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Andrew Hickey @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 7h

Patreon backers have a new 500 Songs bonus episode, two hours and twenty minutes on the Bee Gees -- the pre-Batley years. In which, mostly, Robin Gibb has a bad time of things.

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500 Songs Bonus: "I Started a Joke" by the Bee Gees | Andrew Hickey

500 Songs Bonus: "I Started a Joke" by the Bee Gees by Andrew Hickey on Patreon. Join Andrew Hickey's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Andrew Hickey @andrewhickey.500songs.com · 1h

This is the problem I've had with all the remixes. And it's not just "on streaming". The original mixes of all the post-1966 Beatles albums are out of print physically too.

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 5h

Lovecraft & M. R. James could only dream of writing a sentence like this.

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 8h

There is no song too great that U2 don’t feel obliged to tackle … into the ground.

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 8h

Top scientists are working around the clock to identify the good in the "more harm than good" of Brexit. No success so far.

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Stiofán Ó Donnáin Dálzéil 🇵🇸 @donnans.bsky.social · 12h

My local TUV Cllr, Ron McDowell, posting AI generated images on his Facebook claiming them as photos from last night's "rally" in Portadown.

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huw @huwareyou.bsky.social · 8h

Deram Records was launched 60 years ago today. Bowie, Beverley, Cat Stevens, Move, Moodies, Mike Westbrook. “A Whiter Shade of Pale”, “Nothing But a Heartache”, “Michael Angelo“, “I Can’t Let Maggie Go”, “Beggin’”, “Rebels Rule”, “Vacuum Cleaner”. Blummin’ “I Was Kaiser Bill’s Batman”. Some label!

Scan of a 1966 launching Deram as “the great new label from Decca” and listing their first releases - singles from Beverley and Cat Stevens and an LP by Johnny Howard.

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Mr DaveDogFacedBoy @davedfb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

No, your Dad did that.

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Rob Palk @robpalk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Amazing contrast to Starmer's buttoned up style as Burnham delivers his speech stripped to the waist and covered in peanut butter, repeatedly diving into the audience

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b3ta @b3ta.com · 28/09/2026

Chewie, Lewis and The News Artist: The Twisted Omentum b3ta.com/board/11431506 From the 'Unlikely Siblings' challenge b3ta.com/challenge/unlikelysiblings… #UnlikelySiblings

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Subject: Chewie, Lewis and The News

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“Don’t fall off ladders, Watch, your parquet matters …” Or something.

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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Got a new Fab Four film screening in London..!

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

An excellent book on the Immediate records label. The parallels with Apple are often quite startling.

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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Pop bands in the News day fourteen: The Alarm. “Hello, is that The Alarm?” [Loud Welsh post-punk intensifies] “Hello? I’m calling from Sweden” 🎵 Sixty-eight guns will never die Sixty-eight guns, our battle cry 🎶 “Hello?”

Have you heard of white snus? A Swedish tobacco control activist rings the alarm.

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International Times @internationaltimes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Kohan @kohantoys Translated from Spanish When they finally invited a woman to the design team

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Good thing that this couldn’t have been predicted almost a year ago <runs bitter victory lap> and the government didn’t just blithely carry on doing the same thing. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/718...

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bandcamp.com · 27/09/2026

The Hefner singles and EPs have slowly been going up on the streaming sites in their (mostly) original forms. Includes non-album singles “Pull Yourself Together” and “Lee Remick,” and fan favourite b-sides like “Hello Kitten” and “Christian Girls” Shirts & merch also up: linktr.ee/darrenhayman...

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bandcamp.com · 23/09/2026

Originally published in the @bandcamp.com and Patreon subscription, this video of Darren painting new artwork for The French is now free on YouTube, also includes a bit of information on upcoming releases. youtu.be/ViE7WLC6Ziw?...

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Darren Paints New Artwork for The French's 'TV Themes' EP (Out Now via Audio Antihero)

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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Capricorn: All you need to do now is criticize someone for the way they dress and your transformation into becoming your mother will finally be complete.

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Pat Thomas author @patthomashistorian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Peter Holsapple & Pat Thomas - if you wonder what we sound like, I invite you to head to Bandcamp and listen to this, from the London show peterholsapple.bandcamp.com/album/peter-...

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Eelaware @eelaware.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Ok I'll bite. What's "Rolling Stone"

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born2balive.bsky.social @born2balive.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The New Yorker posted exactly how I interpreted the whole visit.

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Ivan @hellothisisivan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Films & Filming was the Grindr of the 60s

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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It’s far too early to speculate what’s going on down there, but it’s obviously posh kids, a dog, and lashings of ginger beer.

Five arrested for alleged terrorism offences after
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Paul Whitelaw @paulwhitelaw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Great Rock Mysteries of Our Time #8379 Why, in You Better You Bet, does Roger Daltrey bark the line "I look pretty crappy sometimes!" in the style of a blustering old English colonel?

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Eamonn-Forde @eamonn-forde.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today I only twigged that the title of this TV show [image 1] must be a play on this [image 2]. More bang-up-to-date cultural references as I get them.

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Very much ‘of its time’ - synths abound - but some interesting tracks. Sean & Secretly Canadian have done the usual sterling job with the remastering & packaging. #NowPlaying

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

And now for some good news: "Visits to public libraries around Ireland have increased by two million in the last two years. New figures show that almost 16 million visits were made to Ireland's libraries in 2025, compared with nearly 14 million in 2023." www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

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Public library visits increased by two million nationwide

Visits to public libraries around Ireland have increased by two million in the last two years, new figures show as National Public Libraries Open Day takes place nationwide.

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Back In Your Life - again echoes of those early 70s Stones’ ballads. A perfect ‘closer’. Ronnie comes into his own. And again, Mick’s voice is a wonder. #foreightongues

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Side Effects is the song I might have relegated to a b-side. A little by the numbers maybe? Nice guitar solo though. #foreigntongues

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Covered In You is a completely insane thing. It really shouldn’t work - Mick cutting loose - but then that chorus. And no-one sings ‘unglued’ / ‘unscrewed’ like Jagger! Again, he’s almost sending himself up. Shout out to the bass player too. #foreigntongues

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A great Keith ballad. And Jagger coming in in the chorus is a perfect blend. It makes me think of the vocal on ‘You Got The Silver’. #foreigntongues

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

‘You Know I’m No Good’ is an absolutely astonishing cover. Jagger completely owns it. His vocal and harmonica here are just perfect. #foreigntongues

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I think the Stones response to Charlie dying was … ‘fuck it, let’s go out swinging’. #foreigntongues

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Disco Stones is alright with me. What I really love about this album is that it hits all the different versions of the Stones, without ever sounding contrived. #foreigntongues

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’m going to say this is the most consistently political album the Stones have ever released. Little flashes across almost every song. #foreigntongues

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A quick detour to ‘Some Girls’ for Divine Intervention. I was convinced it was Charlie on drums here. #foreigntongues

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

‘Mr Charm’ is surely a hit single? Jagger is sending himself up here I think. And just a touch of ‘Gimme Shelter’ in the backing vocals. #foreigntongues

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

‘Jealous Lover’ just makes me smile. Jagger’s voice is a thing of wonder on this album. #foreigntongues

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Steven C @stevenc63.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

In The Stars is a great track, and gives you a taste of how they approached the whole album - gnarly verses and smooth choruses, and just a hint of earlier albums - here it’s riff that sound like it belongs on ’Black & Blue’ just as you come out of the chorus. #foreigntongues

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