Fort Evil Fruit
@fortevilfruit.bsky.social
https://fortevilfruit.bandcamp.com/
I wrote about my years filming with ex-wino turned chessmaster John Healy, exploring his bitter exile from the British literary world despite writing a runaway bestseller: www.rte.ie/culture/2026...
In the arena - John Healy's long road back from literary oblivion
Ahead of a special IFI screening of his acclaimed documentary Barbaric Genius, filmmaker Paul Duane reflects on the life and literary legacy of the film's subject, Grass Arena author John Healy.
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Back in 1988 John Healy published his memoir The Grass Arena about his life as a wino turned chessmaster. This August the sequel, The Glass Cage, is published. To coincide with this @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social screen my 2011 documentary about Healy. Please share if you can ifi.ie/film/from-th...
Finola Merivale & Catherine Sikora's Abhaile reviewed by @byroncoley.bsky.social in the new issue of @thewiremagazine.bsky.social
Bernard Parmegiani L'Œuvre Musicale pound for pound, the greatest of all time??!! boomkat.com/products/l-o...
The Wire 511 is out now! Featuring Space Afrika on the cover, plus Nuno Canavarro, Lucy Liyou, Jad Atoui, Rump State, Primitive Percussion Youth Orchestra, Darla Quintana, Jennifer Herrema’s Invisible Jukebox, and much more. Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
I'll write creepy microtonal music for your ensemble, commission me! I'm almost done with my new album. Just DM me here.
Listening again #Cassunday
#NowPlaying Wilkinson / Doskocz / Lisle: Trio In Poz Great new tape of experimental free jazz improv via @fortevilfruit.bsky.social & man, can these cats fly! Alan Wilkinson sax, bass clarinet Pawel Doskocz electric guitar Andrew Lisle drums fortevilfruit.bandcamp.com/album/trio-i...
Had this Ladybird book as a kid and couldn't resist picking up a SH copy for €3 recently. The illustrations are particularly resonant. Also reminds me how much 70s / 80s childhood (in my neck of the woods at least) was informed by noticeably dated 50s / 60s media.
‘Great Inventions, 1961’ Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope Artist: Robert Ayton
It's been 6 months since I released my album Púca. Thanks to everyone who has supported it so far. 😊 teishi-1.bandcamp.com/album/p-ca
Púca, by Teishi-1
9 track album
teishi-1.bandcamp.com
When English people refer to the ground outside as “the floor”.
What is an extremely nerdy/obscure/specific thing you hate with a white-hot wrath?
Sought clarification of this when buying Rebel Yell in the local electrical shop but they were as confused as I was. Listened to it for the first time in almost 40 years recently, primed for cheap ironic LOLs but it's magnificent
TIL I learned something weird and hilarious: Billy Idol's first three albums are labeled like they're all one thing! Behold! Billy Idol (1982): Side 1 and Side 2. Rebel Yell (1983): Side 3 and Side 4. Whiplash Smile (1986): Side 5 and Side 6. (This does not continue on 1990's Charmed Life.)
Good to see a judge treating the Christian Brothers as an organised crime group www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
More than 300 former Christian Brothers to be named in newspaper ad as part of abuse case
Move follows ‘morally bankrupt’ legal strategy adopted by congregation against damages claims for past child abuse
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last night American hit a civilian home in qeshm island and killed a whole family including a 2 year old child, where's the Western outrage? in the first days a school was hit I was sure there would protests and pressure now it's just normalized.
You're Sylvain You probably think Tin Drum is about you
How have I managed to think David Sylvian was David Sylvain til the day before my 49th birthday?!
Please sign and share this petition calling on Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan to approve visas for students from Gaza who have been granted scholarships to Irish universities. This is crucial. #FreePalestine my.uplift.ie/petitions/vi...
Visa for Gaza students
I'm calling on Jim O'Callaghan to approve visas for students from Gaza who have been granted scholarships to Irish universities. Will you add your name to the petition now?
my.uplift.ie
“Reading about Detroit in these years, there is almost too much to take in, too rich a seam of history, anecdote, testimony. So many names, talents, geniuses, giants.” Ian Penman reviews Cosmic Music, Andy Beta’s new biography of Alice Coltrane.
All She Dreamed, by Ian Penman
Alice Coltrane’s dark night of the soul
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Normal-sized 4LP AND unwieldy box option for the sickos: nice
Tonight at 7 on eist.radio, featuring a surprisingly song-oriented guest mix from Athenian glitch maniac Stylianos Ou. 16 tracks from me followed by a further 16 from he
Daily Tune #3076 - "The Sea Has Hooves" catherinesikora.bandcamp.com/track/the-se... Catherine Sikora - tenor saxophone Finola Merivale - field recordings, electronics
The Sea Has Hooves, by Finola Merivale and Catherine Sikora
from the album Abhaile
catherinesikora.bandcamp.com
This promises to be some top drawer electronic musicings - don’t slouch
Apartment Records presents: JO JOHNSON (Quiet Details, Further Records / UK) - Irish debut! BEING (Firecracker, Apartment / UK) - Irish debut! DRM (Apartment / IRL) - Live debut! Friday September 11th Doors 8pm Bello Bar, Dublin ra.co/events/2496086
Now shpoolin': Classic Hiss Volume One: Boreens and Backroads. Irish bands/artists cover Pavement/Silver Jews to make money for Palestinian aid organisations. A great bunch of lads, etc etc classichiss.bandcamp.com/album/classi... #cassunday
Sometimes you have to go no-context random #FallFriday - Crowd Control! m.youtube.com/watch?v=8ITE...
Everybody but Myself
YouTube video by The Fall - Topic
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Men-only gyms seek to protect Christian men from lust.
Men-only gyms seek to protect Christian men from lust.
Local "character" in my hometown self published a book of his poems. It included several eulogies for different neighbours, ALL of which contained the couplet "she was always there for one and all / she was always at everyone's beck and call"
My friend Simon has just sent me this astonishing poem that was in his local (Exeter branch) Wetherspoons magazine.