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This is sad news. Those Annoying Post Brothers and Savage Henry were a huge influence for me. I discovered some great music through his work as well. RIP.

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 05/10/2026

Spooky bird stories. My Halloween comic from 2024.

A comic titled Spooky Bird Stories. In panel 1, a turkey vulture is telling stories to other vultures, and it says, "She walked toward the source of the terrible smell. She got closer and closer, and then, to her horror, she saw... No dead body." A black vulture says "No!" and a turkey vulture says "Did someone already eat it??" In panel 2, a northern cardinal is telling a story to some songbirds. It says "They peered through the windows of the house at the gory scene. Zombies had smashed through the door in the night. The homeowner was dead. But worst of all... He hadn't refilled the feeders." An eastern bluebird says "Aaah!" and an American goldfinch says "It can't be!". In panel 3, A screech owl is telling a story to other owls. It says "And then the ghost fluffed itself up really big to appear scarier." A saw-whet owl gasps, and a long-eared owl says "Horrifying!". In panel 4, a downy woodpecker is telling a story to other woodpeckers, and says "The eerie sound rang through the dark woods. Tap-tap. Tap-tap. It was the distinctive two-part knock of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. The species had returned from the dead... FOR REVENGE." A red-cockaded woodpecker says "Yesss".

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filip from start-track.com @filip.start-track.com · 04/10/2026

Our music blog/label is releasing another digital compilation to showcase small, unheard indie artists. This time, we are looking for SHOEGAZE music. The compilation will raise money for People In Peril, an organization helping people affected by war. starttrack.substack.com/p/open-call-...

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Open call for our next compilation XII.

We are doing another digital compilation! This time dedicated to shoegaze!

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disasteradio / eyeliner @disasteradio.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Only just found out about this great compilation of Australia / Aotearoa NZ new age music from 1980-1985 bedroomsuckrecords.bandcamp.com/album/midday...

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Midday Moon, by bedroom suck records

19 track album

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Observations of Deviance @obsofdeviance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

New "final" album by The Fall was announced yesterday. Now it seems there's more to the story. Apparently Cog Sinister, the label for the new album "Post Script," has now passed under the control of Gonzo Multimedia, a label owned and run by an elected councillor for the far-right Reform UK party.

hello & good morning,
i hope this finds you well.
herewith i would like to encourage you NOT to feature/review/air/mention this release.
luckily, a superb journalist from the uk got back quickly. see below.
there are more links/proofs/confirmations in case needed.
thank you. this is not a joke, it is serious.
no matter how much we enjoy the fall.
there are lots of other good/better new releases we can feature/listen to.
many thanks & all my best,
ed

Hey Ed

Thanks for this, which we were looking forward to covering at ...; however, as it seems that Cog Sinister has now passed under the control of Gonzo Multimedia, we cannot support any releases from a label owned and run by an elected councillor for the far-right Reform UK party (somewhat similar to the AfD in Germany):

https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/councillors-and-elected-representatives/find-your-councillor/robin-baxter-ayling

I hope you understand our reasons.

All the best

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have separated the art from the artist and am now whipping the art to stiff peaks, after which I will gently fold it into the artist before baking at 350 til golden and puffed

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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

No they were never implemented; that was down to colonial govt on the ground. But Her Majesty's government in London deliberately set up a constitution for a country with real authority for Maori. Winston thinks that's absurd. Actual history disagrees.

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Alan Holt @weedeagle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

actually this version may be more useful.. ob-strat.netlify.app

ob-strat.netlify.app

Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies

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Alan Holt @weedeagle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

During that time Peter and Jean formed a band with Michael Morley of the Dead C - Two Foot Flame. They released two albums on Matador.

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Alan Holt @weedeagle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Excellent story! Peter and Jean were a couple for awhile. She moved to Dunedin at one point. I never met her. When they came to Auckland they stayed at our flat but I was really ill and never made it out of my room.

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Alan Holt @weedeagle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Been enjoying the new Peter Jefferies album grapefruit1.bandcamp.com/album/the-da... A hefty piece of work that feels both familiar and mysterious.

grapefruit1.bandcamp.com

The Day They Let You Out Is The Day They Might Not Let You Come Back, by Peter Jefferies

30 track album

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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I object to how many of these evil people are also cringe dorks. This is a personal insult to me, part of the non-evil cringe dork community

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Felix Geiringer @barristernz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'm at Unity Bookshop Wellington for the Nicky Hager book launch. The event is not due to start until 6 pm, but the room is mostly full already and filling up fast.

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Matriarchy Now @matriarchy.now · 21/09/2026

Raise your hand if you don’t give a fuck what bathroom people use 🙋🏻‍♂️

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Power Nap @chriscudby.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Someone should put out an EP called Boodle Boodle Boodle Boodle

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

When I argue that this AI doomsday stuff is marketing hype, I mostly get ignored and I think I know why: people don't understand why "our product will destroy humanity" is an advertising pitch for the product. You're right. It's counterintuitive. But here's why www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

nbcnews.com

What might an AI doomsday look like? Experts have given it some thought

Researchers have worried about the increasing power of AI systems for years, but an explosion of interest has ignited old controversies about exactly how AI will cause chaos.

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

god this is good

flight of the concords scene with murray, brit and jemaine.

"How's this, then? Ed Sheeran, beloved by all, left without an opening band at present. Enter you two."

"What if we want a free Palestine, Murray?"

