Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 5hI would have too! Pains me that 1,000 people that read the book first would mostly have Tolkien’s vision but would all be subtly different and personal. 1,000 people that saw the movie first would all have a single combination of the director and film company’s (commercial) vision + some Tolkien. 120
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 5hReading down the thread I agree. I would also apply the same comments to reading vs movies e.g. in my mind hobbits are not pretty boys with pointy ears but for the generation that only saw the movie, they all have the same image. 140
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 8hWatched Becoming Led Zeppelin on Netflix last night. Fascinating watch and might be appreciated by non-fans. I’m a fan, more on a nostalgic than current, but no denying their sheer power. Love differing backgrounds of the band (homeless Plant, in-demand sessioneers Page and Jones). Recommended. 020
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 8hNo Louvin Brothers? Still, Kill City so all is forgiven😉 020
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 13/10/2026😮 One of those commentators who’s youtu.be/dFspNMW0sFoyoutu.beTalkin' Loud And Saying Nothin'YouTube video by James Brown - Topic 010
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 13/10/2026YouTubed him and he’s as bad as you say if it’s the NFL guy (though he might be some modern country music guy!😮) Pleased I didn’t have to listen to him Sunday when I was at the London game with my boy. Sadly Birds lost in the last seconds… 110
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 13/10/2026The problem is that I’ve never heard him but now I have to find out how terrible he is BECAUSE OF YOUR STUPID POST! 120
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Boris Johnson In her 90’s and losing her memory but can’t abide him. 110
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 13/10/2026A lot in these 9’s outside my usual listening but, given the posters, I’m sure of the quality. Nice to see Kendrick Lamar in there though and I find it hard to separate ‘Good Kid…’ and ‘To Pimp…’ - maybe the former, just. 010
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I’ve got a ton of Frank but not this one. TIil I hear it, the album with Jobim remains the pinnacle - subtler than many, great vocal sensitivity and one of the greatest ever songwriters. 110
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Very true - just pointing out that uncoupling will come at a cost. 010
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Fair comment but in reality Burnham has the same line to tread between principle, the economy and being unelectable, as his predecessors. I’d tell them to f*ck off but, like it or not, there’s a risk it lets the loons in. 110
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Great afternoon, bad result with the last kick of the game. 010
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026So…13 seconds and a disallowed touchdown, a big fight and one player off each team won’t be appearing again… 000
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The Philadelphia Eagles are in town so have to be at the Tottenham stadium with the boy. 100
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Don’t get much chance to do car boots but I guess it’s a case of getting there early and being in the right place at the right time for the good stuff. I tend to stick to CD for used, vinyl always has risks, especially with specialist cleaning. Kraftwerk and Auger the highlights for me but all good. 010
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Great time thanks CiCi! Hope all’s well with you and you’re bringing some glam to the dole queue! 😉 000
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This always happens…a few minutes into a Drop Out show (as previously mentioned) and there’s a tune I *have* to have. Coming out on a new Eddie Piller/Martin Freeman comp at the end of the month. The tracklist has a few faves on it but this is new to me and now essential! youtu.be/HvBuDm8yTo0youtu.beDon't You Worry Baby The Best Is Yet To ComeYouTube video by Bessie Banks - Topic 030
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Genuine pic too, no artificial stupidity or other tech lies… 110
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The positive of being back is catching up with three weeks of an old mate’s internet radio show on Mixcloud. Highly recommended and should be appreciated by many in this corner of BlueSky. 020
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Just back from Portugal and out of the door to work at 6.30 in the cold. Trying to hang on to the holiday vibes so here’s a loo with a view from the venue of our last meal before returning (no, I didn’t actually eat lunch in the toilet)… 162
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026There are possibly good reasons why the mob are angry. Bigger picture - I’m all for pragmatism but not at the cost of our souls and giving away our democracy to business. Do we elect politicians as mere ‘managers’ (and generally poor ones) or to reflect the values and morals of a decent society? 030
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Interesting listen. More of a Purdie fan than a Beatles fan but I think the conclusions are correct and I seem to recall a Wax Poetics magazine article on Purdie suggesting his claims were unlikely. 010
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I’m with Ed, either didn’t notice it or have blocked it out. I guess if it was Apache it would have at least felt authentic, although the dubstep 😮 010
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Think you’re right - certainly the Enjoy ones were import and I have a memory of another label too. It may be me, but I saw ‘The Adventures of…’ as when rap (Kurtis Blow, Sugarhill Gang etc.) first became hip-hop… 110
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026On ana on ana on an on, keep on rockin’ ‘til the break of dawn…😆 010
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Yes, loved it and, given it was drama not a doc, felt pretty authentic. The birth of hip-hop was an exciting time - I’d been into early graffiti before and was also lucky to have a mate who bought the very early import 12”’s on Enjoy and Sugarhill etc. and I was at the NYC rap festival, London 1982. 220
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We are in agreement again Ed - much more of a game-changer for me than ‘The Message’ (although that’s magnificent of course) - a door into the future and incredibly new and exciting. 110
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I like it but then I’m not averse to a cocktail jazz trio sound anyway…🙄 130
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Not in my book. Lucky enough to pick up a couple I needed in Japan early in the year - Japan seems to have re-released most of my wants list, most at a reasonable price too. 000
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There is a twofer with (I think) Easy Does It - one of two of hers I don’t have. For what it’s worth, my fave of hers is ‘At Home’ recorded, you guessed it, at her home - relaxed and jazzy. 120
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Love that album (and all hers) - hard to find on CD too these days. 120
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Holiday time in Portugal fast running out - better keep drinking til it’s back to work… 020
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There was a time and a place when it seemed Freddie Jackson was always on my turntable. RIP. youtu.be/R8HjwlUWuLUyoutu.beFreddie Jackson - Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)YouTube video by FreddieJacksonVEVO 000
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Yes, also the case with that other rare groove classic The Jackson Sisters’ ‘I Believe In Miracles’ 120
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026My slightly deaf ears heard that as ‘lover’ which seemed a sacrifice too far but… 010
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Right up my street - the western bit of country and western!👍 010
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Oh for goodness sake! Not too familiar with blues organ but loving that! 110
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Phew Paul! Catching up with some of your posts and that’s a thing! Weirdly, at one point sounds like the Dr Who theme music. 010
Mike Brookes @mikebrookes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I guess - not an obvious candidate for ‘the platinum collection’ but it’s The Delfonics so still great. 010
