to-back one 🙄 #TheCricket

010

Reposted by Jerry Bartlett

Iceland Cricket @icelandcricket.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

We need more talented cricketers in Iceland. If you can play a bit and have an Icelandic grandparent or fifth cousin, get in touch. If you have even watched some films by Baltasar Kormákur, we will think about it.

30435103

Reposted by Jerry Bartlett

European Space Agency @esa.int · 12/08/2026

Eclipse day! ☀️ Today's total solar eclipse is visible from Greenland, Iceland, northeastern Portugal and Spain. Most of the rest of Europe, northern North America and western Africa will witness a partial solar eclipse. More info: www.esa.int/Science_Expl... #EuropeanSolarEclipse

Map of Earth shown as a globe, with the focus on its northern hemisphere. A red, C-shaped arc marked 'total eclipse' reaches from northeast Russia, past the North Pole, Greenland, Iceland and the Iberian Peninsula. An orange oval surrounds this arc, marked 'partial eclipse', covering most of Europe, Canada and parts of the USA, the western edge of Africa and the northeastern corner of Russia.

1248111

Reposted by Jerry Bartlett

Dr SoloBassSteve @solobasssteve.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

just found this amazing chronological list of everything Coltrane ever recorded: rateyourmusic.com/list/wizardj... Coupla things worth noting: VERY few albums took more than a day. A lot of tracks were the first and only take. (cont)

rateyourmusic.com

134

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This Thursday is International IPA Day, apparently, so in true Swedish fashion I will be celebrating today: International IPA* Afton! Afton = Eve, as in: julafton (Christmas Eve), midsommarafton (midsummer's eve), trettondagsafton (Twelfth Night Eve). *pron: "eepa"

110

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This is my soundscape this morning. The trouble is, whenever I play it, I'm taken back to a car journey in the mountains in Norway, on the way to Stryn. The fragile bleak beauty of the music matched the landscape in a way that stopped all conversation. I am similarly distracted today.

Cover of Robert Fripp's CD "November Suite - Soundscapes Live at Green Park Station 1996"

030

Reposted by Jerry Bartlett

Lars Marius Garshol @larsga.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Was suddenly reminded of my dictionary of Finnish drinking words. Still think it's one of my best blog posts. www.garshol.priv.no/blog/413.html

garshol.priv.no

A small dictionary of Finnish drinking words | Larsblog

Personal blog of Lars Marius Garshol.

0186

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Been to the playback of In a Glass House in London. What a lovely evening! The album sounded fab, lovely venue, great to see old friends and Derek thought my question was good 😊

Derek Shulman and Kerry Minnear seated on stage at the Q and A, after the album playback. Above their heads is an image from the album and the words In a Glass House Gentle Giant.

120

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Just been listening to last week's Freak Zone. That Neil Ardley Kaleidoscope of Rainbows is seriously good! Thanks for playing, @stuartmaconie.bsky.social

160

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Caught a glimpse of a few swifts high above some plane trees in a village up the road. First I've seen or heard in the UK this year. 😄😢

020

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

In case you can't quite see, that's the week of 17-27 Sept. 😀

000

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

This is great and exciting. And the voiceover is pitched really nicely. I would still love to hear it with Chris Lintott and Dame Maggie.

000

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Will sign this. It uses a google docs form (for validation). Can't help feeling it would be more aptly signed with a Proton Mail account...

000

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Just started the first episode of this. Promising...

