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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸

@mike1infive.bsky.social
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New music lover. Record label manager @ Lights And Lines. Guitarist. Enjoys interesting noisy things. Opinionated but nice about it 😘

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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
PS I don’t know why my phone changed isn’t to ain’t but I guess it adds something to the post?
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
It’s not just a redesign. It’s a clearer version of what the label is about. - Supporting independent artists. - Building something together. - Sharing the music properly. You’ll find the artists, the releases, the podcast, and an upgraded subscription through our Release Club!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
This ain’t officially announced yet… but here goes! We’ve been working on something behind the scenes. The new Lights And Lines website is now live!! AND it’s in a brand new place, visit www.lightsandlines.com…
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Also managed to improve the lighting in this room this week so looking forward to brighter, more accurate images like this one 😀
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
#NowPlaying Jack White, Acoustic Recordings. As a big Jack White fan this is a very special one for me. A collection of acoustic album tracks, B-sides, remixes, alternate versions, and unreleased tracks spanning The White Stripes, The Racenteurs, and White’s solo career. Well worth a listen!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
#NowPlaying Band Of Skulls, Baby Darling Doll Face Honey. Nice bit of gritty bluesy garage rock on a Friday evening after a long, busy week. Big guitar riffs, great vocal harmonies, hard hitting drums. Love it!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Ah maybe because I didn’t put the https:// in front of it. Didn’t realise that made a difference!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Just recorded a test episode of The Inner Sleeve podcast on video. Let’s see how the editing goes but the plan is for you to be able to actually see us in season 2… coming soon!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
#NowPlaying Shanghai Treason, Sonder. I can’t resist a good folk-punk album. It’s in my DNA, my dad took me to see Pogues, Motörhead, The Damned, and others that made it impossible to resist. This album is on the heavy side, think Flogging Molly from Yorkshire, with more banjo. Well worth a listen!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
#nowplaying The Contortionist, Intrinsic. This double LP dives into a world of sci-fi inspired prog-metal. Weird time signatures and atmospheric melodies spliced with heavy riffs and a precise drums. That doesn’t even really do it justice to be honest. Cool vocal too. Worth a listen.
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Some people are getting albums for free - good for them, no questions asked. Some are putting a bit in the pot to support the artist. Overall, more people get access to great quality new music, and the artists make more than when we put a price tag on it. Win/win www.lightsandlines.bandcamp.com
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Lights And Lines
Music Collective and Record Label. The label is an exercise in curation and personal taste. Think of the collective as a cooperative enterprise. We recognise that real power comes from below, not above. We embrace the opportunity to use art to build communities, tell stories, and change minds. Shortlisted for Best Label 2021 by Listen With Monger!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Contrary to popular opinion I don’t believe that charging a few quid and adding .79 / .59 / .99 at the end will really encourage you to buy a digital album. Actually I’ve decided recently that digital downloads on the Lights and Lines Bandcamp will remain free / pay what you want. And guess what?👇
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
It captures a rich history of catchy indie-pop tunes from a band who were, in the early days at least, mostly famous for being a great live band. They toured with The Smiths and Neil Young to name a couple. Some absolute classics on here, well worth a listen!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
#NowPlaying James, Fresh as a Daisy. I’m a big album guy, interested in the good / bad / ugly of a project, poured out lovingly across 40-70mins. And James also have some fantastic albums worth exploring, but this Singles comp is an absolute must-have for me. 👇
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
#NowPlaying Big Brother and the Holding Company, Cheap Thrills. An old one today, 1969 I think. Janis Joplin on vocals before she went solo. This album includes crowd noises to give the impression of a live album, even though it’s not. Very cool bluesy-garage-soul sounding psychedelia. Great fun!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Today’s choice is an obvious one! It’s #BandcampFriday and @gozergoodspeed.bsky.social’s Escape Hatch Fever is now available on sexy, sexy vinyl. The first Lights and Lines release on record - an important milestone for our little label. So of course this is today’s #NowPlaying post!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
#BandcampFriday announcements on the way… but before that - what should I be checking out today?
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Awesome, sounds great!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Cheers, mine is definitely more on the raspy side than the growl side. For most of my musical life I’ve worked with singers and met them get on with it. More recently I’ve tried to sing more, lots of takes though as I tend to wander out of tune quite quickly 😂
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I feel like I kind of managed this, but mostly by not actually being a very good singer in the first place! Smoking and drinking helped 🤣 Free code for you as someone who shares in the struggle. Redeem at lightsandlines.bandcamp.com/yum
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
It’s #BandcampFriday and we’ve got plenty of cool things to share including FREE downloads on EVERYTHING and 40% off all albums on CD. Check it out on lightsandlines.bandcamp.com and read all about what’s going on via our newsletter www.lightsandlines.substack.con
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
#BandcampFriday announcements on the way… but before that - what should I be checking out today?
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Personally I’m about authenticity. In a world full of AI slop it’s a stand out thing for me, and the label. We tell people what we’re doing, what things cost, and if you ask I’ll explain why - all while trying not to do anything disingenuous along the way. Makes sense to me.
