Just been to see the 'WHAM! 10 Days in China' documentary. Crazy how it opened China to Western culture and acted as a springboard to launch the band in the U.S. Also worth watching for the sax solo to 'Careless Whisper' at the Guanzhao concert youtu.be/buJaVlIE2_k?...

WHAM! 10 Days in China Official Trailer (2026)

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Celebrated another complete rotation of the Sun. Had a lovely day out with my parents. Went for a 1 hour jaunt on the Norfolk Broads, then lunch at Larry's in Wroxham, followed by a stroll around Waterloo Park in Norwich. Thanks to Broads Tours for making the boat trip accessible

On a long coach journey down to Heathrow, so taking a deep dive into Jacob Collier's music after seeing a tv doc about him last night. In the morning I'm flying to Madrid, because @madcool-festival.bsky.social . Awesome music line-up! Dilemma for Saturday though: do I support England or Norway? 🥅⚽️🎼🎵

Ro! Ro! Kom igjen, #Norge! #IVCvsNOR #WorldCup 🇧🇻⚽️🥅

Norway row celebration

ALT: Norway row celebration

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A very pleasing end to the #F1 #BarcelonaGP today 🏁🏎 An all-British podium and a great win for the first time in a while 😀

So, who's actually got 3rd place in this #F1 #MonacoGP? Hadjar, who crossed the line 4th (but would get 3rd since Gasly ahead of him had time penalties)? Or Piastri, because Hadjar under penalty investigation? 🏁🏎

Oh, Sainz. Was in the running for some points today. Meanwhile, couldn't Russell be given another penalty surely for holding up the rest of the pack??? 🏁🏎 #F1 #MonacoGP

Imagine if it's an Antonelli, Piastri, Lawson podium due to all the penalties. Someone looking at that result will think "wow, must have been a hell of a crazy race"

#F1 #MonacoGP about to restart, but with Hamilton (2nd), Hadjar (3rd) and Russell (4th) potentially facing penalties and just 9 laps left to go?! This is just getting silly now 🏁🏎

Since the race has now been red flagged because of some choppy road tarmac that caused Leclerc to crash out, does this mean that Hadjar could potentially get a podium today? And can Hamilton catch up with Antonelli when/if the race re-starts? #F1 #MonacoGP 🏁🏎

Philippa Demonte@flipuk.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Oh no. Leclerc out. Safety car. 🏁🏎 #F1 #MonacoGP

Oh no. Leclerc out. Safety car. 🏁🏎 #F1 #MonacoGP

Yellow flag just as Bernie Collins (on Sky Sports commentary) suggested that @scuderiaferrarif1.bsky.social strategists might want to swap Hamilton and Leclerc to avoid double stacking delay with Ham having to serve a 5 second penalty 🏁🏎 #F1 #MonacoGP

Woah! So overtaking IS possible at #F1 #MonacoGP! Lindblad gets ahead of Albon 😀🏁🏎

Noooooo. Now Norris having to DNF because of a power unit issue 😭 No one ahead of Russell for him to whinge about now though #F1 #MonacoGP 🏁🏎

We have a third retirement - Bearman pits and retires from the race #MonacoGP #F1

The problem for Hadjar without 1st gear is that he can't spool the turbo, so he's losing significant performance. May also result in an engine blow. #F1 #MonacoGP

Nooooooo. @valtteribottas.bsky.social and his Nigel the badger helmet out of this #F1 #MonacoGP 😭 Meanwhile, Hadjar having a miserable time in his @redbullracingf1.bsky.social car on a circuit where he previously excelled in his F2 days 🏁🏎

Wah wah. Was looking forward to seeing Antonelli and Verstappen battle each other around the #F1 #MonacoGP circuit, but it's not to be. Not sure if we'll see a challenge from @scuderiaferrarif1.bsky.social . Kimi's already over 4 seconds ahead of them. No rain, but could be pitstop chaos? 🏁🏎

Love how one of the episodes of #Soundbreaking used this clip from South Park to demonstrate autotuning. Stan's dad as...Lorde. I'm dying 😂🤣😂 #audioengineering 🎼🎷🎚🎛 youtube.com/shorts/reiLp...

Lorde's music is actually really good. #SouthPark #Randy #Lorde

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Philippa Demonte@flipuk.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Have stumbled upon a series on Prime called #Soundbreaking, which is all about music production. Fantastic to see @imogenheapsort.bsky.social included in Episode 3 about vocals, and I need to go listen to The Beatles 'Revolver' album after Episode 2 about recording studios as an instrument. 🎼🎚🎛🎵

Have stumbled upon a series on Prime called #Soundbreaking, which is all about music production. Fantastic to see @imogenheapsort.bsky.social included in Episode 3 about vocals, and I need to go listen to The Beatles 'Revolver' album after Episode 2 about recording studios as an instrument. 🎼🎚🎛🎵

Verstappen and Hamilton scrapping on track, yes! Let's go! 🍿🏁🏎 #F1 #CanadianGP

What happened there with George Russell??? #yellow flag #F1 #CanadianGP 🏁🏎

Kimi, Kimi, Kimi - Plan C for chaos 😂🙈🏁🏎 #F1 #CanadianGP

Lights out and away we go! Or not? Abandoned start? #F1 #CanadianGP 🏁🏰🏎

Ohhhhhhh, Can-a-daaaaaaa. Missed out on the sprint race and quali because if work commitments, but home in time to watch the #MontrealGP 🏁🏎

There's something about Harry. His night 2 in #Amsterdam. #HarryStyles

Saturday night in #Amsterdam was spent at Eye film museum, because Billie Eilish concert film in 3D (co-directed by James Cameron). Some awesome insights and view points, and what a voice!

#DeRollendeKeukens in Westerpark #Amsterdam. I've never seen such a diverse range of street food before: everything from Taiwanese to Columbian, and even a vendor specialising in edible bugs 😋 Free entertainment too with multiple music stages

One more sleep until I'm headed to #Amsterdam for concerts featuring Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)(playing music by @stevereich.bsky.social ) + Harry Styles with Robyn. Any recommendations for places to eat, especially brunch? 🎼🎵🎙

Stage 1 of applying (again) to British Airways Speedbird Pilot Academy - done! Maths test; Situational Awareness test; Detail Checking test; cockpit audio test; audio recordings (briefing to cabin crew, passenger announcement, and motivation video). It's all in the hands of the flying gods now 🛫