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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

@mogwai.scot Lads, the last time one of my favourite artists released a record on my birthday it was Blackstar by David Bowie. Just look after yourselves, that’s all I’m saying.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Worst thing that happened when Fergie retired was cancelling the monthly cheque to the Referees Benevolent Fund.

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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

What I love about Western democracy is you can bung a political party £ 36 million earned from criminal activity & most media will continue to point at asylum seekers & migrant care workers with families as the barbarians at the gate we need to defend ourselves from 🙄.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Someone needs to ask all these Christian Patriots if any of them know the story of The Good Samaritan.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

As an old school indie kid, this Westside Cowboy record is the mutts nuts. Which idiot said guitar bands were dead?

Westside Cowboy’s new record ‘It Goes On’ playing on my record player.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

If Dolly isn’t going to be here tomorrow, we are all going to have be at least 10% more Dolly to make up for the shortfall.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Cracking Westside Cowboy in store at Jumbo, suspect I was pretty much the oldest one there, much to the chagrin of my lad.

The tops of the heads of Westside Cowboy playing at Jumbo Records in Leeds

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The first Cure song I ever heard as a kid in the early 80’s was Charlotte Sometimes and they played it tonight in Edinburgh and I had a little cry, so there’s that.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The wife just got a second alert on her phone. Guessing she must be high risk so have chucked a bucket of water over her just to be on the safe side.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Anyone else just jump out of their skins?

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Knew I should have trimmed those trees last winter

Some trees blocking my view of the eclipse.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I see Wakefield Council can no longer fly the flag of Wakefield following a new Reform policy. Tits.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Tough day today for Gen X Brits, losing Bill Oddie and Zippy on the same day.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Have become slightly obsessed with Phoebe Bridgers’ Lost Boys single, to the extent that last night my brain decided to repeatedly sing it to me rather than let me sleep.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Trent Reznor keeps tiny cetaceans in his aquarium Nine inch Whales

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I’m in the hottest hotel in London with only a tiny desk fan to waft the air, and a bunch of Argentinian teenagers on the floor below. FML

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I know it’s designed to prod that bit of my brain that hankers for watching crappy Saturday morning TV after a heavy night out, but X-Men ‘97 is very well done isn’t it.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Slightly stressed after a bit of train palaver this morning, but there is something uniquely relaxing about bucketing past huge fields of golden wheat and spotting all the little vignettes of life hidden from day to day view. Seen three rabbits too.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Is if there wasn’t enough nonsense today, U2 have dropped a new single.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Just accidentally played the People and Industry bonus disc at 33, and I kind of like it @warringtonruncorn.com

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Catching up this morning. Didn’t expect such a stressful start to the day.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Been full of cold all weekend. Absolutely no one at work is going to believe me if I ring in sick tomorrow.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Just had to apologise to @normanrecords.com for cancelling my order of the @warringtonruncorn.com People And Industry reissue after getting the email reminder that I’d ordered it directly from @castlesinspace.bsky.social. Really must start writing these things down…

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

There’s no finer sneeze than the one just after pulling a rogue nasal hair out. Full body experience.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Haven’t played this in a dogs age. One of the great lost indie bands of the early noughties. Belter.

A photo of the cover of the CD of Just Backward of Square by Lowgold

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Not a bad couple of weeks for gigs by my standards. The glorious and insane Angine de Poitrine, Pixies with my boys (they used to complain about me playing Doolittle when they were little kids), and a blistering Sugar set making me wonder why they ever split up. Not sure I’ll top that for a while.

Angine de Poitrine - two grown men in oversized polka dot masks playing the most amazing music

Indie legends Pixies playing line in York

Bob Mould fronting indie rock legends Sugar in Leeds

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Bob Mould and the Mighty Sugar blew the roof off tonight in Leeds. Honestly don’t know where their stamina comes from. Blinding set.

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Steve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Oh, I see, so *now* everyone in Sunderland is happy to be in Europe.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Angine de Poitrine Pixies The Wonderstuff Nirvana Birdland All About Eve The Fall U2 Mogwai PJ Harvey (Only really posting this for the Angine de Poitrine brag)

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Rumour has it that 14000 people were on the wait list for tonight’s Angine de Poitrine gig at the Brudenell. It’s a shame for those that could go cos they absolutely smashed it.

Angine de Poitrine waving their arms about.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I see the Teal Tories and Five Mil Farage are having a smug day today.

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Captain Howdy @captainhowdy.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Seeing the posters for the upcoming #RogueTrooper film has reminded me of the homages I've been making (on a very occasional basis) for the last few years. I'm positive the wait will be worth it, but, like 'Dredd', if you don't buy a cinema ticket, it'll be years before we see another 2000AD movie.

A mock-up for Duncan Jones' "Rogue Trooper" based on the "Saving Private Ryan" movie poster. It shows Rogue striding towards us across the surface of Nu Earth with the black hole dominating the sky behind him.

The "Being John Malkovich" movie poster which shows a crowd of people stretching back and out of sight. They are usually holding John Malkovich face masks (on a stick!) in front of their faces, but all of the masks now feature the skulls of dead Genetic Infantrymen wearing their (unchipped) helmets. Seven rows back, and to the right of the image, is Rogue, tucked in among all his fallen comrades with a pissed off look on his beautiful blue face.

The movie poster for "Blade Runner" (1982), but Deckard is now the mohawk-sporting, blue-skinned Genetic Infantryman 'Rogue' and Rachel is the equally blue-skinned, mohawk-sporting G.I. Doll 'Venus Bluegenes'. The title has been changed to "ROGUE TROOPER".

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

In that Record Store Day hinterland, waiting patiently for someone to add all the details to Discogs so I can log my purchases correctly!

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Have brought the wife and youngest to Haworth as both are slightly Bronte obsessed. Have left them to the museum to have a brew and read some Sci-Fi in one of the tearooms. Always found Wuthering Heights a bit lacking in laser weapons and intergalactic flight.

A large stone at the back of the Bronte museum inscribed with some text that I assume is a quote from one of their books.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Can confirm the new Angine De Poitrine album is excellent for jet washing the patio to.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

You can have your Blur and Oasis, this is the best thing to come out of Britpop by a country mile.

A record player, playing Elastica’s “Elastica” album, with the record sleeve just to the right of it.

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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Surely I’m not the only one who thinks this whenever they see a map of The Strait Of Hormuz on the news?

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

New United record - Dalot has annoyed me earlier than usual.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

David Byrne, absolute legend. What a show in Manchester tonight.

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Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · 08/03/2026

Electronic music is a genre that was started and shaped by women, so on International Women's Day, here are some Bandcamp recommendations for women making some of the best electronic music you can get today. 🧵

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

There’s got to be 4 or 5 Labour MPs prepared to jump ship to the Greens and bring them above Reform in the House of Commons.

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thatstevegray @thatstevegray.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

U2 were never the coolest band in the world, but at least they used to plough their own furrow. Shame they’ve wasted the last 20 years trying to be Coldplay.

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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Thank you Pep Guardiola for using your platform. Governments killing, displacing and dehumanising millions across the world want to make us think it's normal. But Guardiola is right. We can't look away. And we cannot accept it.

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