"I reckon you'll get lots of things for free when you're proper rockstars. This might be your ticket."

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David Mohring @nzheretic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Indeed, what does happen when the person who saves us in a crisis quits their job? What happens when person who repeatedly saved us was driven from their job by a segment of the population fueled by disinformation created by foreign influence & amplified local right leaning news media? #nzpol

rnz.co.nz

What if the person who saves us in a crisis quits their job?

Following a series of major disasters and inquiries that questioned New Zealand's capacity to deal with them, the new Emergency Management Act 2026 is the most significant improvement in more than two...

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Alan Holt @weedeagle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Chris Heazelwood (King Loser, Sferic Experiment, Snapper) has released a few things this week. Here's one... It's called " Climb the Fence To Steal the Cactus." It's a journey.... cashguitar.bandcamp.com/track/climb-...

cashguitar.bandcamp.com

climb the fence to steal the cactus, by cash guitar

track by cash guitar

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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Not only will data centres steal our water, cannibalise renewable energy that could be used for decarbonising our economies, & provide a demand lifeline for planet-destroying fossil fuels, they will also comprehensively & eternally poison our air, land, & waters with PFAS

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Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online.

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Semiotic Stochastic, purveyor of sick beats @mitdasein.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Anyone in Portland/Vancouver want to let me play their drums for maybe an hour? I want to record some sounds and beats I can sample and manipulate.

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Musical Chairs @musicalchairs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I cannot emphasise enough how bad Luxon's economic speech was today - a veritable torrent of crap. Seriously. If this is what Treasury are giving him to say they should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves. I'll try and keep my critique to six points.... [🧵 1/n] www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/14/w...

1news.co.nz

Full video: PM Luxon holds post-Cabinet media briefing

This is the second to last week that Parliament is sitting before it rises for the election.

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Nanoraptor @nanoraptor.danamania.com · 13/09/2026

David Mitchell will return as James Bond in Dr No, Honestly, That’s Ridiculous - You Can’t Just Call Yourself Doctor, That’s Not Medicine And It’s Certainly No Way To Run A Secret Island.

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

NZ pays the price of ACT/National/NZF cutting funding for free vaccines for 500,000 children. The price: “Warning deaths from flu could reach historical high” #nzpol RNZ once again fails to give context to how we got here. The flu isn’t this bad by itself. It was heralded in by policy.

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Warning deaths from flu could reach historical high

Deaths from influenza could reach historically high levels this year.

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Kate Holden @darthmongoose.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Hey guys, if you're gonna share that one meme I made like a million years ago on Tumblr, share the original, not the horrible auto-smoothed traced version. Don't smooth out my angry, "it's 11 at night and I have FEELINGS ABOUT ART" hand wobbles, they're part of the piece!

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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

1 day left. 34,000+ now. Sign, share. #nzpol “Petition of Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated: Do not remove or amend Te Tiriti principles or references in legislation” petitions.parliament.nz/ddbe7598-59d...

petitions.parliament.nz

Petitions are addressed to the House of Representatives and ask that the House do something about a policy or law, or put right a local or private concern.

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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"The whole “Oh no, our models went rogue” thing … When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who is the person who built this bridge to be so flimsy?" www.wired.com/story/one-of...

wired.com

One of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’

Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons.

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Let's stop asking people whether they 'believe in' climate change and start asking whether they understand it. It's science, not the tooth fairy.

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Mark @maetl.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

People need to understand that the NZ health system isn’t just being crashed, it’s being Americanised. That’s the endgame here. Insurance and capital-led, public services in squalor and subservient to private provision. Profit extraction at every possible point of exchange across the whole system.

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Alan Holt @weedeagle.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Today I learned that this building exists in Palmerston North

Scary looking brutalist building. 6 stories high with weird tubular central section

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The Press @thepress.co.nz · 09/09/2026

National has been warned “factual information must be able to be substantiated” after the party’s swing at Labour’s capital gains tax was deemed misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority.

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National Party pulled up by advertising watchdog on ‘misleading’ Labour tax claim

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Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa @sanjanah.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Intelligent people can disagree, but what's really remarkable in study of 6.6k+ comments against the Green Party's new food policy www.greens.org.nz/affordable_f... is how *almost no one* on Facebook - responding to Winston Peters, Taxpayers' Union, NewstalkZB, RNZ posts - have read it! #nzpol

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Mark @maetl.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The huge numbers of children living in food insecurity is a massive failure of intergenerational economic policy and corporate largesse. The deprivation should be an ongoing scandal, but we become inured as our outrage gets normalised as buzzwords and media gotcha culture. We need to do better.

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Mountain Tui @mountaintui.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Shane Jones commits to sale of #newzealand conservation land. Tama Potaka's Conservation Amendment Law still prioritises economic goals over nature Jones says the sale of DOC land is still possible & National is working on it #nzpol This is what a vote for National represents

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A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs @500songspodcast.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Our smiles are stuck…because there’s a new episode out now! Song 186: “Frownland” by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band 🐟🥁 The long-awaited third part of a trilogy following the episodes on the GTOs and Zappa 🎶 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and via the website: 500songs.com/podcast/song...

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026

macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.

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Sumita Pahwa @sumitapahwa.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

There were forty five thousand people there, about 80% women. Stars performed for free. $10 million raised from ticket sales, and Melinda Gates showed up to double it.

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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Oh my god. This whole 🧵. Thanks Andrew for this mahi. 👇

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