David Bryant
@23daves.bsky.social
"I don't mean half the things I say/ So just ignore the half that you don't like" All views expressed are personal, not those of my employer. Writer of "Everybody's Number 1 to Someone", about NME Indie Chart toppers: https://indienumber1s.blogspot.com
A Dylan cover I really don't think gets dug out often enough - although I've always had a place for it in my record collection. This soulful reinterpretation really shouldn't work, but it does. youtu.be/s31z9F0_Ii4?...
Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon - Mr Tambourine Man (live TV 1971)
YouTube video by slydogmania
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The Reverend Lionel Fanthorpe is back with one of my favourite timeslip stories. youtu.be/hY2ru5yG384?...
Norwich Toilet - Lionel Fanthorpe's Tales of the Unexplained
YouTube video by More Tea Vicar
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I think I might just reply with this every single time an American goes off in an "English food is shit" argument. youtu.be/h86MYCl1ktA?...
What I Love Most in England (Is the Food!)
YouTube video by Jeffrey Lewis - Topic
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Got myself a KPM t-shirt, knowing damn well it’s going to mean nothing to 99.99% of the people I walk past, who will assume it’s a corporate tee for my office or something. Of course, those to whom it does mean something to will probably say “Go on, name FIVE of their albums”.
I always thought that the Internet would eliminate the need for both record labels and newspaper columnists. Labels because what's the point, and columnists because in a world of unceasing, unending free opinions, who needs more you actually pay for? I've been proven wrong on both fronts.
For the good of the nation I really think the BBC should follow 7 or so councillors around with cameras for a weekly fly-on-the-wall documentary as I don't think 99% of the nation, including potential Prime Ministers, know what councillors do.
Chris Terry-Enescu@cjterry.bsky.social · 18h agoIt's OK for criminal ex-neo Nazis to run your bins is a hell of a line.
Whenever I see the phrase 'saying the unsayable' as praise, as if it's a major achievement. The words are perfectly sayable, it's not like they're trying to read aloud the track listing of Drukqs by Aphex Twin.
Back when I had Twitter I used to offer free headshots for low-income authors, not sure I have much reach here but the offer is still there. London or Birmingham (although I’m in Glasgow and Edinburgh at the end of Aug and can fit in a session. Will have lights so can be indoors).
You might wonder why somebody would graffiti this on a dog poo bin. I’d like to think it’s the answer to the question “Why do I put up with this?” as I slot one of my dog’s hot fudge brownies inside.
Boney M's cover version of The Creation's "Painter Man" just popped up on Now70s, and THAT is how you do a cover version, my friends. youtu.be/wT8GSsqF4xM?...
Boney M. - Painter Man (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Old But Gold - Musik Nostalgie
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Why do these guys always look like James Corden trying to disguise himself as the drummer from some forgotten 00s nu-metal band?
The Guardian@theguardian.com · yesterdayEx-MP urges Tories to drop candidate jailed for campaign of antisemitic abuse against her
From the first moment I excitedly logged on to the internet in the late 90s, I quickly noticed that it was a haven for bullshitters and attention seekers. In those days, anyone could set up a Geocities site claiming they were an ex-Vietnam vet or had been given special access to Chernobyl.
right, ok, enough self-pity, I need to turn my shit pub around. it's in Stratford, it's got a (small) stage, there has to be someone who has something cool they want a space for queer-run, extremely diverse venue (we even let mumbling old white geezers in) what I'd call 'mostly accessible'
But I didn’t want Cadburys to taste like shite, that’s been imposed on me. Mondolez made $2.4 billion last year they could have swallowed some of the higher cocoa costs, but didn’t, and more importantly, now costs are lower, they won’t reinstate the quality will they?
Max Dubler 🏳️🌈@maxdubler.com · 3d agoI think my most genuinely unpopular take is that a widely held and genuine consumer preference for cheaper, lower-quality goods, not private equity, is driving the decline in quality of consumer goods like clothing and housewares.
My wife just said that she's been hearing variants of the phrase "Broken Britain" ever since she first arrived here in 1998, and wonders if there was ever a time when we weren't asking "What's wrong with this country?" That would be an interesting idea for an article if I actually had the time.
A perfect song to accompany our present collective predicament (unless you live in Manchester). youtu.be/iQWL0yyhXyo?...
