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String Bean Jen

@stringbeanjen.bsky.social

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Suede, Microdisney, indiepop, pootling @ on a bike in some great outfit, banging on @ abortion. Sexual health commissioner. Always intersectional.

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

What a world we live in when writers, advocates and policy makers like this face vitriolic personal attacks while they work tirelessly to make cities and communities more equitable, healthier, safer and simply better for walking, cycling and wheeling. 👇

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Yes! Local politicians and planners - this. 👇

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

My second video from last week's @suedehq.bsky.social show at Progresja in Warsaw, Poland. I'll dance with my 'Shadow Self'! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTaz...

Suede, 'Shadow Self' @ Progresja Warsaw, 23.07.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Videos from my trip to Warsaw last week to see @suedehq.bsky.social at Progresja. First up is the majestic 'Flytipping': www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLkU...

Suede, 'Flytipping' @ Progresja, Warsaw, 23.07.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

And the gorgeous, choir-full 'The 345' from #SelfEsteem 's 'Prioritise Pleasure' album, performed last month at the new #BritishAirwaysARC in Barons Court/Olympia last month: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh6d...

Self Esteem, 'The 345' @ British Airways ARC, London 16.06.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

"I am not your mother, I'm not your mother, I am not your mum" - Queen #SelfEsteem opening the new #BritishAirwaysARC in Barons Court/Olympia last month: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi4R...

Self Esteem, 'Mother' @ British Airways ARC, London 16.06.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

My Ealing borough loves its beaver residents. Cute and gettin' the job done.

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

And finally, 'Lord Lucan is Missing'. This can't be it. Please don't let that be it! You've put so much practice and time in. Love you, @blackboxrecorder.bsky.social @sarahnixey.bsky.social @lukehaines.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooHQ...

Black Box Recorder, 'Lord Lucan is Missing' @ London Palladium, London, 22.05.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Next, the teasing back and forth between Sarah and John in 'The Art of Driving'. @blackboxredmagic.bsky.social @sarahnixey.bsky.social @lukehaines.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrcM...

Black Box Recorder, 'The Art of Driving' @ London Palladium, London, 22.05.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Then their Top of the Pops hit, 'The Facts of Life'. Fabulous. @blackboxrecorder.bsky.social @lukehaines.bsky.social @sarahnixey.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3mY...

Black Box Recorder, 'The Facts of Life' @ London Palladium, London, 22.05.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

We're in heatwave #2 in London so here are my @blackboxrecorder.bsky.social videos from their London Palladium show last month during heatwave #1. How appropriate - 'May Queen'! That's beautiful @sarahnixey.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGVV...

Black Box Recorder, 'May Queen' @ London Palladium, London, 22.05.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Let's take a moment to celebrate the incredible social scientist who specialises in sexual and reproductive health, Kaye Wellings! @lshtm.bsky.social www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

Sexual health pioneer Kaye Wellings awarded OBE | LSHTM

Professor Kaye Wellings, from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), has been made an OBE for her influential sexual health research.The social scientist was awarded in the King's

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

And my final video from #TheBigStarQuintet Thursday show at The Button Factory in Dublin was 'Thirteen'. Big Star's drummer Jody came out to sing this song and the audience accompanied him. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RjW...

The Big Star Quintet, 'Thirteen' @ The Button Factory, Dublin, Ireland, 30.04.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I'm on an April video roll-here are my final ones. I went to Dublin at the end of April to see #TheBigStarQuintet a supergroup consisting of Norman Blake (who I'd seen 6 days prior!), Mike Mills, Chris Stamey, Jon Auer + Big Star's Jody Stephens. Here's Norman! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsda...

The Big Star Quintet, 'Life is White' @ The Button Factory, Dublin, Ireland, 30.04.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

And my final video of the fabulous #ButlerBlakeAndGrant trio last month at @cadoganhall.bsky.social is one of #BernardButler 's songs from the 90s, 'People Move On'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRP1...

Butler, Blake and Grant, 'People Move On' @ Cadogan Hall, London, 24.04.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

The 2nd video from #ButlerBlakeAndGrant 's show at @cadoganhall.bsky.social last month I have is 'One and One is Two'. More delicious harmonies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtC3...

Butler, Blake and Grant, 'One and One is Two' @ Cadogan Hall, London, 24.04.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

The day after KNEECAP, I went to see #ButlerBlakeAndGrant at @cadoganhall.bsky.social . What a change! It was such a beautiful night and it was a perfect space for those harmonies to ring out over. The first song I recorded was 'Girl With a Little Black Number.' www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAJ6...

Butler, Blake and Grant, 'Girl With a Little Black Number' @ Cadogan Hall, London, 24.04.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

My 2nd video from @kneecapceol.bsky.social at Circuit in Kingston last month is 'Cold at the Top'. These were slower, darker songs but I liked the slightly 80s synth pop sound of this one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0PO...

KNEECAP, 'Cold at the Top' @ Circuit, Kingston, London, 23.04.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Belated video upload! @kneecapceol.bsky.social at Circuit in Kingston last month playing new songs the week before their new 'Fenian' came out. Good fun to see them in such a small sweaty space. My first video is 'Occupied Six': www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bsx...

