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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 10h

I even get as far as Llantrisant! Thanks for checking it out.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 12h

Four views to go... It's a fun handmade video and a really cool, chill song!

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 18h

I try to balance posting abt my music here w posts abt other things & engagement w stuff. + I'm on the bill for a charity gig this week & released new music on Friday. AND YET I remain in thrall to Round Numbers. My video for "Anchors Aweigh" approaches 400: when will it tip? youtu.be/czmnU9Ccfx8

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Michael Munnik - Anchors Aweigh (Official Video)

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My speech from the conference debate on 'Zionism is Racism’ motion

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Liz Anderson @lizanderson.bsky.social · 23h

Another hire bike, this one belonging to Forest (it’s been reported by numerous people but the company have yet to come & remove it) dumped on the foreshore under Southwark Bridge. Will be covered up as the tide rolls back in. The psychology of people who think it’s ok to throw these into the river.

Forest hire bike lying tossed and abandoned on the Thames Foreshore under Southwark Bridge. Cannon Street Bridge in the distance.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 22h

Muppet Babies. Episode where Fozzie has to go to the dentist, and everyone starts riffing on how awful it will be in different ways. At one point, an imagined chocolate cake develops arms, legs, and an angry face, and it looms above a city skyline at night. Pure menace. Terrifying.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Laughed way too long while attempting to read this out to my wife.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Rockwell's" is a lovely tune, written when I learned of the death of my friend from j-school Rachel Hauraney. Two summers ago, before my eldest started university in Toronto, we were back in Ottawa and I played the song for a lot of people who knew and loved her. youtu.be/vRUrkmzuEF8

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Michael Munnik - "Rockwell's (for Rachel)" feat. Isla Munnik Live on Elgin, Ottawa, Canada 21/08/24

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 04/10/2026

Happy Buster Keaton's birthday!

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It's true. Also, glad you're okay.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

What I really didn't like was fighting with Bluetooth on the rentals when we'd try to make the discman talk to it for a journey. And often it didn't end up working out.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Yeah, it's not a hassle but it takes planning. And on a long road trip (eg Cardiff to Edinburgh), it was so great to just hand the CD wallet to the back seat and say, "Kids, pick something." After they'd been invited to help fill it the day before. Something just a step up from spontaneity.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Welp, at least it wasn't written by AI.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

After 2.5 years car-free, we buckled under and got one. Bought a 2013, though, so not only is the road tax amazingly cheap on it, it still has a CD player. Cars are the best place to listen to an album back to front.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

What a record! And yes, I can see it taking time to get in but repaying that time invested.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

So cool that the planes aren't just display artefacts but get taken out for a trot.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Asturias! Buena! Enjoy that. The hill looks lush.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

That is brilliant, but why do they let you do this?

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It was a real gift to have him play it on my record. It is absolutely the most accomplished part of the whole album.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hey, far out! Harri used to run the open mic at St Canna's, and I was there most Wednesdays. Debuted this song just a few days after I learned my friend Rachel had died, and he jumped on the piano right away to back me up and round it out. Went over so well, I think we played it four weeks running.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Storytime Sunday. Very worth-it thread.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Just so we're clear, I am not Jazz, though I have "jazz-y" songs. One of them, that I'll be playing with the superlative Geoff Eales & his trio, is "Rockwell's", a sad but gorgeous tune. Here's my recording, with the equally wonderful Harri Davies on piano. michaelmunnik.bandcamp.com/track/rockwe...

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Rockwell's (for Rachel), by Michael Munnik

from the album Driving Through America at Night

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Saturday next, I'll be playing a set as part of a full day of jazz in Canton (Hip West Cardiff). There are a lot of amazing acts on the bill, and you can come for the afternoon, the evening, or the whole shot. Did I mention it's for charity? www.ticketsource.com/michael-munn...

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"Canton Jazz Day" at Canton Uniting Church

Tickets are now available for Canton Jazz Day at Canton Uniting Church, Cardiff on Saturday 10th October 2026 at 1:30PM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Did you weave Angela Rayner in? Sure did boss, real cool and relatable just like you asked for Great....wait what? #CPC26

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Pól Micheál O'Slatraigh @pmoslatraigh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If your definition of Englishness excludes a man like him, it is your definition that needs challenging.

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Pól Micheál O'Slatraigh @pmoslatraigh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Suella Braverman, consider Walter Tull. Born in Folkestone to an English mother and a Barbadian father. A footballer for Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Town. A British Army officer who led soldiers into battle and was killed serving his country in 1918.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It's Rocktober, & I've got a new three-song EP with overdriven power chords, a heavy beat, & vocals straining at the top of my range. It's a month before the mid-terms, & I've got songs of protest. Please give a listen to Anti-Capitalist Dream on Bandcamp. michaelmunnik.bandcamp.com/album/anti-c...

