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geha714 @geha714.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

an excellent music composer with a long and prosperous career in film and TV but if I have to choose my favorite creation from him is no other than the NewsNight theme www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-4...

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Newsnight: The music behind the headlines

As Newsnight unveils a new look and sound, the man behind the theme tune shares his composing secrets.

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thank you. I did know that - but it’s an odd. As you say, Withers wrote the song as well as performing the lead vocal, and it’s his publishers who are suing. So it’s fair to call it “his” song in that context. But you’re right, the story should mention Grover Washington Jr. I’ll add that now.

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Without BTS, Blackpink and Stray Kids, the Grammys' new "Best Asian Pop" category is going to look very odd. I wonder how many other acts have decided to boycott? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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K-pop giants Stray Kids join BTS in boycotting the 2027 Grammy Awards

Stray Kids become the second major act to withdraw from the Grammys over the new best Asian Pop award.

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Awful news. Michael is one of the nicest people I've ever met - at work or anywhere else. Hope it's not too long a road to recovery. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Michael Kiwanuka: Singer reveals he is recovering from a stroke

The award-winning musician says he faces a "tough journey ahead" after a "quite severe" brain injury.

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

First day of autumn & I meet this dude who’s preparing for the big winter sleep already. Can’t blame him.

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Hopefully they’ll do it like the iTunes festival where the tickets are free or non-transferable.

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It’s an absolute pain to get to. Especially, as I discovered, when the conductor turns your train into a “fast service”, skips Queenstown Road and drops you at Vauxhall to walk 1.5 miles in the rain.

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I was lucky enough to get a look around Apple’s new 600-capacity concert venue… Tickets are going to be like gold dust when it opens. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Apple Music to open concert venue in Battersea Power Station

The tech giant has built its own concert hall, but says its not in competition with small venues.

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The DCMS select committee actually asked the public for suggestions on future hearings - and this was one of the top requests. 🤷‍♂️

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I could have a go. But I want Jedward to duet with the Cheeky Girls, like a Temu Bucks Fizz.

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Staci D. Kramer @sdkstl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

How @archive.org pulled together the BET Digital collecrion and made it usable: wayback-labs.sf.archive.org/bet-explorer...

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Interviews from last night’s #Oasis film premiere.

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Liam and Noel helpfully recreating their own film poster at the UK Premiere of Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger

Liam and Noel Gallagher stand underneath a giant poster for their documentary, and raise their warms into the air - recreating the pose seen in the poster. In both images, their backs are turned to the camera.

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john.in.chicago @john-in-chicago.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Amanda Seyfried is awesome! She moved from LA to the Catskills area and has a registered nonprofit animal rescue with over 40 animals on her property. Happy Sunday Funday! 🦚

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A career-spanning chat with Natalie Imbruglia, whose new album is very much worth a “spin” on your “record player”. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Natalie Imbruglia on her worst audition: 'I remember feeling icky'

The pop star's first album since 2021 deals with the mental health fallout of perimenopause.

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Olly Benson @ollybenson.uk · 02/09/2026

Come for Mark's interview, stay for the epic image captions. Eg "The wall art provides some acoustic dampening. The fridge provides milk for cups of tea."

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In which Serge Pizzorno invites me to his home studio, and forgets to hide the whiteboard outlining plans for Kasabian's 10th album... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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In the studio with Kasabian: 'We never thought we'd see success again'

The rock band invite us into the studio to talk about the unexpected "third act" of their career.

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Can’t wrap my head around Dolly Parton’s death. She was such a larger than life figure that she somehow seemed immune to age and time. In 2014, she confesssed she felt the same: “I'm 16 in some ways. A hopeless romantic! But I'm 35 in my spirit and in my mind.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/enterta...

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Dolly Parton interview: 'I want to look like Adele'

Country legend Dolly Parton discusses her new album, her legendary Glastonbury set, and why she admires Adele.

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Thank you! That’s very kind.

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Eimear is a master of disguise. For the rest of the interview she appears only as a bookshelf.

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

My full interview with Brandon Flowers is now on YouTube. Keep an eye out for ace producer Eimear McNamara sidling out of shot right at the beginning 😹 youtu.be/UBp8ouk_7tQ?...

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Brandon Flowers: Is fame worth it? I'm not sure anymore | BBC News

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A revealing chat with Brandon Flowers, whose new album Thrasher is a little country revelation. Full interview on BBC News today. #brandonflowers #thekillers #bbc

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Boy, can Ariana Grande sing. A lot of vocalists overdo the as libs and melisma - but she always adds something new and interesting; and the melodic detours are always in service to the song’s emotion. Hugely impressed!

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I tell you what, they’re not bags for life after the cat’s done a wee in them.

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Pet Shop Boys @handle.invalid · 12/08/2026

27 years ago (August 11, 1999), Neil and Chris wrote a piece of music called “Casting a shadow” which was broadcast by BBC Radio One while a total #eclipse was taking place.

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Pet Shop Boys - eclipse

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This is superb - and basically extends a principle that already exists (old songs get negative weighting) to its logical conclusion (new songs get positive weighting). Count me in.

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I was thinking more about the ability to designate a specific song as “the “single and excluding others from the chart, until you’re ready to promote something else. I know it’s artificial - but at least it’d give some meaning / purpose to the chart.

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Oh, they need a head to toe overhaul for sure. And it’s probably too late to do that store credibility even then. I always remember Wet Wet Wet deleting Love is All Around after 16 weeks. Fender can’t do that… but why not allow acts to choose what’s defined as a single?

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

That’s already part of the rules. Only your first 10 streams of a song are chart eligible per day. Ironically, that means no-one can contribue a full “sale” of a song in a seven-day period, as the calculation is 100 streams = 1 chart unit.

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thank u, hexed @lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Using lists of three is not an "AI tell." It's a common trait in human writing because our brains biologically want to make sure there's always one thing to marry, one thing to fuck, and one thing to murder.

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REwadent Evil @ewacat.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I can't deal with this bird. I cannot. A quiff and sunglasses. God above

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

You did such a good job! Thank you.

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I love this: “Gracie Abrams, Daughter from Hell: Nepos feel pain too is an album concept so perverse, it almost works.”

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Would like to see this on every social media website, and I’m glad we’re calling it what it is now

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Good call, though. I don’t remember that one being top of the odds… I called Dave in 2019 - but only about 2 minutes before it was announced.

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

It's one of those albums that ticks the boxes of commercial success and excellent songcraft - but the judges have tended to highlight lyrics that address 'the state of the nation' in recent years, which would rule her out. I always get it wrong, tbh

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Forgot to post this when the embargo lifted - but here are the nominees for the 2026 Mercury Prize. Current faves (for me): Nia Archives & Dove Ellis. But Olivia Dean is hard to beat, surely? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Olivia Dean nominated and Lily Allen snubbed in Mercury Prize list

This year's best album shortlist includes several returning nominees - but Lily Allen misses out.

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Mark Savage @mrdiscopop.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I seem to remember babies need mashed bananas, avocados and pureed root vegetables. Sounds like a salad to me.

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