KNEECAP, 'Occupied Six' @ Circuit, Kingston, London, 23.04.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Superb blog from @thekingsfund.bsky.social, this time on the evidence base for better patient admin across NHS services. I've experienced some of this frustration but nowhere near what ppl w/ long term conditions may experience. Much learning from e-services www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

kingsfund.org.uk

Still lost in the system: the urgent need for better NHS admin | The King's Fund

A year on from our December 2024 poll, our latest research shows no improvement in people’s experiences of NHS admin. NHS admin plays a central role in shaping how people experience and perceive the N...

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The deadline to register to vote for the 7 May elections is coming up! Get in there by 11:59pm on 20 April 2026 to vote on 7 May 2026. It's gonna be my first time voting in the UK! (In addition to working both at a polling station and counting the next day - phew!). www.gov.uk/register-to-...

Register to vote

Register to vote to take part in elections in the UK. Includes how to get on the electoral register and how to update your address on the register.

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

And finally, such an evocative song of London. How #PetShopBoys create this mood, this feeling of sadness, beauty, longing, desire. Night 1 of 'Obscure' at the #ElectricBallroom in Camden. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiD9...

Pet Shop Boys, 'King's Cross' @ Electric Ballroom, Camden, London, 06.04.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

What a song! What words. #PetShopBoys perform 'The Theatre' with original vocalist Sylvia Mason-James on night 1 of 'Obscure' at the #ElectricBallroom in Camden. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB12...

Pet Shop Boys, 'The Theatre' @ Electric Ballroom, Camden, London, 06.04.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

But this one, so beautiful and haunting. #PetShopBoys do this mood so well. 'Do I Have To?', last Monday at #ElectricBallroom in Camden. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1iB...

Pet Shop Boys, 'Do I Have To?' @ Electric Ballroom, Camden, London, 06.04.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The next song was one I didn't know. 'Hit and Miss' by #PetShopBoys @ the #ElectricBallroom in Camden, night 1 of 'Obscure': www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC0T...

Pet Shop Boys, 'Hit and Miss' @ Electric Ballroom, Camden, London, 06.04.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Last week, #PetShopBoys played five nights of 'Obscure' shows - a collection of gigs for the fans - b-sides, album tracks and songs not played live. I was at night 1 at the #ElectricBallroom in Camden. I've got 5 videos from this special night. First, 'Jack the Lad': www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydmW...

Pet Shop Boys, 'Jack the Lad' @ Electric Ballroom, Camden, London, 06.04.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Thoughtful blog fr @thekingsfund.bsky.social on slow policymaking. Relevant to my work: "Maybe we would now have a world class system for training strategic commissioners...skilled in assessing need and designing pathways across all services that support health." www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

kingsfund.org.uk

Why the NHS needs a ‘slow policymaking’ movement | The King's Fund

In a system bloated on fast-food-style policymaking, slowing down might be the most positive – and radical – step the government can take to improve health care.

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

And my final video - a joyful collision of @suedehq.bsky.social and Alice from #SwimSchool singing with Brett on 'She Still Leads Me On.' #LesDocks in #Lausanne - what a gorgeous, special night it was. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfD_...

Suede w/ Alice Swim School, 'She Still Leads Me On' @ Les Docks, Lausanne, Switzerland 28.03.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

And another song about drugs from the late 90s, but this one was delicate. It's 'Heroin' (no 'e'!) at @suedehq.bsky.social 's 2nd last European gig at #LesDocks in #Lausanne. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Ni...

Suede, 'Heroin' @ Les Docks, Lausanne, Switzerland 28.03.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Then an absolute @suedehq.bsky.social rarity we all went nuts for - 'Crackhead'! This was such a special tracks-packed set list at #LesDocks in #Lausanne. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJWD...

Suede, 'Crackhead' @ Les Docks, Lausanne, Switzerland 28.03.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

My final video's from @suedehq.bsky.social 's 'Dancing With the Europeans' tour - sigh! Let's start with their fab support act, #SwimSchool, whose closing song 'Heaven' I videoed at #LesDocks in #Lausanne. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWz2...

Swim School, 'Heaven' @ Les Docks, Lausanne, Switzerland 28.03.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Totally agree with this review from Laura Snapes at the @theguardian.com of last night's fabulous, intimate and *obscure #PetShopBoys show at Camden's Electric Ballroom. What a treat it was! www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

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Pet Shop Boys review – no hits? No problem on first night of a masterful obscurities run

The era-defining duo’s ultras are suitably spoiled in the first of this intimate five-day run, showered with rarities that put a different spin on their well-known history

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

My 2nd video from @suedehq.bsky.social at Razzmatazz in Barcelona is off a fairly speak-shouty 'Shadow Self'! www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB6M...

