Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 20hFourteen again! Birthday present is here! First plays. Doesn’t she look good with my last century Technics stack? 290
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 20hFourteen again! Birthday present is here! First plays. Doesn’t she look good with my last century Technics stack? 020
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 29/09/202655 today. Closer to 60 than 50! Eek! Only one way to celebrate. A posh babbie’s yed! 14201
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Good grief. Marlon James’ new novel The Disappearers sounds a harrowing read. 110
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Intriguing Nicole Eisenman exhibition at Sadie Coles HQ on Friday. Echoes of Philip Guston in some of her latest works. My favourite though was ‘Orgy’ (ahem!) a beautifully long interlocking of cubist limbs. 040
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Taken the boy and his chums to a Good Kid gig at the Roundhouse. They’re not bad actually. 040
Reposted by Some Melodious PlotMalcolm Quinn @malrog.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Dear BBC, this is how you write the headline.theguardian.comPolice arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in ChannelThirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life 183
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026'So Hard' contains one of my favourite Neil lyrics: 'I'm always hoping you'll be faithful but you're not I suppose We've both given up smoking 'cause it's fatal so whose matches are those?' The couplet rhymes are just perfect (and so very English). 2142
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Andrew O'Hagan on Johnny Marr's guitars. Glorious stuff. ‘They say you know nothing at eighteen, but there are things you know at eighteen that you will never know again.’ Also, check out Andy Rourke's bass playing on that embedded clip from The Tube. @lrb.co.uk www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...lrb.co.ukAndrew O’Hagan | Johnny Marr’s GuitarsThe Smiths kicked off the Scottish leg of their Meat is Murder tour at the Magnum Leisure Centre in Irvine New Town on... 1193
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Fantastic David Thomas Broughton gig last night at Foyles. I found myself more moved than usual by the beauty and the chaos of his performance, and 'Unmarked Grave' reminded me very much of last month's trip to the Thiepval monument to find my Great Uncle's name. www.youtube.com/watch?v=feGx...youtube.comDavid Thomas Broughton - Unmarked GraveYouTube video by cool music for cool people 010
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Really sad to hear that Mama Bear from Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear has died. Saw them about ten years ago and it was such a joyous show. One more time, Mama Bear! www.youtube.com/watch?v=s55I...youtube.comMadisen Ward and the Mama Bear "Live by Water"YouTube video by Hydraulic Pictures 021
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Went and saw my favourite actor Tilda Swinton in Man to Man at the Royal Court last night. I didn't like it! Brecht and those he influences often leave me cold, and Manfred Karge's play felt flat and of another time (it was another time, fair enough). Tilda didn't quite carry it off either. 120
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I've got a date with Tilda Swinton tonight. www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/s...theguardian.comMan to Man review – Tilda Swinton’s perfect pacing makes this multi-character monologue compellingStarting in Germany in the 1930s, there is a stinging topicality to Manfred Karge’s play addressing the renaissance of Nazi ideology 170
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Spending my Sunday evening reading about Godwits. Amazing birds. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...newyorker.comThe Incredible Journey of a Migratory ShorebirdGodwits make the longest non-stop migration in the bird world. That might be the least of the shorebirds’ marvels. Can they survive a changing planet? 131
Reposted by Some Melodious PlotJonathan Calder @lordbonkers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026One for every Labour MP to read. #ldconflincolnshirelive.co.uk30 years ago, Lincoln was 'on its knees' - then the university arrivedThe construction of the University of Lincoln marked a turning point in the city's fortunes 014754
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Mike Batt is quite correct. Remember You’re a Womble is a banger and he’s quite correct to tell his online critic to fuck off. Playing it to the boy now and he’s one step away from jumping on the tube to Wimbledon to clean up rubbish! 1173
Reposted by Some Melodious PlotJaq W @kardomah.bsky.social · 18/09/2026re earlier repost, I hadn't seen this painting - Mary Magdalene at the Tomb by Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo (c1535-40) - until I watched the Waldemar Januszczak documentary on BBC4 a while back. It's available on youtube if you haven't seen it (I'll add a link in 2nd post) The sheen on the cloth... 🤩 171
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I need a midweek pick-me-up. Just grabbed a last minute ticket to see The Producers tonight. That'll do it! 140
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This is so sad and I'm thinking back to my old workplace of Kingston University. In her capacity as Chancellor at Kingston I got to meet her a few times. She'd often host my donor thank you events. Charming, intelligent and inspirational. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...theguardian.comBonnie Greer, writer and cultural commentator, dies aged 77The British-American novelist and playwright who regularly appeared on panel shows will be remembered for her ‘warmth, humour and generosity’, says her husband 0102
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026My streak of 36 still alive. 😮💨 One of the hardest ever Connections. I had to use the elimination method - far from foolproof - to get the final berths. Connections Puzzle #1193 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟦🟪🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 000
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Today I've learned that Oscar Wilde paid his brother Willie to grow and keep a beard so they wouldn't be mistaken for each other. 0194
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Lacey the cat, not enjoying Penda’s Fen as much as me. I think she’s taken against Stephen. 080
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 13/09/2026That AI startup that was breached by OpenAI. It’s called Hugging Face. They’re even naming their products after stuff that poses an existential threat to humankind. 130
