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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

JOB: Senior Lecturer in Criminology/Criminal Justice, Newcastle University jobs.ac.uk/job/DTB032/sen… #criminology

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The last of the Berlin purchases. Have had the CD since it came out but somehow missed the vinyl

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Another of the Berlin purchases

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Didn’t really buy anything ‘new’ but did fill in a few gaps in the vinyl. This belter included

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

No listening to vinyl today but did make it to…

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lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Congratulations to Professor Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social on the publication of his new book, Reading Riots. Drawing on examples from around the world, the book explores why riots occur, what happens during periods of unrest, and the lasting impact such events can have on societies.

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Reading Riots

Reading Riots, A timely, up-to-date critical overview of riots and rioting. Comprehensive coverage, from the contexts that lead to riots and the sparks that set them off, to the processes that dictate...

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

No vinyl today, but music provided via a wonderful set of installations celebrating the work of Ryuichi Sakamoto. Not well enough yet for strong fresh coffee

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Strong fresh coffee and GoGo Penguin this morning

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This morning it’s strong fresh coffee and the B52s. A rather underrated band

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Strong fresh coffee and King Tubby this morning

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Strong fresh coffee, Pere Ubu’s The Tenement Year, and James C Scott’s Seeing Like a State this morning

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Strong fresh coffee and all cobwebs blown away by J and the latest from Dinosaur Jr

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I’m suddenly getting loads of unsolicited emails linked to one or other of my books, each suggesting discussing how best to promote them. They appear AI-generated (so are semi-persuasive). Are others getting lots of these. Needless to say, I’d be delighted if any were real!

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This morning it’s strong fresh coffee and, “It Goes On”, newly out from Manchester’s Westside Cowboys. Bit of a throwback but really rather lovely

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We’re going a little bit of Miles this morning, accompanied by strong fresh coffee

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Today it’s strong fresh coffee and, reunited with vinyl, and Jorge Ben’s A Tabua de Esmerelda (courtesy of Lewis Newburn)

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Today it’s strong fresh coffee, Brubeck’s Time Out and Arlie Russell Hochschild’s The Managed Heart

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Strong fresh coffee and Mingus’ Ah Um this morning

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Moving around the wall, today it’s Thelonious Monk, accompanied by strong fresh coffee

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Very sad to hear of Dolly Parton’s death. Wonderful musician and all round force for good. For anyone unfamiliar with her and her oeuvre I highly recommend this series of podcasts wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly…

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Currently separated from vinyl so it’s streaming services for a couple of weeks. The cottage does have some cover art on the walls though, so inspired by that today it’s strong fresh coffee and the Dave Brubeck Quartet

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

No vinyl for a little while. Strong fresh coffee this morning while listening to”Where the Willow and the Dogwood Grow” and reading David Graeber’s The Utopia of Rules

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Strong fresh coffee and the wonderful Curtis Mayfield this sunny Saturday

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Strong fresh coffee and 70s Malaysian jazz from Alfonso Soliano and friends

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Strong fresh coffee and, in preparation for going to see Spike Lee’s film of David Byrne’s American Utopia, a little bit of late Talking Heads

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This morning it’s strong fresh coffee and classic J Mascis

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This morning it’s strong fresh coffee and Steve Earle singing the songs of the late great Guy Clark

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Today it’s strong fresh coffee, Tricky’s Maxinquaye, and Patrick Radden Keefe’s extraordinary “London Falling”

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Today it’s strong fresh coffee, Tricky’s Maxinquaye, and Patrick Radden Keene’s extraordinary “London Falling”

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Strong fresh coffee, the Patti Smith Group, and Arlie Russell Hochschild’s “The Outsourced Self” this morning

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This lovely looking thing has just arrived. Written entirely in the last 18 months, while in the midst of treatment, I’m particularly proud of it. Available via Polity Press politybooks.com/bookdetail?boo… and other usual outlets

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

This morning it’s strong fresh coffee and the latest Charles Lloyd release. Bliss

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Strong fresh coffee, Eno, Moebius and Roedelius this morning

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Strong fresh coffee, the dulcet tones of Mark Eitzel and Maggie O’Farrell’s Land this morning

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Classic Bill Evans and strong fresh coffee this morning

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Strong fresh coffee and one of Brian Eno’s finest this morning

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Strong fresh coffee and in celebration of the fact my dear friend George Mair managed to get us Dylan tickets (in Blackpool) I’m listening to this classic. Also reading the book that’s excited me the most for a long while, German sociologist Hartmut Rosa’s “Resonance “

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

This morning it’s strong fresh coffee, Charles Lloyd and a change of seats

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Oncology appointment today so it’s ear buds and a long wait until I get my strong fresh coffee. Am passing the time listening to Mabe Fratti and Bill Orcutt’s Almost Waking

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Today it’s Anouar Brahem and strong fresh coffee to counteract irritation from Argentina’s conduct in the WCF and the absurdly of trying to buy gig tickets in the modern age (in this case Dylan at the Southbank in December)

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Today it’s strong fresh coffee, Raffy Bushman’s “New Life”, and finishing Angus Deaton’s impressive “Great Escape”

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Steve Tombs @stevetombs.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Drawing on over 40 years of state violence in the UK, this @inquest-org.bsky.social documentary is an invaluable campaigning and educational tool. Please repost! @britishcriminology.bsky.social @europeangroup.bsky.social @timnewburn.bsky.social @waylon18.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr-v...

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The UK Is Not Innocent

YouTube video by INQUEST Charitable Trust

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Today it’s strong fresh coffee and Spontaneous Music Live (LA-based quintet); improvised a la Necks

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Strong fresh coffee and this belter that I’ve not listened to for years. Still remember the first time I saw them live (Leicester Poly in November 1983). Extraordinary show

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Strong fresh coffee, Makaya McCraven’s Universal Beings, and Angus Deaton’s “The Great Escape” for company

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Strong fresh coffee this morning to accompany the incomparable Misty in Roots. First saw them in 1980 (or thereabouts), have seen them 6-8 times since and have noticed they’re playing locally at the end of the month. Wonderful

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Drinking: strong, fresh coffee. Listening: King Tubby meets the Upsetter. Reading: Philip Mirowski’s “Never Let a Serious Crisis Go To Waste”.

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Tim Newburn @timnewburn.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

This morning alongside strong fresh coffee I’m listening to El Juicio, part of Keith Jarrett’s early 70s quartet, and reading the Skidelskys’ “How Much is Enough”

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