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Quite a few have since bombarded me with automatic email cadences which I instantly unsubscribe to. Result - I’ve got 2 CDs at a reasonable price, but I feel disappointed about it, and they can’t contact me again. Who actually wins here? 👇
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
So 2 CDs for say £15-£20 in total. I have no problem with that, it’s perfectly reasonable. But I didn’t need to be brought through this weird funnel. 👇
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
When you checkout the vast majority also try to sell you their other releases. I’m not 100% against this, I’m interested enough to buy one so makes sense. But these are usually billed as ‘X% off’ and yet somehow still cost £10-£15, ironically with free postage. 👇
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Almost all have a long landing page with a whole life story. For me this is a big turn off. Same as when I click a recipe, I don’t want to read 15 pages about your aunt sally making this when your parents died or whatever. I want to know how many carrots and what temperature to put the oven on. 👇
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
- Click to find out the postage is the price of a CD. So far between £7 and £15 seems to be the norm Out of curiosity I’ve clicked through and bought a few I like the sound of, despite my absolute hatred for this disingenuous ‘free but not free’ model, I was curious. 👇
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I get fed a lot of ads for ‘free’ CDs. Most of the time they follow the same basic pattern: - Tell me I’m special. The algorithm must love me because I found this great offer. - Tell me the CD is completely free, i JUST pay the postage 👇
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
It’s not a particularly expensive one or anything like that, but the sound is decent - and like you I dig the VU Meters!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Apparently you like vinyl so here’s Lost Chimes self titled debut album, an indie-folk escape into another world that’s full of hidden gems! It’s a beautiful, raw, lo-fi recording which focuses on powerful songwriting, well-thought through instrumentation and Gemma’s superb vocals. Love this album.
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
PS You can say it loud, quiet, to the camera, facing away, pronounce it however you like… the more variety the better I guess!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Looking for people to send me a video of them saying “Pink Moustache” for a project. Bit of fun to support a future release. You will of course be credited. Send via Dropbox / Drive / WeTransfer or equivalent to contact@headlightsandwhitelines.com with the subject Pink Moustache. Thanks!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
#NowPlaying Arxx - Wrong girl, Honey. Cool, punky, noisy, alternative EP. Strong vocals, catchy tunes, and the whole thing has a cool grunge undertone. Plus orange vinyl, cool right?
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
#NowPlaying Corrosion of Conformity, Wiseblood. It’s heavy metal Monday! Ok I kid made that up… This is a great album though, blues-tinged, southern sounding metal with proper groove, great melody, and some top quality tunes. Love it.
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
#NowPlaying Wire, Pink Flag. This pioneering post-punk debut is a must-listen. 21 catchy tunes in about 35mins. An authentic sounding album that’s awkward in places and poppy in others. Great production, classic album.
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
If 1 million people put just £1 each into my PayPal account I will FINALLY publish my book ‘How to make £1mil on Bluesky’
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Green River, Dry as a Bone/Rehab Doll. Pure filth. Mark Arm’s high-energy, raspy, howl cuts through fuzzy guitar riffs, heavy bass, an crunchy drums. Grunge was born. Without it we may have had no Mudhoney, Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, Love Battery, or anyone they influenced afterwards! #NowPlaying
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
#nowplaying Viagra Boys, Viagr Aboys. Easily one of the best albums of 2025. Post-Punk / Modern Rock, a social commentary that holds up a mirror to society and adds a needed dose of absurdist humour. Similar brand of avant-garde rock to King Missile in parts, albeit a bit more polished and less arty
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Athlete, Tourist. Someone once described this to me as a poor man’s Elbow. Bit harsh! Yes they’re both melodic and introspective, but that’s about as far as the comparison goes I think. Very cool mix of electronic and organic sounds, great melancholic indie-pop album.
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Went to a few charity shops today, picked up 11 CDs for £1 each. This one I is a punt. Never heard of the band, but my sort of era and cool cover. Haven’t had a chance to listen yet but I’m lead to believe this is a prog / funk sort of thing. Looking forward to it! Count Zero, Affluenza.
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
The S’s were fun yesterday but Friday needs a lift. This extended version of Bomber by Motörhead is perfect. I don’t think I need to describe this one so I? It’s loud, it’s a classic, it’s awesome!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
#NowPlaying The Slits, Cut. I was digging around in the S’s and suddenly felt in the mood for some Ska / Punk / Reggae / Art Pop tunes… luckily I found just the album to meet that strange yet pleasing fusion of sounds!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
#NowPlaying Mudhoney, Since We've Become Translucent. An expansive alt-rock album that merges elements of psychedelia and jazz with the band’s signature fuzzy core. A masterpiece, it’s diverse, fresh, and polished. Sounds simultaneously nothing like and yet exactly like Mudhoney. One of their best!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
The Mary Wallopers, contemporary Irish-Folk with a punk rock attitude. It’s full of energy and urgency, telling stories of survival and oppression. Considered yet raw, defiant but exercises control. Not too much of a stretch to say it sits between The Pogues and Kneecap, rooted in history but fresh.
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Fat Freddy’s Drop, Live at the Matterhorn. Years ago this album was on in a coffee shop and it blew my mind! I have a soft spot for live albums anyway but it hit my top 5 instantly. Only 4 tracks but an epic 70min masterpiece, the band describe it as “a raw midnight jam session” - it’s so much more!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Cheers, ran out of characters but I figured it’s in the image so if people want it it’s there. Enjoy the tunes!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
A while ago I released a punk album. The idea was to improve my mixing skills. The production isn’t perfect, if I was to go back now there’s lots I’d change. Not that I would go back, it represents a milestone in my life and I’m happy with that. Fancy a listen? Here are some free download codes
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
A re-release of the original 12” and 7” EPs, ‘Time Flies…But Aeroplanes Crash’ and ‘Rats’. Great mix of raw studio and live tracks from one of the original British anarcho-punk bands, Subhumans. Their debut album went on to become a Punk classic. I’ll be booking tickets to see them later this year!
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🎸🤘 Mike Five 🤘🎸 @mike1infive.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
There’s a couple of bootleg / unofficial live albums and compilations I think, not sure what’s on them. Unplugged was officially released in 2002 and is well worth a listen. I’m not aware of any other MTV Unplugged sets where the artist only plays brand new tracks which is pretty cool.
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