When Will The Rain Come
YouTube video by The Troggs - Topic
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Climate science denial in physical form. The Land Rover Defender X (yup - they've gone full Musk). Price: £103,460, plus a few kids' lives. 🧵
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Roger (6’5”)@iamtherog.com · 2w agoDoes everyone here know that @craigbrittain.com, who is currently masquerading as an anti-MAGA warrior, was fined in 2016 for operating a revenge porn website? A *lot* of y’all follow him. ⚠️ Marked as unsafe. ⚠️ www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
My first proper job was working in a bank's call centre, so when I have to phone my bank, my internal dialogue veers between "Hail, my fellow underpaid phone slave! Fear not, I'll treat you kindly!" and "Why have I been on hold this long? I could have sorted this in two minutes with shittier tech".
Eighteen degrees in Manchester on Thursday and absolutely pissing with rain tomorrow! Seriously, this is the kind of weather the rest of us are aspiring to at the moment.
30 YEARS AGO TODAY: one of Simon Munnery's many low budget pilots actually makes it to TV for once. London Shouting is a vehicle for Alan Parker Urban Warrior featuring Peter Serafinowicz, Julian Barrett, Mel Gierodyc and Super Furry Animals.
London Shouting Part 1/3 (Alan Parker: Urban Warrior AKA Simon Munnery)
London Shouting Part 1/3 (Alan Parker: Urban Warrior AKA Simon Munnery)
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I remember House music as feeling like a huge, revolutionary commercial wave in 1988, and slowly working through the indie charts of that era feels like the experience is being simulated again. It not only reimagined what pop music could be, but also alternative music too.
I cannot believe this even HAS to be boosted. It is essential that we protect and catalog this degree of comic history.
Fortmax Headroom@hwhall.bsky.social · 3d agoThis seemed like it was worth boosting. www.kickstarter.com/projects/735...
Also featured lower down the charts: - The Wild Flowers - The Bachelor Pad - Graeme Parke - Bastard Kestrel - Syd Barrett's "Peel Sessions" - World Domination Enterprises - The Shamen - Derek B - Mirage - King Kurt covering "Bye Bye Baby" for reasons
David Bryant@23daves.bsky.social · 4d agoBlog update: Bomb The Bass reached number one in the NME Indie Charts with "Beat Dis" in February 1988, and debuted inside the National Top Five. Its hyperactive, twitchy samplemania struck a chord with the public who would have had none of it a mere year or two before.
Not going to link to it, but I see someone has had the usual opinion on "Liberal Londoners". We know we're not always liked, and that's not a revelation. It's been the case since fuck-knows-when ("We're not from London you know!") An absolute ton of us also aren't from middle class backgrounds.
Lockdown was shite, of course it was shite. What I remember was the right wing doing everything they could to delay it, which meant that when it happened it had to be much longer and harsher. Now a GOOD question is "why haven't we done anything about air quality in enclosed spaces?"
Also featured lower down the charts: - The Wild Flowers - The Bachelor Pad - Graeme Parke - Bastard Kestrel - Syd Barrett's "Peel Sessions" - World Domination Enterprises - The Shamen - Derek B - Mirage - King Kurt covering "Bye Bye Baby" for reasons
David Bryant@23daves.bsky.social · 4d agoBlog update: Bomb The Bass reached number one in the NME Indie Charts with "Beat Dis" in February 1988, and debuted inside the National Top Five. Its hyperactive, twitchy samplemania struck a chord with the public who would have had none of it a mere year or two before.
Blog update: Bomb The Bass reached number one in the NME Indie Charts with "Beat Dis" in February 1988, and debuted inside the National Top Five. Its hyperactive, twitchy samplemania struck a chord with the public who would have had none of it a mere year or two before.
111. Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis (Rhythm King)
All the singles to top the NME Indie Charts since its launch in 1981, complete with an overview of the other music in the charts each week.
indienumber1s.blogspot.com
I am banned from a bingo/karaoke night in London for winning the bingo far too often. I'm also in the black with Tombola and the National Lottery. It's not life-changing sums of money we're talking about, but it's paid for all kinds of nice things I wouldn't have had the cash for otherwise.
Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social · 2w agoOkay, my QUESTION OF THE DAY is… What is your weirdest actual accomplishment? Not the biggest necessarily…but the weirdest?