Suede, 'Shadow Self' @ Razzmatazz, Barcelona, 25.03.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

After Madrid, I took a train to Barcelona to see @suedehq.bsky.social at Razzmatazz. Brett had been struggling vocally the night prior in Valencia but he brought the fire and energy this evening. I think this may be the first time I heard a full band version of this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoV5...

Suede, 'Europe is our Playground' @ Razzmatazz, Barcelona, 25.03.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

The second @suedehq.bsky.social video from La Riviera in Madrid is 'The Wild Ones'. Brett finally shared that he was losing his voice, an occupational hazard. We helped him and had his back. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMe5...

Suede, 'The Wild Ones' @ La Riviera, Madrid, 23.03.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

After seeing Suede in Seville, I took the train to Madrid. I've got 2 videos from @suedehq.bsky.social at Sala La Riviera in Madrid. The first is 'It Starts and Ends With You': www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wsfn...

Suede, 'It Starts and Ends With You' @ La Riviera, Madrid, 23.03.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Second from @suedehq.bsky.social 's show in Seville in Spain 2 weeks ago was this Neil + Brett version of 'Life is Golden', from the left barrier at Cartuja Center CITE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWEi...

Suede, 'Life is Golden' @ Cartuja Center, Seville, 21.03.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I'll share my videos from my recent @suedehq.bsky.social 'Dancing With the Europeans' tour holiday across Spain & Switzerland. First was Seville in Spain for the band's gig at Cartuja Center CITE. I filmed 'We Are the Pigs' which includes 'HALLELUJAH's from Brett! 😄 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQB5...

Suede, 'We Are The Pigs' @ Cartuja Center, Seville, 21.03.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Love seeing this international women's day march in front of #MarinaCity as reported by Northwestern, my alma mater: @thedailynu.bsky.social @medillschool.bsky.social news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/watc...

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WATCH: Chicagoans march in protest on International Women's Day - Medill Reports Chicago

By Morgan Hawes Medill Reports Last month, hundreds of demonstrators marched down the streets of downtown Chicago as part of a nationwide effort to celebrate International Women’s Day. Protesters held...

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

And hopefully this works! It's a full band 'The 2 Of Us' last Saturday at L'Olympia, Paris. @suedehq.bsky.social youtu.be/NnoqreIuaPU?...

Suede, 'The 2 of Us' @ L'Olympia, Paris, 14.03.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I've 2 videos from @suedehq.bsky.social 's Paris show last Saturday. For some reason, one seems to be stuck uploading to YouTube so I'll start with this one, which was later in the set. It's the debut album classic SO YOUNG. Sing along! youtube.com/watch?v=DLT3DeaHoGo&feature=youtu.be

Suede, 'So Young' @ L'Olympia, Paris, 14.03.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Ah, I recorded another @suedehq.bsky.social video last week at their 2nd last show at #CliffsPavilion in #Southend. It's the title track 'Antidepressants' and is just so much fun to jump and sing along to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Ek...

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I've so enjoyed @thehorrors.co.uk hosting on 6 Music recently too! Pals hanging out, talking happily, generously but not intimidatingly about music. They're not showing off but spreading their love of bands and songs.

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

And finally, a video from #Bloodworm, the fantastic support band on the @suedehq.bsky.social UK tour. Congrats to this young band on performing brilliantly on this tour. A superb match! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckup...

Bloodworm, 'Cemetery Dance' @ Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, 20.02.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

My 2nd video from @suedehq.bsky.social 's show last Friday at the Cliffs Pavilion at Southend is a Neil + Brett only performance of 'Obsession' - not anyone's favourite song but made special stripped back: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7Mf...

Suede, 'Obsessions' @ Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, 20.02.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I've got my final videos from my last show on the @suedehq.bsky.social UK tour from the Cliffs Pavilion in Southend last Friday. The first video is of a full band 'Daddy's Speeding', only 1 of 2 Dog Man Stars they hadn't yet played on this tour: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr1L...

Suede, 'Daddy's Speeding' @ Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, 20.02.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

And then the tour debut this time of 'Everything Will Flow'. Check out the gorgeous Neil + Sam backdrop and the Brett barrier interaction. @suedehq.bsky.social at the Bath Forum this past Tuesday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZA7...

Suede, 'Everything Will Flow' @ The Forum, Bath, 17.02.26

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String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

More @suedehq.bsky.social videos! These are from Tuesday's show at the Bath Forum. First up is the Antidepressants' joyful group song of unity, 'Dancing With the Europeans': www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPey...

Suede, 'Dancing With the Europeans' @ The Forum, Bath, 17.02.26

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Susan Darlington @susandarlington.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Thank you @stringbeanjen.bsky.social They’re a band that have never disappointed live!

String Bean Jen @stringbeanjen.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Suede and socialism! Too rare a combination. Fab review of a glorious night in York this month. Thank you, @susandarlington.bsky.social & Morning Star! morningstaronline.co.uk/article/sued...

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Suede by passion

SuedeYork Barbican⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑“Welcome to Suede World,” announces Brett Anderson, arms flung wide. It’s a world of beautiful ones. Insatiable ones. Wild ones. It’s a world where people with “tasteless bracel...