I check out CDs on charity shops a lot, searching for a pearl on the flotsam and nests. An ever present one is the 1997 Candle In The Wind. I just saw three copies in one shelf. I'm considering now buying every copy I see to build the country's largest Candle In The Wind collection.

It's only financial irregularities if it's from the Bordeaux region of France. Otherwise, it's sparkling creative accounting.

Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera [Unofficial]@aljazeera.com.web.brid.gy · 4d ago

With the tshirtification twenty years ago of the Ramones, it's not unexpected Nirvana are now the same. So will the kidz be walking around in 2046 wearing Strokes t shirts?

Make a band edible: Rage Against The Tagine

Tom H@tomfromnottm.bsky.social · last mo.

Make a band edible: Queens of the Scone Age

Let's sing another song, boys. This one has grown old and bitter.

I reckon you could show me a two minute clip from any TV drama these days and I could guess with confidence if it was produced for BBC, ITV, C4, C5 or Netflix. I wouldn't be able to tell you why, but it just feels very obvious.

You may find a frog in your bass guitar. youtu.be/K6089Z_NgPk?...

The Worst Witch (1986) "Halloween Song"

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And whilst I'm in a turbo posting mood, I'm listening to one of my favourite free cover mounted CDs of all time. That Young Offenders track in particular

Here's the semi legendary Wedding Present doing Seamonsters, earlier. Wonderful.

Half Man Half Biscuit sang 'there is nothing better than life than writing on the sole of a slipper with a biro' It's a fine activity, no doubt, but I'd also proffer wearing shorts to a gig. A rare delight.

Millhouseward Jr just came up to me after a few days away, looked me in the eye and said 'I like you' Cheers son.

By the way, I'm calling this before it happens.

Spent the last few days trying to come up with a very niche but workable WWE/football crossover 'Los Val Venis Son Argentinas' quip but I've decided against it.

Also: the British news describing the England team as 'we' and making references like 'the whole country' is the most English thing I can imagine.

In the same way, I could begrudgingly live with this summer's heat if it meant it stopped all references to 1976, I would have begrudgingly accepted England winning the world cup if it meant no more sodding references to 1966

Irrelevant observation but Binface is an anagram of Benfica. Any more anagrams of novelty politicians which resolve to football teams or Lisbon neighbourhoods?

Facebook for the next week.

Sat in a Waitrose cafe eating a lemon drizzle muffin and drinking sparkling water. My transformation to southerner is complete.

Facebook, today, just with more mention of 1am.

He Burnham turned up at my front door earlier and made me declare Rugby League is better than Union. I managed to drive him away by showing him electricity and our indoor toilet, but I fear he'll be back soon. Help!

Euan@euan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I’ve heard enough, let us pledge our banners to the Slayer of the South, Andy Burnham

Contrary to popular belief, the members of the Small Faces actually had normal sized faces, but a substantial collection of tiny clocks

Finally got a new laptop (as my last laptop, which I still call my new laptop, was 13 years old). First task? Taking off the stickers.

All this misty eyedness about Radio 4 Longwave ceasing tomorrow, but what about Atlantic 252?

"what will things be like in the future? Will we wear silver suits, have an entire meal in pill form, and drive flying cars?" "no, but the posters used to advertise every local fete, fayre, gig, quiz night, group, club or event will all be generic, near identical, and slightly yellow"

Similarly, Gary Barlow's love songs count stretches into the hundreds at best.

Niko Stratis@nikostratis.com · 4mo ago

i like that Paul Simon gets big cocky with his theory that there's 50 ways to leave your lover, and then when pressed for answers he's only got like six and one of them is just "get on the bus"

It's time to sign. Steel chair. Steel. Chair. You sign!

Millhouseward@millhouseward.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Stone Cold Steve Justin. And that's the spotty bag, because Stone Cold says so etc etc

Stone Cold Steve Justin. And that's the spotty bag, because Stone Cold says so etc etc

In the way some on the right blanketly blame Woke/Wokerati/Woke Mind Virus for everything they don't like and to excuse their own prejudices, seeing this kind of thing makes me think there needs to be a similarly used term for the anti woke. How about 'Common Sense'. This view is CS gone mad.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 4mo ago

Badenoch to vow to scrap public sector equality duty in effort to fend off Reform

Just imagine Nathan Barley's LinkedIn profile.

Anon Opin@anonopin.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Charlie Brooker should bring back Nathan Barley in an episode of Black Mirror