010

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Not listening to this? Seriously? Would suit #Freakzone afficionados #LateJunction #Unclassified... www.mixcloud.com/CloudlandBlu...

mixcloud.com

Cloudland Blue Eclectic Selection 2026 Vol 23

162

Reposted by Jerry Bartlett

Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Londoners, there is a webpage for you to see where your nearest "cool spaces" are when the extreme heat hits - places with water, air-conditioning & shade. Have a look and spread the word, especially to those who may need this but might not think to look for it: apps.london.gov.uk/cool-spaces/

11788665

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Glad midsommar / Happy midsummer! Today, Friday, is midsommarafton (Midsummer's Eve) the biggest Swedish festival/holiday apart from Christmas. I took this photo in May on my trip to Öland - a long, narrow island just off the southeast coast of Sweden flic.kr/p/2sjAJhG

An old-fashioned, but well-maintained wooden windmill, painted brick red with a black roof. The shot is mostly deep blue sky with the windmill appearing to stand at the top of a short slope. There is a flagpole with a Sweden banner-style flag and low-lying houses on the right and left sides of the shot

072

Reposted by Jerry Bartlett

Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

This is my way of reminding myself to go to the exhibition at Somerset House.

5121

Reposted by Jerry Bartlett

Vivien 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇻🇪 🇮🇷 🇨🇺 🇱🇧 @vivb.eurosky.social · 08/06/2026

"The late music critic Greg Tate once described James as “the missing link between Jimi Hendrix and [his favorite guitarist] Wes Montgomery on one hand, and P-Funk and Mississippi Fred McDowell on the other.”

111

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

You mean, English could be fantasticer?

000

Reposted by Jerry Bartlett

Suw @suw.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Are there any physicists or bird people who can explain how a wren, which is very, very tiny, can sing so amazingly loudly? How do they manage to create such volume? They seem to be much louder than other birds of their size. cc @rspb.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social

331

Reposted by Jerry Bartlett

Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 30/05/2026

Hello! It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business. My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares, T-shirts and cards. I’m also available for freelance design work and art licensing. gailmyerscough.co.uk

A grid of nine images featuring music prints, a mixtape T-shirt, a phone case, a cassette mug, a National Theatre T-shirt, a Forton print and Toast Rack print.

10260419

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Is Fopp Records, Covent Garden, where Ray's Jazz used to be? Or am I getting mixed up?

000

Reposted by Jerry Bartlett

Andrew Sinclair @bluesprints.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Folks, buy tickets. If you've never heard @jongomm playing his acoustic guitar then go and seek him out. He's undoubtedly one of the best. He's recovering from a recent accident where he broke his elbow. Artists like Jon should be cherished and helped. So go and buy raffle tix!!

173

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Thunder shook loose hail on the outhouse again. How's your afternoon of weather going?

000

Reposted by Jerry Bartlett

Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 02/05/2026

You’re going to need something to wear when summer shows up… Organic cotton t-shirts, bold illustrated prints, designed by me in Manchester. Have a look www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/t-shirts

A grid of sixteen T-shirt designs featuring brutalist architecture, music, books, swimmers.

49853

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

The Celeriac That Refused To Sing?

030

Reposted by Jerry Bartlett

Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

This is a bargain from TFATD. I've already got them all, but you could get them!

352

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Maybe it's familiarity, but I much prefer the previous Discogs app interface. The new front page looks generic and has nothing to do with anything I want to see. 1/n

020

Reposted by Jerry Bartlett

Hannah Bourne-Taylor *Author*Bird Campaigner @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Over a thousand common swifts have been spotted flying across France today at key migration points … they’re flying home to us! Let’s hope their homes are waiting for them. Who has swifts sharing their homes?

138212

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

If anyone is within easy reach of Surrey University and would like to see the Pete Roth trio and Bill Bruford with me on Monday, have a spare ticket.

000

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

@mradrianclark.bsky.social Not sure if a gig at Surrey Uni would be too much of a faff for you - or if you would be interested, but I have a spare ticket for Pete Roth Trio with Bill Bruford for Monday evening, just in case.

200

Jerry Bartlett @maltjerry.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Woohoo! Sky At Night tonight on BBC2. Really looking forward to this. Despite the enthusiasm on the Beeb, it felt like I was missing some details, quite often in the reporting on #Artemis2. Tricky balance, I know.

140