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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 05/07/2026

Radio 4 news report on protests in Germany featured an Oompah version of Das Model - and disappointingly I can’t find anything on YouTube

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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

"Rob's in the garden doing some sort of craft work with the kids."

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 22/04/2026

So I guess now would be a good time to get into Boards of Canada then?

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 19/12/2025

The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 06/12/2025

Stereolab at the Royal Festival Hall. Not sure why they booked it as they kept asking people to get up and dance (frowned upon by security) and rip up the seats “like they did in the 60s” (also frowned on).

From left, guitar, drums, keyboards, vocals and bass in moody lighting against a red curtain

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 05/12/2025

What a bargain! How could you say no?

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 08/11/2025

Three quarters of the way through the CDGXX day 2 at the Blue Moon and it’s all been a blast so far. Very good of them to delay the 2nd half start by 15 mins to give me time to get back from my pizza as well :-)

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 06/11/2025

Will be at the Blue Moon for this on Saturday. Should be epic.

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 06/09/2025

I don’t under what he has against chips… I thought he loved his happy meals?

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Celia Richardson @celiarichardson.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Customer feedback this week; ‘Please can you get some more diversity at the National Trust by encouraging more hot men to visit.’ Ideas for how we do this v welcome. Nothing too racy please - we are the National Trust not the National Tryst.

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Simon Harding @simon.colchester.social · 23/08/2025

Just a quiet mention of a new thing: musiclivecambridge.com It's like the Colchester site, but for Cambridge. Early days yet, while I add more and more data, but hopefully it'll be useful to someone. Anyone out there based around #Cambridge?

musiclivecambridge.com

Music Live CAMBRIDGE

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Matthew Purchase @thecyberdevil.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

NEW PHOTOS!!!! - Taken by The Surrey Herald around 1964/65 - Carole Ann Ford (Susan) is accompanied by some Daleks not long after The Dalek Invasion of Earth was filmed to Woking for a publicity visit. There's about 17 photos from this visit. More in the reply.

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Sulk Rooms @sulkrooms.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

One of the best promoters around @elifyalvac.bsky.social has put together a compilation with recordings from their Heart Of Noise events in Cambridge. My contribution is from when I was there in April playing violin through distortion units heartofnoisecambridge.bandcamp.com/album/heart-...

heartofnoisecambridge.bandcamp.com

Heart of Noise Cambridge Fundraiser Vol. 1, by Heart of Noise Cambridge

20 track album

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 07/08/2025

Some more musical reading for the summer. There is a film as well (which came first I understand) but no idea how to see it. Studio Electrophonique:The Sheffield space age by Jamie Taylor

Studio Electrophonique
The Sheffield space age, from The Human League to Pulp
Jamie Taylor
BRITISH POP ARCHIVE NO.2

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 02/08/2025

So Pete Sinfield wrote Land of Make-believe for Bucks Fizz and included a dig at Thatcher in it? Huh. #totp

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 29/07/2025

Just remember, if you don’t trust an Age Verification service to keep your face private why are you trusting a free VPN to keep your entire browsing history private? www.engadget.com/cybersecurit...

engadget.com

VPNs are booming in the UK after age restriction laws, but free options carry big risks

Using a free VPN without vetting it can make you less safe online.

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 26/07/2025

Latest CD from eBay helpfully came with the original receipt enclosed. Apparently it was bought from Polar Music in Manchester in 2004 for £12.98. Now going for £18.50 plus charges. Which seems fine. I wonder if Polar Music are still in business?

CD by 1-a Düsseldorf bought off eBay with receipt showing original purchase in 2004 on Manchester.

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 24/07/2025

Shockwaves continue to spread across Bluesky today as people discover the age verification process is - unexpectedly - quick, easy and safe. No one’s identity is (more) at risk today.

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 19/07/2025

Finally found someone selling La Neu Zealand for a sensible price on eBay so finally I think my Klaus Dinger collection is complete.

My hand holding a copy of La Neu’s CD Zeeland

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 11/07/2025

Overheard yesterday, man on phone: “I thought he was one of those English they/thems - but he turned out to be Spanish”.

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 07/07/2025

After reading this review I so want to watch Species again!

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 31/05/2025

I think we’re all missing the really important question left unanswered in #DoctorWho - is Ernest Borgnine alive or dead?

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 24/05/2025

Islington Assembly Halls for the legendary Soft White Underbelly!

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 15/05/2025

I mean, I liked Chris Squire, but I don’t know that I really needed this many copies of the Prog postcards?

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 28/04/2025

Review of a book on Amazon. So bad it may put the reader off ALL SCI-FI. 2 stars. ?!?!

Very Disappointing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 June 2010
The author has taken a good concept and failed to turn it into a credible story choosing instead to focus on the central characters sexual exploits and arriving at a lame ending. I am put off buying anything further by this author and perhaps sci-fi in general as a result.

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 26/04/2025

Buskers in Cambridge. Not to everyone’s taste…

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 11/04/2025

Well that was a cheery fucking start to the series - #BlackMirror obviously

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 10/04/2025

Looks like it’s music mag publication day! @electronicsound.bsky.social and Prog Magazine

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 06/04/2025

TIL the singer in Opus III was Kirsty Hawkshaw, daughter of Alan Hawkshaw, who wrote the theme tune to Grange Hill amongst many other tunes. Now you know too.

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Opus III - It's A Fine Day

YouTube video by Max 1999

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Sulk Rooms @sulkrooms.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Currently having an absolute blast on tour with A-Sun Amissa and Aidan Baker @nadjaluv.bsky.social. Here’s a few pics from the Cambridge show. Onto Manchester tonight, which is shaping up to be a busy one and then Newcastle on Sunday for @endlesswindow.bsky.social and @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 02/04/2025

Aidan Baker and @sulkrooms.bsky.social at Heart of Noise 9 at @cambridgejunction.bsky.social making some great noise to kick off April

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 02/04/2025

Interval change over at Heart of Noise 9 at @cambridgejunction.bsky.social Gone are the soft ambient tones of January as we welcome the noise of April

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Mill Road History Society @millroadhistory.org.uk · 30/03/2025

In just under two weeks we have a full day conference in conjunction with the Cambridgeshire Association for Local History on "The Working Communities of Mill Road and East Cambridge". Details, abstracts and booking info at millroadhistory.org.uk/event/the-wo...

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Ian Boddy @ianboddy.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Diodengesang is the opening track of my new collaboartive album with Harald Grosskopf, Doppelgänger (DiN91). Available now on limited edition digipak CD & download from dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/doppel...

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 07/03/2025