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Cinema? Bit of Harry Dean Stanton in Repo Man? Why not! 020
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Love this Bruno Schrecker photograph of the harpist Marisa Robles. Bruno used to be the cellist in the Allegri Quartet and he died last month. Bedtime listening: the Quartet playing Ravel’s String Quartet. 071
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Proustian smut! Happy Friday! somemelodiousplot.blogspot.com/2026/09/per-...somemelodiousplot.blogspot.com'Per Viam Rectam' - Proust (II)It’s not that my Latin is close to non-existent, but rather that I often don’t even punch the right words into the search engine. Marcel Pro... 021
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Diet weigh in tomorrow. University event on AI. Presence needed to thank donors. Avoid the snacks and the booze. Leaving and remarking to a colleague: “I’ve always walked past this dive whisky bar yet wanted to try it!” Five minutes later …. Well, there’s a 10% chance we’ll be dead by 2030! 180
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026My first sally into the worlds of M John Harrison. Just magnificent. Never a single dull sentence. Here’s Robert MacFarlane writing about Climbers over a decade ago. www.theguardian.com/books/2013/m...theguardian.comRobert Macfarlane: rereading Climbers by M John HarrisonRobert Macfarlane on a foray outside the world of sci-fi by MJ Harrison, 'among the most brilliant novelists writing today' 160
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Catching the last tube home after the last Prom of the season. A late night one. The incredible Weyes Blood. 130
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Wonderful night at the Proms with Martha Argerich and the Munich Philharmonic knocking out a bit of Beethoven (and Ravel for the encore). Living legend! 170
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Did I get tickets for Martha Argerich at the Proms tonight? Damn right I did. www.bbc.co.uk/events/eff3v2bbc.co.ukMartha Argerich Plays BeethovenLegendary pianist Martha Argerich returns to the Proms, joining Lahav Shani and the Munich Philharmonic for Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto. We also hear Louise Farrenc’s dramatic Overture No. 2 and... 040
Reposted by Some Melodious PlotMalcolm Quinn @malrog.bsky.social · 05/09/2026A week is a long time in academic politics. 184
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Waiter, could you uncork my bottle of wine too? 030
Reposted by Some Melodious PlotDave_58 🏴 @davekidd-58.bsky.social · 03/09/2026What are the Khan-haters saying now? 142
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I'm sorry, all the naysaying about The Chandos as one of Burnham's top three London pubs, needs to be defended. I love the place! Though it's not in the league of my favourite Sam Smiths pub, The Champion. www.timeout.com/london/news/...timeout.comAndy Burham reveals his top three pubs in London‘I don’t think there’s a pub in London I’ve not been in.’ 230
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I’ve never been good at rock climbing. And I’ll certainly never take it up. But there’s a real thrill about the pastime in M. John Harrison’s strangely beautiful novel. #Climbers 020
Reposted by Some Melodious PlotMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Morning Bluesky. 1226627
Reposted by Some Melodious PlotCorrinne F @traviata.bsky.social · 01/09/2026September again. “But today, cut deep in last plums, in yellow pears, in second flush of roses, in the warmth of an hour, now late, as drunk on heat as the girl who long ago vanished into green trees, fold that loneliness, one moment, two, love, back into your arms.” 181
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Peter Watkins’ mock documentary Edvard Munch. An absolute masterpiece. It was also really funny (which was unexpected). Loved how it gave so much time to Munch’s early painting The Sick Child. Which I blogged about back in 2019. somemelodiousplot.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-...somemelodiousplot.blogspot.comThe Colour of Angst - Edvard Munch at The British MuseumLet's start with the black and white elephant in the room. Although very much aware that the version of The Scream on show at the British ... 020
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Very happy to take this gig on. www.theguardian.com/food/2026/au...theguardian.comChefs say Michelin Guide at risk of ‘losing credibility’ over suspected lack of inspectorsWhile Michelin keeps its staff numbers secret, industry insiders say the guide cannot keep up with the thousands of restaurants in the guide 050
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Last look at the Tracey Emin today. And, originally unwittingly, combining it with a screening of Peter Watkins’ Edvard Munch at the BFI. Which will partially atone for missing the combined Emin/Munch RA exhibition that I missed a few years ago. 101
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Seeing / hearing Nightjars was on my summer list this year. It’ll probably have to wait till next year now. For the time being, I’ll make do with this Rowan Ricardo Phillips poem. I love the description of the bird in flight: ‘unclenched’. 130
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. The most fun I’ve had at the cinema since Troll Hunter. As always, Gillian Anderson! ❤️ 160
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Stuck myself on a much needed diet. Off to watch this, and feeling that it’s a film where a big bag of jelly babies is dirigeur. 020
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Really craving an autumn trip to New York, not least to see the Krasner and Pollock exhibition at the Met. We know the problem with that though …. 🫤 www.metmuseum.org/press-releas...metmuseum.org 290
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Last night in Machiel, on the edge of the Forest of Crecy listening to Tawny Owls rap battle. [Awful composition here, SMS] 0120
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 24/08/2026And then to the Sunken Lane in Beaumont Hamel, where the 1st Battalion of Lancashire Fusiliers went over the top on the 1st July 1916, most towards certain death, Great Uncle Harry included. He almost certainly lies somewhere beneath the soil next to the Sunken Lane. 191
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 24/08/2026An emotional trip out to Thiepval today to find the name of my Great Uncle Harry Kitchen on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme. 1170
Some Melodious Plot @somemelodiousplot.bsky.social · 22/08/2026The boy has just queued Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now on the car stereo. My work here is done! 070