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Anti-Capitalist Dream, by Michael Munnik

3 track album

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Ollie McClellan @olliemcclellan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Not liking the Portadown District Loyal's chances of getting down the road today.

An enormous mob of Fenians (and apparently a good number of other decent folk) on Garvaghy Road.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

So long, Declaration of Arbroath tea towel that we bought the year we were married while living in St Andrews 24 years ago. You've served us well, but my wife now says you look like a disgrace and doesn't want you near the clean dishes.

A dirty white tea towel with phoney Celtic knot patterns in green and white along the border and impressive old-style.typeface that reads a portion of the Declaration of Arbroath: "For so long as a hundred of us remain alive, we never will in any degree be subjected to the dominion of the English. Since it is not for glory, riches, nor honours that we fight, but for liberty alone, which no good man loses but with his life" On the counter behind are certain bits of kitchen paraphernalia.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I recorded the title track for YouTube a few months ago and told the story of finding the notebook with the lyrics - 2003 material that speaks pretty well to 2026. youtu.be/TPwQefClOnc

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Michael Munnik - "Anti-Capitalist Dream"

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

One last blast as the sun goes down on #BandcampFriday Whoever's awake and looking for music, I put out an EP of political folk and rock tunes, angry about the current world and thinking of the 90s, the 70s, the 60s. Check it out - Anti-Capitalist Dream. michaelmunnik.bandcamp.com/album/anti-c...

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Anti-Capitalist Dream, by Michael Munnik

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Once more for the morning people on the West/Best Coast, including good Portland OR where @bandcamp.com is based. It's #BandcampFriday & I have a sparky EP of 3 political songs. The title track's got a nice 90s grunge vibe. Check out Anti-Capitalist Dream. michaelmunnik.bandcamp.com/album/anti-c...

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Anti-Capitalist Dream, by Michael Munnik

3 track album

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Ah, too bad. We had a good British Heart Foundation shop in our neighbourhood that did furniture. Got a dining table and six chairs that were identical to the ones my wife grew up with in Canada (right down to the posts at the head that would snag long hair if you leaned back the wrong way).

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Good scoop! Clacton charity shops hit different, it would seem.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Good morning, America, how are you? I'm not your native son, but I took the liberty of writing a song about your political environment. It's one of three political songs I released today for #BandcampFriday and I'd love it if you listened & shared. Smwchs! michaelmunnik.bandcamp.com/album/anti-c...

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Anti-Capitalist Dream, by Michael Munnik

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

""I'm not the one saying it has to be 5 generations or 4. I think it is **obvious** when people have got a lineage, an ancestry which dates back a few generations" What is "obvious" (observable) is not where your grandparents were born! What is obvious (observable) is visible skin colour!

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I should add that this new release is currently exclusively on @bandcamp.com I know the streamers are how so many people encounter and experience music these days, but as the lyrics to the song say, "there's gotta be a better way." Bandcamp ain't perfect, but it is direct and artist-friendly.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A quick apology to @florgoth.bsky.social who's the most active supporter of independent music on Bluesky. He does a generous weekly round-up of new music, but I honestly didn't know if this would be ready in time for today's release, so I didn't tip my hand to you. Thanks for all your support!

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I just pushed "publish" on a new short record for #BandcampFriday Anti-Capitalist Dream is a set of three unabashedly political songs. Two are old & retrieved; one is newer. All feel relevant. I wanted to add them to the conversation before the mid-terms. michaelmunnik.bandcamp.com/album/anti-c...

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Anti-Capitalist Dream, by Michael Munnik

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Ira and I have been collaborating since we were teenagers at Dover Bay Secondary School. He's had a presence on all my records, and I want to share this from my latest record. Ira did the electronic coda to the song as well as the janky guitar solo. Far out! youtu.be/QweDUX6nbrE

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Michael Munnik - “Fly to Heaven” (Official Video)

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

There will be vinyl (limited pressing!) but the music is also streaming in those usual places. open.spotify.com/album/7alR6Y...

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Space Zombies from Mars - Album by Brometheus | Spotify

Brometheus · album · 2026 · 9 songs

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hey friends. If you dig comics, figures, ambient electronic, or just space zombies from Mars, my pal Ira has launched a kickstarter with his brother Arlen. On the one hand, super pumped to share. On the other, they're at 97% of target after launching YESTERDAY! www.kickstarter.com/projects/spa...

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Space Zombies From MARS! Red Dust II.

A 6" action figure line featuring astronauts and zombies. The Nameless Toy Company's first offering in the 'Nameless Universe.'

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

meep meep

Trolley problem but the roadrunner is on the track. When the coyote pulls the lever, the streetcar lurches sideways off the track and flattens him instead.

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Michael Munnik @michaelmunnik.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The post I wish I made and never did was to take a picture of the poster for "American Idiot: The Musical" on a Cardiff street and say "Welcome to your Carlsberg years."

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