EHRC Code of Practice comes into effect today so remember to be an absolute pain in the arse to any service provider who is trying to actively enforce it.
Matt Ashton
@matthewjashton.bsky.social
MUSIC with @theleaflibrary.bsky.social / The Form Group / Sun Drawing / Mirrored Daughters / Basic Design / Sea Glass etc DESIGN + ILLUSTRATION at intervals He/him
New transmissions from the mothership...
The Leaf Library@theleaflibrary.bsky.social · yesterdayHot on the heels of our 4th LP earlier this year, we're pleased to announce Ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ Ｍｕｓｉｃ：Ｖｏｌｕｍｅ Ｔｗo - the next instalment in our series of rarities + comp tracks. 13 tracks (6 on LP the first time), you can pre-order it on Friday, with the full thing out 25/09 on 2xLP/DL via @wiaiwya.bsky.social
If someone doesn't want to be talked about negatively after their death, I suggest they not assault their pregnant partners or spend multiple decades posting vile racist screeds interspersed with sexual fantasies about schoolkids while openly supporting neo-Nazi parties.
Haters focusing on Liddle's violence toward his pregnant partner, his galloping racism, or his repeated defences of paedophilia, should remember to mention he was also one of the worst writers to ever do it. A calorie-free hack of the first water. Just absolute dogshit, back to front.
Rod Liddle was very much like Marmite, in that you wouldn’t want him on your television screen, radio, or newspaper.
a fun thing to remember about that rod liddle article about csam is that it was published in the guardian under "child protection".
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Should it really be a crime to look at child pornography?
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Friend, who chose The Amulet of Great Wealth: Haven't seen you since The Choosing, how's life? Me, who chose The Amulet of Creativity: I'm great man yeah all good super good
Cowardly @amnestyuk.bsky.social published the truth about how a bigoted minority persecute trans people, & have now apologised for doing that, and promised not to do it again. This calls ALL their other work into question. If they can't see that's what the far right want, what good are they?
An Apology for A Growing Threat briefing, published on 8 July 2026
Amnesty International UK has made a public apology for the publication of the briefing “A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK”. Click here to read it in full.
amnesty.org.uk
Hey, I just met you And I'm a white whale! But here's my number So call me, Ishmael!
Amnesty have issued an apology to JK Rowling and the rest. Adjust your expectations, and donations, accordingly www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/an-ap...
An Apology for A Growing Threat briefing, published on 8 July 2026
Amnesty International UK has made a public apology for the publication of the briefing “A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK”. Click here to read it in full.
amnesty.org.uk
a fave of recent years!
Matt Ashton@matthewjashton.bsky.social · 5d agoThe most recent Form Group album, Provincial Echo, is now up on @subvert.fm: subvert.fm/theformgroup "A hauntingly tactile journey through metallic drones, fractured field recordings, and minimal tones" Thanks to @waysideandwoodlandrecordings.bandcamp.com for the initial release.
The most recent Form Group album, Provincial Echo, is now up on @subvert.fm: subvert.fm/theformgroup "A hauntingly tactile journey through metallic drones, fractured field recordings, and minimal tones" Thanks to @waysideandwoodlandrecordings.bandcamp.com for the initial release.
Subvert
subvert.fm
Roisin Murphy trawled through Instagram and found one of her old pop songs. When she saw that almost every commentator was critical of her newfound status as a deranged swivel-eyed TERF, she screenshotted their profiles & made a video of them. All completely normal behaviour 😬
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Gotta shut down the factory that makes this kinda guy
This fucking band, already with headlines this year after Isaac Brock got pissed in GQ when asked about the rape allegation against him from 1999, needs to bare minimum drop this guy and make a statement immediately
Stereogum@stereogum.com · last wk.Modest Mouse guitarist addresses allegations of sending inappropriate messages to minor
Turns out, it IS a thing now. Thanks Ian.
Ian (F) Martin@ianfmartin.bsky.social · last wk.I spent way too long on this.
Sticker survey books now available at @monorailmusic.bsky.social! monorailmusic.com/products/mat...
Matt Ashton - A Short Survey Of Annotated Music Equipment
38 page full colour booklet of stuff with stickers on it. Edited by Matt from The Leaf Library, contributions from Darren Hayman, Melinda Bronstein, Dafydd Hughes, Dr Rubberfunk and plenty more.
monorailmusic.com
Got a new WIP track (as Basic Design) on the Hello Goodbye ‘One Minute Wonders’ show. hellogoodbyeshow.com/2026/07/21/h... Should really credit @alisoneales.com after she was bemoaning the fact no one had sampled Foreign Affair by Mike Oldfield. Let’s hope he’s not too litigious…
Hello GoodBye: 25.07.26 – ONE MINUTE WONDERS 2026 – FULL PLAYLIST
ONE MINUTE WONDERS 2026 The final episode of the summer season! Saturday 25th July 2026 on The deXter Bentley Hello GoodBye Show on Resonance 104.4 FM (London) + Radio Pawarota (POLAND) 12:00 – 13:…
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bonus from last night: finally meeting @matthewjashton.bsky.social in the flesh, who was of course lovely and brought me a copy of this fantastic little publication
If you follow me there is a high chance that this is exactly the zine you have been looking for. Everybody say thank you to Matt for compiling such a glorious collection.
Matt Ashton@matthewjashton.bsky.social · 2w agoHere's a new thing I've made! A Short Survey Of Annotated Music Equipment - 38 page full colour booklet of stuff with stickers on it. £4 plus postage - DM here or ashtoninspace at gmail if you want one. Cheers!
Hey check it out! This is a wonderful collection of really interesting annotations humans have made of their equipment, including a little of my own gear.
Matt Ashton@matthewjashton.bsky.social · 2w agoHere's a new thing I've made! A Short Survey Of Annotated Music Equipment - 38 page full colour booklet of stuff with stickers on it. £4 plus postage - DM here or ashtoninspace at gmail if you want one. Cheers!
i’m in this! see that ‘NO’ that’s me. buy the whole thing and you can also enjoy a ‘ON/OFF’ from me too :)
Matt Ashton@matthewjashton.bsky.social · 2w agoHere's a new thing I've made! A Short Survey Of Annotated Music Equipment - 38 page full colour booklet of stuff with stickers on it. £4 plus postage - DM here or ashtoninspace at gmail if you want one. Cheers!
I'm in this! There's a picture of my volca fm that I use live for bass stuff, annotated with a picture of Sargeant Major Zero from Terrahawks with the phrase 'captain bass' on it, as I used to run 2 volcas so needed to distinguish between them
Matt Ashton@matthewjashton.bsky.social · 2w agoHere's a new thing I've made! A Short Survey Of Annotated Music Equipment - 38 page full colour booklet of stuff with stickers on it. £4 plus postage - DM here or ashtoninspace at gmail if you want one. Cheers!