My copy of this has just arrived, an enjoyable compilation of vintage motorway-themed library music, with Leeds's 'Motorway City' logo on the cover. @leedscivictrust.bsky.social @silverdraws.bsky.social #leeds #M1 @rockingbob.bsky.social

Bumper edition this week, with EIGHT albums carefully dissected. Read on: www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social #sinfoniaoflondon #johnwilson #chandosrecords #finzi #reicha #mahler #paavojarvi @jamesweeks.bsky.social @firsthandrecords.bsky.social

Have just played Waddingtons’ Formula One, a 1960s board game which my brother and I would play obsessively. It’s more complicated than I remember. I drove like an idiot and suffered a fatal brake outage in the final sprint to the finish. #boardgames #waddingtons #formulaone

More Clerkenwell photos, taken last week with an Agfa Optima Sensor 335. The colours! It's as if I'm in the London of my 1970s childhood. #clerkenwell #agfaoptimasensor #analoguephotography #filmisbest

It's too much. It's Toomorrow. Aliens, Wagner, Swinging London, hip lingo - all this and more in: www.theartsdesk.com/film/blu-ray... #bfi #olivianewtonjohn

'The best-looking group that ever existed' ★★★★ TOOMORROW - Daft but hugely endearing cult film, the first 'space musical' - it flopped in 1970, and star #OliviaNewtonJohn was not a fan, but for @grahamrickson.bsky.social this new #BFI Blu-ray release is a winner www.theartsdesk.com/film/blu-ray...

The dog’s toys on the washing line. He loves them all dearly. #dogs #bordercollie

I've just watched Val Guest's loopy 1970 sci-fi 'Toomorrow'. It's insane, but what's not to like about a film which celebrates the cosmic healing powers of cheesy power pop? #toomorrow #bfi #olivianewtonjohn

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Dave Vetter@davidrvetter.bsky.social · 2w ago

I join you from the Blaenavon wildfire in Southeast Wales, brought to you by BP, Shell and Equinor. Though it does not look dramatic, the fire has been out of control for days - for a very particular reason. 🧵

There’s a WW2 shelter underneath the footie pitch in the park behind our house. The dry weather has made the outline really clear. Spooky! @leedstours.bsky.social #leeds #chapelallerton @leedscivictrust.bsky.social

A love triangle set on an East German construction site, suppressed after its 1966 release and unseen until 1990. This is an unexpectedly enthralling film: www.theartsdesk.com/film/blu-ray... #eureka #ddr #eastgermany #manfredklug

'Enthralling and witty political drama from 1960s #EastGermany' ★★★★ TRACE OF STONES - @grahamrickson.bsky.social rates this once-banned GDR film, equal parts black comedy, political drama and love story - now on #Eureka #MastersofCinema Blu-ray theartsdesk.com/film/blu-ray...

Just got back from walking over the Humber Bridge. Surprisingly enjoyable - good views, nice lunch on the south side, and happy dog. #hull

Finnish introspection and Californian minimalism in this week's eclectic pile of classical releases: www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social #sibelius #terryriley #wagner @robertlaidlow.bsky.social @nmcrecordings.bsky.social

Finnish music from Finnish conductors #JukkaPekkaSaraste #SanttuMatiasRouvali, life-enhancing minimalism and massed gongs in the latest #ClassicalCDs - @grahamrickson.bsky.social @bernardhughes.bsky.social #SebastianScotney on clouds, body parts and algorithms theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

Wonderful concert yesterday evening. Enjoyed it so much. All the best to David🎶🎶

Emotional evening with @sinfoniaofleeds.bsky.social, bidding farewell to Music Director David Greed. Ravel's 2nd Daphnis and Chloe suite sounds especially good with eight horns letting rip. #ravel #daphnisandchloe #frenchhorn #orchestra

"Buñuel’s film is stylish, beautifully shot and darkly witty [...] a fascinating oddity" A 4-star review for THE CRIMINAL LIFE OF ARCHIBALDO DE LA CRUZ @theartsdesk.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/film/blu-ray...

Huge thanks to @bernardhughes.bsky.social for including Sullivan in his reviews this week. Always valuable to have the perspective of a non-aficionado in this repertoire.

Graham Rickson 🇮🇪@grahamrickson.bsky.social · last mo.

It's Classical CD Review Time. Try the Elgar/Dvorak combo - it's ace: www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social @jkaconductor.bsky.social #elgar #dvorak #arthursullivan #helencharlston #sholtokynoch #marimba #davidmoliner

Over 50% of American adults read below a 6th grade level. Here's why it's being called a silent crisis www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/12/01/m...

A pair of much-loved cello concertos, plus percussion transcriptions and a great German song cycle: @grahamrickson.bsky.social @bernardhughes.bsky.social and Sebastian Scotney review mikados, marimbas and minuets in this week's haul of classical CDs theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

My iPod Classic gave up the ghost a week ago. Managed to source a replacement yesterday on eBay while the faulty one is at the repair shop, and had to use the Mini as a backup. The best bit of tech Apple ever made, and the one gadget I couldn’t live without. #ipodclassic

It's Classical CD Review Time. Try the Elgar/Dvorak combo - it's ace: www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social @jkaconductor.bsky.social #elgar #dvorak #arthursullivan #helencharlston #sholtokynoch #marimba #davidmoliner

★★★★★ THE BIG CITY - #SatyajitRay's poignant, thoughtful drama set in 1960s #Calcutta - an absorbing and humane film, beautifully presented in this @criterion.bsky.social Blu-ray release, says @grahamrickson.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/film/blu-ray...

Tilly at the vet’s for her annual vaccination, refusing to get out of her cat carrier. #vaccination #cats

A trivial gripe, but modern lightweight music stands are crap - lightweight, flimsy and temperamental. Back in the day, they were solid, robust and reliable. Check out these two beauties: #musicstand #rehearsal

Baroque concertos, opera arias on solo horn and new music for contrabass flute: @grahamrickson.bsky.social @bernardhughes.bsky.social and Sebastian Scotney reveal share their top picks of new classical CD releases theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...

It's that time again. This week's reviews, carefully curated: theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social @mahanesfahani.bsky.social @brittensinfonia.bsky.social #bach #harpsichord #mozart #felixklieser #contrabassflute #danielamars