Not sure if anyone cares but I really needed that three months away from social media and constant blogging, I've had a rethink of everything I do/did and I'm returning to the fold as nothing more than a book blogger If people still want I'll restart #MondayReads this coming Monday

Bluesky engineers are working hard to fix the image loading issue but unfortunately the levels of sarcasm and smart-arsery are slowing the whole site down

I'm liking photos of cats anyway even if images are down #cats

Some great authors in this series: @jamesclarkewriter.bsky.social tomorrow (1 July), then Derek Owusu, CL Taylor, Marsha O Mahoney, Liz John and @lucindahawksley.bsky.social #Booksky

The WEA@weaadulted.bsky.social · last mo.

Public events, talks and lectures have been part of the WEA story for generations. With our new Purpose to Pen series, we’re building on that legacy in a fresh way. Learn more: www.eventbrite.com/cc/purpose-t...

Public events, talks and lectures have been part of the WEA story for generations. With our new Purpose to Pen series, we’re building on that legacy in a fresh way. Learn more: www.eventbrite.com/cc/purpose-t...

Laughed hard at this juxtaposition until I remembered I'm going to both of them

Great when local industrial history coincides with my record collection

#FallFriday

Nick J. Brown@northernmailman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A look back at three glorious days of Prole Art Treats… northernmailman.substack.com/p/the-fall-f...

#FallFriday has come round again and this one has to be one more thank you to everyone involved in last weekend's brilliant Futures & Pasts festival. I took hardly any photos so it's been great looking at everyone else's this week. #Alwaysbuythemerch

Was just walking to the station and saw a woman stop outside a house window and take a photo, then walk off looking at her phone, smiling. I thought hehe bet there’s a cat in that window. There was. I was not expecting this.

Our 200+ year archive of Union Chapel & local history is brought back to the public for the 1st time! Discover the people & events that shaped our church & award-winning cultural venue at unionchapel.org.uk/projects/eve... 🕰 Interactive Timeline 📰 Stories by theme/period 📓 Catalogue ⛪ Book a visit

#5DebutAlbums2026 @richards7370.bsky.social reveals how many different albums have been nominated Must admit, with two days to go before voting, my list is getting longer not shorter

SpongeBob's Long List - Sulliholic Sstridor

ALT: SpongeBob's Long List - Sulliholic Sstridor

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The Fall Futures and Pasts Festival reviewed in Mojo magazine.

Fans And Former Members Celebrate 50 Years Of The Fall

Vic Reeves, BC Camplight and Simon Armitage among those revelling in all things Mark E Smith and The Fall at Manchester weekender Futures And Pasts.

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Sounds Management have an impressive roster with at least three contenders for #5DebutAlbums2026 At Home - Dog Unit Sugar, Daddy - Scrounge Earth-Sized Worlds - Mandrake Handshake

In Manchester for Fall Futures & Pasts Festival and lucked into @traveloguer.bsky.social talking about his Lancashire book at the lovely House of Books & Friends. By chance a perfect intro to a weekend of MES #HittheNorth

#FallFriday See you at the Band on the Wall Futures and Pasts Image by @stanchow.bsky.social

It's a cringe video of me to remind you all that my punk book Rebel Grrrls is out SOON and I really wanna see as many people as possible at the release events on 8th and 11th. If this vid won't convince you, what will???

You're moving up sideways sideways #FallFriday

Cab It Up!

YouTube video by The Fall - Topic

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At the "Town & Country Club" Kentish Town to see Sugar. This was the first indoor London venue I ever went to - Gil Scott Heron around 85/86. Nice to have a little bit of continuity in my life

Ten acts you’ve seen, female lead singer edition: Stick In The Wheel Throwing Muses Pretenders Pentangle Drugstore Shop Assistants Broadcast Amyl & The Sniffers Fleetwood Mac The Lovely Eggs

Colin Burt@cdburt4.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Ten acts you’ve seen, female lead singer edition: Beth Orton Lush Throwing Muses Karine Polwart Sugarcubes Regina Spektor Faith Over Reason Laura Marling Staves First Aid Kit

My and Jane's little film SCALA!!! is now FREE to watch for 14 days via this link, thanks to our lovely distributors, the BFI. And it has a terrific intro by Kermode too. player.bfi.org.uk/subscription... But do consider taking out a BFI player subscription too!

What are your favorite character introductions? #filmsky

Harry Lime in The Third Man

Alt: Harry Lime in The Third Man

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A Fritz in the Sun@fritzandtheoscars.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What are your favorite character introductions? #filmsky

Lovely stuff from @stanchow.bsky.social. I've "improved" the envelope.

The Chemical Brothers Johnson

Phil Harrison@mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Sugababes in Toyland

Thanks @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social , I don't often merit an exclamation mark. Looking forward to reading this

In 1897 a medical officer said Chingford was ‘cut off to a great extent from the rest of the world’. It's obviously not cut off now but it has a very different history to its neighbour Walthamstow. @westminsterwalks.bsky.social explores #Chingford on Monday. Book at footprintsoflondon.com

Will the Pre-Fab 4 make my top 5 in #5debutalbums7579? Maybe not but I'll have some more tea and think about it

Spring flower spotter!

Happy to announce the companion fanzine to my upcoming book. Features 25 + new stories from Cabaret Voltaire, Pulp, Clock DVA, I Monster etc about their musical memories in Sheffield. From post-punk supergroups to Russian enema artists via recording Phil Oakey in the bog. @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social