I kinda think Burnham only looks good because he's been able to position himself as opposed to the London end of the party, and once he gets back into Westminster and goes for leadership, it'll become clear he's the same as all the rest
On Friday at 6pm, I’m hosting a listening party for my new @nmcrecordings.bsky.social album. Come along and have a first listen to this new album. I’ll also be dropping some of my favourite cocktail recipes in the chat (and invite you to do the same!) seanclancy.bandcamp.com/merch/se-n-c...
Seán Clancy: Where the Paths End Listening Party from Sean Clancy
Listening Party from Sean Clancy.
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Loved making this album with @seanlclancy.bsky.social !
Seán Clancy@seanlclancy.bsky.social · 5mo agoFirst single of my new @nmcrecordings.bsky.social album was released today… check it out, wherever you listen to your music found.ee/plusminus_se... (It will be on bandcamp too at some point in the near future) @cmcireland.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @mknoop.bsky.social
Bonjour tout le monde. I'm delighted to say that a month from now on 15 May, @nmcrecordings.bsky.social will release my lasted album. It contains 5 pieces performed by Plus Minus Ensemble. It was recorded by Spud Murphy & mastered by Andrew Weathers. ⚡⚡⚡ nmc-recordings.myshopify.com/collections/...
A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful. Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
I have written to Wes Streeting, following his private admission that Israel has been committing war crimes. History will shame those who could have spoken out against the genocide in Gaza, but chose to serve in governments that aided and abetted it instead.
Last night, israeli occupation forces raided Al Kamandjati Center located in Qalandiya Refugee Camp, destroying all musical instruments inside the center. This will be met, yet again, with silence from our classical music industry www.instagram.com/p/DUBUWwSiCxl/
Al Kamandjati - الكمنجاتي on Instagram: " قامت قوات الاحتلال ليلة أمس باقتحام مركز الكمنجاتي الكائن في مخيم قلنديا لللاجئين والذي يعود ملكيته لجمعية مركز البرامج النسوية في المخيم. حيث قامت قوات ا...
427 likes, 15 comments - alkamandjati on January 27, 2026: " قامت قوات الاحتلال ليلة أمس باقتحام مركز الكمنجاتي الكائن في مخيم قلنديا لللاجئين والذي يعود ملكيته لجمعية مركز البرامج النسوية في المخيم...
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Thanks to @journalofmusic.bsky.social for a nice lil review of our Plus Minus // Ultan O Brien concert last week. Fair play to Ultan & Plus Minus for such an enjoyable show… @ucddublin.bsky.social @cmcireland.bsky.social @artshumanitiesucd.bsky.social journalofmusic.com/reviews/faer...
From Faeries to Field Recordings, Plus or Minus
The British new music group Plus-Minus Ensemble made their Irish debut last week at Whelan's (1 October), performing works by Jessie Marino, Bernhard Lang and Seán Clancy. Brendan Finan reviews.
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
The Verge@theverge.com · last yr.Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Day 1 of recording with Plus Minus Ensemble in the bag. Lovely to be in the Dublin Mountains with the mighty Spud Murphy at the helm. New album out with @nmcrecordings.bsky.social in 2026… exciting times ahead @ucddublin.bsky.social @cmcireland.bsky.social @artshumanitiesucd.bsky.social
Plus Minus + Ultan O Brien… one month from today in Dublin. Music by: Ultan O Brien (has hair) Jessie Marino (has hair) Bernhard Lang (does not have hair) Sean Clancy (itsa me) (has not much hair) Has @enthusiasticeunuch.bsky.social ever steered you wrong? billetto.ie/e/plus-minus...
Plus Minus Ensemble + Ultan O'Brien
Enthusiastic Eunuch, In Association With The Arts Council Presents Plus Minus Ensemble performing J...
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Blogged: street protests aren't very effective, so perhaps we should consider other forms of political action: stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_an...
Achieving political change
Can MPs be bribed? This question is central to whether the left should change its tactics. I say this for the simple reason that demonstrations and marches just don't work. Protestors have been on the...
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‘The proscription of Palestine Action crosses a new threshold. In the injunction proceedings, Mr Justice Chamberlain accepted that PA had not committed violence against any person or endangered life or created a risk to health or safety.’ David Renton in the next issue www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
David Renton · What is the meaning of support?
With the proscription of Palestine Action early in July, the question of what support for a terrorist group means has...
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🚨 RIGHT NOW opposite Labour Party HQ in London. We’ve turned their street into Jabaliya camp in Gaza. A genocide is happening, but the Labour government is supplying weapons, intelligence and diplomatic cover to the perpetrator. Protesting this is not terrorism.
‘The willingness of the average British citizen to convict someone of smashing up a plane to prevent more deaths would be hard to guarantee. Now there is no need to worry.’ Huw Lemmey on Palestine Action, online early from the next issue: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Huw Lemmey · Short Cuts: Who’s afraid of Palestine Action?
I believe there is a moral case for disarming the machinery of war that is killing innocent civilians in Gaza with the...
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Palestine Action spraying paint is not terrorism. As ministers abuse their powers, I feel a duty to speak out | Juliet Stevenson
We have laws to deal with crimes linked to protest. What this is really about is ministers complicit in the Gaza atrocities seeking to silence dissent, says actor Juliet Stevenson
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Well done to Channel 4 for doing what the BBC should have done themselves www.theguardian.com/media/2025/j...
Channel 4 to air BBC-commissioned documentary Gaza: Doctors Under Attack
BBC last week announced it had dropped the film over concerns it may create a ‘perception of partiality’
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Join us for Music We'd Like to Hear's 20th season which begins Friday this week and continues for the next two Fridays! Featuring a glittering array of brilliant music and musicians! Come and join the celebration! Tickets available here www.eventbrite.com/cc/music-wed...
Congrats to the incredible organizers who made this huge win possible! We know that this victory was earned through tireless research, organizing, continued pressure by the Mask Off Maersk campaign, Palestinian Youth Movement, and global popular pressure for a people’s arms embargo.
Coming up this week - eavesdropping returns to Cafe OTO for another four-day festival, curated by Juliet Fraser, which includes four evening double-bill events and a weekend-long forum of provocations exploring 'Experiments in Magic': www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/eaves...
I'm happy to share that this summer I'll be running a course at Musiikin aika / Time of Music in Finland together with my friend and colleague Matthew Shlomowitz. Please share with your students! musiikinaika.org/en/olde-skoo... (Photo from my last trip to Viitasaari in 2017.)
General booking now open for the celebration our 30th year concert, April 28th, at Wigmore Hall. A new version of Erik Satie’s Socrate for ensemble + iconic early Philip Glass works including the European premiere of his Music in Eight Parts. www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202...
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2025 kicks off next week with some collaborations with wonderful musicians. Firstly on Saturday 18th in Oslo, together with Mira Benjamin and Andrea Silvia Giordano, the fabulous pairing of the music of Galina Ustvolskaya and Robert Ashley. 20:30 @ Caféteatret, Oslo nymusikk.no/arrangemente...
